Temporary Summer Shutdown Stipend

The University will provide to eligible full-time employees a Temporary Summer Shutdown Stipend (TSSS) benefits program to provide income to laid-off employees during the temporary summer shutdown period of a section or department or for specific positions within a department that are designated as 9- or 10-month assignments.

Eligible employees must have completed their probationary periods with the University and shall not be receiving or applying for State Unemployment Insurance benefits. TSSS benefits shall be provided under conditions as follows:

  1. Eligible employees shall exhaust their accrued vacation and personal holidays prior to receiving benefit payments under the TSSS benefits plan.
  2. The TSSS benefit payments will be 65% of basic straight-time hourly earnings and will not be paid for more than a twelve (12)-week period during the summer temporary shutdown (generally from mid-June to mid-September).
  3. While receiving the TSSS benefits, employees shall not accrue vacation, personal holidays, or sick leave, nor shall they be paid for any regular holidays, funeral leave, jury duty, voting time, or military leave.
  4. Employees shall not receive TSSS benefit payments covering any period for which they are receiving payments under the Worker's Compensation temporary disability benefits program, or any University disability plan.
  5. Applying for or receiving State Unemployment Insurance benefits while receiving TSSS benefits payments will be cause for disciplinary action, including discharge.
  6. Employees shall continue their regular staff benefits during the TSSS benefit period; the employee's share of costs will be deducted from the payments, and the University will continue to pay the employer's share.
  7. Seniority shall continue to accumulate during the TSSS Benefit period.

 Local 743 Contract available via Employee Labor Relations Web site at the following:

http://hr.uchicago.edu/employeelabor/unions/L743/index.html

 Contact Employee Records at 5-0510 with any questions or concerns.

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