Over the past few years, UC has made notable strides in supporting work-life balance, including the introduction of the Pay for Family Care and Bonding program in 2021 and protected leave following reproductive loss in 2024.  UC is now seeking to expand paid sick leave for part-time and full-time employees effective January 1, 2025, and […]

UC is committed to supporting faculty and staff — and that includes enhancing benefits, programs and policies designed to help employees balance their work and personal lives. Beginning January 1, 2024, UC’s and Berkeley Lab’s leave options have expanded to provide eligible employees with up to five days of protected leave following a reproductive loss. […]

The All Access ERG Mental Health Initiative subcommittee, in collaboration with the Nuclear Science IDEA Council, the Physical Science Workplace Life Committee, the IDEA Office, and other interested parties, has successfully partnered with Human Resources to revise and improve the RPM Sick Leave policy to include language that supports sick leave usage parity between mental […]

The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) invites comments on the interim Clery Act Policy – Campus Safety and Security Reporting. The interim policy was issued in July 2022 and UCOP is seeking Systemwide Review prior to its finalization. Following the interim issuance, a Systemwide Clery Policy Working Group was formed that included […]

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Anti-Discrimination. The proposed policy covers discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by and against members of the University community on University property or in connection with University-sponsored activities.  The proposed policy includes the following key provisions:  Affirms the University of California’s […]

Berkeley Lab’s Pay for Family Care and Bonding (PFCB) policy is expanding on January 1, 2023 to increase income replacement from 70% to 100% of eligible earnings. This change is in alignment with UC policy’s PFCB expansion announced on December 6, 2022 on UCnet. For additional information and frequently asked questions, see the UCnet article. […]

Dear Colleagues: Happy Holidays! As the 2022 holiday season approaches, the H.R. Shared Services, International Researchers and Scholars Office (IRSO) would like to outline a few essential items to consider regarding international travel for personal reasons during this time of ongoing global unpredictability and instability.  Although we have seen some global improvements in the COVID-19 […]

The University of California is proposing revisions to the Pay for Family Care and Bonding portion of the UC systemwide PPSM-2.210 (Absence from Work) policy. The proposed changes will increase the pay calculation for Pay for Family Care and Bonding from 70 percent to 100 percent of an employee’s eligible earnings. The increase is planned […]

The University of California Office of the President invites a second round of comments on the proposed Presidential Policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace (formerly titled Abusive Conduct/Bullying in the Workplace). The proposed policy covers abusive conduct and retaliation in the workplace. The proposed policy includes the following key provisions: The proposed policy affirms […]

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on proposed revisions to the Presidential Policy on Supplement to Military Pay.  The proposed policy revisions include the following: Removal of all references to the four-year review provision. Additions/update of existing policy language including scope, definitions, benefits terminology, compliance/responsibility and procedures. Updated links and addition […]

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Abusive Conduct/Bullying in the Workplace. The proposed policy covers abusive conduct/bullying and retaliation by and against members of the University and Berkeley Lab community in the workplace.  The proposed policy includes the following key provisions:  The proposed policy affirms […]

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on proposed revisions to the Presidential Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment. The proposed revisions are to: (i) comply with a new state law, Senate Bill (SB) 493, and (ii) better account for Prohibited Conduct in the clinical setting.   Senate Bill 493. UC must […]

The RPM Affiliates policy has been revised effective September 1, 2021. The drivers for this revision were to address gaps in the previous version of the policy, provide clarification on compliance, and mitigate institutional risk. Key revisions cover and expand on a variety of provisions such as types of affiliate engagements, affiliate and host eligibility […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, and in some cases, disrupted the lives of Berkeley Lab employees in a variety of ways. This includes impacts to research and operational goals and objectives for employees in term appointments, including those in Career-Track S&E appointments.  For this reason, the Lab is implementing a temporary expansion of the “Stop […]

The Lab is implementing a new UC Systemwide Pay for Family Care and Bonding (PFCB) program which will go into effect on July 1, 2021. This program reflects last year’s milestone when the UC Council of Chancellors unanimously approved a recommendation for a new program providing pay for UC employees who take leave from work […]

Please join HR Shared Services and the International Researchers and Scholars Team (IRSO) on Wednesday, May 26th at 10:00 am Pacific Time (calendar invite HERE) as they present, along with Berkeley Lab Immigration Counsel from Berry, Appleman & Leiden (BAL) an informative Town Hall covering Biden: The First 100 Days – Impact to U.S. Visas […]

California Family Rights Act (CFRA) Expands the Category of Family Members The California Family Rights Act (CFRA), one of the Family and Medical Leave laws discussed in the Family and Medical Leave policy, has been amended, effective January 1, 2021, as follows:          CFRA is expanding the category of family members for […]

Taleo Recruiting has transitioned to HTML5 effective January 1, 2021 due to the discontinuation of Adobe Flash. Hiring managers will find a new visual interface when using Taleo Recruiting. An updated job aid is also available here for reference. For any questions about details related to this change, please contact your Recruiter.