Category: News & Updates

Dear Colleagues, Assembly Bill (AB) 1905 was recently signed into California state law and is effective January 1, 2025. The law restricts any administrators and supervisors from providing official letters of recommendation for employees who are respondents in a sexual harassment complaint.  The University is required to adopt a written policy regarding official letters of…Continue Reading Implementation of New California State Law: Assembly Bill (AB) 1905

The University invites comments on proposed revisions to Section 036 of the Academic Personnel Manual: Summarized below are the proposed key policy revisions that are being distributed for systemwide review.  The policy revisions respond to the need to address a new bill signed into California state law that adds section 66284 to the California Education…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 036, General University Policy Regarding Academic Appointees/Employment

Dear Senate Faculty, In light of the recent wildfire devastation, we are writing to remind you that the merit and promotion process recognizes the significant impact on the ability of faculty to perform all aspects of their work, including research, teaching and service, in times of crisis. Faculty should document such impacts on professional achievements…Continue Reading Documenting Disaster Impacts in Merit and Promotion Files

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on the following proposed policy: Summarized below are the proposed key policy revisions that are being distributed for systemwide review.  The proposed revisions to the APM – 675 are posted to the Systemwide Academic Personnel website. Comments about the proposed policy should be submitted here….Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 675, Veterinary Medicine Salary Administration

Dear Chief Personnel Officers, The fires in the Los Angeles area have had a devastating impact on our community, causing significant loss and displacement for our colleagues, including our academic appointees. We recognize the immense hardship and emotional toll this disaster has placed on those affected.  In light of these circumstances, we want to bring…Continue Reading Support for Academic Appointees Impacted by Recent Fires

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the second call for the Dependent Care Travel Award (DCTA) for travel during the period from January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025. This award is designed to subsidize childcare expenses related to travel for conferences, research meetings, or conducting research, as well as daycare costs during a…Continue Reading Dependent Care Travel Award Second Call for AY 2024-2025

We are excited to announce the release of an enhanced faculty user interface for the UC Outside Activities Tracking System (UC OATS). When you log into UC OATS, you will notice the enhancements, which are the results of your valuable feedback. We would like to highlight a few illustrations of the Faculty workspace below. For…Continue Reading UC OATS Release of Enhanced Faculty Interface

We are excited to announce the release of an enhanced user interface for the UC Outside Activities Tracking System (UC OATS). When you log into UC OATS, you will notice the enhancements, which are the results of your valuable feedback. We would like to highlight a few illustrations of the Reviewer workspace below. For a…Continue Reading UC OATS Release of Enhanced Reviewer Interface

The University of California is expanding access to paid sick leave for employees effective January 1, 2025. Policy and Collective Bargaining Changes The policy revision to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 710, Leaves of Absence/Paid Sick Leave/Paid Medical Leave was issued on May 31, 2024, and will take into effect on January 1, 2025.  Key revisions include: Systemwide…Continue Reading Implementation of Expanded Paid Sick Leave

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to inform you about two new pieces of legislation recently signed into California state law, which will impact our hiring processes at the University. Senate Bill (SB) 791 On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB 791 into law, which mandates the following actions: Assembly Bill (AB) 810 On September…Continue Reading Implementation of New California State Laws: SB 791 and AB 810