Telecommuting, in accordance with the University’s educational mission and operational needs, provides Cal Poly Humboldt an additional strategic avenue for supporting and meeting the future growth projections and workforce efficiency goals. As the third Polytechnic University is the California State University system, the university will continue endeavor and expand every technological means to better serve our students and campus community.

Below is the CSU System wide Telecommute Program that has been adopted for implantation at Cal Poly Humboldt effective February 28, 2022.

How It Works

Step 1: Supervisor and Employee

1. Read the California State University Telecommute Program.
2. The employee and the supervisor will have a conversation about the possibility of telecommuting.

Step 2: Supervisor

If the supervisor approves the employee telecommute request, the supervisor will need to:

1. Use the Telecommuting Form Practice Document to gather all the information needed to fill out the Adobe Sign Form.
2. Once all the information is gathered, open the Telecommute Program Form in Adobe Sign.
3. In the Adobe Sign form, type the employee's Humboldt email address using the abc123@humboldt.edu format.
4. Click the Send button.
5. Fill out the required fields with the information that you gathered in the Telecommuting Form Practice Document.
6. Sign the form where required.
7. Click the "Click to Sign" button.

Step 3: Employee

The employee will receive an email from Adobe Sign. 

1. The employee will click the link to open the Telecommute Program Form in Adobe Sign
2. The employee will sign the form where required and check the boxes of the Home Safety Checklist section
3. Click the "Click to Sign" button.

Step 4: Human Resources

HR will sign the document and attach it to the employee's personnel file.

Documents

• California State University Telecommute Program
• Telecommuting Form Practice Document
• Adobe Sign Telecommute Program Form
• Telecommuter's Home Safety Checklist Draft