Under Policy 5 – Salary Administration, University Support Staff, this Committee is advisory to the Vice-President, Academic & Provost with respect to non-union staff salary policies and procedures.
They recommend salary job value adjustments, review and recommend policies on matters of compensation other than salaries and recommend administrative policy modifications to ensure compliance with provincial or federal legislation.
Minutes of the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Staff Compensation are confidential to the Committee.
Membership
Named Positions
(Terms of Reference)
| Name | Appointment Type |
|---|---|
| Michelle Hollis [Chair] | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Lee Hornberger | Director, Total Rewards |
| Sarah Hadley | Chief Financial Officer |
| Tim Weber-Kraljevski | Secretary, (non-voting) |
Member of Executive Council
(Appointed by the Vice-President, Academic & Provost)
| Name | Appointment Type |
|---|---|
| Beth Namachchivaya | University Librarian |
Members of the University of Waterloo Staff Association (UWSA)
(Appointed by the Vice-President, Academic & Provost from name submitted by UWSA)
| Name | Appointment Type |
|---|---|
| Bill Baer | Director, UWSA |
| Agata Antkiewicz | Director & Interim Chair of the Board, UWSA |
| Alyssa Kuron | President Elect, UWSA |
| Lisa Habel | President, UWSA |
Resource with relevant expertise from Human Resources
(Appointed by the Chief Human Resources Officer)
| Name | Appointment Type |
|---|---|
| Julie Lowe | Manager, Compensation |
Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference
- Recommend non-union staff salary policies and procedures.
- Review Human Resources' surveys and market analyses and recommend salary job value adjustments and/or general increases.
- Review and recommend policies on matters of compensation other than salaries such as overtime, leaves, vacations, paid holidays, moving expenses, working conditions, or any other matters referred by the president, vice-presidents, or members of the committee.
- Recommend procedures and controls to be used each year in administering the staff salary program.
- Consider and review any special circumstances or inequities in the administration of the university's staff salary policies or procedures.
- Recommend policy modifications which are of an administrative nature such as the following:
- Changes designed to make policies current such as changes in titles, changes in approval authorities to comply with organizational changes, and similar matters.
- Changes required to keep policies in compliance with provincial or federal legislation.
Membership
- Four members appointed by the provost from names submitted by the Staff Association.
- The director, HR total compensation
- The vice-president, administration & finance.
- A member of Executive Council, appointed by the provost.
- The associate provost, human resources (chair).
A resource person with relevant expertise from Human Resources, appointed by the chair.
General comments
The resource person, working with line managers, will be responsible for ensuring that university compensation policies and procedures are equitably applied.
Approved July 28, 1971
Amended September 1992 (titles only)
Amended December 1997 (titles only)
Amended April 1998 (titles only)
Amended October 2009 (title only)
Amended November 2010 (title only)
Amended March 2011 (title only)
Amended November 2019 (membership only)