Employment policies, contracts and updates
UC is a vibrant, diverse community of people from every background, in every type of job imaginable. Our people make UC great, and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive place where everyone feels valued, respected and recognized for their contributions.
Some employment policies and rules may vary depending on your position. To help you understand which ones apply to you, check out the links below to policies, contracts and updates for academic appointees and policy-covered staff and union-represented employees.
Academic appointees
UC’s policies and procedures for faculty, lecturers, academic research professionals and other academic appointees are developed following our shared governance structure and commitment to accountability and transparency.
Policy-covered staff
The Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) delineate the employment relationship between staff members and the University of California. These policies describe certain rights, benefits and expectations which encourage professionalism, service and contribution.
Union-represented employees
The University of California takes pride in its ongoing commitment to working effectively with its labor unions. Currently, UC negotiates with fifteen systemwide bargaining units and eight unions about the employment terms of more than 137,000 employees.
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- Academic Researchers
- Academic Student Employees
- Clerical and Allied Services
- Faculty – Santa Cruz
- Graduate Student Researchers
- Graphic Communications – Berkeley
- Health Care Professionals
- House Staff – San Diego
- House Staff – San Francisco
- International Association of Firefighters – Davis
- Marine Crew – San Diego
- Medical Resident – Riverside
- Medical Resident – San Francisco
- Medical Residents – Irvine
- Medical Residents – Davis
- Medical Residents – Los Angeles
- Medical Residents – Olive View
- Non-Senate Instructional (Lecturers)
- Patient Care Technical
- Physicians, Dentists and Podiatrists
- Police Officers
- Postdoctoral Scholars
- Professional Librarians
- Registered Nurses
- Research Support Professionals
- Service
- Skilled Craft – Los Angeles
- Skilled Craft – Berkeley
- Skilled Craft – Davis
- Skilled Craft – Irvine
- Skilled Craft – Merced
- Skilled Craft – Riverside
- Skilled Craft – San Diego
- Skilled Craft – San Francisco
- Skilled Craft – Santa Barbara
- Skilled Craft – Santa Cruz
- Technical
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