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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">February 3, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">UCPath Notice: Improve Absence Management March 8 Go-Live</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Improve Absence Management Phase 1 project will go live on March 8, 2026.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This project automates accrual calculations, removing the need for UCPath to perform manual calculations and balance adjustments. Upcoming changes will
improve accrual accuracy, particularly for employees who have a change in pay frequency or who are terminated and rehired within the same pay period.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">There will be no down time outside of the regular maintenance window and no system-wide code freeze.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Additional information: <a href="https://ucofficeofthepresident.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/IAM-P1/Shared%20Documents/Training-Change%20Management/IAM%20Support%20Documentation%20Go%20Live%20V0.81.docx?d=w98a03bcec09f4825a04332ad8b525359&csf=1&web=1&e=r9WymG" target="_blank">IAM
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If you have any questions, please contact the UCPath Center at (855) 982-7284, Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, or at
<a href="https://ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu/" target="_blank"><b>ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu</b></a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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