Philosophy of Remuneration
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Objectives - The Seventh-day Adventist Church has accepted the commission given by Jesus Christ to His disciples to proclaim the gospel to all the world. The church employs many agencies to accomplish its spiritual task, but all of its organizations (conferences, schools, health care institutions, food factories, publishing houses, radio and television ministries, Adventist Book Centers, etc.) have one central objective - the salvation of humanity. Because of this, every denominational employee has a responsibility to participate in the mission of the church.
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Philosophy - To provide a basis for the remuneration of various classifications of employees, a denominational remuneration scale has been adopted. The philosophy of this remuneration scale is predicated upon the fact that a spirit of sacrifice and dedication should mark God's workers irrespective of the position they hold or of the department they represent. The work of the church, including every denominational organization, is a mission to which lives are dedicated rather than a business or commercial venture. The church remuneration scale does not always compensate its dedicated employees in monetary units commensurate with their talents, accomplishments and contributions, but does provide employees with a modest living income, which gives recognition of responsibilities borne, preparation undertaken, professional attainment, previous experience and years of service. In addition to basic remuneration, the church has also made provision for various types of fringe benefits.
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Spirit of Sacrifice - The church believes that modesty and good taste with reasonable comfort will govern the lives of Christian workers. It recognizes that some areas of its work are more directly affected by economic factors outside of the church organization than are others, and by local economic conditions prevailing in different geographical areas. The spirit of sacrifice on the part of Adventist employees will be manifest not only by the level of their financial remuneration, but also by the dedication of time, talents and energy to the cause of God and humanity. Men and women called to labor in the cause of the Adventist Church are to be workers of single purpose and allegiance. With Paul, the great missionary of the early Christian Church, they say, "This one thing I do."
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Commitment - The Church's philosophy of remuneration was developed on the scriptural and spiritual imperative, "Give us this day our daily bread." It is a plan which provides a salary covering the needs of individuals who believe that God blesses the spirit of selfless service and who believe that the Seventh-day Adventist Church has a worldwide mission. This philosophy, from its inception, has anticipated that, in addition to the contribution of time and talent, Seventh-day Adventist employees will also, from their modest remuneration, return a faithful tithe and make voluntary gifts to accelerate the proclamation of the gospel, and thus exhibit a further demonstration of faith and commitment. Because of this philosophy, all denominational employees in the Seventh day Adventist Church are regarded as church workers and are called to commitment and sacrifice.
- Non-Discrimination -When considered in the light of the previous principles, the remuneration scale of the University reflects the spirit of non-discrimination, and equal pay, as well as being in conformity with the teachings and beliefs of the church.
WAGES-HOURLY EMPLOYEES 4:3-105
It is the goal of 51勛圖厙 University to employ and retain the most qualified personnel in harmony with its priorities of hiring as stated under the section entitled Hiring and Selection. The University has endeavored to establish a wage and salary system that will be consistent with this goal.
Every non-student hour time position in the University has been assigned a wage range determined by an analysis of the responsibilities, knowledge, judgment, working conditions of the job, and several other factors. Each wage range is structured with a minimum and maximum rate, and all employee rates of pay will be within the range for each job.
The University is primarily concerned with equity in rates of pay relative to jobs at 51勛圖厙 University. However, in order to be equitable the University endeavors to be aware of community rates and rates of other comparable institutions.
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Specifications - A remuneration scale based on such considerations as education, experience, and responsibility, provides minimums and maximums expressed in percentages of the remuneration factor. It incorporates basic income rates for various categories of services, with recognition of the responsibility inherent in each position or category.
- Categories - A spread between minimum and maximum rates in the various categories from fifteen to forty percent has been incorporated in the remuneration scale. In setting rates within this spread, Human Resources may take into consideration the following factors in setting rates within the spread with respect to each employee:
- Education and training
- Previous experience and achievement