UCSD
CAMPUS NOTICE
University of California, San Diego
 


OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR
HUMAN RESOURCES

August 28, 2000


All ACADEMICS AND STAFF AT UCSD (including UCSD HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES)

SUBJECT:  Proposed Plan for Distribution of Special State Funding
                  Augmentation for Staff Employees

This notice is a follow-up to the previous notice dated August 10, 2000.
The 2000-2001 California state budget includes a special augmentation of $19 million for additional salary increases for certain UC employees. Consistent with the Governor's intent, this funding is to be used primarily to improve the compensation of lower paid employees. The special augmentation is in addition to previously announced funding for regular merit increases and range adjustments for UC staff. Employees will be treated the same, regardless of fund source.

Funding for the special increases is effective October 1, 2000. The University is proposing the following distribution plan for the special funding augmentation for staff employees.

In addition to the range adjustment and merit increases already announced for 2000-2001, staff employees whose annual base salary rate is less than or equal to $40,000 would receive an additional 2% salary increase, and those with annual base salary rates above $40,000 and below 80,000 would receive an additional 1% salary increase.

Consistent with the intent of the Legislature, none of the additional state funds would be used for highly compensated employees. The IRS currently defines "highly compensated" as those earning $80,000 or above, and the University has established this amount as the upper limit for distribution of the additional funding.

The development of this plan has been complex due to the necessity of balancing employee needs, state expectations, the collective bargaining process and the availability of funds. The process for implementation of these additional salary increases is also quite complex, and varies from normal staff range and merit processing in UC payroll systems. Every effort is being made to ensure that employees receive their range and/or merit increases and the special increases effective October 1, 2000. For non-exclusively represented staff, these increases should show up in the first payroll check that includes October earnings.

Salary actions for exclusively represented UC staff are subject to the terms of existing collective bargaining agreements or they must be bargained in accordance with provisions of the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA), as appropriate. Unions have been apprised of the University's understanding regarding the intended distribution of the additional 19 million, and bargaining concerning that distribution is either in progress or will begin soon.

Campus employees with questions or comments may contact Judy Johnson, Compensation Manager, via electronic mail jjohnson@ucsd.edu, or via telephone (858) 534-0986. UCSD Healthcare employees may contact Ann Skinner, Director, Healthcare Human Resources, via electronic mail at askinner@ucsd.edu or SYSM Code: AMR1 or by phone (619) 220-5089.

                                                Rogers Davis
                                                Assistant Vice Chancellor
                                                Human Resources