University of South Florida Must Return Time Off to Faculty Members
The University of South Florida last year gave an estimated 5,500 employees this choice: take off three days in late December without pay, or use three days of paid vacation to cover the time.
Now an arbitrator has said the university didn't have the authority to force unionized faculty members to take the annual leave.
In an e-mail Monday evening, USF provost Ralph Wilcox said the university would re-credit the leave not only to affected faculty members but to any employee who had been forced to take it.
"The only fair action is to extend the restoration to ALL eligible employees," he wrote.
The USF chapter of United Faculty of Florida challenged the decision in a grievance last year. The arbitrator's decision was released last week.
