The University is renewing the Employee-Initiated Reduction in Time (ERIT) Program. The ERIT Program allows career staff employees, except members of the Senior Management Group (SMG), to voluntarily reduce their working time and corresponding pay in order for the University to achieve temporary salary savings. Employees may sign up for or renew participation in ERIT immediately. The program will be in effect July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014. Currently, the ERIT program is available for non-represented staff employees. Participation for exclusively represented employees is subject to collective bargaining.
Subject to departmental and supervisor approval, eligible employees may request to voluntarily reduce their working time and corresponding pay between 5% and 50% of full-time for a minimum of one to a maximum of 24 months beginning July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014.
In return for their voluntary reduction in time, participants will:
- Accrue vacation and sick leave credits at their rate accrued prior to participation in ERIT;
- Continue their UC health and welfare benefits without changes to premiums or benefits while participating in the ERIT Program;
- Have their UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) contributions based on their reduced salary, and UCRP service credit will accrue based on their reduced appointment;
- Have other retirement benefits calculated based upon their pre-ERIT compensation rate as outlined within the proposed program guidelines.
Completed and approved ERIT contract forms must be received by the appropriate ELR Analyst no later than July 6, 2012 in order to be processed and be effective July 1, 2012.
Thereafter, for employees requesting participation in ERIT to be effective the first of any given month, completed and approved ERIT contract forms must be received by the appropriate ELR Analyst no later than the last working day of the month prior to the effective date.
Note: ERIT Contract forms, additional information regarding the program guidelines, and a program brochure describing the features of the ERIT Program are available online at:
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/policies_employee_labor_relations/erit/index.html
Questions regarding the ERIT Program should be directed to your ELR Analyst.
