Friday, June 17 2016
TO: Campus Community
FR: Cynthia Señeriz, Director, Human Resources
RE: General reminder concerning staff leave requests due to natural or other emergencies
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management is monitoring the Sherpa Fire. Updates on the status of the fire are available on the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management website. (http://www.countyofsb.org/scherpa-fire.sbc)
In response to the current situation, and in anticipation of possible future wildfire episodes in the coming months, Human Resources is providing guidance to staff employees and supervisors with questions related to leave requests and available resources for those impacted by wildfires. The following guidance is applicable to requests for time off from work due to natural or other emergencies.
Staff employees who are unable to travel to the campus due to road closures, evacuations, or fire related emergencies, should contact their supervisors as soon as possible to coordinate requests for time off from work. Staff employees may consider using compensatory time off and vacation leave or request unpaid administrative leave due to natural or other emergencies. If applicable to their particular circumstance, policy-covered employees may utilize sick leave, family and medical leave, and unpaid personal leave consistent with PPSM 2-210 Absence from Work (http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010406/PPSM%202.210 ), Section III.F.1., and local procedures. Please refer to the applicable collective bargaining agreement for represented employees. When considering employee requests, we strongly encourage supervisors to make every effort possible to help their staff in identifying available options, consistent with policy and collective bargaining agreements.
For questions pertaining to staff, please contact Amy Arnold, Senior Human Resources Analyst, x4068
For questions pertaining to academic appointments, contact the following:
Faculty and teaching titles: Karen Moreno x5429
Research titles: Joanna Kettmann x5048
Postdocs and graduate student employees: Billy Ko x4441
Thank you.