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Human Resources

NOTE: This list includes HR Policies and Procedures. For HR Governing Documents, such as Civil Service Rules and Bargaining Union Contracts see the HR Policy Website.

Benefits
Compensation
Contracts and Governing Documents
Departure
Hiring
Leave
Performance
Sexual Misconduct and Nepotism
Miscellaneous

Benefits

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Emeriti Title for Retired Faculty	Conferring the Title of Faculty Emeritus	Faculty Emeriti (PDF)
Regents Scholarship Program	Applying For and Using a Regents Scholarship	Employee Development, Education, and Training (PDF)
Supplemental Benefits Plan	Implementing the Supplemental Benefits Plan	Faculty and Staff Retirement (PDF)

Compensation

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Compensation for Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Determining Salaries for Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Employee Compensation and Recognition (PDF) Employee Group Definitions (PDF) Employee Performance Evaluation and Development (PDF) Employee Recruitment and Retention
Faculty Compensation: Twin Cities, Morris, Rochester		Employee Compensation and Recognition (PDF) Faculty Tenure (PDF)
In-Range Salary Adjustments for Civil Service Employees	Granting In-Range Salary Adjustments for Civil Service Employees
Modifying Appointments of Academic Professional and Academic Administrative Employees for Financial Stringency or Financial Urgency
Senior Leader Compensation and Separation		Employee Compensation and Recognition (PDF)

Contracts and Governing Documents

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Faculty Tenure: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester	Procedures for Reviewing Candidates for Tenure and/or Promotion: Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty	Faculty Tenure (PDF)

Departure

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Early and Select Appointment Terminations for Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Terminating Professional and Administrative Employees in the Case of a Fiscal Emergency Terminating Professional and Administrative Employees due to Program Curtailment Terminating Professional and Administrative Employees for Just Cause Negotiating Severance Agreements with Professional and Administrative Employees
Layoff Severance Program for Civil Service and Union-Represented Staff Employees	Electing the Layoff Severance Program
Non-Renewal of Appointment for Academic Professional and Administrative Employees
Non-Renewal Program for Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Electing the Non-Renewal Program
Phased Retirement Program: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester	Implementing the Phased Retirement Program	Faculty and Staff Retirement (PDF)

Hiring

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Academic Appointments with Teaching Functions		Employee Group Definitions (PDF) Faculty Tenure (PDF)
Appointments of Academic Professional and Administrative Employees		Employee Group Definitions (PDF)
Background Checks and Verifications	Conducting a Background Check or Verification	Employee Recruitment and Retention Safety of Minors (PDF)
Graduate Assistant Employment	Calculating Graduate Assistant Tuition Benefits Handling Graduate Assistant Performance Issues Hiring Graduate Assistants Obtaining Tuition Benefits for May and Summer Sessions/Terms	Employee Group Definitions (PDF)
Hiring Faculty and Staff	Conducting a Search Hiring Without a Search Hiring Selected Senior and Other High-Level Leaders Verifying Highest Degree	Employee Recruitment and Retention Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action (PDF)
Postdoctoral Appointments		Employee Group Definitions (PDF)
Student Employment	Hiring Student Employees Hiring a Graduate Student into a Student Position Finding a Student Job	Employee Group Definitions (PDF)

Leave

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Bereavement Leave for Faculty and Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Notifying/Requesting and Approving Bereavement Leave	Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)
Employee Absences for Religious Holidays
Faculty Development Leaves	Obtaining a Faculty Development Leave	Employee Compensation and Recognition (PDF) Employee Development, Education, and Training (PDF)
Family and Medical - FMLA Leave	Requesting, Approving, and Placing Employees on FMLA Leave	Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)
Military, Court Appearance, or Civic Duty Leaves	Requesting a Military Leave of Absence	Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)
Paid Medical Leave and Disability Benefits for Faculty and Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Certifying and Reporting Paid Medical Leave	Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)
Parental Leave for Employees		Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)
Professional Development Leaves for Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Obtaining a Professional Development Leave	Employee Compensation and Recognition (PDF) Employee Development, Education, and Training (PDF)
Public Service: Campaigning for or Holding Public Office	Campaigning for or Holding Public Office	Employees Campaigning For or Holding Public Office (PDF)
Unpaid Personal Leaves for Faculty and Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Requesting/Approving Discretionary Unpaid Personal Leave	Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)
Vacation Donation Program for Civil Service and Union-Represented Staff	Requesting/Donating Paid Leave (for Civil Service and Labor-Represented Staff)	Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)
Vacation Leave for Faculty and Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Accruing and Using Vacation Leave	Employee Work-Life and Personal Leaves (pdf)

Performance

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Language Proficiency Requirements for Teaching Assistants	Registering for TOEFL iBT and University of Minnesota International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Test
Performance Management for Academic Professional and Administrative Employees	Conducting Annual Performance Reviews of Academic Professional and Administrative Employees Reviewing the Performance of Senior Leaders	Employee Performance Evaluation and Development (PDF)

Sexual Misconduct and Nepotism

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Managing Nepotism and Personal Relationships	Responding to Nepotism Situations	Nepotism and Personal Relationships (PDF)

Miscellaneous

Policy Title	Related Procedures	Governing Regents Policies
Conflict Resolution for Faculty, P&A, Civil Service, and Student Workers	Conflict Resolution Procedures for Faculty, P&A, Civil Service, and Student Employee Complaints	Conflict Resolution Process for Employees (PDF)
COVID-19 Vaccination and Safety Protocol Requirements for University Employees and Student Workers	Certification of COVID-19 Vaccine Documents
Discrimination	Responding to Reports of Discrimination and Related Retaliation	Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action (PDF)
Equity and Access: Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Names and Pronouns
Reporting Workers' Compensation Related Injuries	Reporting and Managing a Workers’ Compensation Claim