May 1, 2008
TO: Campus Community
FR: Cynthia Cronk, Human Resources Director
Pat Sheppard, Academic Personnel Director
RE: Policy on Supplement to Military Pay - Formal Review of Proposed Two-Year Renewal
Policy on Supplement to Military Pay
Eligible employees under the policy are those who serve on active military duty
during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Noble Eagle (the anti-terrorism
and homeland defense campaigns), Operation Iraqi Freedom, or any other
campaigns in connection with the national state of emergency declared in the
aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Under the Policy on Supplement to Military Pay, the University compensates
eligible employees for the difference between their University base pay and
military pay and allowances until the end of an employee's active military duty,
or until June 30, 2008, whichever comes first. The University also continues to
pay the UC contribution to employees' health plan premiums while an employee
is eligible for benefits under the policy. Benefits provided under the policy are
subject to a two-year lifetime limit.
Employees who are not eligible for supplemental pay because their military pay
and allowances exceed their University wages may elect to continue UC health
plan coverage while on military leave and the University will continue to pay the
UC contribution to those plans.
It is the University's desire to assist, to the extent possible, employees who are
called to active military duty during these campaigns. Therefore, the University
has proposed that the Policy be renewed for a two-year period, effective July 1,
2008 through June 30, 2010. Benefits provided under the policy continue to be
subject to a two-year lifetime limit.
Revised Implementation Guidelines and Extended Military Leave Q&A's
reflecting the proposed two-year extension will be posted at the following URL:
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/policies_employee_labor_relations/proposed_policies/
This is a formal review and we invite your comments on the proposed policy extension by May 23, 2008.
Academic personnel who wish to comment on the proposal may provide comment to Pat Sheppard at pat.sheppard@ap.ucsb.edu
Staff employees who wish to comment may do so to Cynthia Cronk at cynthia.cronk@hr.ucsb.edu