Transcript New Employee Orientation

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Pay Periods
Work Hours
Reasonable Accommodations
Holidays
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
Tuition Waivers
Mediation Services
Information available on
Human Resource Services website:
www.umt.edu/hrs
 New Employee Information
 Personnel Policies/Procedures
 Benefits “Quick Questions”
 Training & Development Opportunities
 Payroll/Pay Schedule Information
 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
 Contract Administrators, Contract Professionals,
Faculty, and individuals on Letters of
Appointment are paid monthly.
 Classified, Skilled Crafts and Temporary Staff are
paid on a biweekly basis (every other Wednesday).
 Student Employees are paid semi-monthly.
 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except for University holidays.
 The actual hours you work may vary, depending on
the needs of your department.
 You may also be permitted to work an alternative
schedule, with your supervisor‘s approval, to
accommodate your needs and the needs of the
University.
 Requests for reasonable workplace accommodations should be
directed to Human Resource Services.
 Documentation is required from appropriate medical source
establishing the disability.
 Requested accommodations should be necessary to perform
essential functions of the position.tof the position.
The University of Montana observes the following Holidays:
 New Year’s Day - January 1
 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Third Monday in January
 Lincoln’s and Washington’s Birthdays - Third Monday in February
 Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
 Independence Day - July 4
 Labor Day - First Monday in September
 State General Election Day - First Tuesday in Nov. in even-numbered years
 Veterans Day - November 11
 Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday in November
 Friday following Thanksgiving Day (exchanged for Columbus Day holiday)
 Christmas Day - December 25
 Holidays occurring on a Saturday are observed on the
preceding Friday.
 Holidays occurring on Sunday are observed on the following
Monday.
 Holiday benefits are paid to eligible faculty and staff at the
regular rate for up to eight hours or equivalent paid time off
of up to eight hours.
 Holidays occurring during approved paid absences will not
be charged against accrued annual, sick, or military leave.
 Faculty on fiscal year appointments and administrators with
academic rank whose appointment is .5 FTE or greater
accrue annual leave on a monthly basis of 14 hours per
month.
 Contract professionals and administrators accrue annual
leave at the rate of 10 hours per month.
 Classified staff accrue annual leave on a bi-weekly basis.
(4.62 hours in a bi-weekly period).
 All employees become eligible to use their accrued
annual leave after completing six months of
continuous employment with The University of
Montana. There is a graduated accrual rate which is
dependent on the number of years of employment.
 Accrued annual leave is paid out in full at
termination if 6 months of employment have been
completed.
 Generally, all positions except faculty employed for less than a
full academic year are eligible to earn sick leave credits.
 Sick leave is defined as a leave of absence with pay for a
sickness suffered by a faculty or staff member or an
immediate family member.
 Sick leave can be used for conditions such as:
 illness, injury, medical disability
 maternity/paternity-related absence
 medical/dental/visual examination or treatment
 care of or attendance to an immediate family member
 death or funeral attendance for an immediate family
member
 Accrued sick leave is paid out at 25% at termination
if 90 days of employment have been completed.
 Accrual is 8 hours per month or 3.69 hours/bi-
weekly (1.0 FTE)
 Eligible faculty and staff (permanent, non-probationary and
working at least .75 FTE) are entitled to a waiver of in-state
tuition for regular courses of study at The University of
Montana.
 Supervisor approval is required. In this case employees are
required to record annual leave or leave without pay during
their absence from work.
 Two IMPORTANT Notes:
 Faculty and Staff members who terminate during the
academic semester in which they receive a waiver will be
required to reimburse the University for the value of the
waiver.
 If your FTE goes below .75 during the academic semester,
you will be required to reimburse the University for the value
of the waiver.
 Provides a safe and confidential forum to resolve workplace
issues.
 Mediators maintain a neutral position.
 Solutions are mutually decided and address both parties
needs.
 Free to All University system employees.
 A great way to address problems before they become bigger
issues.
 In order to provide a safe and healthy environment for our
employees, students, and visitors. We became a tobacco-free
campus (via policy 406.1.1), in the fall of 2011.
 This prohibits tobacco use in or on property owned, leased, or
used for specific events by the University or any of its
components.
 For the purpose of this policy, “tobacco” includes any
lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, bidi, clove
cigarette, smokeless or spit tobacco, dissolvable tobacco,
hookah shisha, snuff or snus, kreteks, and cigarillos.
Human Resource Services
Lommasson 252
406.243.6766
www.umt.edu/hrs