Category: News & Updates

ACADEMIC DEANSDEPARTMENT CHAIRSCHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS The Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP) has been issued into policy under Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 672 as the Negotiated Salary Program (NSP), which becomes effective July 1, 2025. Senate faculty who are not members of another compensation plan (e.g., Health Sciences Compensation Plan) and hold a University appointment at or…Continue Reading Negotiated Salary Program, 2025-2026 Call for Applications

The following policies have been issued: Effective immediately, the revised policies may be found online on the policy revision webpage. Background Technical revisions to APM – 710, Leaves of Absence/Paid Sick Leave/Paid Medical Leave, and APM – 758, Leaves of Absence/Other Leaves With the Possibility for Pay are being made to address changes in law…Continue Reading Academic Personnel Policy Issuance

The University invites comments on proposed revisions to Section 360 of the Academic Personnel Manual: Summarized below are the proposed key policy revisions that are being distributed for systemwide review.  The proposed revisions to the APM – 360 are posted to the Systemwide Academic Personnel website. So that we may meet the Office of the…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 360, Appointment and Promotion, Librarian Series

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the University and the UC-AFT Council on Professional Development, I extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes for the continued success of the recipients of the Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development Award for the 2024-2025 academic year: We would also like to acknowledge the members of the 2024-25 UC-AFT Council…Continue Reading Congratulations to the Recipients of the Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development Award!

An email was sent to the non-represented academic population last month regarding the expansion of paid sick leave, effective January 1, 2025. This email serves to inform represented academic appointees of recently finalized labor contract provisions incorporating expanded paid sick (or short-term) leave to each academic bargaining unit. The new labor contract language can be…Continue Reading Expansion of Paid Sick or Paid Short-Term Leave for Represented Academic Appointees

Dear Faculty, Human Resources and Academic Personnel have put together a workshop on Ready, Set, Retire designed for faculty who are eligible and planning to retire within 5 years.  The workshop will provide information regarding: Date:  Thursday, March 20, 2025Time:   10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location:  Via Zoom Faculty interested in attending will need to…Continue Reading Ready, Set, Retire — Faculty

The University invites comments on proposed revisions to Section 500 of the Academic Personnel Manual (APM – 500, Recruitment). Summarized below are the proposed key policy revisions that are being distributed for systemwide review.  The policy revisions respond to the need to address two new bills signed into state law that add and amend sections…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 500, Recruitment

The following policies have been issued: APM 205, Recall for Academic Appointees Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 205, Recall for Academic Appointees, were made to modify recall appointment eligibility language to include retired academic appointees in the Savings Choice plan who separate from the University via retirement, and to revise benefits eligibility language. The revised policy,…Continue Reading Academic Personnel Policy Issuance

On November 15, 2024, a Federal Judge vacated the Department of Labor’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) April 2024 final rule on overtime exemptions. The Department of Labor (DOL) had issued revised regulations on April 23, 2024, that increased the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees to $844 per week effective July 1, 2024, and…Continue Reading Update on the 2025 Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) Salary Basis Threshold

Dear colleagues, As a reminder, Professor William Parker serves as Faculty Retirement Liaison, a position that supports an important campus initiative to assist faculty in making continuing contributions to UCI’s research, teaching and service missions post-retirement.  In this role, Professor Parker’s duties include advising and advocating for faculty members who are considering retirement as well…Continue Reading Faculty Retirement Liaison