There are many ways to look at the employment landscape
at UC Berkeley. On this page, we try to define some of the most important
terms and provide you with links to other web pages that will give you
the information you need.
| Employment Type: All employees of UC Berkeley are either academic, staff, or student employees, each with their own policies and regulations. We are focusing only on nonacademic staff careers in this handbook. More information on academic or student employment can be found at the websites of the Academic Personnel Office or the Student Career Center |
Job Classifications:Chapter 3 of the Guide to Managing Human Resources describes the process of job classification in great detail, from the writing of a job description to the actual process of classification and reclassification. This is vital information for anyone interested in working toward a job reclassification. The job description and the series concepts need to match in order to achieve a successful reclassification. |
| Personnel Policies: There is a basic set of policies for UC employees at all campuses, which is called the Personnel Policies for Staff Members (or PPSM) . In addition, there are supplemental or revised Berkeley campus policies and procedures listed at the Human Resources (HR) website. But don't think it's that easy! PPSM policy does not necessarily apply to you! If you are in an employee group that is officially represented by a union (known as "exclusively represented"), your employment may still be governed by older staff policies. Ask your supervisor or department HR administrator which policy applies to your job. | Employment Plans: Non-covered
staff employees belong to one of two plans: the Management/Senior
Professional (MSP) or Professional and Support Staff (PSS).
Each plan is further subdivided into grades, which are ascending levels
of responsibility and salary. PSS
grades
Looking at it another way, PSS jobs are also split between merit based/open range titles and stepped titles. |
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This page last updated on 11/23/99