Wisconsin Asking High-Paid Staffers To Extend Pay Cut Through Feb. 27

The 24 highest-paid Univ. of Wisconsin athletics employees were asked in May to take a 15% pay cut through October, and now, the department "wants to extend that until Feb. 27," according to Todd Milewski of the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL. These employees include football coach Paul Chryst, men’s basketball coach Greg Gard, AD Barry Alvarez and other "top-paid employees" in the department. Most athletics employees are "returning to their full weekly hours as the delayed start to the sports season approaches, but around 20 will remain on a work-share program through the end of 2020." Those who are returning to full hours, however, will be "subject to between five and 9½ furlough days through Feb. 27, with higher numbers correlating to higher salaries." In addition to the salary cuts, the department is "limiting expenses through a hiring freeze, a pause on nonessential purchases and travel restrictions" (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 10/16).