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Worker classification is an important legal matter. Learn to determine which of your workers must be treated as employees versus who might be an independent contractor. Know the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and whether each of your employees is nonexempt or exempt.Leader Resource | March 7, 2024 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision -
Personnel Committees don't hire, manage or supervise staff. Instead they advise the board and the senior minister on best practices.Leader Resource | June 9, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision -
The UUA offers a Congregational Salary Program as a service to congregational leaders. Our approach emphasizes process and values, with recommended salary ranges provided for six job levels in four congregational size profiles.Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner, Sean Griffin | November 15, 2022 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision -
If there was ever a time that you needed to trust that your religious leaders were making the best choices they could make, that time is now.Leader Resource | By CB Beal | July 10, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: #COVID19, Pastoral Care, Staffing & Supervision -
Resources from Past General Assemblies General Assembly 2019 Track: How to Be a Good Employer and Supervisor General Assembly 2017 workshop slides: https://www.uua.org/sites/live-new.uua.org/files/ga17_compensation_fina… Considerations and Complications in a Changing World (PDF): Learn about...Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner | March 6, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, General Assembly -
Employees in meaningful roles want to do their best, and the best gift a supervisor can give is honest and helpful feedback. Provide opportunities for regular supervision that is supportive and useful to staff members, their supervisors, and your congregation’s leadership....Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner | February 25, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision -
The health and vitality of the congregation depends on the health and vitality of its minister(s), religious educator(s), music professional(s), administrative professional(s), membership professional(s) and other staff.Leader Resource | By Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA), Liberal Religious Educators Association, Association for Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries (AUUMM) | February 25, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Shared Ministry Teams, Staffing & Supervision -
Wherever you may be in your process of hiring and supporting staff at this moment, exploring your vision and values is an important starting place for thinking about diversity.Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner | February 17, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Anti-Racism -
Note: When checking references before calling or hiring a minister, please refer to The Settlement Handbook. Use the following reference check (as well as the background check) guidelines (previously presented as Responsible Staffing) when hiring professional religious leaders and staff, and when...Leader Resource | February 13, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision -
Use the following background check (as well as reference check) guidelines (previously presented as Responsible Staffing) when hiring professional religious leaders and staff, and when recruiting volunteers whose work will put them in close contact with children and persons in vulnerable...Leader Resource | February 13, 2020 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Safety and Staffing in Congregations -
We know that learning about staff compensation can be confusing. UUA Compensation Consultants are here to help! Compensation Consultants are trained volunteers who work under the direction of the Office of Church Staff Finances.Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner | December 5, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Benefits & Compensation for Congregations, Staffing & Supervision -
The interdependence of our faith communities is integral to our polity (as is our independence). This is what makes us an Association of congregations. What can this interrelationship look like when it comes to congregational staff? Here are a few examples: Newly hired staff are welcomed and...Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner, Jonipher Kūpono Kwong, UUA Office of Church Staff Finances, Ministries and Faith Development | August 4, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Change & Conflict, Healthy Behavior, Interdependence, Staffing & Supervision -
Once the salary and benefits are set by the appropriate church leadership based on recommended practices, it’s important to make sure the payroll is handled accurately and confidentially. Because of the complicated nature of payroll, and especially when it comes to ministers’ salary, housing and...Leader Resource | By UUA Office of Church Staff Finances, Ministries and Faith Development | July 26, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Finance for Congregations -
Adding a worship service inevitably means more work for the congregation’s staff, both professional and support. The leaders of worship and religious education must not only repeat the service, create a separate special focus, and oversee another religious education program but also do more...Leader Resource | March 22, 2019 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Worship Tips, Membership Growth & Outreach -
Is your congregation an employer? In other words do you pay folks to do work? Be it a minister, religious educator, custodian, musician, administrator or some other position? Are any of those folx participants in any of the UUA plans? Retirement, health insurance, etc?Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner | October 4, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision -
You’ve probably heard that there are special tax rules for ministers. Most church leaders don’t need to be experts on ministerial compensation, but it’s important to understand the basics of how payroll and taxes for the minister differ from other employees. Our Ministerial Compensation...Leader Resource | By Jan Gartner, UUA Office of Church Staff Finances, Ministries and Faith Development | February 23, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Finance for Congregations -
Balancing transparency and confidentiality can be challenging for congregational board members, staff, and other leaders who have access to sensitive information. Healthy, vibrant systems need as much open communication as possible. White Supremacy Culture sometimes uses "the need for...Leader Resource | February 9, 2018 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Communication -
Establishing good communication practices and healthy boundaries are essential to attracting and keeping good staff. This article gives an overview of good practices, with special tips for congregations of various sizes.Leader Resource | By Stefan Jonasson | June 1, 2003 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Staffing & Supervision, Governance for Congregations, Large Congregations