July 16, 2020

To: All UConn and UConn Health Colleagues:

As noted by President Katsouleas and UConn Health CEO Andy Agwunobi, our educational, research and healthcare organizations are facing a difficult FY21. I know each of you are working hard to fulfill the missions of this University and your efforts are inspiring. Still, we are taking steps to reduce the projected deficits.

I have been asked to reach out to you to encourage the use of the Voluntary Schedule Reduction Program (VSRP) that enables employees to temporarily reduce their work schedules with unpaid leave, without affecting most of their other State benefits. This program is authorized by the State of Connecticut in Section of 5-248c of the General Statutes and is administered at UConn by Human Resources at Storrs and Farmington. All employees with at least 6 months of service who work an FTE of at least 50% are eligible, and employees may apply for sporadic days off, work schedule reductions, or a leave of absence.

Your participation in this program is entirely voluntary and the University understands that each of your situations are different.

We are encouraging employees to consider this program and managers to approve those requests that do not result in overtime costs or have a significant impact on critical services. VSRP requests may be approved or declined by management based on the need of the department or division.  Storrs and Regional employees may apply and review FAQs through the Storrs/Regionals HR website. UConn Health employees may apply and review FAQs through the UConn Health HR website.

These are difficult economic and personal times for each of us, our families, friends, colleagues, and the University, State of Connecticut, nation, and world. On behalf of President Katsouleas and Dr. Agwunobi, thank you for considering the VSRP program.

Sincerely,

Christopher Delello