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2018 HRAM Survey: Part 1 - General Pay PracticesCompleted

Introduction to the 2018 HRAM Wage/Salary and Benefits Survey

Thank you for your participation in the 2018 HRAM Wage/Salary and Benefits Survey.

HRAM would like to thank The Olson Group for sponsoring the 2018 Wage/Salary and Benefits Survey. TheWage/Salary and Benefits Survey is the result of a collaborative effort between HRAM and ActuarialConsulting Services, Inc. In addition, a dedicated group of HRAM members volunteer to provide valuablesupport in making possible the annual publication of this valuable survey. HRAM appreciates and would liketo thank all of you who have participated in previous surveys and those of you who are new to the survey.

What's New?

There are no changes this year to the questions in the survey. However, please carefully review all currentyear answers to insure the most accurate survey results.

Please note that all of the individual job code descriptions have been updated for 2018. This is detailed in theExcel file HRAM18_WageData.xls. That spreadsheet can be found by clicking on the Part 3 Link inside theinvitation email. Please carefully review the updated job descriptions as you perform the job matching.

We continue to learn and improve each year and we hope that each new year will provide our participantsand members with easy to use and helpful information.

Overview of Survey Sections

The survey consists the following three sections

- Part 1: General Pay Practices questionnaire- Part 2: Benefits questionnaire- Part 3: Position Wage Data form

This is Part 1 of the survey, the General Pay Practices questionnaire. To access Part 2 of the survey, pleaseclick on the Part 2 link that was provided in the invitation e-mail. To access Part 3 of the survey, please clickon the Part 3 link that was provided in the invitation e-mail, save the Excel file onto a drive where you saveyour working documents, read the instructions, input your job data and return the completed Excel file [email protected].

To begin Part 1 of the survey, please select the "Next" button below.


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Survey Instructions and Definitions

Please refer to the following when filling out the survey. It may be useful to print this page out to accesswhile you are completing the survey (you can always click the "Last" button at the bottom of each surveypage to get back to this page). If you have additional questions, please contact Scott Stoltenberg or JohnRankin at ACS at (402) 614-1844 or [email protected] or you can contact the HRAM office at(402) 932-1007.

Surveys should be fully completed and submitted by March 23, 2018 to be included in the final report.

Below are definitions to some of the terms used in the survey:

Exempt Employees: Employees who are exempt from the overtime provisions of the U.S. Fair LaborStandards Act of 1938. Includes executives, administrative employees, professional employees andemployees engaged in outside sales as defined in FLSA language.

Non-Exempt, Office Employees: Employees who are not exempt from the minimum wage and overtime payprovisions of the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Includes those employees that are classified asparaprofessionals, technicians and office and clerical.

Non-Exempt, Non-Office Employees: Employees who are not exempt from the minimum wage and overtimepay provisions of the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Includes those employees that are classified asskilled trades, semi-skilled, unskilled, and other "production-level employees".

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Our records indicate that your organization last participated in this section of the survey in _ANSWER_Q4_.To enhance your survey experience, the responses from your _ANSWER_Q4_ survey can be loaded into thissurvey. You may change any answer that has been pre-loaded to reflect any changes that have occurred.

We believe that this will reduce the amount of time and effort required to complete the survey and mayfacilitate your ability to answer questions that may not have been previously answered.

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A. Organization Information

1. Representative Information: (Generally the perso n answering the survey and to whom questionsregarding the survey should be addressed)

Web Page 6 Organization Info -- continued:

a. Representative Name:

b. Organization Name:

c. Address:

d. City, State Zip:

e. 10 Digit Phone Number:

f. 10 Digit Fax Number:

g. E-mail Address:

2. Industry Listing - Please choose ONE industry fr om the listing that best describes yourorganization.

Finance/BankingGovernmentHealth CareHospitality/Restaurant

InsuranceManufacturingProfessional ServicesRetail/Wholesale

ServicesTelecommunicationsOther

3. Is your organization For-Profit or Not-For-Profi t?:

For-Profit Not-For-Profit

4. In which month does your fiscal year start?

JanuaryFebruary

MarchApril

MayJune

JulyAugust

SeptemberOctober

NovemberDecember

5. Annual gross revenue for most recent completed y ear: (Enter as a number without abbreviation.)

6. Total number of actual (full-time and part-time) employees:Note: Please include all full-time and part-time, regular employees. Exclude temporary workers.

a. All U.S. Employees(including Omaha)

b. Omaha Area Only

7. What is the total number of full-time Omaha area employees employed within the HR function?

a. Exempt

b. Non-Exempt

8. Please check all of the following business funct ions that fall under the auspices of your HumanResources function:

Corporate TrainingDevelopmentPayrollHRIS

9. Please check which types of employees your organ ization has. Check all that apply.

ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

Instructions: For the remainder of the survey, please only respond for the employee types you have indicatedabove (leave the answers for the other employee types blank).

10. How many hours are in the standard work week fo r each type of employee?

a. Exempt

b. Non-Exempt, Office

c. Non-Exempt, Non-Office

11. What is your pay frequency for employees?

a. Exempt Weekly Bi-Weekly Monthly Semi-Monthly Other

b. Non-Exempt, Office Weekly Bi-Weekly Monthly Semi-Monthly Other

c. Non-Exempt, Non-Office Weekly Bi-Weekly Monthly Semi-Monthly Other

12. How much did your organization spend on Salary Surveys last fiscal year?


Web Page 7 New EEs:


B. New Employee Increases

1. New employees are eligible for their first incre ase after how many months?

a. Exempt 3 mo 6 mo 12 mo Other

b. Non-Exempt, Office 3 mo 6 mo 12 mo Other

c. Non-Exempt, Non-Office 3 mo 6 mo 12 mo Other

2. Comments - New Employee Increases Section:


Web Page 8 Performance Y/N:


C. Performance Increases

1. Do you have a formal performance review program? If you answer no, you will skip the 11 questionsin this section and be taken to the next section.

Yes No


Web Page 9 Performance:


C. Performance Increases (cont.)

2. Which employee types are included in your formal performance review program? Check all thatapply.


3. What percent of employees received a performance increase last fiscal year?

a. Exempt



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4. What was the overall average actual (not budget) performance increase granted last fiscal year?Report as a % of annual base payroll. If not availa ble, do not enter.

a. Exempt



d. All Groups

5. What was the average actual (not budget) perform ance increase for a "below-expectations"performer last fiscal year or a "1" on a "3" point performance scale? Report as a % of annual basepayroll. If not available, do not enter.

a. Exempt



6. What was the average actual (not budget) perform ance increase for a "meets-expectations"performer last fiscal year or a "2" on a "3" point performance scale? Report as a % of annual basepayroll. If not available, do not enter.

a. Exempt



7. What was the average actual (not budget) perform ance increase for an "exceeds-expectations"performer last fiscal year or a "3" on a "3" point performance scale? Report as a % of annual basepayroll. If not available, do not enter.

a. Exempt



8. What is the budget for current fiscal year perfo rmance increases? Report as a % of annual basepayroll.

a. Exempt



9. What is the average range movement across all em ployee groups?

10. What amount do you anticipate will be budgeted for next fiscal year performance increases?Report as a % of annual base payroll.

a. Exempt



11. When are performance increases given to employe es?

a. Exempt Common/Same Date Anniversary date Other

b. Non-Exempt, Office Common/Same Date Anniversary date Other

c. Non-Exempt, Non-Office Common/Same Date Anniversary date Other

12. Comments - Performance Increases Section:


Web Page 10 Promotional Y/N:


D. Promotional Increases

1. Do you have a formal promotional increase policy ? If you answer no, you will skip the 6 questionsin this section and be taken to the next section.

Yes No


Web Page 11 Promotionalv:


D. Promotional Increases (cont.)

2. Which employee types are included in your formal promotional increase policy? Check all thatapply.


3. What was the overall average actual (not budget) promotional increase granted last fiscal year?Report as a % of annual base payroll. If not availa ble, do not enter.

a. Exempt



4. What is the minimum promotional increase permitt ed by organization policy? Report as a % ofannual base salary. If no minimum, please enter 0.a. Exempt



5. What is the maximum promotional increase permitt ed by organization policy? Report as a % ofannual base salary. If no maximum, please leave bla nk.

a. Exempt



6. If a performance increase is granted prior to a promotion, in same fiscal year, is the promotionincrease reduced by the amount of performance incre ase?

a. Exempt Yes No

b. Non-Exempt, Office Yes No

c. Non-Exempt, Non-Office Yes No

7. Comments - Promotional Increases Section:


Web Page 12 Formal Structure Y/N:


E. Salary Ranges

1. Do you have a formal wage/salary structure? If y ou answer no, you will skip the 11 questions in thi ssection and be taken to the next section.

Yes No


Web Page 13 Formal Structure:


E. Salary Ranges (cont.)

2. Which employee types are included in your formal wage/salary structure? Check all that apply.


3. Was an adjustment made to the salary range for t he current fiscal year?a. Exempt Yes No



4. What was the average percent increase to the ran ge minimum?a. Exempt



5. What was the average percent increase to the ran ge midpoint?

a. Exempt



6. What was the average percent increase to the ran ge maximum?

a. Exempt



7. What is the average percent spread for your sala ry ranges? Formula = (Maximum/Minimum) -1 = Range spread %

a. Exempt



8. What is the anticipated overall increase to the salary ranges for next fiscal year?

a. Exempt



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9. Do you use salary range control point, midpoint or market reference point for salary administrationpurposes?

a. Exempt Yes No



10. If you implement a range increase, is it implem ented all at once or in increments?

a. Exempt All At Once In Increments

b. Non-Exempt, Office All At Once In Increments

c. Non-Exempt, Non-Office All At Once In Increments

11. Do you give pay increases or lump sums to emplo yees who are at or above the maximum of thepay range?

Yes No

12. If Question 11 is yes, what form is used? Check all that apply.

Base Pay IncreaseOne-Time Lump SumMultiple Lump-Sums Over the YearOther

13. If Question 11 is yes, how is the increase/amou nt calculated?

Same base pay increase as if not above maximumReduced amount of base pay increaseBase pay increase based on job grade/levelPercent of pay range midpointLump sum based on job grade/levelLump sum based on discretionOther

14. If lump sums are given, is there a minimum perf ormance level required?

Yes No

15. If yes, what is the required minimum performanc e level?

SatisfactoryAbove SatisfactoryOutstandingOther

16. How are compression issues handled if the curre nt employees are not adjusted to the new rangesand new hires are brought in at the new levels? Pl ease explain.

17. Comments - Salary Ranges Section:


Web Page 14 General Incr Y/N:


F. General Increase

1. Was a general (cost-of-living) increase granted last fiscal year? If you answer no, you will skip t hefirst 2 questions in this section.

Yes No


Web Page 15 General Incr 1:


F. General Increase (cont.)

2. Which employee types were granted a general (cos t-of-living) increase last fiscal year? Check allthat apply.


3. What was the overall average actual (not budget) general increase granted last fiscal year? Reportas a % of annual base payroll. If not available, do not enter.

a. Exempt




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F. General Increase (cont.)

4. Is a general (cost-of-living) increase budgeted for this fiscal year?

a. Exempt Yes No



5. If yes, what amount is budgeted for this fiscal year? Report as a % of annual base payroll.

a. Exempt



6. What general (cost-of-living) increase do you an ticipate will be budgeted for next fiscal year?Report as a % of annual base payroll.

a. Exempt



7. Are employees who receive a general increase als o eligible for a performance increase?

a. Exempt Yes No



8. Comments - General Increase Section:


Web Page 17 Shift Diff Y/N:


G. Shift Differential/On-Call/Call-Back

1. Do any of your employees work a second or third shift, or do you offer on-call and/or call-back pay ?If you answer no, you will skip the 7 questions in this section and be taken to the next section.

Yes No


Web Page 18 Shift Diff:


G. Shift Differential/On-Call/Call-Back (cont.)

2. Which employee types work a second or third shif t? Check all that apply. If none, proceed toquestion G5.


3. Do you pay a shift differential? If no, proceed to question G6.

a. Exempt Yes No



4. What are the minimum number of hours required to work during a shift to qualify for the shiftdifferential payment?

No minimum hours1 to 7 hours8 hoursMore than 8 hours

5. If yes, please indicate amount of shift differen tial.Percent of base salary:

a. 2nd Shift

b. 3rd Shift

Or, flat dollar amount:

c. 2nd Shift per Hr Week Shift Mo Other

d. 3rd Shift per Hr Week Shift Mo Other

6. Do you offer On-Call pay?

Yes No

7. If yes, what job families receive On-Call pay? C heck all that apply.

Call Center/Customer ServiceHealthcareInformation TechnologyMaintenanceProductionSalesOther:

8. Do you offer Call-Back pay?

Yes No

9. If you offer call-back pay, what is the minimum number of hours paid?

10. Comments - Shift Differential Section:


Web Page 19 ST Incentives Y/N:


H. Incentives - Short-Term (One Year or Less)

1. Do you have a short-term bonus or incentive plan for your employees? If you answer no, you willskip the 8 questions in this section and be taken t o the next section.

Yes No


Web Page 20 ST Incentives:


H. Incentives - Short-Term (One Year or Less) (cont .)

2. Which employee types have a short-term bonus or incentive plan? Check all that apply.


3. What criteria are these bonuses or incentives ba sed upon? Check all that apply.

a. Individual Performance ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

b. Group/Team performance ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

c. Organization-wideperformance


d. Departmental performance ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

e. Profit Sharing ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

f. Other ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

4. Please indicate the target bonus as a % of annua l base salary for each criteria.

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Exempt,Office

Non-Exempt,Non-Office

a. Individual Performance

b. Group/Team Performance

c. Organization-widePerformance

d. Departmental Performance

e. Profit Sharing

f. Other

5. Do you offer any formal non-monetary recognition awards?

Yes No

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6. If Question 5 is yes, please indicate which of t he following awards you provide (check all thatapply):

Time off with payGift CertificatesParking SpacesCompany merchandiseRecognition awardsMore favorable hoursOther:

7. If Question 5 is yes, please indicate who you of fer awards to (check all that apply):

IndividualsTeamsIndividuals and/or Teams

8. Do you offer any formal monetary recognition/spo t awards?

Yes No

9. If yes, then

a. What is the typical averageamount?

b. When are employeeseligible to receive? (monthsafter employment)

10. Comments - Incentives - Short-Term (One Year or Less) Section:


Web Page 21 Sign On Y/N:


I. Special Pay Practices - Sign-On and Retention Is sues

1. Does your organization offer "sign on" or "reten tion" bonuses? If you answer no, you will skip the 7questions in this section and be taken to the next section.

Yes No


Web Page 22 Sign On:


I. Special Pay Practices - Sign-On and Retention Is sues (cont.)

2. For which employee types does your organization offer 'sign on' and/or 'retention' bonuses? Checkall that apply.a. Sign-on Bonuses Exempt

Non-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

b. Retention Bonuses ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

3. Please indicate if you offer a sign-on and/or re tention bonus for the following types of positions(check all that apply):

a. Information Technology ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

b. Call Center/Cust Serv Rep ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

c. Other ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

d. None ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

4. If other, please describe:

5. Please indicate if you offer a sign-on and/or re tention bonus for the following types of situations(check all that apply):

a. Seasonal Demand ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

b. Chronic Openings ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

c. Other ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

d. None ExemptNon-Exempt, OfficeNon-Exempt, Non-Office

6. If other, please describe:

7. Must a new hire remain with the organization for a minimum period to collect sign-on bonus?

Yes No

8. If yes, then what is the average number of month s a new hire must remain with the organization tocollect the sign-on bonus?

a. Exempt




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J. Special Pay Practices - Skill Issues

1. Do you utilize a formal "Pay for Knowledge" or s kill based pay program?

Yes No

2. If yes, please describe briefly.

3. Do you pay additional compensation for bilingual positions?

Yes No

4. If yes, what is the amount of the bilingual diff erential?

a. Percent difference

b. Dollars per hour difference

c. Other difference, pleasedescribe

5. Do you use separate or special pay structures fo r certain job families?

Yes No

6. If yes, what job families have separate salary s tructures? Check all that apply.

Information TechnologySalesTelemarketingNursingPharmacyExecutivesProductionTeachersActuarialUnionAttorniesOther:


Web Page 24 Other:


K. Special Pay Practices - Other Issues

1. What type of compensation structure does your or ganization utilize?

a. Exempt



2. Does your organization utilize a job evaluation system?a. Exempt Yes No

b. Non-Exempt Office Yes No

c. Non-Exempt Non-Office Yes No

3. If yes, what type of job evaluation system is be ing used?

Web Page 24 Other -- continued:

a. Exempt



4. For organizations with multiple facilities or di visions, is your compensation system centralized?Centralized meaning that corporate headquarters det ermines pay policy and practices for the jobs.

Yes No

5. What percentile does your organization target fo r the following pay elements?

Base Salary

a. Exempt



Short-Term Incentives

d. Exempt

e. Non-Exempt, Office

f. Non-Exempt, Non-Office

Long-Term Incentives

g. Exempt

h. Non-Exempt, Office

i. Non-Exempt, Non-Office

Total Compensation

j. Exempt

k. Non-Exempt, Office

l. Non-Exempt, Non-Office

6. What Salary treatment, if any, do you give emplo yees who have reached the maximum of theirsalary range (i.e.,, freeze pay and offer a lump su m instead of increase)?

7. Does your organization have international facili ties or divisions which utilize an internationalcompensation structure?

Yes No

8. If yes, what countries/regions? Check all that apply.

CanadaMexicoUnited KingdomEuropeAsiaMiddle EastAustraliaOther:

9. Comments - Special Pay Practices - Sign-On and Retention Issues, Skill Issues, and Other Issues(Sections I through K):


Web Page 25 Data Validation:


L. Survey Data Validation

1. Since the survey allowed you to pre-load answers from a prior survey, we are asking you to validateyou have reviewed all of the pre-loaded answers and have made the appropriate updates for the2018 survey.

Yes, all answers have been reviewed and updated


Web Page 26 Comments:


M. General Survey Comments

1. Are there any questions you would like to see in future HRAM salary surveys? If so, please identifybelow:

2. Are there any position(s) you would like added t o next year's Position Wage Data Form (Part 3 ofthe survey) ? If so, please include a job descripti on or brief duty and qualifications summary:

3. Are there any other Survey topics that you would like to see the HRAM Committee produce? If so,please identify below:

4. Any other general suggestions for the HRAM surve y?


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Selecting the "Send Answers" will submit your answe rs to HRAM as a completed survey. Once youhave submitted your answers, you will not be able t o change any answers.

Please select the "Last" button if you would like t o review your answers before you submit them.


Web Page 28 Submit:


Your survey answers have been successfully submitte d.Thank you for completing the survey!

If you need to change any of your survey answers, p lease contact Scott Stoltenberg or John Rankin atACS at (402) 614-1844 or at [email protected] om.

To pre-order the 2018 HRAM Wage and Benefits Survey results please click on the link below.

<a href="http://www.hram.org/">Survey Order Form</a >

To proceed to the Part 2 - Benefits Survey please c lick on the link below.

<a href="http://www.acssurveys.com/hram/18ben/">Par t 2 - Benefits Survey</a>

To download the Part 3 - Wage Data Excel spreadshee t please click on the link below.

<a href="http://www.acssurveys.com/hram/18wagedata/ ">HRAM18_WageData.xls</a>

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