http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/pre-retirement-planning-workshops/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/pre-retirement-planning-workshops/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:00:03 +0000 David Peterkofsky http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32838 The UC Berkeley Retirement Center is offering a free six-week program on retirement benefits, work-life transitions and other aspects of pre-retirement planning. The sessions will be held on Friday afternoons, beginning Oct. 5; the deadline for registration is Sept. 28.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/10/pre-retirement-planning-workshops/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/07/6-3-million-californians-lack-access-to-workplace-retirement-plan-labor-center-research-finds/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/07/6-3-million-californians-lack-access-to-workplace-retirement-plan-labor-center-research-finds/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:50:05 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31719 Some 6.3 million Californians lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, according to a new study released today by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/07/6-3-million-californians-lack-access-to-workplace-retirement-plan-labor-center-research-finds/feed/ 0 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4091356/raising-the-retirement-age-increases.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4091356/raising-the-retirement-age-increases.html#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:52:35 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21544 Raising the retirement age may seem sensible, given rising life expectancy. But many working-class families and African Americans may not live to retirement age, "making these proposals profoundly unfair," Ken Jacobs and Nari Rhee, of the UC Berkeley Labor Center, write in the Sacramento Bee. ]]> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4091356/raising-the-retirement-age-increases.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/20/village-movement-2/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/20/village-movement-2/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:29:44 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=18461 Need a ride to the doctor’s office? A helping hand or a sympathetic ear? If you’re 50 or older, Ashby Village may have just the right person for you. The 170-member social network – driven in part by expertise from UC Berkeley – is part of the nationwide neighbors-helping-neighbors Village movement. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/20/village-movement-2/feed/ 0 http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/index.shtml http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/index.shtml#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:04:49 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=17314 Nearly half of California workers will retire in or near poverty, according to a new study by UC Berkeley's Center for Labor Research and Education. The authors found that retirees across the state rely overwhelmingly on Social Security income, a trend that could worsen as future workers retire without employer-sponsored benefits. ]]> http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/index.shtml/feed/ 0 http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/news/phased-retirement-proposal http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/news/phased-retirement-proposal#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:29:07 +0000 Steve McConnell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=16069 The University of California is proposing a Phased Retirement Program that would help career employees 55 or older transition into retirement by reducing work hours (and pay) for up to three years before retiring, in exchange for a lump-sum payment at retirement.]]> http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/news/phased-retirement-proposal/feed/ 0 http://grad.berkeley.edu/news/duggan http://grad.berkeley.edu/news/duggan#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:17:51 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14338 The Graduate Division doffs its hat to Joe Duggan, who retired as associate dean earlier this summer, with a slideshow and appreciation. ]]> http://grad.berkeley.edu/news/duggan/feed/ 0 http://ucrpfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/news-updates/higher-ucrp-contributions-affecting-paychecks-issued-beginning-july-20/ http://ucrpfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/news-updates/higher-ucrp-contributions-affecting-paychecks-issued-beginning-july-20/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:43:00 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14159 Faculty and staff will see a change in their next paychecks, as higher employee contributions to the retirement fund kick in. For most employees, contributions are increasing from 2 to 3.5 percent of pay; UC's contribution increases from 4 percent to 7 percent. ]]> http://ucrpfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/news-updates/higher-ucrp-contributions-affecting-paychecks-issued-beginning-july-20/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/07/14/retirement-plan-updates-from-regents-ucop/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/07/14/retirement-plan-updates-from-regents-ucop/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:55:06 +0000 Office of the President http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=14015 The UC Board of Regents on Thursday adopted changes to some of the assumptions used to estimate UC Retirement Plan liabilities and costs. UCOP also reminded university employees that they will see an increased contribution to UCRP in their next paycheck.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/07/14/retirement-plan-updates-from-regents-ucop/feed/ 0 http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1106-ucrs-board-election-results.html http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1106-ucrs-board-election-results.html#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:53:12 +0000 Office of the President http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13502 Paul D. Brooks of UC Berkeley and Catherine A. Brennan of UCLA have been elected staff representatives to the University of California Retirement System Advisory Board.]]> http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1106-ucrs-board-election-results.html/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ouruniversity/may11/ http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ouruniversity/may11/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:18:30 +0000 Office of the President http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12354 The latest edition of the monthly UC newsletter also looks at the new student health insurance program and a systemwide research website.]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ouruniversity/may11/feed/ 0 http://universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/ucrpfuture/news-updates/uc-retirement-plan-contributions-increasing-july-1/ http://universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/ucrpfuture/news-updates/uc-retirement-plan-contributions-increasing-july-1/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 18:08:35 +0000 Office of the President http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12103 Faculty, staff and the university will contribute more to the UC Retirement Plan beginning July 1. Rates for most faculty and staff will rise to 3.5 percent of pay, up from roughly 2 percent for most employees. UC will pay 7 percent of pay, up from 4 percent.]]> http://universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/ucrpfuture/news-updates/uc-retirement-plan-contributions-increasing-july-1/feed/ 0 http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1105-ucrs-election-candidates.html http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1105-ucrs-election-candidates.html#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 18:56:36 +0000 Office of the President http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=11944 Seven UC employees are in the running for two open staff seats on the UC Retirement System Advisory Board. An online election to fill the seats will be conducted from May 23 through June 17.]]> http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/news/general/1105-ucrs-election-candidates.html/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24674 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24674#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:51:35 +0000 Office of the President http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=2804 The UC Regents voted Dec. 13 on changes to the university’s retiree health and pension programs. Earned pension benefits of current employees and retirees are protected by law and cannot be revoked or reduced. Current employees, as well as UC, will contribute more to the pension program, and roughly half of current faculty and staff will come under new eligibility rules for retiree health care.]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24674/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/10/28/pensions/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/10/28/pensions/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:30:31 +0000 Public Affairs http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=1211 Proposed changes to UC pension plan get a hearing at two campus forums hosted by Chancellor Birgeneau. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/10/28/pensions/feed/ 0