Commencing July 1, 2020 and continuing through December 31, 2020, UW-Green Bay has implemented workforce-wide furloughs for all ongoing employees for the purpose of reducing overall institutional expenses in anticipation of reduced program revenue and loss of state funding. Eligible employees were furloughed November 27, 2020 (Day after Thanksgiving). In addition to that day, eligible employees are required to take additional days of intermittent furlough between July 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020, with the number of furlough days based upon base annual salary as outlined within the Workforce-Wide Furlough Plan. On Friday, June 19th, employees received an email from Human Resources with designation of their individual number of furlough days.
As a reminder, all workforce wide intermittent furlough needs to be taken by December 30, 2020. Due to the timing of payroll processes, monthly paid employees are strongly encouraged to submit their furlough entries for December by Friday, December 18, 2020 in order to facilitate accurate processing on the corresponding payrolls. Employees need to record their intermittent furlough dates via the My UW Portal as outlined below, based on employee classification.
University Staff & Academic Staff Hourly (Employees paid on a Bi-Weekly basis):
- Instructions: https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/covid19/Furlough_timesheet%20entry_biweekly.pdf
- Items to note for employees paid on a bi-weekly basis:
- Subject to supervisor’s discretion, an employee may take the furloughs in half-days or full-days . Employees may not take more than one full-day (8 hours) or two half-days (4 hours) of furlough day every two-week biweekly pay period.
Non-Instructional Academic Staff & Limited (Employees paid on a Monthly basis):
- Instructions: https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/covid19/Furlough_timesheet_entry_monthly.pdf
- Items to note for employees paid on a monthly basis:
- Subject to supervisor’s discretion, an employee may take the furloughs in half-days or full-days . Employees may not take more than one full-day (8 hours) or two half-days (4 hours) of furlough day every two-week biweekly pay period.
- You will need to complete a bi-weekly timesheet for the week you are on intermittent furlough.
- Entering furlough does not meet the requirement to enter time used or no leave taken for the month. You will still need to enter your monthly leave report as usual for the month.
Instructional Academic Staff & Faculty (Employees paid on a Monthly basis, 9-Month):
- Instructions: https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/Monthly_furlough_entry_d-t-l_tipsheet.pdf
- Items to note:
- Subject to supervisor’s discretion, an employee may take the furloughs in half-days or full-days . Employees may not take more than one full-day (8 hours) or two half-days (4 hours) of furlough day every two-week biweekly pay period.
- Entering furlough does not meet the requirement to enter time used or no leave taken for the month. You will still need to enter your monthly leave report as usual for the month.
As a reminder, the furlough entry for November 27, 2020 (Day after Thanksgiving) has been automatically completed for all required employees. No additional action is needed by employees for the 27th.
Please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2390 with any questions.