HR Update

New Employee Orientation Meetings & Resources

As a reminder, the new Minn. Stat. Sec. 179A.07, Subd. 9 law allows unions to have in-person access to new employees in the bargaining unit for 30 minutes of paid time within 30 days of starting employment. If new employee orientations are being held, the applicable union(s) must be notified by local HR at least 10 days in advance. Please work with the unions to ensure compliance with this new requirement which apply to all unions at the University, including LELS, 1-M, 1-B, IBEW, Trades Council(s), Teamsters, AFSCME, UEA-D, UEA-C, and GLU-UE. 

The following resources are available to the HR community to help ensure compliance with the new law:   

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New Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scams

The State of Minnesota will never text or email you. Learn how to protect yourself and what to do to prevent being targeted for unemployment insurance fraud, which is growing nationally. Employees who think they may have been the targeted for this type of fraud should take action and learn more about unemployment insurance fraud. 

Preventing Sexual Misconduct, Discrimination and Retaliation

This required educational module for all employees provides information on preventing and responding to sexual misconduct, retaliation, and discrimination based on race, national origin, disability, gender identity and expression, religion and other protected characteristics.