Employment Policies

The Division of the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer is responsible for the policies below.

For a listing of all active university policies, visit the University Policy library.

Policy Index

CONSTITUENT KEY

The "For" column broadly denotes applicable employee groups.

F = Faculty and Academics
S = Staff

Policy title	Policy number	For
Performance Dialogue	6.10.6	S
Staff Transfer (Excluding Academic and Bargaining Unit Staff)	6.10.9	S
Employee Discipline (Excluding Academic and Bargaining Unit Staff)	6.11.3	S
Separations, Voluntary and Involuntary (Including Layoff)	6.12	S
Accommodations for Faculty and Staff See also... Accommodations	6.13	F \| S
Avoiding Nepotism See also... Guidance on Policy 6.1.4, Avoiding Nepotism in the Faculty Context	6.14	F \| S
Leaves for Professors and Academic Staff See also... Academic Parental Workload Relief Form (pdf)	6.2.1	F
Establishment of College-level Academic Employee Grievance Procedures	6.2.10	F
Consensual Relationships See also... Consensual Relationships FAQs	6.3	F \| S
Policy 6.4: Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct See also... Procedures for Resolution of Reports Against Employees Under Cornell University Policy 6.4 Procedures for Resolution of Reports of Prohibited Discrimination Against Faculty Under Cornell University Policy 6.4 Procedures for Resolution of Reports of Prohibited Discrimination Against Staff Under Cornell University Policy 6.4	6.4	F \| S
University Volunteers	6.5
Filling Vacancies (Excluding Bargaining Unit Staff) See also... Guidelines to Support Filling Vacancies Appointment Definitions Benefits Eligibility Guidelines for Temporary and Casual Appointments Approved Academic Titles (pdf) Academic Appointment Terms and Authority (pdf) Conflict of Commitment: Dual Appointment (pdf) Probationary Period (pdf) (HR policy 6.11.2) Wage Theft Prevention Act FAQs Guidelines for Cornell Faculty and Staff Engaging with Interns and Visiting Students	6.6.1	F \| S
Flexibility in the Workplace See also... Procedures for Requesting & Reviewing Flexible Arrangements	6.6.13	S
Reference Checks, Information Verification, and Background Checks See also... Background Check FAQs	6.6.2	F \| S
Time Off and Leaves This policy addresses bereavement leave, jury duty/court appearance, voting time, emergency medical technician, volunteer firefighter, emergency responder, and holidays.	6.9	S
Probationary Period (pdf) HR Policy	6.11.2	S
Personnel Files (pdf) HR Policy	6.13.4	S

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