May 1, 2020 / Modified may 1, 2020 10:11 a.m.

UA releases revised furlough, pay cut plan

On Friday, President Robbins announced modifications to the ranges of salaries and respective cuts, while canceling furloughs for the lowest earners.

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The University of Arizona has revised its plan to save money during the COVID-19 pandemic, making more detailed salary ranges and their corresponding furlough days or pay cuts.

One of the biggest changes to the plan, according to a Friday morning email from President Robert Robbins, is that UA employees earning less than $44,500 a year will be exempt from furloughs. Under the initial proposal, earners in that category faced 13 unpaid days off.

The new proposal also ups the number of salary ranges and their respective furlough periods and pay cuts. For those making less that $150,000 a year, there are now 26 brackets, while the initial plan had three.

The plan details the salary ranges and corresponding pay cuts for those earning more than $150,000, reducing salaries by a range of 15.4% to 20%.

See a table of the revised plan here..

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