Pay Cut/ Furlough Information
Last updated
September 14, 2009 9:22:07 AM PDT
The furlough plan approved by the UC Regents on July 16 took effect Sept. 1, 2009. The plan is being enacted to help offset a portion of the $813 million reduction in support from the state general fund. Due to the complexities of the plan, it's important that academic and staff employees have the most up-to-date information to assist their work planning and use of personal leave.
Note for faculty:
How the furlough plan works
- The plan is effective Sept. 1, 2009, through Aug. 31, 2010.
- Employees who are subject to the plan will receive a salary reduction beginning with their September salary. For exclusively represented employees, the fulough plan is subject to collective bargaining.
- The number of furlough days you accrue is based on your percent salary reduction (PDF). The salary reduction will be spread evenly across the 12 months between Sept. 1, 2009 and Aug. 31, 2010, regardless of when furlough days are taken.
- The pay reduction will be reflected in the Oct. 1 paycheck for employees paid monthly and in the Sept. 30 paycheck for those paid biweekly.
Campus closure dates
- During the 2009 holiday season, UCSD (excluding the hospitals and clinics) will officially close for 16 days between Saturday, Dec. 19, and Sunday, Jan. 3.
- The closure period includes 4 university-paid holidays (Dec. 24, 25 and 31, and Jan. 1). Six days (Dec. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30) are not paid holidays, and non-represented academics and staff who are covered by the furlough plan will be required to use furlough days to cover the time off.
- Furlough days may used before they are accrued.
- Non-represented academics and staff who do not participate in the furlough plan may use accrued vacation, compensatory time off or leave without pay for the 6 closure days that are not paid holidays. For exclusively represented employees, closure days will be handled in accordance with the existing contract provisions and are subject to discussion and/ or collective bargaining where applicable.
Other closures by units
- Departments, divisions, and other work units may close their operations with approval from their respective vice chancellors.
- Departments must announce closures to all affected staff at least 30 days in advance of the closures.
- In all cases, organizational areas that plan to close where staff are affected must notify the Employee Relations unit of Staff Human Resources.
- Operational areas have management discretion to operate on selected work days with reduced staffing.
- When staff are mandated not to report to work, the same procedures and provisions that apply to closures also apply to operating on a "skeletal staffing" basis
- Any closures or reduced services must not negatively impact teaching, student advising, and contracts and grants activities and must be managed by unit managers and department chairs.
Exclusions
- Extramural funded employees are excluded from the salary reduction/furlough plan including the extramural portion of funding for split funded employees.
- Medical Center employees are also excluded from the plan as medical centers are required to generate equivalent furlough plan salary savings.
- Approval of furlough exclusions for positions funded by other funding sources is the responsibility of each vice chancellor and the Chancellor.
Contract employees
- Contract employees are subject to the salary reduction/ furlough plan based on the same funding rules for all other employees.
Links to resources
Questions?
If you have questions that are not addressed in the UCOP Q & A or Budget Line's additional Q&A's on the pay cut/ furlough program, please contact Employee Relations (staff employees) or Academic Personnel (academic employees).
Exclusively represented employees may also contact their union representatives as the salary reduction/ furlough program for represented employees is subject to collective bargaining.
