| Title | Model Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan Becomes State Mandate |
| ShortDescription | This is a study of how the Florida Department of Transportation revamped their employee job classification and compensation system, resulting in a streamlining and simplification of the recruitment and management processes. A model plan was developed to aid in matching the right people to the right jobs, and allowing managers the flexibility to pay for performance. |
| LongDescription | In the mid-1990s, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) was struggling to reform its personnel hiring and promotion practices and assisting in revising state Career Service Rules. A conversation following a particularly frustrating session proved the impetus for a new approach that considered how employees do their jobs rather than classifying specific duties and their levels of responsibility. As a result, FDOT adopted a new system that reduced 1,700 job classification groups to 96. The Florida Legislature authorized the FDOT to institute a model plan. Following a six-year trial, the Florida Legislature has directed all state agencies to adopt a system like FDOT's. This report talks about the model adapted by FDOT and the effects of this system. |
| SourceAuthor | David S. Freguson, Chief of Personnel Resources |
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| Organization | State of Florida Department of Transportation |
| ContactAddress | Burns Building, M.S. 50
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399 |
| ContactEmail | david.ferguson@dot.state.fl.us |
| ContactPhone | (850) 414-5305 |
| Website |
http://nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/transworkforce/innovative_desc.asp?article_id=1
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