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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Director, Communications/Training & Organizational
 Development, for distribution to all Department Representatives.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Now that all faculty salary increases for the 2025<span style="color:black">–</span>2026 academic
 year have been implemented, faculty contracts should be regenerated to reflect the updated salaries in OMNI HR, in accordance with the FSU/UFF Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Step-by-step instructions on regenerating faculty contracts in OMNI HR are
 available on the HR website, specifically on page 3 of the job aid titled “<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhr.fsu.edu%2Fsites%2Fg%2Ffiles%2Fupcbnu2186%2Ffiles%2FPDF%2Fdocs%2Ffaculty-relations%2FFacultyContract2024-2025.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Chrms%40lists.fsu.edu%7C27cc3e4370814c5f661008de30e231cd%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639001945212627268%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pxrxB3eFIeVRmX838DsPoLaNwI0513muERdVMN3R0UQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2186/files/PDF/docs/faculty-relations/FacultyContract2024-2025.pdf"><span style="color:blue">Faculty
 Contracts 2025-2026</span></a></span></u>.” Additional faculty contract information is available
<span style="color:black">on the </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhr.fsu.edu%2Fsections%2Ffaculty-relations&data=05%7C02%7Chrms%40lists.fsu.edu%7C27cc3e4370814c5f661008de30e231cd%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639001945222914233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lqfaHex6FcJjx5KGzqe7gPAEBB2DmYQQTiz7IsqnaOo%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://hr.fsu.edu/sections/faculty-relations"><span style="color:blue">HR
 Faculty Relations</span></a><span style="color:black"> website. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty contracts are generated online, reviewed by the generator for accuracy, and submitted to be approved and acknowledged electronically via workflow in
 OMNI HR.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Once approved by the appropriate Dean, Director, or Department Head (DDDH), the contract will automatically route to the faculty member for approval.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Email notifications are sent when the contract is ready for DDDH or faculty member review.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#782F40;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Faculty members electronically sign their contracts in OMNI HR.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#782F40;margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Contracts will automatically populate to the faculty member’s personnel file once fully approved and signed electronically.</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">As always, review faculty contracts carefully for accuracy. If a contract contains inaccurate information, there may be an error in the faculty member’s OMNI
 HR records. Please submit the appropriate paperwork to correct any errors <b>before</b> submitting the contract for electronic approval.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For specialized faculty on four-year, multi-year appointments (MYAs) that received salary increases and are in the first year of the contract, contracts must
 be regenerated. For contracts in the second year, use the ad hoc process to generate an updated contract. OMNI HR will only generate the remaining three years of the four-year MYA in year two.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Questions?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">  Contact Akin Valentin-Quiñones at
<a href="mailto:agv24@fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">agv24@fsu.edu</span></a> or Alexis Trapani at
<a href="mailto:atrapani@fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">atrapani@fsu.edu</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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