Category: News & Updates

UCPath Freeze EXTENDED until further notice for represented Academic Researchers In accordance with the labor agreement between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the University of California, represented Academic Researchers (RA) will receive a salary increase effective January 1, 2020 for monthly-paid employees and January 12, 2020, for biweekly-paid employees. A 4% increase will be…Continue Reading Represented Academic Researchers Salary Increase — UCPath Freeze Extended

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″] DEANS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS As part of a UCOP grant for Advancing Faculty Diversity that was awarded to Vice Chancellor Douglas Haynes, completion of a Faculty Search Committee Chair Survey in UCI AP Recruit is now required for all senate recruitments. The survey is designed to assess search practices employed as part of…Continue Reading Faculty Search Committee Chair Survey is Now Mandatory

UCPath Freeze for represented Academic Researchers: January 13 – 14, 2020 In accordance with the labor agreement between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the University of California, represented Academic Researchers (RA) will receive a salary increase effective January 1, 2020 for monthly-paid employees and January 12, 2020, for biweekly-paid employees. A 4% increase will…Continue Reading Represented Academic Researchers Salary Increase — UCPath Freeze

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has approved a change in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) effective January 1, 2020. The revised rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees from the currently enforced level of $455 per week (equivalent to $23,660 per year for a full-year worker) to $684 per…Continue Reading Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″] 2019-2020 Academic Year Updates During our Fall Kick-Off Academic Personnel Review Process, there were two key items that required follow-up after Senate Cabinet review and further consultation with the Council on Academic Personnel: Consideration of non-collegiality in merit and promotion process, and Tentative Decision letters. Consideration of Non-collegiality in the Review Process…Continue Reading Updates to the Academic Personnel Review Process

On or around October 31, 2019, the University and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract for UC’s academic researchers. This contract was ratified by the UAW membership on November 8, 2019. This is a multi-year agreement, effective from November 8, 2019 through September 30, 2022. Highlights of…Continue Reading Academic Researchers — United Auto Workers Contract Ratified

I am very pleased to announce that Tanisha Willoughby has assumed the Academic Employee and Labor Relations Manager position in the Academic Personnel Office, effective Monday, November 4, 2019. In this role, Tanisha will provide consultation and assistance to deans, department chairs, faculty and staff on strategic decisions, including compliance, employee relations that include conflict…Continue Reading Academic Employee and Labor Relations Manager

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″] ACADEMIC DEANS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS This is to notify you that the University will be implementing procedures on Additional UC Compensation and Academic Enrichment Funds (AEFs) effective November 1, 2019. “Additional UC Compensation” refers to honoraria, stipends, summer salary, payments for overload teaching in self-supporting programs and otherwise, and other types of University-paid…Continue Reading Additional UC Compensation and Academic Enrichment Funds (AEFs)

Next Steps — Review and update before payroll cut-off: October 25, 2019 The academic range adjustment for the Ladder-Rank Faculty and other academic appointees tied to the Ladder-Rank has been completed. Salaries entered prior to the PPS Freeze (10/09/2019) have been adjusted by 4% across-the-board effective October 1, 2019. Units may again begin to enter…Continue Reading Academic Range Adjustment COMPLETE

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″] ACADEMIC DEANS FACULTY ADMINISTRATORS (100% TIME) Each year, Deans and Faculty Administrators (100% Time) are required to report outside professional activities to their campuses. Please complete the 2018-19 report (UC-AP-COC1) and submit electronically to ramirj11@uci.edu no later than Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Please see the form for additional instructions. This UC-AP-COC1 form…Continue Reading Annual Call for Conflict of Commitment Reporting