Non-union staff members hired on or before March 1 will receive a 2 percent wage increase, Justin Anderson, director of media relations for the College, said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
The College will also offer a retirement incentive option for staff members aged 55 years or older with 10 years of experience at the College, according to Anderson.
The incentive plan will be composed of a lump sum payment equivalent to nine months' pay, Anderson said. In the 2009-2010 academic year, a total of 105 employees voluntarily retired through a program offering the same terms, The Dartmouth previously reported.
The new wage increase will not apply to members of the Service Employees International Union Local 560, Anderson said. The College will honor the contract it signed with SEIU in Summer 2010 that will expire in June 2012, which does not have a wage increase provision. Union members will be eligible for the early retirement program, Anderson said.
College President Jim Yong Kim, Provost Carol Folt and various senior College leaders made the final decision on the program this week, Anderson said. The decision was unrelated to Tuesday's Students Stand with Staff rally protesting recent cuts to health care staff benefits, according to Anderson.
