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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 10, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To: UCR Faculty and Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: Business and Financial Services and Central Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Re:<b> </b>
Rescinding Revised Guidelines for Reimbursable Travel Expenses for Remote Work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">On October 26, 2022, the Office of the President issued revised guidelines for reimbursable travel expenses for remote and hybrid employees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#4472C4">What Changed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">Effective Monday, March 6, 2023, those revised guidelines were rescinded, and the University of California will revert to the existing interpretation of the Business and Finance Bulletin G-28 Travel Regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">Which states, "Expenses for travel between the traveler's residence and headquarters (commuting expense} shall not be allowed."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#4472C4">Why Did It Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">The revised guidelines for reimbursable travel expenses for remote and hybrid employees did not consider the existing Business and Finance Bulletin on Travel Regulations. In other words, the revised guidelines
conflicted with the existing policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#4472C4">The Plan Forward<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">The Vice President for Systemwide Human Resource will lead a workgroup to assess the definitions of and practices related to workplace modality (I.e., remote, hybrid, and on-site employee} and schedule flexibility,
and how the definitions and practices may interact with current policies and procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">Alex Najera, AVC of Human Resources will participate in the workgroup to ensure UC Riverside is included in the conversation and assessment of workplace modality to President Drake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">As additional information becomes available, Central Human Resources along with Business and Financial Services will provide the campus updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%;color:#4472C4">Further Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:130%">Please refer to the March 6, 2023,
<a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-03/030623-updated-interim-travel-reimbursement-guidance.pdf">
letter</a> from the Office of the President.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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