• Special Payroll Authorization Request (SPAR)
• FAIT Curriculum
  Special Payroll Module

Special Payroll FAIT Curriculum

OVERVIEW

1. What is Special Payroll?
   Special payroll is a professional payroll used for temporary short-term services.
   
   
2. Special Payroll Governance
   
   1. CT General Statutes
   2. Collective Bargaining Agreements
   3. Special Payroll Policy
   4. Re-employed Retiree Policy
   5. Extra Compensation Policy

      
      

CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYMENT

• Adjunct Faculty
• Students
• Rehired Retirees
• Other Temporary Professionals Services

Adjunct Faculty

1. Definition of Adjunct Faculty
   1. Part-Time (8 Credits or Less Per Academic Semester)
   2. Instructor of Record
      
      
2. Title Usage
   1. Non-UConn Faculty
   2. Non-Teaching Professionals with 2nd Appointment
   3. State of Connecticut Retirees
      
      
3. AAUP Contractual Rights and Obligations
   1. Minimum Per Credit Rates
   2. 4 Plus Consecutive Semesters - 1% Increase Above Contractual Minimum
   3. 10 Pleas Consecutive Semesters - Multi-Year (3-Year) Contracts
      
      
4. Offer Letters
   1. Letter C: Adjunct Faculty – Initial One Semester Appointment
   2. Letter D: Adjunct Faculty – Fall & Spring Appointments
   3. Letter E: Adjunct Faculty – Multi-Year Contract After 10 Semesters
   4. Letter F: Adjunct Faculty – Renewal for One Semester
   5. Letter H: Adjunct Faculty – Gratis Appointment
   6. Letter K: Adjunct Faculty – UCPEA Staff Appointment
   7. Letter L: Adjunct Faculty – State Retiree Appointmen

Students

1. Graduate Students
   1. Graduate students can be paid on special payroll and should follow the guidelines under Other Temporary Services for all special payroll appointments (except teaching).
   2. Graduate students teaching credit courses use the Special Payroll Lecturer title.
      
      
2. Graduate Assistants
   1. Graduate students can be paid on special payroll and should follow the guidelines under Other Temporary Services for all special payroll appointments (except teaching).
   2. Graduate students teaching credit courses use the Special Payroll Lecturer title.
   3. Graduate assistants who have a 100% Graduate Assistantship must obtain Graduate School approval to be employed on special payroll during the academic year.
      
      
3. Undergraduate Students
   1. Undergraduate students may not be compensated on special payroll.

Rehired Retirees

1. Retirees may not exceed 120 days or 12 credits per calendar year.
   
   
2. Re-Employed Retiree Policy
   
   
3. Payroll authorizations for retirees must be processed based on the calendar year (not fiscal or academic years)

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Other Temporary Professionals Services

1. Titles
   1. Academic Specialist
   2. Administrative Specialist
   3. Temporary University Specialist
   4. Public Service Specialist
   5. Non-Credit Instructor
   6. Non-Credit Specialist
   7. Research Specialist
   8. Instructional Specialist
      
      
2. Other Usage of SP
   1. Gratis Appointments
   2. Prizes and Awards
   3. TSHC Classified to Unclassified

Existing Employees

1. Faculty Extra Compensation Policy
   1. Instructional Activity Outside of the Applicable Appointment Period (Special Payroll Lecturer)
   2. Teaching at Campuses other than Home Campus (Special Payroll Lecturer)
   3. Summer Research
   4. Intra-University Consulting
      
      
2. Non-Teaching Professional
   1. Adjunct Faculty
   2. Teaching for Credit Policy for Members of UCPEA Bargaining Unit

Benefits

1. Eligibility Determinants
   1. Title
   2. Start and End Dates
   3. Compensation
   4. Concurrent State of Connecticut Employment
   5. Prior State of Connecticut Employment

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