Raises coming for FSU employees

Initiatives aimed at improving enrollment services By Katie Wilson Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Fairmont State University employees will receive a raise effective Nov. 1. Following approval Thursday from the university’s board of governors, employees will receive raises as follows: All FSU faculty will receive a 2.5 percent pay raise. An additional .5 percent pay hike will be divided between equity and merit pay for faculty. Classified staff members will receive at least a 3 percent increase. Those classified staff employees whose salaries don’t meet 100 percent of the Mercer scale will be brought up to 100 percent. The Mercer scale is a pay system based on years of service and job grade. Non-classified staff will receive a 3 percent increase across the board. Adjunct faculty will receive a 3 percent increase with... [read full story]