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As previously announced, the initial phase of the Deficit Reduction Plan for UUP-represented employees is being implemented. UUP employees paid over 12 months will have their biweekly gross pay reduced by 2.5 percent beginning in the paychecks dated September 25, 2013. Employees paid over 10 months (such as part-time lecturers) will have their biweekly gross pay reduced by 2.019 percent beginning September 25.

Interim President Cohen has designated the following dates to be used as Deficit Reduction Leave (DRL). UUP employees are entitled to take off two of these dates as their unpaid DRL:

Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

UUP employees should work with their supervisors or department heads to obtain approval for two days of DRL, selecting from the dates designated by the president. Supervisors are reminded that, although operational needs must be considered, we are required to allow UUP employees to have the two days off for DRL.

We are awaiting instructions from SUNY on how to document the DRL days on attendance records, and we will make an announcement prior to the first DRL designated date.

For UUP employees who are eligible to accrue vacation leave credits, the maximum accumulation has been increased to carry over an additional two days of vacation credits for January 1, 2014. This is a one-time exception to the 40-day limitation. An employee’s total vacation credits shall not exceed 42 days on January 1, 2014.

Please contact Susan Earshen, associate vice president for human resource management, ext. 3042, if you have questions regarding the Deficit Reduction Plan for UUP-represented employees.