View Bill 15-16-25
Senate Bill 15-16-25
| Bill ID: | 15-16-25 |
| Name: | Telework Guidelines and Protocol |
| Proposed: | 03/03/2016 |
| Sponsor: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Proposal: | The issue of telework has been a topic of discussion for the Staff Affairs Committee over many years. After consulting with the Director of Staff Relations in University Human Resources (UHR), the committee determined that it would be beneficial to create guidelines that UHR could use as protocol and best practices for supervisors and employees at the University who are interested in developing telework agreements for eligible employees. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 04/19/2017 |
History
| Reviewed By: | Senate |
| Received: | 04/12/2017 |
| Decision Date: | 04/19/2017 |
| Decision: | The Senate reviewed the guidelines as an informational item. |
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| Reviewed By: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 03/31/2017 |
| Decision Due By: | 04/07/2017 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the guidelines on the April 19, 2017 Senate meeting agenda as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the revised guidelines and voted to send them to the Senate as an informational item. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Reviewed By: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 01/11/2017 |
| Decision Date: | 03/23/2017 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward the revised guidelines to the SEC for informational purposes. |
| Actions: | The Staff Affairs Committee reviewed the revised Teleworking Guidelines and Agreement sent by University Human Resources and made comments on shared electronic versions. The committee discussed these comments at its February 23 meeting, which was attended by representatives from UHR. The committee again met with a representative from UHR at its meeting on March 16, when it proposed final revisions to the teleworking materials. The Staff Affairs Committee voted to endorse the revised Teleworking Guidelines and Agreement by an email vote concluding on March 23. The revised drafts were sent to UHR, which indicated that it, too, was in support of the revised versions on March 24. The committee will finalize its work on this issue by reporting its actions to the SEC. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
| Reviewed By: | University Human Resources (UHR) |
| Received: | 09/27/2016 |
| Decision Date: | 01/11/2017 |
| Decision: | UHR sent draft documents to the Staff Affairs Committee for consideration. |
| Actions: | In fall 2016, UHR requested additional time to review the telework guidelines put forth by the Staff Affairs Committee in Spring 2016. In January 2017, UHR sent draft guidelines to the Staff Affairs Committee and asked for the committee's input. |
| Next Step: | Staff Affairs Committee Review |
| Reviewed By: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) and Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 09/16/2016 |
| Decision Date: | 09/27/2016 |
| Decision: | The SEC and Staff Affairs Committee reviewed the UHR memo. |
| Actions: | The SEC and the Staff Affairs Committee reviewed the memo from UHR requesting more time to review the telework guidelines that were sent to UHR from the Staff Affairs Committee. |
| Next Step: | UHR Review |
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| Reviewed By: | University Human Resources (UHR) |
| Received: | 04/27/2016 |
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| Reviewed By: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 03/11/2016 |
| Decision Date: | 03/21/2016 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to send the guidelines as a memo to University Human Resources |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the recommendations of the Staff Affairs Committee at its March 21, 2016, meeting. The SEC voted to send a memo to University Human Relations. |
| Next Step: | University Human Resources |
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| Reviewed By: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 10/05/2015 |
| Decision Date: | 03/11/2016 |
| Decision: | The Staff Affairs Committee decided to send a memo forward to UHR through the SEC. |
| Actions: | During the 2015-2016 academic year, the Staff Affairs Committee discussed the idea of creating a set of telework guidelines for the University to recommend as protocol for use by UHR. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |