All classified employees are placed on the same pay level as other employees in their job classification (see Employee Class Descriptions).
This procedure provides formulas for initial step placement on that pay level based on the experience required for meeting minimum qualifications for the position, prior work experience and, for active Lane employees, current salary placement. Job classifications are used to group positions with similar skill requirements, mental and physical effort levels, working conditions, and job responsibilities and generally do not describe any one individual's specific job tasks.
Step Placements: New employees
A step placement recommendation is prepared by Human Resources after the Recruitment Report and Employment Recommendation Form is completed by the department. Personnel uses the information provided in the employment application packet for this purpose. The placement is based on the initial step placement guidelines outlined below and the maximum step placement guidelines contained in the Classified Contract.
The department administrator is responsible for reviewing the Human Resources recommendation to ensure that no relevant experience was overlooked and that all experience used for step placement is relevant to the assignment.
The following guidelines are used to determine the correct initial salary step placements for new employees hired into classified positions.
| Step | Experience |
| 1 | Less than 24 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 2 | At least 24 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 3 | At least 60 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 4 | At least 96 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 5 | At least 132 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 6 | At least 168 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 7 | At least 204 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 8 | At least 240 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 9 | At least 276 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
| 10 | At least 312 months of relevant experience beyond the minimum requirement for the position. |
Part-time work experience is prorated according to the full-time standard.
Example: Four years of half-time experience counts as two full years of experience.
Maximum step placements for all new classified are governed by classified contract guidelines.
Step Placements: Current employees
Any current employee selected to fill a classified position on a higher salary level will be placed on a step on the new level according to the procedure outlined for promotional placements in the classified contract.
Any current employee selected to fill a classified position on a lower salary level will move to the next higher dollar on the new level plus one step.
Any current employee selected to fill a classified position on the same salary level will remain on the same step in the new position.
Current employee - An employee who, on the date of hire into a classified position, was already in another budgeted classified position of not less than .500 FTE (or a "grandfathered" position of less than .500 FTE), or was in a contracted faculty position or a management position.
New employee - Any individual who does not qualify as a current employee.