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<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="236" height="43" style="width:2.4583in;height:.45in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01D6C339.35489630"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 25, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To: Campus Community<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Re: Thanksgiving Travel Guidance – HR Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Friday, November 20, 2020 the Chancellor issued a Thanksgiving travel advisory communication to the campus. The communication included a recommendation for essential
employees who travel outside of their regular household for in-person gatherings to sequester for 14 days and complete one COVID-19 test per week through their local or county provider. This communication will provide guidance on available leave options for
employees should they elect to voluntarily sequester for 14 days. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Essential employees with accrued vacation and/or compensatory time off (CTO) available may use it during the recommended 14 day sequester period or elect to go unpaid.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vacation
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eligible employees may use accrued vacation to cover pay during the recommended 14 day sequester period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vacation accruals vary by represented and non-represented staff, and academics.
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To determine eligibility to accrue vacation, staff employees refer to UC policy
</span><a href="https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010406/PPSM-2.210"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PPSM 2.210</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, represented employees refer to the appropriate
</span><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/index.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">collective bargaining agreement</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and academic employees refer to
the appropriate </span><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/academic-personnel-policy/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">APM</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CTO
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Employees who have CTO may use compensatory time to cover pay during the recommended 14 day sequester period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UC Expanded Paid Administrative Leave (PAL)
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PAL benefits are available to employees from March 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Eligible full-time employees are given a one-time allotment to use a maximum of 128 hours during that
period for COVID-19 related leaves. Part-time employees are eligible, however the time is prorated by appointment percentage. If an employee has exhausted the one-time allotment of 128 hours or the prorated percentage, the benefit can no longer be used for
future COVID-19 related leaves. Additionally, PAL may not be used to cover the recommended 14 day sequester period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For additional information on COVID-19 related leaves visit the
</span><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/human-resources/_files/covid-19-related-leaves-and-job-protection-guidance-for-chro.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HR website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. To view guidance on
UCR’s COVID-19 standard operating procedure visit the </span><a href="https://ehs.ucr.edu/document/symptomsandreportingsop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">EHS website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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