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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light",serif;color:#2F5496">Good Morning Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light",serif;color:#2F5496">As we close 2020, there are a couple of updates to our Vacation Policy and <a href="https://policy.arizona.edu/employment-human-resources/compassionate-transfer-leave">Compassionate
Transfer of Leave Policy</a> that I would like to bring to your attention. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2F5496;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light",serif"><a href="https://arizona.box.com/s/ylz85j4ap0wac00waizk4xyvhtlsabon" title="https://arizona.box.com/s/ylz85j4ap0wac00waizk4xyvhtlsabon">The
Arizona Board of Regents</a> approved an increase in the amount of vacation hours that can be carried forward in 2021, from 264 to 320 hours for a 1.0 FTE. (This amount is prorated based on FTE and/or years of service for Classified Staff employees.) Hours
above 320 (or the prorated amount) will be forfeited on January 10, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2F5496;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light",serif">The Compassionate Transfer of Leave Policy was revised in 2018 to assist employees facing a catastrophic illness personally
or within their family. With this change, the University created a central pool of hours that are funded by forfeited vacation hours. Your forfeited vacation hours fund the Compassionate Transfer program. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light",serif;color:#2F5496">It is a good feeling to know that our forfeited vacation hours are not wasted but instead are helping colleagues in need. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light",serif;color:#2F5496">Cheers!<br>
KC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B">KC Armenta</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676"><br>
Coordinator, Personnel Operations<br>
Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
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FORBES, 322D<br>
PO BOX 210036 | TUCSON, AZ 85721-0036<br>
Office: 520-621-1969 <br>
<a href="mailto:kcarmenta@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:#767676">kcarmenta@email.arizona.edu</span></a><br>
<b><a href="https://www.compass.arizona.edu/"><span style="color:#8B0015">www.compass.arizona.edu</span></a></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Division Business Services Website: <a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs">
https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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