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	<title>The Future of UC Retirement Benefits</title>
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		<title>Retiree health benefit changes coming in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anne Wolf Retiree health is a benefit employers rarely offer, but UC has chosen to maintain it as part of its employment package. About half of current faculty and staff will be affected by new eligibility rules for retiree health benefits that go into effect on July 1, 2013. These rules were approved by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Employment Benefits Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernie Granillo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of California Board of Regents approved changes to UC’s retiree health and pension programs in December 2010. For more detailed information on specific changes, please see the fact sheets below. All of the fact sheets (including Spanish language versions) are also posted under Fast Facts. The Facts: Post-Employment Benefits Espanol The Facts: What&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UC Retirement Plan contributions increasing July 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faculty, staff and UC will contribute more to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) beginning July 1, 2012. Rates for faculty and staff will rise to 5 percent of pay, up from roughly 3.5 percent. The university will pay 10 percent of pay, up from 7 percent. Faculty and staff will see the increased contributions reflected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regents clarify provisions for operation of UC Retirement Plan new tier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>awolf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UC Board of Regents today (May 16) approved several provisions related to the new tier of the UC Retirement Plan that was originally approved in December 2010. These provisions clarify: That membership in the new pension tier is determined by the date the employee becomes eligible for UCRP membership; this clarifies that the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does an employee become eligible for UCRP?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>awolf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several ways to become eligible for UCRP: Be hired into a career position for 50 percent time or more for one year or longer Work 1,000 hours in a continuous 12-month period in a limited appointment, a contract position or &#8220;noncareer&#8221; position Work 750 hours in a continuous 12-month period in a non-Senate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regents approve increased pension contributions for 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>awolf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of California Board of Regents today (Nov. 28) approved an increase in retirement plan contribution rates for both UC and its employees effective July 2013. Faculty and staff will contribute 6.5 percent of their pay and UC will contribute 12 percent to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) beginning July 1, 2013. Employees currently [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Regents to consider increased retirement plan contributions for 2013</title>
		<link>http://ucrpfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/news-updates/regents-to-consider-increased-retirement-plan-contributions-for-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernie Granillo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Current faculty and staff, and the University of California will pay more into the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) in 2013 under a proposal that the Board of Regents will consider at its November meeting. UC will ask Regents to raise employee contributions to 6.5 percent of covered salary, effective July 1, 2013.  UC would contribute [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Higher UCRP contributions affecting paychecks issued beginning July 20</title>
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		<comments>http://ucrpfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/news-updates/higher-ucrp-contributions-affecting-paychecks-issued-beginning-july-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>awolf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faculty and staff will see a change in their next paychecks as both the University of California and its employees start contributing more to the UC Retirement Plan. The higher contribution rates start with July earnings and will be reflected in paychecks issued between July 20 to Aug. 8, depending on whether employees are paid [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>UC Retirement Plan contributions increasing July 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>awolf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faculty, staff and UC will contribute more to the UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) beginning July 1. Rates for most faculty and staff will rise to 3.5 percent of pay, up from roughly 2 percent for most employees.  The university will pay 7 percent of pay, up from 4 percent.  The amount will increase again in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>90</slash:comments>
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		<title>Regents approve borrowing options to fund pension plan</title>
		<link>http://ucrpfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/news-updates/regents-approve-borrowing-options-to-fund-pension-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernie Granillo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of California Board of Regents on March 17 authorized the university to use a combination of low-cost borrowing options to transfer $2.1 billion to the UC Retirement Plan in 2010-11 and 2011-12. The $2.1 billion is in addition to previously approved employer and employee contributions and enables UC to pay the unfunded portion [...]]]></description>
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