The UC Regents on March 16 approved a series of actions aimed at ensuring the stability of the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP). More>>

UC Talent Development and Succession Management Initiative

President Robert Dynes and an initial group of 190 senior leaders from across UC met March 19-20 in Irvine at the UC Senior Leadership Forum. This was the first step in launching an institution-wide strategic program to address succession planning and the need to further develop within the University's own ranks the next generation of UC leaders. More>>

President Dynes speaks about compensation and management issues
During two informational hearings in February on UC compensation conducted by the California State Senate Education and Senate Budget committees, President Dynes stressed the importance of maintaining competitive compensation for all UC employees, and vowed to fix the problems with the University's compensation and disclosure policies and practices. More>>

New At Your Service Online site
Available in the Spring
Have you tried Your Benefits Online to view your retirement estimates?  Or tried UC For Yourself to access "View Your UC Pay Advice?"  In the spring, the Your Benefits Online and UC For Yourself websites will merge into a new At Your Service Online website for employees. More>>

UC "family friendly" academic personnel policies
As part of its ongoing efforts to provide effective family accommodation policies for academic appointees, the University of California has revised key components in its academic personnel policies that cover work and family issues. For additional details, see the press release which includes a summary of the changes and a link to the revised policies, and the President's Issuance letters.

Retirement Readiness Workshops Now Online
For those who are unable to attend the retirement readiness workshops being conducted at each location as part of UC’s ongoing financial education program, FITSCo now offers prerecorded versions of several of their workshops online. More>>

HCRA and DepCare claim filing deadline
All Health Care Reimbursement Account (HCRA) and/or Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (DepCare) account claims for services received for the 2005 plan year (January 1, 2005 through March 15, 2006) must be received by SHPS by June 15, 2006. More>>

New Employee Orientation videos
The 2006 New Employee Orientation DVDs are now available at all Benefits Offices. These videos are used in the new employee orientations to give a brief overview of the Health and Welfare and Retirement benefits offered to UC employees.

Both videos are also available on the At Your Service website on the New Employees page. The online videos are intended for those employees who are unable to attend a new employee orientation within their first 30 days of UC employment.

Academic personnel policy update
Summary of Academic Personnel Manual (APM) policies issued

APM sections and proposals under formal review: Proposed revised APM - 220-18-b(4) Criteria for advancement to Professor, Step VI, and to Professor above-scale salary levels.

Name your beneficiaries
Campus and location designations no longer valid
As previously announced in this newsletter, the paper group insurance beneficiary designation forms filed at the UC campuses and locations prior to 2004 will be valid only through December 31, 2006. More>>