Policies

• Types of Appointments

  • Employment Categories
  • Volunteers
  • Guidelines for Adjunct Appointments
  • Student Hourly Employees
  • Lump Sum Pay Basis Appointments
  • Non-Service Appointments
  • Appendix: Joint Appointments

• Interchanges and Contracts

  • Inter-Institutional Agreements
  • Intergovernmental Personnel Temporary Interchanges
  • Contracts for Personal Services
  • Independent Contractor Services

• Recruitment, Assessment, and Selection

  • Recruitment, Assessment, and Selection of Academic, Faculty, Limited, and University Staff Employees *
  • Rehired Annuitants

• Referral Priority and Reappointment Rights

  • Referral Priority for Layoffs and Long-term Nonrenewed Academic Staff Employees
  • Layoff Reappointment Rights for Academic Staff

• Employment Verification and Authorization

  • I-9 Verification of Identity and Employment Authorization
  • Criminal Background Check Policy

• New Employee Onboarding

  • New Employee Onboarding *

• Probationary/Evaluation Periods

  • Probationary Policy for University Staff *
  • Evaluation Periods for Academic Staff Appointments

• Performance Management

  • Performance Management for Managers and Supervisors *
  • Faculty Performance Reviews

• Job Security

  • University Staff Appointment Types *
  • Academic Staff Job Security
  • Temporary Employees *
  • Appendix: Operational Area Guidance Sheet
  • Appendix: Operational Area Notification/Update Letter Template

• Compensation

  • Salary Adjustments *
  • Extraordinary Salary Ranges (ESR) *
  • Compensation Structure and Pay Upon Appointment *
  • Additional Pay Components for University Staff *
  • Faculty Movement From a Limited Position *
  • Crafts Workers/Trades *
  • Continuous Service *

• Overtime/Overloads

  • Overtime *
  • Overload *
  • Summer Appointments for Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Appointees on C-Basis
  • Employees Enrolled as Students

• Staff Training and Development

  • Support for Employee Learning and Development
  • Faculty Sabbaticals
  • Appendix: Employee Coursework and Training Assistance Procedures
  • Appendix: Employee Coursework and Training Assistance Request Form

• Employee Health and Safety

  • Workplace Violence
  • Hazardous Employment Benefits
  • Workplace Safety
  • Children in the Workplace
  • Minor Protection and Adult Leadership
  • University Staff Hostile and Intimidating Behavior
  • Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect (Executive Order 54)
  • Combating Trafficking in Persons

• Flexible Work Schedules

  • Remote Work
  • University Staff Shared Governance Participation

• Workplace Ethics

  • Code of Ethics
  • Outside Employment
  • Nepotism
  • Political Activities
  • Consensual Relationships

• Leaves of Absence

  • Standard Office Hours
  • Personal and Legal Holidays
  • Sick Leave *
  • Vacation *
  • Leave of Absence Without Pay
  • Wisconsin and Family Medical Leave
  • Inclement Weather
  • Individual Building Closures
  • Funeral/Bereavement Leave
  • Leave for Serving on Jury Duty or as a Witness
  • Leave for Voting or Serving as an Election Official
  • Military Leave
  • Religious Observances
  • Catastrophic Leave
  • Bone Marrow and Human Organ Donation
  • Furlough Policy
  • Interview Time
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Postdoc Absence with Pay & Legal Holidays

• Dispute Resolution

  • University Staff Grievances Policy *
    • Also see: Grievances in the Workplace: University Staff
  • Academic Staff Grievances and Complaints
  • Faculty Grievances and Complaints
  • Whistleblower Protection

• Discipline Including Dismissal

  • Corrective Progressive Discipline for University Staff
  • Discipline, Dismissal, and Non-renewal for Faculty Members
  • Discipline, Dismissal, and Non-renewal for Academic Staff
  • Animal Care Investigatory and Disciplinary Standards
  • Appendix: University of Wisconsin System Classified Employees Work Rules
  • Appendix: Employee Assistance Office
  • Appendix: Role of Representative

• Layoffs and Nonrenewals

  • Layoff of University Staff *
  • Academic Staff Layoffs
  • Academic Staff Nonrenewals

• Resignations and Retirement

  • Resignations and Retirement
  • Emerit Status

• Personnel Files

  • Employee Personnel Files

*Denotes new HR Design policies as of July 1, 2015