Avoiding, Implementing, and Surviving Staff Layoffs: Information for Employees and Departments
The University of California, Berkeley is committed to creating a healthy and supportive environment for each employee and to administering all policies fairly and equitably. It is the policy of the University to minimize layoffs required by budget reductions and to consider staffing reductions only after other creative solutions have been considered.
The information on this website was developed by Human Resources with CARE Services and the Staff Ombuds Office to provide employees and departments with resources to supplement HR's direct services.
If layoffs are inevitable, it's critical to administer the University's bargaining agreements and personnel policies fairly and equitably. Departments should check specific union contracts (bargaining agreements) and personnel policies to confirm the rights that employees may have with regard to notice, recall, and preferential rehire. You can find the Personnel Policies for Staff Members and the bargaining agreements at http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/hrpolicy.htm.
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact your Employee Relations Specialist (http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/about/erservices.htm).
- First Things First
- What to Expect in a Layoff
- Indefinite Layoff Benefits Checklist
- Indefinite Layoff Benefits Checklist Supplement
- Benefits Information on line (UCOP At Your Service)
- EDD Booklet, "Unemployment Insurance: A Guide to Benefits & Employment Services"
- Managing the Stress (from CARE Services)
- Personnel Policies and Bargaining Agreements
- Questions and Answers
- Resource List
- Introduction
- Creative Ways to Think About the Budget
- Layoff Planning Flow Chart
- Layoff Implementation Checklist
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Resources provided by Employment Services
- Benefits Guidelines
- Unemployment Insurance Letter
- EDD Booklet, "Unemployment Insurance: A Guide to Benefits & Employment Services"
- Communication Guidelines
- Motivating Employees to Continue Developing Their Skills
- Personnel Policies and Bargaining Agreements
- Seniority Points Calculations
- Seniority Point Calculation Form (Word)
- Out-of-Seniority Layoffs
- Layoff Letter Checklist
- Resource Information for Layoff Letters
for key personnel programs
- Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM):
- AFSCME Service Contract (SX)
- AFSCME Patient Care Technical Contract (EX)
- CUE Clerical Contract (CX)
- UPTE Technical Contract (TX)
- UPTE Staff Research Contract (RX)
- UPTE Hospital Professional Contract (HX)
- Resource List