SPP 404–01: Assignment to Special Duty

To provide compensation for special duty assignment

Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual - 6-402

University policy

Regular classified, service professional, and administrative employees

Special duty is the assignment, without observing established hiring and recruiting procedures, of a classified, service professional, or administrative employee to another open position for a period of 30 days to a maximum of one year.

An employee may assume the title of the job of the special duty assignment. The employee will not change employment categories because of a special duty assignment.

An employee will be compensated for special duty assignment based on an analysis of:

1. the market-based, assigned pay range of the special duty job, if appropriate

   and

2. the degree to which the duties and responsibilities of the special duty job are assumed.

In consultation with Human Resources (HR), an administrative official will determine the effective date and the amount of the salary adjustment for the special duty assignment.

Assignment to a Job in a Higher Pay Range

An employee must assume the majority of duties and responsibilities of a special duty job and meet the job’s minimum qualifications in a higher assigned market grade range to be eligible to receive a salary adjustment in the special duty job’s pay range.

If the majority of the duties and responsibilities of a special duty job in a higher assigned market grade range are assumed, the employee’s salary will be increased within the pay range established for the special duty job. Normally the special duty salary will be between the minimum and midpoint of the higher assigned pay range.

If a lesser portion of the duties and responsibilities are assumed and/or the employee does not meet the job’s minimum qualifications, the employee’s salary will be increased to reflect a temporary salary adjustment. The adjusted salary is not required to be within the higher assigned pay range.

Assignment to a Job in a Lower Pay Range

An employee who is assigned to a special duty job in a lower pay range will retain his or her current salary.

An employee is eligible to receive any performance and/or other salary increases granted while on assignment to special duty. The salary adjustments will be based on the employee’s regular classification.

The employee must return to his or her regular salary rate, including any performance and/or other salary increases, when the special duty assignment has been completed.

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