HR Update

Additional Guidance on Union Orientation

Following the recent Guide for New Employee Orientation and Union Meetings brown bag session, we have expanded the guidance and FAQs based on the questions raised in the meeting. The updated guide includes expanded clarification on the roles of local HR and the union with each of the four options as well as an expanded FAQ. 

Please reach out to the ELR team at elr@umn.edu with any additional questions.  

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Consider starting or increasing contributions to a voluntary plan to save thousands of dollars more for retirement over the course of your career.

Effective May 28, 2023, non-exempt 9 and 10-month University employees will no longer be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits between academic terms.

The Canvas-housed “Fundamentals of Disability Accommodations and Inclusive Course Design” has a completion deadline of June 18, 2023, for all instructors.

The University is rolling out a new online sexual misconduct prevention course for employees who have not completed the prior sexual misconduct course.

Employees who violate the University’s Drug-Free policy, Smoke-and Tobacco-Free policy, or Code of Conduct and perform work while impaired due to the use of controlled substances are subject to disciplinary action.