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Wage Hour Definitions

March 7, 2017

-time earnings for the work week (including any shift premium pay, on-call pay and longevity pay) by the total number of hours worked during that week. The regular rate is used in calculating overtime compensation. Wage-Hour Status The federal Fair Labor Standards Act sets guidelines for determining which employees are subject to the overtime provisions of the Act (FLSA non-exempt) and which employees are not subject to the overtime provisions of…

Voluntary Shared Leave

January 6, 2017

…chool, of a community college, or of any other State agency. Paid Time Off (PTO) leave programs are not consider comparable leave to be donated under this policy. An employee cannot donate more than their annual vacation accrual amount. The donor’s ending balance of vacation leave after a donation may not be less than one-half the employee’s annual vacation leave accrual amount. The donor can donate up to five days of sick leave per year to any on…

Sick Leave

January 6, 2017

…od of leave (voluntary shared leave, Family & Medical Leave, leave without pay, etc.), and will not be able to use (or chooses not to use, if eligible) earned compensatory time off or other accrued paid time off due to expire during the absence, then all such paid time off must be paid out as its expiration date occurs. (Note that the employee cannot use other available leave if s/he has any available PTO. See “Determining Time Worked” in the Rela…

Shift Premium Pay

March 7, 2017

…gible overtime hours defaulted or converted to compensatory time. Only overtime pay should be used. Time Not Covered By Shift Premium Pay Shift premium pay is payable only for hours actually worked. It is not paid for hours accounted for through leave, paid time off, holidays, or other absences. Meal periods are not covered by shift premium pay and cannot be used in determining eligibility for shift premium pay. If an employee regularly scheduled…

Pandemic and Communicable Disease Emergency Policy

July 28, 2017

…alf compensation may be provided as pay, subject to available funds, or as paid time off. This compensation provision applies to employees who are exempt and non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). EHRA permanent employees are eligible for this compensation with the exception of the following: Faculty; Senior officers of the University of North Carolina who are subject to the provisions of Section II of the policy on Senior Academic…

Faculty Serious Illness, Major Disability & Parental Leave Policy

September 27, 2023

…nsurance is maintained, regardless of whether the leave is with or without pay. For leaves without pay that are not taken pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, insurance coverage already in effect may be continued by the faculty member’s payment of the total amount due. Retirement system membership continues, but during any period of less than full-time service, or any period of leave without pay, contributions and service credit a…

EHRA Performance Bonus

January 26, 2024

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Post-Retirement Re-employment

September 24, 2023

…rmined by the Chair. Whereas the phased retirement program guarantees half-time pay for three years, this part-time contract could be for less salary and time as well as possibly a year-to-year contract. Faculty members hired under this arrangement are appointed as fixed-term faculty, and are temporary employees with no benefits.     Supplemental Retirement Plans Supplemental Retirement Plans at UNC help close gaps in your overall retirement savin…

Employment Policies for EHRA Non-Faculty Instructional, Research and Information Technology Staff, and Tier II Senior Academic and Administrative Officers

August 1, 2017

…licies, as originally adopted and as they may be periodically revised from time to time. Providing a copy of these Policies A printed copy of these Policies shall be attached to each letter of appointment. The most current version of these policies is available from the University’s Office of Human Resources. Presumption of at-will status in the absence of a specific term of appointment The employment conferred will be presumed to be employment at…