Salary and Benefits Resolution
November 12, 2019
Item No. ___8c____
Meeting Date: November 12, 2019
Recommended Updates
Key Updates
• Pay Range Adjustment
• Add two new Paid Leave Plans
– The Port’s version of the new State paid leave plan
– Includes enhancement to Paid Parental Leave
Other Updates
• Updated Definitions
• Policy References
• Other Updates
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2020 Pay Range Adjustment
• Recommending a 3.5% range adjustment to maintain competitive
ranges
– 2019 salary ranges are 1% below market
– Market data is indicating a 3.3% average adjustment in 2020 for both public and
private employers
• Costs associated with the range adjustment are minimal
– Less than 35 employees affected
– Estimated cost is approximately $46,000
• City of Seattle minimum wage for 2020 is $16.39
– All 2020 Port pay range minimums will be more than the Seattle minimum wage
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Port’s Voluntary Plan for Family and Medical Leave
• Washington State Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits begin in 2020
– Port has an approved opt out plan, and we expect it to be approved again for 2020
– Opt-Out plans like the Port’s must provide the same or better benefits to employees
• Applies to all employees, non-represented and represented
• Administer as two separate plans, Port Paid Medical Leave and Port Paid Family Leave
• Mirror the state plan as closely as practical
– Same criteria, same duration, same partial weekly pay
– Allow employees to use accrued PTO/Vacation/Sick Leave to supplement partial weekly pay
benefit
– Run concurrent with FMLA
– No premiums for employees
– Incorporate administrative simplicities where possible
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Paid Parental Leave
• Will be adjusted to supplement and coordinate with Port Paid Family
Leave
• Maintain current eligibility criteria for Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Parental Leave will provide 6 weeks of full pay for eligible
employees
– Increase from 4 weeks of full pay currently provided
– Acts as a supplement to the payment received under Port Paid Family Leave
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Conclusion
Questions?
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Appendix
• Updated Definitions
– Add Employment Date/Date of Hire definition
– Add Seasonal Employee definition
– Delete Guided Rating Distribution definition
– Updated the For Cause definition
• Removed Policy References
• Other Updates
– Human Resources job evaluations to be approved by the Executive Director
– Enhance clarity
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