General Principles of Good Human Resource Relations

All University employees, faculty, administrators, and staff are expected to treat one another (and potential employees) lawfully, ethically, and professionally, at every stage of the personnel process: from recruitment to review to retirement.

 

As described in this handbook, faculty and administrators are invested with significant decision making roles in human resource relations, including recruitment, periodic review, promotion, and tenure. It is the responsibility of teaching faculty, administrators, and staff involved in personnel processes to know, understand, and uphold applicable employment laws and university policies.

 

The Executive Director and staff of the Office of Human Resources also hold important responsibilities with respect to human resources relations, including in the recruitment process for full-time teaching faculty, faculty seeking accommodations for disabilities, procedures for grievances (both general grievance procedure and faculty grievance for discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment), and retirement (including phased retirement). In all of these roles, the Office of Human Resources supports the University's processes and provides specialized resources to ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and University policies.