The Colorado legislature passed the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees at a rate of 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. At CU, this will affect biweekly employees and those on contracts, including undergraduate students, temporary employees, and GRAs. Hiring managers can… Read More
Dear CIRES Colleagues who work at NOAA, As many of you are likely aware, the U.S. House has passed legislation to avert a partial government shutdown tomorrow, by extending current agency funding levels through next Friday, December 18. News outlets report the Senate is likely to do the same. CIRES will be monitoring the situation… Read More
Join us for an in-depth session on how to conduct an inclusive Search and Hire. This session will be led by the CU HR D&I team with contributions from CIRES DEI and CIRES HR. Topics will include how to write an inclusive job description, recruit a broad talent pool, mitigate bias, and confidently interview candidates. Zoom… Read More
Dear CIRES Colleagues, I hope this note finds you well and safe. I am reaching out to explain a decision I’ve made for all of CIRES: I will not be offering four additional days of administrative leave in late December this year, even though CU Boulder campus is giving Colleges, institutes and other units the… Read More
Make a Plan: HR Guidance for the Upcoming Election Make a plan to vote! For those that plan to vote, we want to be sure they can! The Department of Human Resources recommends supervisors allow scheduling flexibility to employees who wish to vote on Election Day on Nov. 3. Most polling stations are open from… Read More
Please join Associate Director for Science Christine Wiedinmyer and CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati for an upcoming Career Track Information Session 10:30 am Wednesday, October 28. Overview will include the Career Track promotion process, giving guidance on the promotion package preparation, and taking time to answer questions at the end of the session. Overall, this session… Read More
CIRES HR would like to remind you of the Annual Leave Certification process, which must be completed by October 25. The leave certification process is set by Board of Regents Policy. All leave eligible employees are required to do this each year. This year, the pandemic may have hindered the ability of some employees to use excess leave before the fiscal year… Read More
Has it been a while since your position description was updated? Not sure? Position descriptions can be viewed by visiting your CIRES Information page. To get there navigate to the “Your CIRES Information” box, accessible from the insideCIRES home page, upper right corner. If your job has changed and you would like an update, use… Read More
