Update on 2025 compensation programs

UBC will pause performance-based salary increases for executive, union-excluded and non-union employees until further notice.

According to guidance from the Public Sector Employers’ Council (PSEC), UBC will be pausing certain compensation and performance-based salary increases in 2025 until further notice.  

This change comes because the general unionized wage pattern for fiscal year 2025/26 has not yet been established through public sector bargaining, and the provincial government is navigating a challenging and unpredictable fiscal and economic environment.  

In addition, UBC is entering into collective bargaining with our unions and associations, and any future general wage increases (GWI) are currently unknown. 

Compensation programs being paused at UBC 

  • Performance-based increase (PBI) program for the following groups: Excluded Management & Professional (XMP); Service Unit Directors (SUDs); Associate Vice Presidents (AVPs) and equivalents, Associate Deans, and Senior Leadership (Vice Presidents, President, Deans). 
  • Merit program for the following groups: AAPS, Executive Administrative staff (i.e., excluded clerical), Non-union Farm Workers, and Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants. 

Compensation programs NOT impacted 

  • Midpoint progression increases (MPI) for AAPS members.
  • Midpoint progression for Executive Administrative staff, Non-union Farm Workers, and Non-union Technicians and Research Assistants.
  • Probationary increases for the following groups: AAPS, XMP, SUD.

For more information, visit the Staff salary administration page (CWL required).  

Performance conversations 

As part of UBC’s commitment to providing ongoing feedback and career development, managers should continue to hold regular performance conversations with employees.  

Questions? 

For any questions around this topic, please contact compensation@hr.ubc.ca. 
 

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