[Click here and type date]

[Click here and type Name] [Click here and type Address]

Dear [Click here and type Name]:

I am very pleased to offer you the position of [Click here and type job title] in the [Click here and type department/division/unit] at the University of Minnesota. This is a temporary no post position governed by the collective bargaining agreement between the University and AFSCME Local 3937 and 3801 Council 5, AFL-CIO which is available online at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/policies/governing/unit7contract/index.html.

The specifics of this offer are outlined below:

 This is a [Click here and type percent time (75-100)] percent time temporary no post position starting [Click here and type starting date] and ending no later than [Click here and type ending date], contingent upon the availability of work and funds for the position and on the acceptability of your performance.

 Your annual salary is [Click here and type amount] with an hourly rate of [Click here and type hourly rate]. You will be paid bi-weekly (every other Wednesday). You may expect your first paycheck on [Click here and type date]. Eligibility for shift differential pay is outlined in Article 19 of the collective bargaining agreement.

 While on this position, you will be covered by Social Security and the Minnesota State Retirement System. You also will be eligible for the University’s health, life, and dental insurance programs. Your department will contact you regarding these benefits.

 This appointment will provide vacation and sick leave to you at the rate of three minutes per straight-time paid hour worked. Your vacation leave will accrue from the start of your appointment. You will be able to use vacation as it is earned, with supervisor’s approval. The sick leave you accrue in any one pay-period will not be available until after the beginning of the following pay period.

 This position is union represented (AFSCME Locals 3937 and 3801 Council 5, AFL-CIO). Union dues or fair shares will be deducted from your paycheck. Please feel free to contact Unit 7 AFSCME Clerical Locals 3937 and 3801 Council 5. Further information can be found at: http://www.afscme3937.org/ and for UMD: http://www.d.umn.edu/~afscme.

 This offer is contingent upon your ability to provide authorization to work in the United States and the University of Minnesota prior to the start date identified in this offer letter.  This offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. You will receive an email from the University’s background check vendor, General Information Services, Inc. (GIS) that will include the link to enter your personal information and authorization for the check. Please enter your information as soon as possible upon receipt of the eLink from GIS.

 You have a right to review your personnel file once every six months while employed with the University of Minnesota. To exercise this right, you must submit a written request to review your file to [Click here and type unit's HR contact]. If, after reviewing your file, you dispute specific information, please inform your [Click here and type unit's HR contact]. The University may agree to remove or revise the disputed information. After you have had an opportunity to review your file, you may make a written request for a copy of the record at no cost to you.

Please sign below to indicate that you have read and understand the provisions of your temporary appointment as explained above. This letter will be placed in your employee file.

Sincerely,

______[Click here and type supervisor's name]

______[Click here and type employee's name]

______(Date Signed)

cc: Employee File