UC Personnel Policies for Staff Members (UCPPSM) and UCSD Implementing Procedures

Last Updated: October 29, 2024 4:21:30 PM PDT

The following table provides online access to the UCPPSM and UCSD Implementing Procedures.

Note: Whenever there is a conflict between the UC PPSM and the local UCSD Implementing Procedures, the UC PPSM shall supercede the local UCSD Implementing Procedures.

List of policy categories and links to UC San Diego Implementing Procedures and UC policy information.
Type	UCSD Implementing Procedures	UC Personnel Policies For Staff Members (PPSM)
Introduction	HR philosophy (PDF)	HR philosophy (PDF)
Employee responsibilities	1/General provisions (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Employment
	2/Definition of terms (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	3/Types of appointments Contract (PDF) Partial-year career positions (PDF) Staff volunteer appointment policy (PDF) Non-Immigrant Visa/Status Volunteer - authorization and documentation (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Discrimination, Harassment, and Affirmative Action in the Workplace	See Reaffirmation Campus Notice.	See UC PPSM
		See UC PPSM
	20/Recruitment (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	21/Appointment Appointment (PDF) Model resume screening worksheet (App. A) (PDF) Model UCSD staff employment selection report (App. B) (PDF) UC retirement plan waiver and release opt out form (App. C) (PDF) Frequently asked questions and answers (App. D) (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	22/Probationary period (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Performance management procedures and models	23/Performance management procedures (PDF) Model one (App. A) (PDF) Model one (Word file) Model two (App. B) (PDF) Model two (Word file) Model three (App. C) (PDF) Model three (Word file) Model four (App. D) (PDF) Model four (Word file) Custom Model (Word file) Senior management group (SMG) model (App. F) (PDF) Senior management group (SMG) model (Word file) Performance appraisal process (App. G) (PDF) Performance appraisal cycle (App. H) (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Compensation
	30/Compensation	See UC PPSM
Employee incentive award program	34/Incentive awards (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	35/Protective clothing, equipment, and uniforms (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	36/Classification of positions	See UC PPSM
Leaves
Holidays	See UCOP Absence From Work 2.210	See UC PPSM
Vacation	2.210 Vacation (PDF) Appendix A (DocuSign) Vacation Leave Accrual Exception Request Appendix B (PDF) Leave Factor Table Maximum Vacation Accrual Notification System (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Sick leave/ bereavement	See UCOP Absence From Work 2.210 Leave Factor Table (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Work-incurred illness and injury	See UCOP Absence From Work 2.210	See UC PPSM
Military leave	See UCOP Absence From Work 2.210	See UC PPSM
Jury duty/ witness duty	See UCOP Absence From Work 2.210	See UC PPSM
Voting	See UCOP Absence From Work 2.210	See UC PPSM
Employee development and educational benefits
Educational benefits	50/Professional development (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	51/Reduced fee enrollment (PDF) Educational Benefits system TJAC form (PDF - for Medical Center only)	See UC PPSM
Layoff and reduction in time
Layoff, Preference and recall	60/Layoff and reduction in time from professional and support staff career positions (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Separation and disciplinary actions
	62/Corrective action - Professional and support staff (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	63/Investigatory Leave (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	64/Termination and Job Abandonment	See UC PPSM
	66/Medical separation (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Complaint resolution
Complaint resolution	70/Complaint resolution (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Other policies and procedures
	80/Staff personnel records (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	81/Reasonable accommodation (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	82/Conflict of interest (PDF)	See UC PPSM
	83/Death payments (PDF)	See UC PPSM
Appendix I		Selected presidential policies UC Whistleblower Policy (I-1) UC Substance Abuse Policy(I-2)
Appendix II		Senior management group policies
Appendix III	UCSD HR guides and resource manuals (PDF)
Appendix IV	Casual-restricted (student) employees Table of contents (PDF) Introduction (PDF) 20/Recruitment (PDF) 21/Appointment (PDF) 30/Salary (PDF) 36/Classification of positions (PDF)
Calendars	UC and UCSD calendars (PDF)
Lactation	84/Lactation accommodation (PDF)

For more information, contact Employee Relations, (858) 534-4115.

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Notice: The information on this page summarizes provisions of university policies and/or collective bargaining agreements. Refer to the Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) and local implementing procedures or applicable collective bargaining agreement for full text of referenced information.