DEPARTMENT: Employee Relations
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Provide One-Time Retention Incentives To Non-Temporary, Non-Union County Staff
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize two $500 one-time retention incentives to all non-temporary, non-union County employees, excluding those in management roles in pay grades 112 and above and elected officials, employed by the County as of January 1, 2023 who remain employed with the County through July 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024.
SUMMARY
Over the past year Dakota County, like other local employers, has faced significant turnover and attraction challenges, particularly among frontline and mid-level management staff. The County's overall turnover rate for 2022 is anticipated to be between 14 and 15 percent; the highest rate in over a decade. As a result, the County is on pace to fill approximately 400 positions in 2022, an approximate 25 percent increase over the previous year. The County has faced challenges filling positions due to historically low unemployment locally and a shortage of available labor.
To recognize the important contributions of the County's staff and incentivize those currently with the County to remain with Dakota County, Employee Relations recommends a one-time retention payment of $500 be paid on the first payroll following July 1, 2023 to all non-temporary, non-union employees, excluding those in management roles in pay grades 112 and above and elected officials, who are employed with the County as of January 1, 2023 who remain employed with the County through July 1, 2023. This amount will be adjusted on a pro rata basis for employees working less than a 1.0 FTE.
Further, Employee Relations recommends that a one-time retention payment of $500 also be paid on the first payroll following January 1, 2024 to all non-temporary, non-union employees, excluding those in management roles in pay grades 112 and above and elected officials, employed with the County as of Jan...
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