Accrued Leave
The amount of sick leave, vacation, vacation carryover, personal holiday, legal holiday and banked leave an employee has earned based on the number of hours in pay status.
Administrative Limited Appointment
A leadership role such as dean or associate dean that falls into the employee category of Limited. A Limited appointee serves at the discretion of the appointing authority.
City of Madison Living Wage
110% of the Federal poverty rate for a family of four.
Civil Service System
A hiring process that incorporates merit selection principles including objective criteria to evaluate job applicants and make hiring decisions.
Consecutive Appointments
When a temporary employee works two or more TE appointments back-to-back.
Continuous Service
All the time in a position with a State of Wisconsin agency as defined in Wis. Admin. Code § ER 18.01(3) or with the UW System in a position with an expectation for continued service, adjusted for any breaks in service. Continuous service at the University of Wisconsin System does not include time served in positions that are ineligible for leave per UW–Madison Campus-wide Operational Policy: Sick Leave.
Crafts Worker Supervisor
Position that supervises Crafts Workers.
Creditable Service
The amount of service an employee is granted under the Wisconsin Retirement System based on the number of hours worked in a year and the employee’s WRS employment category.
Division
A UW–Madison college, school or equivalent organizational unit.
Nonexempt Supervisor
An employee who is responsible for supervising two or more FTEs but is not exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as indicated in the employee’s position description.
Prevailing Wage Rate
The amount paid by other employers in the labor market for similar work. The rate is established by the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Shop Supervisor
Position that supervises Crafts Workers.
State of Wisconsin Adjusted Continuous Service
All time employed by the State of Wisconsin in either the Unclassified, Classified or University staff service in a permanent capacity, adjusted for breaks in service, shall be counted in determining an employee’s length of continuous service. This excludes time served as a Limited Term or Project Employee.
UW–Madison Adjusted Continuous Service
All time employed by UW–Madison in either the Unclassified, Classified or University Staff service in a permanent capacity, adjusted for breaks in service, shall be counted in determining an employee’s length of continuous service. This excludes time served as a temporary or project employee.