Common use of Voluntary Workload Reduction Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Workload Reduction. Full-time faculty who request a voluntary reduction in workload for personal emergency circumstances must request a workload reduction in writing, stating the reason for the request. The ▇▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must approve all such requests. Except for conditions beyond the control of the faculty member, all such requests shall be made sufficiently in advance so as to provide the University with time to find a replacement, if necessary. If a reduction in workload is granted, the faculty member’s annual salary will be reduced by 10% for a 3 credit reduction in load or 3.33% for each credit of load reduction up to four. In the event of the birth or adoption of a child by a probationary faculty member who requests a voluntary workload reduction, the following provisions will apply: 1. Subject to the provisions hereafter, the probationary period of a faculty member may be extended by the faculty member a maximum of two times (limited to a single one year extension for each birth or adoption). 2. Each extension will be for one year (12 months) only. 3. With the exception of the initial appointment contract, the length of the reappointment contract will be extended by one year. 4. During the initial contract, the faculty member will undergo the reappointment review regardless of family circumstance. If the faculty member is recommended for reappointment, the current contract period will be extended by one year before the reappointment contract becomes effective. If the faculty member is not recommended for reappointment the terms of the original contract would be in effect and no extension will be effective. 5. A faculty member must notify her/his ▇▇▇▇, in writing, that s/he is exercising this option within one year of the birth or finalization of adoption. The ▇▇▇▇ will notify the Office of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. 6. A notice by a faculty member to his/her ▇▇▇▇ of his/her election of an extension of the probationary period is irrevocable.

Voluntary Workload Reduction. Full-time faculty who request a voluntary reduction in workload for personal emergency circumstances must request a such workload reduction reductions in writing, stating the reason for the request. The ▇▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ must approve all such requests. Except for conditions beyond the control of the faculty member, all such requests shall be made sufficiently in advance so as to provide the University with time to find a replacement, if necessary. If a reduction in workload is granted, the faculty member’s 's annual salary will be reduced by 10% for a 3 credit reduction in load or 3.33% for each credit of load reduction up to four. In the event of the birth or adoption of a child by a probationary faculty member who requests a voluntary workload reduction, the following provisions will apply: 1. ) Subject to the provisions hereafter, the probationary period of a faculty member may be extended by the faculty member a maximum of two times (limited to a single one year extension for each birth or adoption). 2. ) Each extension will be for one year (12 months) only. 3. ) With the exception of the initial appointment contract, the length of the reappointment contract will be extended by one year. 4. ) During the initial contract, the faculty member will undergo the reappointment review regardless of family circumstance. If the faculty member is recommended for reappointment, the current contract period will be extended by one year before the reappointment contract becomes effective. If the faculty member is not recommended for reappointment the terms of the original contract would be in effect and no extension will be effective. 5. ) A faculty member must notify her/his ▇▇▇▇, in writing, that s/he is exercising this option within one year of the birth or finalization of adoption. The ▇▇▇▇ will notify the Office of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. 6. ) A notice by a faculty member to his/her ▇▇▇▇ of his/her election of an extension of the probationary period is irrevocable.