Rewarding employee performance is a process of recognizing and incentivizing employees for their contributions, achievements, and dedication to organizational success. Effective rewards programs enhance motivation, job satisfaction, and employee engagement, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
Employee rewards can be monetary, such as bonuses, salary increases, incentive programs, or non-monetary, including career development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. A well-structured rewards system aligns with company values and objectives while ensuring fairness and consistency.
By acknowledging and rewarding outstanding performance, organizations can boost morale, retain top talent, and drive productivity, ultimately contributing overall business success.
A limited yet significant amount of authority has been granted to Courts management by the Judicial Council for using one-time turnover savings (1xTS) and ongoing turnover savings (OTS) for certain types of incentive awards and salary increases. The following memorandums provide detailed information about this authority.
A manager or supervisor may copy these view-only templates to create documentation for an employee incentive award and/or administrative salary increase (ASI) AFTER the following steps have been taken:
Consultation with the applicable supervisory line of management for approval; and
Consultation with a member of the HR Department to verify policy compliance; and
Consultation with the Finance Department to calculate fiscal impacts before settling on the final dollar amount.
Submitting a completed memorandum to HR using these templates assumes the submitter has already completed the above steps.
Incentive and bonus awards for performance and other reasons may be submitted for consideration at any time. Requests for performance-based Administrative Salary Increases (ASIs) are solicited by Court Level Administrators during the last quarter of the fiscal year. Hot-spot ASIs may be submitted for consideration at any time.
The following HRIS Action Reasons will be used, depending on the approved reason for granting an increase:
ASI - Performance - This will be used for performance raise requests.
Market Hot-Spot Increase - This will be used for Hot-Spot increases.
ASI - Exec Director Approval - This will be used as a catch-all for all other raise requests.