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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Colleagues, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">As we quickly move towards curtailment and the new year, Student Employment Services would like to share some important updates and reminders. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CLEAR TO WORK NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Students may not begin working until they have received a “Clear to Work Notice” from Student Employment Services. This notice is verification that the student has completed all necessary employment documents
required by federal and state law(s). The student’s direct supervisor is copied on the notice. Failure to complete all applicable hiring documents before stating service may result in delay of pay to the employee and risk of fines and/or penalties to the
employing department. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WINTER BREAK HOURS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Students may work up to 40 hours per week starting December 17, 2022 and must return to the maximum 18 hour work week on January 17, 2023. Students graduating in December may continue to work through the
winter break, but must separate with an effective date no later than January 17, 2023.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">MINIMUM WAGE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Effective 1/1/2</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3<span style="color:black"> the new minimum wage in California will be $15.</span>50<span style="color:black">. The adjustment of any student
earning less than the new minimum wage will be automatically increased effective 12/2</span>5<span style="color:black">/202</span>2<span style="color:black"> in accordance with UC mandate. No action is needed by the department.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Adjustment above the new minimum requires submission of a
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://bfs.ucmerced.edu/form/student-rate-change">rate change request</a><span style="color:black">. An updated 202</span>3<span style="color:black"> student job pay scale can be found </span><a href="https://studentjobs.ucmerced.edu/sites/studentjobs.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/student_assistant_pay_schedule_-_2023.pdf">here</a><span style="color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">JOB EXTENSION</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://bfs.ucmerced.edu/form/student-rate-change">Extension requests</a><span style="color:black"> for jobs ending during the curtailment period must be received no later than December
</span>9<span style="color:black">, 202</span>2<span style="color:black"> to avoid auto termination during the break. Please work with your department representative to determine student job end dates.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Note: Job extension and rate change may be submitted as a single request via the
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://bfs.ucmerced.edu/form/student-rate-change" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:black;background:white">Student Rate Change and/or Job Extension</span></i></a><i><span style="color:black;background:white">
form. </span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">EARLY TIMESHEET SUBMISSION FOR BIWEEKLY EMPLOYEES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To accommodate processing of the bi-weekly checks that will issue on January 4, 2022, it is necessary for bi-weekly paid employees to submit timesheets for the period of 12/11/22-12/24/22 earlier
than the regular submission date. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Timesheets for the above indicated period will be due for submission by employees no later than 12 pm on Monday, December 20<sup>th</sup> and should include predicted hours of work through December
24<sup>th</sup>. Supervisors should approve timesheets no later than 10 am on Wednesday, December 21<sup>st</sup>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Additional campus wide communication will be distributed during the week of the early submission deadline. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you for your continued patience and support.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">MICHELLE SNYDER</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">UCM PAYROLL SERVICES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#999999">655 W 18<sup>th</sup> Street </span><span style="color:#DAAC00">|</span><span style="color:#999999"> Merced, California 95343<br>
bfs.ucmerced.edu/payroll-services https://studentjobs.ucmerced.edu/ </span><span style="color:#DAAC00">|</span><span style="color:#999999"> 209.259.8871</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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