Sharon in HR just sent this to one of our adjuncts who got the message and whose hours did NOT change. I think it explains everything:
To clarify the previous email received regarding separation and reduction of hours:
Following recent legislation, information must be provided by to employees upon separation or reduction of hours. This new regulation mandates that when an employee separates or has a reduction in hours, CUNY must provide that employee with a written notice of their eligibility for unemployment benefits.
The notice includes temporary separations such as end-of-semester appointments for part-time employees (e.g., part-time instructional and non-instructional staff and college assistants entering a break of service).
It is expected that part-time staff will be provided with the notice multiple times a year.
In short, this notice is in case you need to apply for unemployment if you are not assigned to work in the Winter session, from now until you come back to your position in the Spring semester.
We apologize for any misunderstandings this may have caused.
Thank you,
Sharon
Yes, Ivy, They seem to have sent it to some faculty members whose hours didn't change. I suspect this is a glitch in the system. I am not sure how the group of faculty members receiving these messages was identified.SincerelyK
From: Qianyun (Ivy) Huang <Qianyun.Huang@qc.cuny.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2023 6:17:51 PM
To: Ekaterina Pechenkina <Ekaterina.Pechenkina@qc.cuny.edu>; Larissa Swedell <Larissa.Swedell@qc.cuny.edu>; Zadia Feliciano <Zadia.Feliciano@qc.cuny.edu>; Stephen Grover <Stephen.Grover@qc.cuny.edu>; Francois Pierre-Louis <Francois.Pierrelouis@qc.cuny.edu>; Shige Song <Shige.Song@qc.cuny.edu>; Melissa Checker <Melissa.Checker@qc.cuny.edu>; James Lowry <James.Lowry@qc.cuny.edu>; Julia Sneeringer <juliasneeringer@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Message from HRThank you, Kate. but they also sent this to an adjunct that are assigned courses in the spring. This happened to any other departments?
From: Ekaterina Pechenkina <Ekaterina.Pechenkina@qc.cuny.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2023 6:14:39 PM
To: Larissa Swedell <Larissa.Swedell@qc.cuny.edu>; Zadia Feliciano <Zadia.Feliciano@qc.cuny.edu>; Qianyun (Ivy) Huang <Qianyun.Huang@qc.cuny.edu>; Stephen Grover <Stephen.Grover@qc.cuny.edu>; Francois Pierre-Louis <Francois.Pierrelouis@qc.cuny.edu>; Shige Song <Shige.Song@qc.cuny.edu>; Melissa Checker <Melissa.Checker@qc.cuny.edu>; James Lowry <James.Lowry@qc.cuny.edu>; Julia Sneeringer <juliasneeringer@gmail.com>
Subject: Message from HRDear Colleagues,This is a heads up that HR has just sent the following message to some faculty members. Per HR, they are now required to send this message by law.
Sincerely, K
