On April 8, UC President Napolitano announced that the FY 2019-20 systemwide annual performance-appraisal program for policy-covered staff will be suspended until fall 2020, in consideration of the impact of the COVID-19 situation. Following the President's direction, ANR is postponing the staff appraisal process currently underway for the performance period that runs from April 1, 2019, to March 30, 2020. This applies to all staff, including policy-covered and union-represented.
The merit and promotion reviews currently underway for ANR academics will continue as planned.
Compensation decisions for staff are traditionally associated with the performance appraisal process. In her announcement, the President said decisions about compensation will await further clarity about the University's financial situation.
The web-based ePerformance application will remain open so that employees and supervisors can continue to document achievements and track progress on goals. We know many of you have already invested time and effort in the process, and we do not want to lose that valuable information.
Performance management is an ongoing responsibility, and we encourage supervisors to check-in regularly with employees to review expectations, goals and progress. This is especially important while many of us are working remotely.
ANR Human Resources is reviewing the long-term impact of this postponement, and we will update you as information about future staff performance review timelines becomes available.
John Fox
Executive Director, Human Resources