Friday, June 14, 2013

Notice of Non-Reappointment/Terminal Contracts for 2013-2014

Odell M. Richmond, Jr.
Asst Director, HR Service Center

This is a reminder that no later than Friday, June 28, 2013, an HR Front End (HRFE) transaction must be routed to UIC Human Resources for academic and faculty staff members whose appointment terms entitle them to formal notice of non-reappointment (NONR) from the Board of Trustees (BOT) accompanied by a terminal contract for the 2013-2014 academic year.  This includes:

  • Permanent fulltime academic professionals on hard funds employed for 4 or more years
  • Permanent fulltime academic professionals on soft funds who have completed10 years of service
  • Fulltime Postdoctoral Research Associates on hard funds
  • Assistant Professors in their first and through their fifth year of probation (tenure code “1” through “5”)
  • Assistant Professors who did not attain promotion and tenure during the AY12-13 review cycle
  • Full-time Teaching Associates, Clinical Associates, and Research Faculty (assistant, associate, and full professor) on hard funds

Terminal contracts will be effective for the new academic year date cycle of August 16, 2013 through August 15, 2014. Service required will be August 16, 2013 through May 15, 2014 for academic year service basis or August 16, 2013 through August 15, 2014 for twelve month service basis. These dates apply to tenure track faculty, academic professionals or other academic staff who serve either on an academic year basis or twelve-month basis.

While academic professional terminal contracts can start and end any time, as long as they cover the notice period for which they are entitled, Postdocs on hard funds who do not receive their notice 6 months before the end of their contract must be offered another full year. We understand that not all contracts run on the academic year, but if there is no end date on the job, the standard academic year date is presumed. You may confirm dates by viewing an employee’s NOA at: http://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=964839&pageId=1183550.

To submit a notice of non-reappointment, complete an HRFE Employee Record Change transaction, with the necessary letter attached, and route to UIC Human Resources no later than 5PM, Friday, June 28, 2013.  As a reminder, the Job Comments section should indicate that the current home address information has been verified as the BOT NONR will be sent to the employee’s home address.  A job aid regarding this process is available online at: http://www.uic.edu/depts/hr/support/HRFE_NONR_REVISED.pdf.

To alert the UICHR Service Center of pending NONR transactions, please forward an email containing the names and UIN’s to uichrservicecenter@uillinois.edu. This will help to expedite transaction processing.

Reference information on notice rights can be found on the UICHR campus website at:

Please refer to the Faculty Affairs website and the Faculty Handbook for information regarding notice rights for faculty: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/fahr/.

For all positions where no formal notice of non-reappointment is required, units should do their best to give a reasonable period of notice to the employee if the employee’s contract will not be renewed.  For those contracts ending August 15, 2013, a HRFE Separation transaction should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than August 19, 2013 in order to end the appointment and avoid overpayments.  HRFE Job End Date transactions can be processed earlier so these positions are not included in Salary Planner but please do not forget to process the separation.