Arkansas Increases Career Service Bonus Amounts
| During the legislative session, the State of Arkansas passed Act 914 to amend the annual career service recognition payments for state employees.
The new bonus amounts for UAMS staff went into effect July 25, 2019. According to the UAMS Admin Guide, Policy 4.2.08, non-faculty, classified, non-classified patient care, administrative and non-tenure track academic employees, are eligible for the bonus, payable yearly in the month of their anniversary date, for service in a regular full-time position.
At UAMS, the Career Service Bonuses are paid at the end of the month of employees’ career service dates.
The new amounts are:
- 10-14 years $800
- 15-19 years $1,000
- 20-24 years $1,200
- 25+ years $1,500