Friday, August 12, 2005
Student employees at the University of Kansas may soon have extra cash on their hands.
Starting with the pay period beginning August 28, the minimum wage will be $6.50 per hour, raised from $6 per hour. Any student already earning more than the minimum may be given a raise according to the discretion of the department.
“We feel the best way to help students is to raise wages,” said Lindy Eakin, vice provost of administration and finance. “We’re not competitive with what other jobs are out there.”
The increase is part of the tuition enhancement plan, which raised money for university improvements over a period of five years.
The University is currently in the fourth year of the plan. Eakin said a portion of the extra funds are for an increase in the student hourly wage. This year, the plan included $250,000 for an increase in the minimum student hourly wage.
“We should be the employer of choice for students,” Eakin said.
Students were happy that more money was going to student employees.
Kyle Beyer, Emporia senior, said the wage increase encouraged him to continue working at Watson Library, where he is a student hourly employee.
Beyer started working at Watson Library in January. He initially wanted the job at the library because of the flexible hours, but he said the wage increase does not hurt.
“No one’s going to complain about more money,” Beyer said.
Photo by Justin O'Neal
Watson Library employee Miriam Maples, a Lawrence Sophmore, sorts through returned books Friday behind the circulation desk. Student employees like Maples with recieve a $.50 salary increase.
Since some departments’ student hourly employee wages are not funded through the University, those departments must honor the increase and find new funding for the raise.
The departments that are not funded by the University include the Memorial Unions, the Parking Department and the Department of Student Housing. Those that are funded by the University include the libraries and on-campus offices.
The Parking Department will increase the hourly wage if necessary, said Donna Hultine, director of parking services.
Before the last pay raise, the hourly wage for the parking department’s student hourly employees was already higher than the minimum, Hultine said. All student parking employees received a raise at that time.
“This is a tough job. We want to make sure this is an attractive place to work,” said Hultine.
Next year, even more money will be available for student hourly employees. The extra $500,000 for 2006-07 has not been allocated, Eakin said.
“We can choose more hours, more choices, or a little bit of both,” said Eakin.
It is possible that more student jobs will be created or that the student minimum wage will be increased again.
-Edited by Katie Lohrenz
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