Information for Faculty and Staff on H1N1 (Swine Flu) Pandemic

Government officials estimate that up to 40 percent of the national workforce may be affected by the H1N1 flu this fall. Although there have been no reported cases of the virus on campus to date, we are preparing for the possibility of high absence rates as workers call in sick or stay home to care for family members who are ill, or for children who have been ordered to stay home from school. Click here for more (online).

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Preferred Name Option

As a result of improvements in our systems, we can now accommodate the use of a Preferred Name in the HR database (for example, the familiar versus formal version of a first name, or a preferred surname versus a surname based on marriage.)

For more information, see Preferred Name Option.

New! Building a Gameplan for Today's Economy:
A special workshop series

In the spirit of CSUN's pledge to live a Culture of Caring, the Office of Human Resources is sponsoring a special workshop series that addresses the financial and emotional concerns of faculty and staff that have been, or fear they will be, impacted by the current economy. The series of eight workshops includes educational seminars and workshops, financial planning presentations, budgeting tools, problem-solving strategies, financial resources, and de-stressing techniques.

Click here for information on the sessions and registration.

State Budget Closure Program - click here

Information on presentations, programs, and resources related to the State Budget Closure Program. Now includes FAQs - updated11/18/2009.

State Budget Closure Program Basics

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The State Budget Closure Program is in effect from July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010.

MPP employees, confidential employees, non-represented, CSUEU, UAPD and APC represented employees are covered by this program, with the following exceptions: sworn officers; public safety dispatchers; police officer cadets; employees on a leave of absence or military leave; *CSUEU and UAPD represented employees assigned to the health center administrative unit in response to the H1N1 National Emergency Declaration. This is regardless of status, and includes emergency hires.

President Koester has authorized the following dates as university-designated furlough days. The Payroll Calendar and Payday Calendars have been updated to include these dates:

Note: The Office of Human Resources will be closed on the above dates.

Employees and departmental managers (first level MPP) will select the 10 flexible furlough days based on the following considerations:

• Operational needs of the unit.
• Choose two days in months in which university-designated furlough days have not already been defined (September, October, November, February and March).
• Flexible furlough days must not be in the same work week, but they can be consecutive if they are part of two separate weeks (e.g., Friday and Monday).
• Scheduling of flexible furlough days should occur before the beginning of the month in which they will be observed.  (Note: APC unit members submit their requests at least 15 days in advance of the pay period in which the furlough day/s is/are proposed to be taken.)
• Additional information on scheduling is on the FAQs.

For more information, please refer to the State Budget Closure Program Implementation FAQs

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