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Regents give UGA authority to furlough employees
Staff and wire reports
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
University President Michael Adams was given the authority to furlough any and all employees, including faculty, should the need arise, by the Board of Regents during its meeting in Atlanta Tuesday.
"This gives our presidents the flexibility to make furlough decisions for their respective institutions, if the state revenue situation continues to worsen," said Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr.
In March UGA administrators sought the "flexibility" to furlough employees by asking the BOR to approve a clause in employment contracts, University Provost Arnett Mace said.
"We are asking the Board of Regents to include language [permitting furloughs] in contracts just in case we would need to exercise that [power]," Mace said at the time.
Davis noted that the board's action changes a situation in which one fourth of the University System's approximately 40,000 employees are excluded by contract from furloughs, but these employees account for approximately one-half of all personnel costs.
"Currently our faculty cannot be furloughed because of legal contracts we sign with them on an annual basis," Davis said. "The board's action allows us to insert language into all faculty contracts that clearly outlines that furloughs are a possibility and to which the signer of a contract agrees."
"This gives our presidents the flexibility to make furlough decisions for their respective institutions, if the state revenue situation continues to worsen," said Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr.
In March UGA administrators sought the "flexibility" to furlough employees by asking the BOR to approve a clause in employment contracts, University Provost Arnett Mace said.
"We are asking the Board of Regents to include language [permitting furloughs] in contracts just in case we would need to exercise that [power]," Mace said at the time.
Davis noted that the board's action changes a situation in which one fourth of the University System's approximately 40,000 employees are excluded by contract from furloughs, but these employees account for approximately one-half of all personnel costs.
"Currently our faculty cannot be furloughed because of legal contracts we sign with them on an annual basis," Davis said. "The board's action allows us to insert language into all faculty contracts that clearly outlines that furloughs are a possibility and to which the signer of a contract agrees."
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Jack Parsons
posted 5/12/09 @ 7:16 PM EST
Furlough Dr. Carroll!
Go Dawgs!
UGA Ph.D.
posted 5/13/09 @ 12:03 AM EST
Congratulations, UGA, on capitulating to the nonsensical whims of the almighty state legislature.
UGA Prof
posted 5/13/09 @ 4:48 AM EST
The state loves this type of thing--as long as they do not get a bunch of whining parents in their face about classes being cancelled. The furlough will require that we do not miss classes. (Continued…)
dana
posted 5/13/09 @ 9:45 AM EST
Furlough the leech Barbara Carroll FIRST!
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