On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:22:34AM -0700, Andrew McNabb wrote: > On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 09:32:16AM -0700, Jonathan Duncan wrote: > > Any chance of finding out what the salary range and benefits are? > > I just called the employment people. A pay level of 55 has a > starting salary of $55,912, "negotiable upwards based on experience > and education."
From the employment FAQ at <http://www.byu.edu/hr/employ/FAQEmploy.htm#temple>: --- Q: Do LDS employees need to hold a current temple recommend to work for BYU? A: No, but LDS employees need to be temple worthy. --- If I recall correctly, ``temple worthy'' equates with ``able to pass a temple recommend interview in that you can be granted a temple recommend,'' which, from what I understand, will only happen if you are a full tithe payer. Does this mean that Mormon BYU employees *must* be returning 10% of their income to the religious institution that owns BYU in order to keep their jobs? I recall reading a letters to the editor in the student newspaper some years back addressing this practice; one letter was from a former BYU employee who lost his job because of it. If this requirement is still in effect, this this salary has an effective compulsory reduction to $50,321, even if a BYU employee later decides that he does not wish to donate his money to the church any more (I would not be at all surprised if this happens frequently among current BYU employees). If that is still the case -- that is, if the 10% wage reduction is mandatory as a condition of employment -- then BYU has the ethical obligation to adjust the advertised effective wages accordingly, since they would be competing for labor against $50k positions offered by other companies, not $55k positions. If an employee, regardless of his religious affiliation, can take this position and truly pocket the full amount reported on his W-2 form if he wants, without putting his employment in jeopardy, then this obviously is not a problem, and BYU can ethically advertise $55k for the position. Can anyone shed some light on this? Furthermore, I brought up the issue not too long ago about how BYU would not consider my application to its MBA program because of my religious pedigree: http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/58096 - http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/58153 http://www.netxnews.net/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/05/43e6baad9571b Now I personally would not consider this position, but I am sure that there are several former Mormons in the Salt Lake area (and on this list) who would consider applying for this position for its professional merits alone. The employment FAQ states that you do not have to be Mormon to work at BYU. However, when it comes to BYU's academic programs, if you *used to be* Mormon, BYU considers you to be in a ``special category'' and will not admit you. Would this same practice of religious discrimination also apply to potential employees at BYU? Mike .___________________________________________________________________. Copyright is nothing more than a temporary loan from the public domain.
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