Announcements
Posted: Monday, September 23, 20242024 UUP Discretionary Award Process
Under the terms of the 2022–2026 UUP contract, a discretionary pool equal to 0.5 percent of the total basic annual salaries of UUP employees as of June 30, 2024, will be available for 2024 discretionary awards. The awards will be added to basic annual salary and will appear in paychecks dated December 18, 2024.
The following documents are available on the Human Resource Management website:
- 2024 UUP Discretionary Award Schedule
- 2024 UUP Discretionary Award Process Outline
- 2024 UUP Discretionary Award Nomination Form
Eligible employees may self-nominate for a discretionary award by completing a Nomination Form and submitting it to their department chair, director, associate vice president, or other direct supervisor by September 27, 2024. Self-nominations and nominations initiated by supervisors and department heads will be forwarded through all appropriate approval levels. Please refer to the process outline for eligibility requirements.
New This Year: Preference will be given to employees who have completed the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 training by September 30, 2024, and all other compliance training requirements by October 11, 2024 (please refer to the training announcement). In addition, if you are a supervisor of professional employees, all your direct reports must have a current performance program and an up-to-date job description in place. If you do not have these documents in place for your direct reports, you have until October 11, 2024, to prepare and send these documents through the approval process. Your vice president’s office can provide copies of performance documents on file.
Employees will not be notified of the recommendation at each level. There will be an opportunity to appeal after the interim president has made her decisions and sent out letters to employees informing them of their awards. Award letters will be sent on November 1, 2024, by close of business. A brief period to submit appeals will follow the distribution of award letters.
If you have any questions regarding the discretionary process, please contact Erika Grande, manager of personnel operations, in Human Resource Management.
