Heads Up

The temporary change in UC’s Absence from Work policy provides additional relief for parents balancing work and child care responsibilities and expires Dec. 31.

Priority areas are: diversity and inclusion; career development; working relationships; performance management; and organizational change.

Staff who have a payroll title of administrative specialist (and equivalent titles) or below are invited to apply.

Employees and non-Medicare retirees have flexibility to make changes to their group health plan coverage and more time to complete certain transactions.

The CARES Act suspends 2020 minimum required distributions.

The UCPath system will be unavailable to all UC employees twice during April and May 2020.

The executive board has extended the nomination period and the election timeline for the 2020 Academic Senate elections because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UCLA Remote Work Committee will be hosting a webinar on improving your work-from-home arrangements covering things from ergonomics to A/V needs.

As COVID-19 makes people nervous, the center offers free, short-term counseling and referrals to employees and their immediate family members or significant others.

Wondering how to take the next step in your career at the University of California? Here are tips for how to build your performance-based plan.

The event features walks, prizes and free health screenings for registered participants.

There will be a wide array of small business vendors available to discuss their products and services with campus customers.

The UCLA Working Group on Advancing Opportunity for People with Disabilities will be hosting a workshop on the subject.

UCLA closes for its annual winter break Saturday, Dec. 2. The campus reopens on Thursday, Jan. 2.

The UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center is offering a three-part workshop series to help staff navigate the road to the next chapter in life.

Faculty are invited to provide feedback about qualifications the committee should consider in seeking and evaluating candidates.

UCLA asks all staff and faculty not to send personal items through the campus mail system.

Open enrollment is coming to an end! You have until 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, to enroll or make changes to your benefits.

Open enrollment is coming soon, starting Thursday, Oct. 31.

Visitors from the Western Association of Schools will hold an open meeting at the UCLA Faculty Center.

The campus will close for 12 days between Saturday, Dec. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, and will reopen on Thursday, Jan. 2.

The UC Network monthly newsletter is designed to support the unique concerns of staff by answering HR questions, spotlighting staffers and more.

Traffic delays should be expected those days with a full closure on Sept. 14 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The UCPath system will be unavailable to all UC employees twice during August and September 2019.

The program, which will start in January, is designed to foster professional and career development.