Campus Onboarding Actions

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New or re-hired individuals may have additional actions necessary to work at UC Merced.  These include:
  • CATCARD: The CatCard is your campus identification card (ID), which you can obtain from the CatCard Office on campus: South Campus, Granite Pass Room #171. Your CatCard grants you access to UC Merced buildings and labs located on- and off-campus. CatCards can also be loaded with money at Cashier Services on the first floor of the library building and used to pay for goods in the Campus Store and campus dining facilities. Some local businesses also offer discounts to CatCard holders.  For more information, please the CatCard Services website. 

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  • TIMEKEEPING: Employees eligible to accrue vacation and/or sick leave are required to submit a timesheet via the online Time Reporting System (TRS). You may access the TRS system within 24 hours receiving your new hire welcome message by using your UCMNet ID and password. For more information, please go to the Time Reporting System (TRS) webpage.
  • Bi-weekly Paid Employees: timesheets are due to be submitted no later than end-of-shift on your last scheduled workday at the end of a pay cycle (every other Saturday). Late submitted timesheets will be processed on the next regular pay period.
  • Monthly Paid Employees: timesheets are due by noon the 5th of every month. Monthly timesheets are processed one month in arrears. Thus, leave accruals, e.g., vacation, are not deducted from your TRS balances until processed through the payroll system. 

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  • GLACIER (NON-RESIDENT ALIENS ONLY): GLACIER is an Online Tax Compliance System used by UCMerced. Within 10 days of the receipt of your welcome email, please Log into GLACIER  and provide any requested information via the GLACIER Online Tax Compliance System. For more information, please visit the Account Payable & Tax Payment Services website.

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Workers Compensation

Worker's Compensation is a state-mandated insurance plan designed to provide benefits and assistance to allworkers who are injured as a result of their employment or who develop job-related illnesses. Benefits mayinclude: medical costs, temporary disability, permanent disability, job displacement voucher or death benefits.The objective of the UCM Worker's Compensation Program is to assist in your quick recovery and return to work. For more information visit the Human Resources Workers Compensation webpage.

Protected Sick Leave

As part of the University of California's ongoing commitment to supporting employee well-being and work-life balance for staff and academic personnel, we are excited to announce a significant expansion of paid sick leave, effective January 1, 2025. This expansion will offer greater security and peace of mind for UC’s valued employees, whether full-time or part-time. For more details, refer to Personnel Policy for Staff Members (PPSM) 2.210 Absence from Work and the Human Resources Expansion of Paid Sick Leave webpage.

University Policy and Contracts

The University of California has published policies and union contracts that all employees have access to review. See the UC Net website:Bargaining units, contracts and local agreements.

For non-academic student employees, see the UC Merced Student Employee Handbook.

  • NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION: NEO is mandatory for all newly hired non-faculty, non-academic, non-student staff and registration is required.  New staff members are expected to attend NEO within the first 60 days of starting employment with UC Merced. For more information or to register, please visit the Human Resources NEO webpage. 
  • Academic employees should contact Academic Personnel Office (APO) with questions regarding new employee orientation. 

Human Resources New Employee Orientation (NEO)