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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- A7 – Faculty
- B6 – Marine Crew
- BR — Graduate Student Researchers
- BX — Academic Student Employees
- CX — Clerical and Allied Services
- DX — Physicians, Dentists and Podiatrists
- EX — Patient Care Technical
- F3 — International Association of Firefighters
- GS — Graphic Communications
- HX — Health Care Professionals
- IX — Non-Senate Instructional (Lecturers)
- K2 – Skilled Craft
- K3 — Skilled Craft
- K4 — Skilled Craft
- K5 – Skilled Craft
- K6 – Skilled Craft
- K7 – Skilled Craft
- K8 – Skilled Craft
- K9 — Skilled Craft
- KB — Skilled Craft
- KM – Skilled Craft
- LX — Professional Librarians
- M2 – House Staff
- M3 — Medical Residents
- M4 – Medical Residents
- M5 – Medical Resident
- M6 – House Staff
- M9 — Medical Residents
- MF – Medical Resident
- MO — Medical Residents
- NX — Registered Nurses
- PA — Police Officers
- PX — Postdoctoral Scholars
- RA — Academic Researchers
- RX — Research Support Professionals
- SX — Service
- TX — Technical
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