Pending formal review and employee comment, a new policy will govern the re-employment of all retired UC employees into staff or Senior Management Group (SMG) positions. This policy is applicable to retired academic appointees who are rehired into staff or SMG positions; however, it does not apply to academic appointees recalled into teaching or academic research appointments.

The proposed policy will replace the current Guideline for Rehire of UC Retirees and includes the following requirements:

• Reemployment must be as a result of exigent circumstances, such as that the retired employee possesses skills that are critical to the mission of the University and the University is not able to find a suitable replacement.
• Reemployment must not occur until there has been a break in service of at least 30 days, and preferably 90 days
• The appointment must be limited to no more than 43 percent time and must not exceed a total of 12 months
• The Regents must approve the appointment if it involves a retired employee hired into a SMG position or a retired employee whose annualized base salary plus any other cash compensation in the rehire position meets or exceeds the Indexed Compensation Level.
• The Executive Officer must approve the appointment if it involves a retired employee rehired into a staff position.
• The location must submit supporting documentation for the reemployment action and a UCRP Retired Employee Election Form to the Office of the President.

The policy applies to former employees who elect a University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) monthly retirement benefit or a lump sum cashout.

A retired employee who is receiving UCRP monthly retirement income, but agrees to suspend the payments, may be employed into a career appointment subsequent to an appropriate break in service.

The policy was developed to ensure compliance with Internal Revenue Service restrictions on the distribution of pension benefits prior to an employee's separation from service or attainment of "normal retirement age" as defined under UCRP.

The policy has been sent to the University community for review and comment. The policy and related information are available on the At Your Service website.