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Thank you, Robert! I agree -- this is an opportunity for institutions to live up to their words of valuing diversity and compensating folks for the added skills that they bring to the institution. And it would definitely be much more powerful coming as a commission
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So far, I've encountered positive response and support (from our VP of HR and VP of SS) to explore the establishment of a policy for premium pay to compensate bilingual skills (something that our classified staff currently have available <b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">IF</b> the
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Hoping to take advantage of this positive momentum I'd really appreciate hearing from folks who have implemented a
<u>similar policy</u> and also curious about any known <u>skill assessment tools</u> available. </div>
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<b>Cc:</b> Margarita P Banderas <margarita.banderas@wwcc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [DEOC] Compensation for bilingual employees</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thank you for bringing this issue forward. I believe that as a practice, we should address these issues as a matter of practice. I’ll also temper that statement by saying we must choose our battles and this is one I’m for fighting. We
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many of them are often called upon to help with Spanish translation to students/individuals outside of their area of work. Even though they are happy to help, this growing practice presents equity issues for bilingual staff who are not directly tasked with
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black">I'm curious if you're familiar with a policy or practice to help navigate this. I'd especially be interested in setting a policy to compensate employees for their
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black">Margarita Banderas</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black"> | Director of
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black; background:white">Pronouns: she/her/ella (<a href="https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/sharing-gender-pronouns-at-work/" title="https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/sharing-gender-pronouns-at-work/">Why
I share my pronouns</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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