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   A7  
  The PPS Code for the Santa Cruz Senate Faculty Bargaining Unit.  
   Actions  
  The hiring of a current UCSC employee into a position within or outside their current campus unit.  
   AFSCME  
  American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees [More]  
   APM  
  See Academic Policy Manual  
   ASL  
  Applicant Selection Log  
B
   BELI  
  Benefits Eligibility Level Indicator [More]  
   BX  
  The PPS Code for the Academic Student Employees Bargaining Unit.  
C
   CA  
 

See Classification Analyst (CA)

 
   Campus Only (CO) Recruitment  
  A competitive process which is limited to internal candidates in order to support the career progress of qualified UCSC employees. [More]  
   Certified Hiring Manager (CHM)  
 

Uses RMS to facilitate staff recruitment and hiring.  [More]

 
   CHM  
 

See Certified Hiring Manager (CHM)

 
   Classification Analyst (CA)  
 

Uses RMS to classify staff recruitment requests.  [More]

 
   CNA  
  California Nurses Association [More]  
  CO  
  See Campus Only (CO) Recruitment  
   CTO  
  Compensatory Time Off  
   CUE  
  Coalition of University Employees [More]  
   CX  
  The PPS Code for the Clerical Employees Bargaining Unit.  
D
  DA  
 

See Divisional Approver (DA)

 
   DCD [Top of Page]
  Data Collection Document  
   Divisional Approver (DA)  
  Uses RMS to approve staff recruitment and job offer requests.  [More]  
E
   EAR  
  See Employee Action Request (EAR) Form  
   EDB  
  Employee Data Base  
   Employee Action Request (EAR) Form  
  For use by Departments when requesting a personnel action (i.e. reclassification review, salary increase, or other action).See Employee Action Request (EAR) Form  
    Employee Relations Code (EREL)  
  See PPS Manual, Appendix E  
   Employee Request (ER) Form  
  This form is obsolete. See RMS Worksheets for a list of current recruitment forms.  
  Employee Sign-up  
  New employees must complete payroll paperwork on or before the first day of work. [More]  
  Employee Unit Code (EUC)  
  Alpha/numeric code used to identify the personnel policy or collection bargaining agreement governing the job classification. See SHR Procedures, Section F.  
   ER  
  This form is obsolete. See RMS Worksheets for a list of current recruitment forms.  
    EREL  
  See Employee Relations Code (EREL)  
   EUC  
  See Employee Unit Code (EUC)  
   EX  
  The PPS Code for the Patient Care Technical Employees Bargaining Unit.  
F
   FLSA [Top of Page]
  See Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)  
   FMLA  
  Family Medical Leave Act  
   FOAPAL  
  Fund, Organization, Account, Program, Activity, Location  
   Full Time Positions  
  A position is designated as Full-time if the scheduled hours of work are 40 hours per week.  
   FUPOA  
  Federated University Police Officers Association [More]  
   Furlough  
  A scheduled period (not to exceed three months per calendar year) during which employees in partial-year career positions are not at work.  
   FX  
  The PPS Code for the Research Professionals Bargaining Unit.  
G
    GU  
  See Guest User (GU)  
   Guest User (GU)  
  Uses RMS to access applicant materials.  [More]  
H
    Hidden Posting  
  Internet job posting accessible only through RMS generated Quick Link.  
    Hire/Hiring  
  An employment action resulting from a Recruitment, Non-Recruitment or Wavier of Recruitment.  
   Hiring Unit  
  The unique unit which is recruiting to fill a current opening within their unit.  
    Home Department Code  
  See PPS Manual, Appendix J  
   HRMI  
  Human Resources Management Initiatives  
  HRP  
 

See Human Resources Partner (HRP)

 
   Human Resources Partner (HRP)  
 

Assists divisions with staff recruitment and hiring.  [More]

 
   HX  
  The PPS Code for the Residual Health Care Professionals Bargaining Unit.  
I
   Initial Review Date (IRD)  
  The date that application materials must be received by in order to ensure consideration by the hiring unit. Materials received after the Initial Review Date (IRD) will only be referred to the hiring unit upon their request. [More]  
   Interlocation Transfer  
  The hiring of an individual currently working at another UC campus, medical center or lab.  
   IRCA  
  Immigration Reform Control Act  
   IRD  
  See Initial Review Date  
   IX  
  The PPS Code for the Non-Senate Instructional Appointees (Lecturers) Bargaining Unit.  
J
   Job Description  
  A description of the major responsibilities, duties, qualifications associated with a specific job.  
   Job Number  
  Every job advertised has a unique 7-digit number that identifies it within our system. The first two-digits represent the year the job was posted.  
   Job Posting  
  Reflects a combination of job description (job duties, qualifications, etc) information, and the terms and conditions of employment associated with the vacancy. You can view current job posting at jobs.ucsc.edu or at the Human Resources Office located at 2901 Mission Street Extension, Suite B.  
   Job Title  
  The working title of a specific job opening (located at the top of the posting).  
K
   K7 [Top of Page]
  The PPS Code for the Skilled Crafts Bargaining Unit.  
L
   LNP  
  Leave No Pay  
   LOA  
  Leave of Absence  
   LX  
  The PPS Code for the Librarians Bargaining Unit.  
M
   MSP  
  A personnel program for Managers and Senior Professionals  
N
    New Hire/Rehire  
  The hiring of an individual who has never worked or had previously worked at UCSC.  
    Non-Recruitment  
  A non-competitive process in which the hiring manager identifies the candidate for hire into a temporary position in lieu of the position being posted and advertised. [More]  
    Non-Recruitment Request Packet  
  Materials used to initiate a non-recruitment request in the Recruitment Management System (RMS). Packet contains completed RMS Worksheet: Non-Recruitment, RMS Worksheet: Supplemental Job Offers - Non-Recruitment or Waiver of Recruitment (when requesting multiple hires), and job description.  
   NX  
  The PPS Code for the Registered Nurses Bargaining Unit.  
O
   OES  
  See Overtime Exemption Status  
   OEU  
  On-Line Entry Update  
  On-boarding  
  See SHR On-Boarding Resources for Employees & Supervisors.  
  Open Recruitment  
  A competitive process that seeks a broad pool of qualified, diverse applicants and normally utilizes a search committee to screen, interview and identify a candidate for hire. [More]  
   Open Until Filled  
  The designation that a job will continue to be advertised and applications will continue to be accepted up until an offer of employment has been made and accepted.  
   OPTRS  
  On-line Payroll Time Reporting System  
   Overtime Exemption Status (OES)  
  Designates eligibility for overtime compensation. N (Non-Exempt) is an OES code indicating titles eligible for overtime compensation. E or G (Exempt) are OES codes indicating titles that are not eligible for overtime compensation. Also see Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  
P
   PA [Top of Page]
  The PPS Code for the Police Officers Bargaining Unit.  
   PAN  
  See Post Authorization Notification (PAN) Routing Forms  
   Part Time Positions  
  A position is designated as part-time if the scheduled hours of work are less 40 hours per week.  
   Pay Disposition Code  
  Six digit code which indicates where an employee’s pay check is to be delivered.  
   PIE  
  Period of Initial Eligibility  
    Position Description (PD)  
  Electronic record housed in RMS which contains job related information such as essential duties, qualification, appointment type, and classification level  
   PPS  
  Payroll/Personnel System  
   PPSM  
  See Personnel Policies for Staff Members  
    Preferential Rehire  
  A regular status employee who has been separated as a result of layoff shall receive preferential consideration for any active and vacant career position based on criteria set forth in policy and collection bargaining agreements. [More]  
   Proportionate to Time Worked  
  Job postings reflect full-time equivalent salaries. Part time positions will earn a proportion of the full-time salary level. A 20 hour/week position (50% time) would earn 50% of the salary stated on the job announcement. For example: $2400/month for a 20 hour/week position would earn $1200/month.  
   PSS  
  A personnel program for Professional and Support Staff  
Q
  Quick Link  
 

A web URL generated by RMS each time a recruitment is created. Provides access to a specific job posting.

 
R
   Recruitment [Top of Page]
 

The process used to fill a job opening. [More]

 
  Recruitment Management System (RMS)  
  A web-based tool used to facilitate the recruitment and hiring of staff positions via Recruitment. [More]  
  Recruitment Specialist (RS)  
  Assists divisions with staff recruitment and hiring.  [More]  
   Recruitment Status  
  Identifies where the hiring unit is in the recruitment process.  See Recruitment Status Definitions.  
    Recruitment Type  
 

Recruitment method used to fill a vacant position.  [More]

 
   RMS  
  See Recruitment Management System (RMS)  
  RS  
  See Recruitment Specialist (RS)  
   RX  
  The PPS Code for the Research Support Professionals Bargaining Unit.  
S
   SA  
  See System Administrator (SA)  
   SCFA  
  Santa Cruz Faculty Association [More]  
   Search Committee  
  A group of campus representatives normally selected by the hiring supervisor who participate in the screening of applications, interviewing, and selecting of the top candidate(s).  
    Selection Criteria  
  Qualifications and/or competencies contained within the job description which are utilized by the search committee to evaluate applicants.  
    Selection Criteria Guide  
  A numbered list of the Selection Criteria.  
    Shift Differential  
  Additional compensation paid to an employee in an eligible class who is required by management to work an assigned evening, night or weekend shift. See PPSM A 33.  
   SHR  
  Staff Human Resources  
    Sign-up  
 

See Employee Sign-up.

 
   SMG  
  A personnel program for Senior Managers.  
   System Administrator (SA)  
  Manages and maintains RMS.  [More]  
   SX  
  The PPS Code for the Service Employees Bargaining Unit.  
T
   T&PP  
  Title & Pay Plan  
   TC  
  Title Code  
   TX  
  The PPS Code for the Technical Employees Bargaining Unit.  
U
   UAW [Top of Page]
  United Auto Workers [More]  
   UC-AFT  
  University Council-American Federation of Teachers [More]  
   UCRP  
  University of California Retirement Program  
   Unit  
  An academic or administrative group within the campus regarded as a distinct entity in the larger campus organizational structure. Also see hiring unit.  
   UPTE  
  University Professional and Technical Employees [More]  
V-Z
    Waiver Request Packet  
  Materials used to initiate a waiver of recruitment request in the Recruitment Management System (RMS). Packet contains completed RMS Worksheet: Waiver of Recruitment, RMS Worksheet: Supplemental Job Offers - Non-Recruitment or Waiver of Recruitment (when requesting multiple hires), job description and divisional waiver justification letter.  
    Waiver of Recruitment  
  A non-competitive process in which the hiring manager identifies the candidate for hire in lieu of the position being posted and advertised. [More]  
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   99  
  The PPS Code for both Non-Represented Academic Employees and Non-Represented Staff Employees.  

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