Human Resources & Academic Personnel Services

Employees are encouraged to review CDC guidelines regarding what to do if they believe they may be ill with COVID-19, including contacting their health care providers for assessment. 

Your insurance may provide no-cost services for testing and treatment. The following information is subject to change - you should check your insurance company’s website for the most current information.

Live Scan services are currently available to campus community members (faculty, staff, students, etc.) through the University Police Department. The live scan form required to complete live scan services can be found on the HR Forms website. In the event that live scans are no longer being provided on-campus, other agencies in Humboldt County may still be providing Live Scan services. Calling the agency ahead of time is recommended.

Background checks ordered through Accurate are being processed, but they are contingent upon the status of the verifying agency. Many background checks have been cancelled due to COVID-19 related agency closures.

The guiding principles for completing recruitments are to provide a fair and equitable search process for all applicants.

For staff and MPP searches:

COVID-19 has impacted the availability of candidates as well as the employees serving on search committees. As such, Committee Chairs should reach out to their appropriate Vice President to determine whether specific searches are moving forward or are suspended. 

In the absence of reasonable safety or legal reasons, employees must follow the directives of their appropriate administrators or they will be considered to be insubordinate. Insubordination may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. 

Yes, student employees may be reassigned to a position that has the same funding source. Academic Student Employees (Unit 11 ISAs, GAs, TAs) should continue to perform the work for which they were appointed (or similar work) and at their appointed time base.  They should work closely with their appropriate administrator to determine their responsibilities while telecommuting.  

Student Employees should continue to perform the work for which they were appointed (or similar work) and at their appointed time base. If their appropriate administrator is not able to transition job functions to telecommuting, students will continue to be paid for their regularly scheduled time. Student employees who are telecommuting should read the guidelines on telecommuting for staff and managers and complete the telecommuting form. 

Through May 15, 2020, all student employees will continue to be paid for their regularly scheduled time.  For example, if you are scheduled to work every Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you will continue to be paid for those hours even if you are unable to come in. Thereafter, student employees are eligible for the temporary COVID-19 Paid Administrative Leave. You can find more information on this by following this link.

Student employees whose work is not essential to critical operations of the campus are to telecommute, at the direction of their appropriate administrator. Please continue to work with your appropriate administrator on your work assignments and technology support needs.