Category: News & Updates

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

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