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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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The need exists to conduct a comprehensive
compensation study, including an evaluation of the
content of selected "benchmark" jots, Therefore, the
compensation study would provide a proven, systematic
approach to the analysis of job content leading to an
approach to job evaluation ("pricing a position")
predicated on job content instead of job titles.
Therefore, the study would also generate salary data for
the State of Maryland which can be used in comparability
studies including compensation and benefits, permitting
comparisons with the Federal Government, the governments
of adjacent states, selected counties, and private
employees. Development of this "benchmark" system would
help to eliminate the proliferation of job
classifications which enables small groups of employees,
frequently in the middle and upper level salary grades,
to seek selective salary increases under the guise of
position reclassification.
There is a need to evaluate present employee
benefits (noncash compensation), i.e., sick leave,
retirement benefits, vacations and holidays, etc. These
benefits should be evaluated in two ways: (1) to
establish whether the same (or superior) benefits are
provided by other competing employers; and (2) to
determine the salary equivalent value of the current
benefits so that an estimate of the total remuneration of
State employees can be made.
The benefit study would also generate data needed in
comparison to the benefits provided by the Federal
Government, selected states, major contiguous counties
(Montgomery, Prince George's) and Baltimore City, and
regional employers in the private sector. Taken
together, the compensation study and benefit study can
constitute the first step towards the development of a
comprehensive and equitable compensation plan for the
State of Maryland.
The Joint Committee On Personnel Management in their
1976 interim report recommended that a study be
undertaken to establish a comprehensive compensation plan
and to identify what kind of public employer the State of
Maryland is. This study, was not to be considered a
study of salary levels, or whether the State pays
adequately or inadequately. Bather, the State should
examine the compensation policy comprehensively as a
management tool to recruit, retain, motivate, and reward
employees equitably for job performance and
responsibility.
Therefore, a study should be undertaken in order to
review and evaluate job content; responsibility,
productivity, their appropriate cash values, and equity
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