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Staff performance appraisals postponed

On April 8, UC President Napolitano announced that the FY 2019-20 systemwide annual performance-appraisal program for policy-covered staff will be suspended until fall 2020, in consideration of the impact of the COVID-19 situation. Following the President's direction, ANR is postponing the staff appraisal process currently underway for the performance period that runs from April 1, 2019, to March 30, 2020. This applies to all staff, including policy-covered and union-represented. 

The merit and promotion reviews currently underway for ANR academics will continue as planned.

Compensation decisions for staff are traditionally associated with the performance appraisal process. In her announcement, the President said decisions about compensation will await further clarity about the University's financial situation. 

The web-based ePerformance application will remain open so that employees and supervisors can continue to document achievements and track progress on goals. We know many of you have already invested time and effort in the process, and we do not want to lose that valuable information.

Performance management is an ongoing responsibility, and we encourage supervisors to check-in regularly with employees to review expectations, goals and progress. This is especially important while many of us are working remotely. 

ANR Human Resources is reviewing the long-term impact of this postponement, and we will update you as information about future staff performance review timelines becomes available.

John Fox
Executive Director, Human Resources

ANR town hall Thursday, Aug. 15, 1:30 p.m.

Please join ANR leaders for a virtual town hall on Thursday, Aug. 15, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This will replace the monthly all-ANR staff meeting.

Via Zoom, Glenda Humiston, Tu Tran and John Fox will update you on ANR's budget, salary increases for staff and academics, and UCPath, and answer your questions.

On July 8, Humiston sent an ANR Update message about ANR's budget outlining some options leadership is considering to compensate for $5 million in unfunded obligations.

UC ANR is on track to launch UCPath on Oct. 1, with cutover activities beginning in September. Readiness meetings are being held with business officers, supervisors and anyone else who is interested. If you haven't received an invitation and want to attend, contact your business manager for more information.

During the town hall, participants may submit questions and comments via the Zoom chat box.

To join, click this link https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/530365395

    Or by phone, dial: (based on your location for higher quality)

    US: +1 669 900 6383 or +1 646 558 8656

    Webinar ID: 530 365 395

A recording of the town hall is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62WrjR1Il7w.

 

View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.

This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.

 

Legal resources to help UC employees recover from fire

The UC Emergency Support page has now been enhanced with a legal resources section. 

Regardless of whether you have legal insurance through UC, you can visit ARAGlegal.com/fires for resources to help you with the legal and financial issues caused by a fire. The site includes how to protect your rights as a homeowner or renter, who to contact for assistance, what to do if you're the victim of a scam and more. 

If you're a current ARAG legal insurance member, please call ARAG Customer Care at 800-828-1395 or send an email to service@ARAGlegal.com for help in dealing with this disaster.

Other emergency support resources are also available from UCnet: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2018/11/emergency-support-from-ucs-benefit-plans.html.

John Fox
Executive director, Human Resources

View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.

This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.

Second Street Building open Nov. 19

The UC ANR Second Street Building in Davis will re-open on a limited basis on Monday, Nov. 19.  The air quality forecasts show improvement since last week, and we continue to monitor the situation.

We encourage Second Street employees to work remotely to the extent possible, and to use phone or Zoom for scheduled meetings. Anyone who needs to reach employees based in the UC ANR building in Davis should try emailing if they don't answer the phone.

The building doors will remain locked during the day to reduce the amount of bad air that comes into the building. You will need to use a key fob to enter the building. Risk & Safety Services has a limited supply of N95 respirators and will provide training and a respirator to any employees in the building who have a need.

We appreciate everyone's dedication and flexibility during this unprecedented emergency. More improvement in air quality is expected each day this week. We will send an update about the status of the building by 6 p.m. on Monday. 

John Fox
Executive Director, Human Resources

View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.

This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.

 

Emergency support available from UC’s benefit plans

Dear Colleagues,

As the devastating Camp and Woolsey wildfires continue to burn in Northern and Southern California, I'd like to remind you of the support available from UC's benefit plans for those of you impacted by the fires: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2018/08/Emergency-support-from-UCs-benefit-plans.html.

For those who need emotional support coping with stress and loss caused by the wildfires, the ANR Academic and Staff Assistance Program Assistance program offers free, confidential resources for emotional health at (530) 752-2727 and Guilbert House at 112 A Street in Davis.

Ricky Satomi, UCCE forestry and natural resources advisor in Shasta County, with input from other UCCE forestry and natural resources advisors, has compiled resources on what to do before, during and after a fire at https://ucanr.edu/fire. You will find a tab for “Current Fire Information,” which features CalFIRE's real-time fire map, an evacuation guide and tips for what to do if you are trapped in a house or outdoors in a fire. UCCE advisor Sabrina Drill has added a page about reducing your exposure to wildfire smoke.

Our thoughts go out to all of you in the ANR community who are impacted by the fires. Let us know if there is more we can do to help.

John Fox
Executive director, Human Resources

View or leave comments for ANR Leadership at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ANRUpdate/Comments.

This announcement is also posted and archived on the ANR Update pages.

 

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