Job Descriptions and Job Classifications
The commonly used acronym for the repository of Stanford job descriptions accessible from a link on the Cardinal@Work website.
What is JDL?
Diane*
The range of competitive pay rates, from minimum to maximum, established for a specific grade.
What is Salary Range?
Staff Compensation is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal and California wage rates for non-academic employees. What is the current California hourly minimum wage rate?
What is $11.00?
The highest level of award in "Appreciate You" that recognizes UHR employees for their exceptional performance, contributions, and leadership.
What is the Diamond Award?
The name of the Board of Trustees' Committee that sets the pay of Stanford’s President.
What is the Compensation Committee?
A series of related job titles with progressively higher levels of impact, knowledge, skills, and other factors.
What is Job Series?
A one-time payment that does not become part of the employee's base pay and is tied to the employee's performance after-the-fact.
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What is a Bonus?
The process of determining the competitive worth of a position.
What is market pricing?
In "Appreciate You", this recognition award allows someone to say thank you for your efforts beyond expectations and gives receiver Appreciate You points.
What is eThanks Plus?
The number of scheduled meetings of Stanford’s Compensation Committee Meetings each year (+/- 1).
What is 4?
The name of Stanford's union that encompasses jobs such as pest controller, museum preparator, athletics equipment keeper, and autopsy attendant.
What is SEIU Higher Education Workers?
FLSA requires employers to pay employees in non-exempt jobs overtime. What does FLSA stand for?
What is Fair Labor Standards Act?
The process of analyzing job trends and salary rate paid in the marketplace.
What is market analysis?
The name of the honoree recognized in the 2017 Celebrating Staff Careers in the office of VP for Human Resources.
Who is Linda (Secrest) Lee?
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What is 7?
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Lou*
Complete this sequence
Job level, Job series, _________.
What is Job family?
The best time of day to ask your boss for a pay raise.
What is morning?
Alice*
Staff Compensation conducts market analysis annually. How many staff jobs did Staff Compensation analyze in 2017 (+/- 100)?
What is 565?
The number of honorees that were recognized with 50+ years of Stanford service at the 2018 Celebrating Staff Careers ceremony.
What is 2?
The VP and General Counsel of Stanford University (name)?
Who is Debra Zumwalt?
Two tests used by the Department of Labor to determine exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act - FLSA (name 1).
What is Salary or Duties?
Colleen*
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What is 10 million dollars?
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Fill in the blank - According to Stanford's compensation philosophy, "Stanford is committed to providing a fair and competitive staff compensation program that will ________, retain and reward high-performing employees at all levels."
What is attract?
The four UHR Guiding Principles in "Appreciate You" used to recognize your colleagues for exemplifying great work (name 2).
What is Client Services, Teamwork, Integrity and Accountability?
Jennifer*
The four categories of employees whose compensation Stanford is required to report to the IRS each year (name 1).
What is Officer, Key Employee, one of five highest compensated employees, or anyone formerly in one of those categories?
Kathy*