At UF, staff and faculty pay raises follow layoffs
University of Florida faculty and staff are getting raises just a few months after the school announced more than 100 layoffs to help slash $47 million from its budget.
UF President Bernie Machen announced today that staff would receive 2 percent increases effective Sept. 19. A 3 percent merit pool will be created for faculty, with raises to be determined based on critera set by college deans, he added.
Health care premiums will not increase, Machen said in a statement.
Money for the raises will come from fees and higher tuition approved recently by trustees, Machen said.
"Any time we are asked to do more with less total resources, it is difficult and potentially damaging to the institution," Machen said. "Because of your collective efforts, we have come together and are positioned to maintain our commitment to educational excellence. In recognition of this overall effort, we are going to provide a small, but hopefully significant, compensation increase to eligible faculty and staff."
UF President Bernie Machen announced today that staff would receive 2 percent increases effective Sept. 19. A 3 percent merit pool will be created for faculty, with raises to be determined based on critera set by college deans, he added.
Health care premiums will not increase, Machen said in a statement.
Money for the raises will come from fees and higher tuition approved recently by trustees, Machen said.
"Any time we are asked to do more with less total resources, it is difficult and potentially damaging to the institution," Machen said. "Because of your collective efforts, we have come together and are positioned to maintain our commitment to educational excellence. In recognition of this overall effort, we are going to provide a small, but hopefully significant, compensation increase to eligible faculty and staff."
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