Human Resources Newsletter - December 2024 | University of Illinois Springfield

Publish Date

2024-11-25

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2024 Holiday Happy Hour

All faculty and staff are invited to a Holiday Happy Hour from 4:00-6:00pm on December 18th in the Student Union Ballroom. Appetizers and one beverage will be paid for by UIS. There will be a cash bar if you wish to purchase additional drinks. Come celebrate the holiday season! Release time will be in effect for this event. To help us plan for the festivities, please be sure to register using the link below.

Minimum Wage Compression Plan Reminder

The processing of the final year of the UIS Minimum Wage Compression Plan is underway. Please see the below information for compression increases effective 1/1/2025 or visit this link to view the full UIS Minimum Wage Compression Plan.

Year 4:

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Civil Service and Academic Professional employees who are on active payroll Dec. 31, 2024, and make less than $21 an hour shall receive a $1 increase to their hourly rate.

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Civil Service and Academic Professional employees who are on active payroll Dec. 31, 2024 and make between $21 and $29.99 per hour shall receive a 3% increase to their hourly rate.

Additional Information:

Civil Service salary ranges will be adjusted by the corresponding compression increase each year, and new hires will be hired in at the new rate.
Increases for staff in bargaining units will be determined by negotiations with the bargaining representative and/or applicable contract settlements.
Extra Help employees are not included in this compression plan.
Civil Service and Academic Professional employees who received a salary adjustment within three months before the effective date of the compression increase may not be eligible.
Compression increases may affect eligibility for participation in the annual campus salary program.

Holidays, Gift Days, and Earn Codes

As a reminder, President Killeen is granting leave-benefit-eligible employees three gift days on December 24, 30, and 31, 2024 to complement the FY 2025 Holiday Schedule. On these gift days, employees who are normally scheduled to work will be excused with full pay at the employee’s regular rate of pay. As a reminder, please see the Guide to Reporting Time on a Gift Day, Holiday, or Designated Holiday to assist with properly recording time.

Employees who have been determined to be essential are required to work their regular schedule during these days. Essential staff, or employees who work in services of a continuing nature, which in the judgment of the unit head cannot be suspended, will be paid at their regular rates, and will be given time off with pay equivalent to their hours worked at another time on or before 6/30/25. Employees represented by a collective bargaining agreement will be compensated in accordance with the terms and conditions in their union contract. Supervisors or unit heads shall advise each employee of the alternative schedule to be followed.

For additional guidance applicable to Civil Service staff, please refer to the following University Policies and Rules:

Questions regarding Gift Days, Holidays, or Earn Codes may be directed to UIS Human Resources at uishr@uis.edu.

Thank You!

During this season of giving and gratefulness, Human Resources would like to extend our best wishes to all UIS faculty and staff. Thank you for all you do for our campus community to ensure a positive, successful academic environment. We hope you have a safe and enjoyable time off during the holiday season!