Water Workforce Trends : Impact of the 2009 Economy Survey

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Executive Summary -- ORGANIZATION STAFFING -- Changes to Overall Staffing Levels -- Percentage Decrease in Staffing Levels -- Aging Workforce Programs and Policies -- Hiring Freezes -- SALARY PLANNING -- Salary Increase Practices for 2009 -- Length of Salary Freeze/Deferral -- Step Rate Structures -- Base Pay Increases -- Market Adjustments -- Reductions to Payroll Budgets -- VARIABLE PAY -- Short-term Incentives -- Shift Differentials -- On-Call Pay and Call-back Pay -- COST CONTROL INITIATIVES -- SUMMARY OF CHANGES MADE AS PART OF COST CONTROL EFFORTS -- Staffing and Organization Structure -- ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL -- PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS.