CU Boulder has specific requirements for reporting, using designated medical providers and procedures after a workplace injury. This process is managed by the University’s Office of Risk Management.  For coverage purposes, please note that injuries must be reported by the employee or a supervisor within 10 days of the incident.  The website outlines the necessary… Read More


Dear CIRES Associate or Research Scientist or Supervisor, As part of CIRES HR’s ongoing compensation project, we are asking all CIRES Associate and Research Scientists to select a functional title, a step that will allow CIRES HR to compare your salary to external market rates on an ongoing basis. Functional titles correspond to titles used… Read More


CIRES HR has been working on a two-phase, institute-wide compensation project since early 2021. Below is an update on where the process stands as of December 2022. Phase 1 Update: CIRES Internal Salaries Comparison (largely completed in Fall 2022)Guided by the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and campus-related protocols, CIRES HR launched its effort to… Read More


As campus previously reported, this year, the Board of Regents have approved a base building 3% merit pool for eligible faculty and university staff employed as of Sept. 1, 2022, effective Jan. 1, 2023. A merit increase is tied to performance from this past performance cycle, July 1 – June 30, 2022. Pay increases for… Read More


CU Boulder leadership has given employees three extra days of administrative leave this season, to focus on family, friends, personal health and well-being: November 23 and December 28 and 29. Some details: This additional time off applies to all leave-eligible CIRES employees who work at CU Boulder and NOAA.   The funding for this leave will… Read More


CU Boulder has expanded eligibility to the Parental Leave Benefit. This expands eligibility and is retroactive to January 1, 2022 and includes new employee types. Please see this article for more details. If you were not eligible under the previous parental leave policy, but are under the expanded definitions, please reach out to cireshr@colorado.edu.… Read More


CU Boulder campus announced on October 3 that it would be issuing a $1,300, one-time targeted retention payment to regular salaried employees including research faculty, tenure track faculty, and university staff employed with the university as of September 1, 2022.   Eligible employees will receive the retention payment with their end-of-October 2022 paychecks. The payment amount… Read More


CIRES has updated its process related to work modality agreements to align with new campus protocols. This includes an updated online work modality agreement form, to be completed by an employee to request a hybrid, in-person, or fully remote work agreement.  The employee should consult with their supervisor in advance of completing an agreement.  Supervisors… Read More


As you finish out your ASA process for 2022, please remember that the rating sheet and supervisor’s assessment that is generated at the end of the process needs to be signed by the employee and supervisor (both pages) and routed to HR for uploading to your personnel record. Please see these step-by-step instructions on how… Read More


As you prepare for the upcoming performance evaluation discussions and related ASA supervisor assessments, CIRES HR would like to share tips and related guidance to support this work. This communication provides advice on evaluating performance in the context of the ongoing pandemic and yet another challenging year with the Marshall Fire and other world events.… Read More