University of Minnesota  Appendix

Pay Provisions During Emergency Closings or Reduced Operations

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Civil Service and Labor Represented Employees

  1. Employees who can work remotely during an emergency closing or reduced operations are expected to do so. 
  2. Employees whose work schedule begins during an emergency closing or reduced operations will not be required to report to work, unless there are at least four hours remaining on their shift when the change in operations officially ends. If their work schedule begins during an official closing or reduced operations, they will be paid for their scheduled hours. Employees who can work remotely will be expected to do so.
  3. Employees who are at work when an emergency closing or reduced operations status is declared will be sent home. Employees who are sent home will be expected to work remotely if they can. Employees who are unable to perform their work remotely will be paid for the balance of their scheduled hours.
  4. Employees on approved vacation, personal holiday, sick leave, or leave of absence without pay when an emergency closing or reduced operations is declared will be charged for vacation, personal holiday, sick leave, or leave without pay as previously arranged.
  5. If an employee's appointment is scheduled to end during a period of emergency closing or reduced operations, for whatever reason, the appointment will end as previously scheduled, i.e., a period of emergency closing or reduced operations does not extend an appointment that was previously set to end.  To the extent discipline or investigatory proceedings are underway, they will continue through the period of emergency closing or reduced operations, subject to any restrictions or limitations on in person or on campus meetings.
  6. During a short-term emergency closing or reduced operations of 72 hours or less, employees required to work on campus within their normal work week will be awarded equivalent time off at regular pay for hours worked during the emergency closing or reduced operations. Time off granted under this policy must be authorized and approved by the supervisor, and must be taken at a time convenient to the department. If an employee works additional hours, the hours may be subject to overtime provisions in the Civil Service Rulebook or the appropriate collective bargaining agreement. 

During extended emergency closings or reduced operations that continue for more than 72 hours, employees who are able to do their work remotely will be expected to do so.  

  1. If required to work, staff  on Temporary and Casual appointments will be paid for hours worked only.
  2. V-Class Civil Service employees may be subject to  different expectations for reporting to work, as directed by their supervisor.  These employees are not eligible for the compensation outlined in item #4.

During partial building closures, affected employees whose work can be performed at other locations on campus will be reassigned to those areas. If this is not possible, and work cannot be performed remotely, employees will be paid for their scheduled hours.

Academic Professional and Administrative, Faculty, Graduate Assistants, and Professionals-in-Training Employees

  1. Faculty, professional and administrative staff, and graduate assistants (excluding those employed through Work-Study), and professionals-in-training will be paid their normal salaries during an emergency closing or reduced operations, but they will be expected to work remotely or make arrangements to handle those responsibilities not carried out because of the emergency closing or reduced operations.
  2. Employees on approved vacation, personal holiday, or leave of absence without pay when an emergency closing or reduced operations is declared will be charged for vacation, personal holiday, or leave without pay as previously arranged.
  3. If an employee's appointment is scheduled to end during a period of emergency closing or reduced operations, for whatever reason, the appointment will end as previously scheduled, i.e., a period of emergency closing or reduced operations does not extend an appointment that was previously set to end. To the extent discipline or investigatory proceedings are underway, they will continue through the period of emergency closing or reduced operations, subject to any restrictions or limitations on in person or on campus meetings.

Student Workers

"Essential" Student Work

Student workers who have been designated as "Essential" and are required to work on campus during an emergency closing or reduced operations that falls within their normal work schedule will be paid at regular pay for hours worked during the emergency closing or reduced operations. If a student works additional hours, the hours may be subject to overtime provisions as outlined in the Administrative Policy: Student Work.

During a short-term emergency closing or reduced operations of 72 hours or less, "Essential" student workers required to work on campus will also be awarded equivalent time off at regular pay for hours worked. Time off granted under this provision must be authorized and approved by the supervisor and must be taken at a time convenient to the department. 

During extended emergency closings or reduced operations that continue for more than 72 hours, student workers who are able to do their work remotely will be expected to do so.  

"Non-Essential" Student Work

During a short-term emergency closing or reduced operations of 72 hours or less, non-essential student workers, who are scheduled to work will be paid for their regularly scheduled hours.

All Student Workers

Student workers who received permission to change their normal working schedule because of illness, studies, or personal reasons, and whose absence for these reasons coincides with the hours of the emergency closing or reduced operations, will not be paid for their regularly scheduled hours during the emergency closing or reduced operations.

Student Workers Paid through the Work-Study Program

Work study funds are prohibited from use during an emergency closing or reduced operations, unless a special exception is made by Federal or State agencies. Therefore, work-study student workers who are required to work during an emergency closing or reduced operations that falls within their normal work schedule must be paid in full from departmental funds.  Departments are asked to reschedule Work-Study students for the hours they would have worked during an emergency closing or reduced operations.

Further Information

Questions about personnel or compensation issues related to potential or actual closings or reduced operations should be directed to your local campus, college, or administrative unit HR administrator, or as needed, to the Office of Human Resources specialist or consultant.