Wednesday's edition of the Alligator included an article on UF's proposal to provide 3 percent raises to staff employees. It contained multiple errors regarding a new proposal to address these raises.
To correct and clarify the main points of the proposal, the following information is taken from a memo sent out Tuesday by Paula Fussell, vice president of human resources, to university faculty and staff:
The plan to be considered by the Board of Trustees Sept. 6 now provides for:
- 3 percent raises for all staff employees (TEAMS and USPS) - at all salary levels - who were affected by the new 3 percent mandatory retirement contribution; the salary increases will be effective Sept. 16
- No change in the biweekly accrual rate for vacation leave and no changes to existing December personal leave days or holidays
- A cap on accrued vacation leave at 352 hours a year for TEAMS and Executive Service employees
- A cap on accrued vacation at 240 hours a year for USPS employees (no change)
- A cap of 200 hours (five weeks) on the cash payout of accrued vacation hours for all staff upon leaving the university
The previous proposed changes to accrual and caps of vacation leave for faculty have been withdrawn and will not go forward with this regulation. Raises and other proposed benefits changes for faculty and any associated salary increases will be discussed this fall and could go into effect as early as January, pending approval by the Board of Trustees in December and subsequent collective bargaining agreements.
