Below is a list of Reasons available in the Request Compensation Change transaction:
| Reason Category | Reason |
| Variable Compensation Change | Correction |
| Variable Compensation Change | Target % Change |
| Variable Compensation Change | Bonus Pool Change |
| Variable Compensation Change | Annual Merit Increase |
| Base Salary Change | Correction |
| Base Salary Change | Brought to a Minimum |
| Base Salary Change | Market Adjustment |
| Base Salary Change | Off-Cycle Merit Adjustment |
| Base Salary Change | Equity Adjustment |
| Base Salary Change | Decompression Adjustment |
| Base Salary Change | Contract Amendment (AD) |
| Base Salary Change | Step Increase |
| Base Salary Change | Longevity Increase |
| Base Salary Change | Parity Increase |
| Base Salary Change | Union Increase |
| Base Salary Change | Salary Change |
| Base Salary Change | Leave of Absence Adjustment |
| Base Salary Change | Fire Safety Director (Local 1 – FSD) |
| Base Salary Change | Fire Life Safety Director (Local 1 – FLSD) |
| Conversion | Conversion |
The following are guidelines for common reasons. This is also included on the transaction’s page for reference.
- Brought to a Minimum – used to bring an employee’s salary to a federal, NYS or collective bargaining agreement minimum as required
- Correction – if previous transaction included the incorrect salary (provide explanation in comments)
- Decompression Adjustment – used in unique situations to address salary compression between exempt and non-exempt employees
- Equity Adjustment – used to address salary inequities among individuals who are functioning in like positions that require similar skills, responsibilities and experience
- Longevity Increase – used for Local 1 or Local 3882 employees who did not receive this increase as part of the automated process
- Market Adjustment – used to align pay with the external market
- Off-Cycle Merit Adjustment – used for administrators, faculty and researchers who did not receive their AMI via the annual process.
- Parity Increase – only used for non-exempt, service employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement
- Partial Pay During LOA – used for academic employees or military leaves which require partial pay
- Salary Change – used for casual or student employee salary changes
- Step Increase – used for Local 1 employees who did not receive this increase as part of the automated process
- Union Increase – used for any union employee who did not receive their annual increase as part of the automated process