Policy News
At UCR, clearly defined workplace policies will define the acceptable standards of behavior and serve as a point of reference for various issues.
This webpage will help you stay informed you of any new policies and changes to existing polices.
Temporary Systemwide Wildfire Catastrophic Leave Bank
February 20, 2025
This communication is to inform the campus community of UC’s decision to create a new, temporary Systemwide Wildfire Catastrophic Leave Bank. The leave bank is to benefit UC employees who have been adversely affected by the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles region.
Effective, Thursday, February 13, 2025, through Monday, March 31, 2025, eligible UC employees from any UC location may donate accrued vacation or staff PTO hours to this bank. Eligible affected employees from any UC location may receive donations from the bank according to local procedures.
Additional information on the new temporary Wildfire Catastrophic leave for employees is available on UCnet.
UCR employees should follow the current catastrophic leave process to submit employee donations of vacation accruals as well as receipt of donations. UCPath will manage processing of the accrual adjustments across UC locations.
If you have questions about the procedure(s), send an email to: hrpolicy@ucr.edu.
Expanded Sick Leave – Protected Sick Leave and TARS Entry Code
February 12, 2025
This communication is to inform the campus of recent Expanded Sick Leave as it relates to the Protected Sick Leave option made available to all staff and student employees.
On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, Campus Communications emailed a notice to UCR Faculty and Staff informing the campus that expanded paid sick leave would start on January 1, 2025. Expand Sick Leave allows for “protected sick leave” so that an employee may take the leave for a qualifying reason. Read more
Local Procedure 36: Classification of Positions
February 3, 2025
This communication is to inform the campus of revisions to Local Procedure 36: Classification of Positions. Campus HR Partners were given an opportunity to provide comments during the review period in November 2024. Those comments were reviewed by Central Human Resources (CHR) leadership and the final version of the procedures are now available on the CHR website for your review and reference. If you have questions about the procedure(s), send an email to: hrpolicy@ucr.edu.
PPSM-84: Lactation Accommodation
January 29, 2025
This communication is to inform you of the recent revision and issuance of PPSM-84: Lactation Accommodation.
The Presidential Policy went through a substantive revision process, which include:
- Technical edits for compliance with legal requirements
- References to “breastfeeding” and “mothers” were replaced with “lactation” and “lactating employees”
- Procedure content was moved into the policy section
- Clarifying edits and typographical amendments were made
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) were updated and added
Additionally, this policy information will need to be made known to employees upon hire and when employees inquire about or request parental bonding leave.
The policy became effective on January 17, 2025 and is available online for reference at: https://policy.ucop.edu/
Presidential Policy - PPSM-84: Lactation Accommodation
Local Procedure 3: Types of Appointment
January 29, 2025
This communication is to inform the campus of revisions to Local Procedure 3: Types of Appointment (contract) and Local Procedure 3: Types of Appointment (limited).
Campus HR Partners were given an opportunity to provide comments during the review period in October and November, 2024. Those comments were reviewed by Central Human Resources (CHR) leadership and the final version of the procedures are now available on the CHR website for your review and reference.
If you have questions about the procedure(s), please send an email to: hrpolicy@ucr.edu.