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Voluntary Separation Program
January 2008

Dear UCOP Colleagues:

As you know, the Office of the President is offering UCOP employees a Voluntary Separation Program as part of the overall restructuring efforts underway at UCOP. The program was announced last November, and is designed to help the ongoing restructuring effort by giving additional support to those employees interested in transitioning out of UCOP. This program is one of several efforts aimed at minimizing the need for layoffs.

As was announced, under this program UCOP employees who choose to voluntarily separate from UCOP will receive a severance payment, based on their current salary and years of service. The advantage of this program is that it gives employees who are already considering retirement or other career choices outside of UCOP, additional financial support they would not otherwise get. It also affords employees some additional time and support in planning their transition.

Since the proposed program was announced, it has been undergoing review and comment. As a result of that process, we are now able to announce the final program details.

Highlights of the final and approved program are as follows:

Employees will have until January 31, 2008 to decide whether or not to participate in this program.
Employees choosing to participate in this program will, in consultation with their supervisor, be required to establish a separation date no later than June 30, 2008.
More flexibility has been added in determining the separation dates between late January and June 30, 2008.
The program is entirely voluntary.

Attached are documents which include the description of the program, the election form, and instructions to employees, supervisors and department administrators regarding the processing of the election form. These documents, answers to frequently asked questions plus more information can be found on the OP HR website.

Employees may also direct questions to their supervisor, and to the following people in UCOP Human Resources:

Rosemary Monroe, 987-0846
Michael Waldman, 987-0339
Rene Jackson, 987-0879

As a reminder, this is not a voluntary early retirement program (VERIP), and the program only applies to those functions within UCOP that ultimately report up to the president. Offices of the Regents (Treasurer's Office, Office of General Counsel, Compliance/Audit and the Secretary's Office) are not part of this program. It also does not apply to senior management who are at-will employees. Other exclusions are detailed in the attached plan proposal. Also as a reminder, UCOP employees may visit www.universityofcalifornia.edu/future to learn more about and follow all the UCOP restructuring efforts.

Sincerely,

Rosemary Monroe
Chief Human Resources Officer
UC Office of the President


UCOP Directory Policies \| Forms UCOP Human Resources Contact Info \| About Us University of California 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 Maps and Directions	Home < Voluntary Separation Program Voluntary Separation Program January 2008 Dear UCOP Colleagues: As you know, the Office of the President is offering UCOP employees a Voluntary Separation Program as part of the overall restructuring efforts underway at UCOP. The program was announced last November, and is designed to help the ongoing restructuring effort by giving additional support to those employees interested in transitioning out of UCOP. This program is one of several efforts aimed at minimizing the need for layoffs. As was announced, under this program UCOP employees who choose to voluntarily separate from UCOP will receive a severance payment, based on their current salary and years of service. The advantage of this program is that it gives employees who are already considering retirement or other career choices outside of UCOP, additional financial support they would not otherwise get. It also affords employees some additional time and support in planning their transition. Since the proposed program was announced, it has been undergoing review and comment. As a result of that process, we are now able to announce the final program details. Highlights of the final and approved program are as follows: Employees will have until January 31, 2008 to decide whether or not to participate in this program. Employees choosing to participate in this program will, in consultation with their supervisor, be required to establish a separation date no later than June 30, 2008. More flexibility has been added in determining the separation dates between late January and June 30, 2008. The program is entirely voluntary. Attached are documents which include the description of the program, the election form, and instructions to employees, supervisors and department administrators regarding the processing of the election form. These documents, answers to frequently asked questions plus more information can be found on the OP HR website. Employees may also direct questions to their supervisor, and to the following people in UCOP Human Resources: Rosemary Monroe, 987-0846 Michael Waldman, 987-0339 Rene Jackson, 987-0879 As a reminder, this is not a voluntary early retirement program (VERIP), and the program only applies to those functions within UCOP that ultimately report up to the president. Offices of the Regents (Treasurer's Office, Office of General Counsel, Compliance/Audit and the Secretary's Office) are not part of this program. It also does not apply to senior management who are at-will employees. Other exclusions are detailed in the attached plan proposal. Also as a reminder, UCOP employees may visit www.universityofcalifornia.edu/future to learn more about and follow all the UCOP restructuring efforts. Sincerely, Rosemary Monroe Chief Human Resources Officer UC Office of the President	News Archive \| RSS Newsfeed Voluntary Separation Program Information Frequently Asked Questions Updated January 2, 2008 Plan Document Final [PDF] Election Form and Instructions Supervisor Transmittal Form Service and Severance Calculations [PDF] VSP Announcement [Web] \| [PDF] OP Restructuring Initiative Website Some of the documents above aresaved in the Acrobat Reader format [PDF]. To read and print them, download the reader from Adobe.