UC furlough plan goes into effect
By Samantha Masunaga
Sept. 8, 2009 2:58 p.m.
The UC-wide furlough plan for faculty and staff went into effect Sept. 1, resulting in a total of 11-26 mandatory days off for participating individuals.
These furlough days will result in salary reductions of 4 to 10 percent, according to a University of California Office of the President statement. The number of furlough days for each individual is calculated based on salary level and will be in effect until Aug. 31, 2010.
More than 100,000 UC employees will be affected, according to the UC statement.
“While the furloughs are painful, they are necessary,” said UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton. “I think that the campus leadership is grateful for the faculty and staff who are participating in this program during this difficult time.”
The UC Board of Regents approved the system-wide furlough plan at its July meeting in an attempt to deal with the $813 million decrease in state funding for the UC system. The plan is expected to cover 25 percent of this amount.
At UCLA alone, the estimated savings will total $37 million, according to the statement.
