News and Announcements Archive

UC Reaches Tentative Contract Agreement with Service Employees' Union - University of California officials announced that UC reached a tentative agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees on a new, five-year labor contract for UC's more than 8,000 service employees. [1-28-09]

CONEXIS FSA Website Now Updated - In response to UC employee problems accessing the CONEXIS website for the new Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), CONEXIS has updated the website to support additional browsers.[1-27-09]

Information for UC employees about 2008-09 systemwide salary increases - The University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees, and UC will need to defer progress on changes to the faculty salary scales for 2008-09 (wages for union-represented employees are subject to collective bargaining, and obligatory merit increases for faculty will follow UC policy). [10-22-08]

START Program Now Available - In order to help UC cope with anticipated budget cuts, the University is implementing a new Staff and Academic Reduction in Time (START) Program, a temporary voluntary time reduction program, to achieve salary savings.[6-20-08]

UC Regents Approve Plans to Trim Enrollment, Freeze SMG Pay - Acting on the recommendation of University of California President Mark G. Yudof, the UC Board of Regents approved plans curtailing undergraduate enrollment growth, and freezing the salaries of top administrators and significantly restricting compensation for a large group of senior leadership. [1-14-09]

Annual Statements for UCRP and CAP Available Online - Employees with a UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) balance and/or the Capital Accumulation Provision (CAP) balance can now view annual statements on At Your Service Online (AYSO). [1-15-09]

CAP Account Distribution to Non-Vested Inactive UCRP Members - The University is currently making an effort to locate non-vested inactive members of the UC Retirement Plan who have balances in their Capital Accumulation Provision (CAP) accounts so that they may receive a distribution or rollover the money from these accounts.[1-7-09]

2009 Annual Contribution Limits for 403(b) and 457(b) Plans Announced - The Maximum Annual Contribution Limit for UC's 403(b) Plan and/or 457(b) Plan will increase to $16,500. The limit for those age 50 or older in 2009 will increase to $22,000. [10-27-08]

U2009 Health Insurance Rates - An overview about employee health insurance rates for next year, and what the University has done to help preserve good employee health benefits and control costs has been posted on the At Your Service Web Site.[10-8-08]

pdate Regarding Restart of Contributions to UCRP - The link above will take you to a letter to UC employees from Judy Boyette, Associate Vice President, Systemwide Human Resources and Benefits. The purpose of this letter is to update you regarding the restart of employer and employee contributions to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP). [9-12-08]

Marjorie Hardy Receives 2007 Betsy Faught Award - Congratulations to Marjorie Hardy, Business Officer of the department of Chemistry and Bicohemistry, who has been named the recipient of the 2008 Betsy Faught Award. The Award recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement in the management of General Campus academic units, and honors the memory of Betsy Faught, an exceptional department manager who adeptly and skillfully managed an academic program at UCSD for more than twenty years. Marjorie was honored at a special ABA recognition ceremony on April 16, 2008. Complete Announcement. Photos from Ceremony [2-28-08]

On-Line Ethics Briefing - The purpose of this briefing is to familiarize all UC employees with the Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct, which were adopted by the UC Regents in May 2005. All university employees, including student employees, are required to take the briefing, either online or through a scheduled in-person class. Those required to take the training will receive an email containing instructions and a personalized link to the thirty-minute briefing. Please visit the UC Ethics Website for more information on the Statement of Ethical Values and Standards of Ethical Conduct. If you have any questions regarding the briefing, please go to the UCSD Ethics Program web site on Blink at http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/ethicsanswers. Campus notice [4-3-07]

UCSD Guide to Flexible Work Arrangements for Staff - The UCSD Guide to Flexible Work Arrangements for Staff provides a framework for discussions among employees, supervisors and managers, as well as a template for implementing flexible work arrangements. The University supports flexible work arrangements to help balance work and personal responsibilities. The UCSD Guide to Flexible Work Arrangements for Staff is available online and through the Blink website at: http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/fwa. Campus notice [5-4-06]

Recommended Computer Security Online Training - Computer security continues to be an important issue for all of us at UCSD. If you use a computer in any capacity whatsoever, it is critical that you understand the security measures you must take on a daily basis to prevent "intruders" from breaking into your system, and to protect University data. We are encouraging everyone to take the online training course entitled Computer Security Basics, which is available from Enrollment Central: http://blink.ucsd.edu/ec/computersecurity. For additional information, see the campus notice. [12-5-05]

UCSD's Affirmative Action Job Groups and Availability Data - A job group is a set of job titles that share similar job duties, similar compensation, and similar opportunities for advancement. All staff payroll titles used at UCSD have been placed in one of 28 job groups which may be found at http://www-hr.ucsd.edu/saa/title.pdf. Additionally, availability data was developed to estimate the number f qualified females and people of color available for employment in a job group. Falling below market availability is known as "underutilization." Click on http://joblink.ucsd.edu/mwb/uuinfo.html to see if a staff job title is underutilized in your vice chancellor area. [2-24-05]