HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONAL PLAN HUMAN RESOURCES SSU determined that departments and employees who can continue to fulfill their duties via remote work will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. As we work towards a broader repopulation of campus for the fall, the university will assess which departments and employees will be required to return to on-campus work to support the academic mission and the needs of our students. This situation will continue to be monitored as the year progresses and more about COVID-19 is discovered. No employee who was not already deemed essential should return to campus without the explicit permission of the COVID-19 Emergency Response Team (ERT). While a good portion of the SSU team will continue to work remotely this fall, SSU will increase its on-campus workforce to ensure that the direct needs of our students are met. This requires employees returning to campus to participate in the Health and Safety Information and Protocols Training on COVID-19 prior to their return, and employees working remotely to continue to meet the expectations of their supervisors and be available to the entire SSU community as they would be during regular business hours if they were on campus. SSU employees can contact Human Resources or refer to the Employee Guide for Return to Campus, Supervisor Guide for Return to Campus, and other resources on the COVID-19 Polaris Channel for additional information.
Departmental COVID Control Plan All administrative and academic departments must develop a written control plan outlining how their workplace will comply with the SSU COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols. The plan must be completed in accordance with the guidance provided in the SSU Repopulation Operations Plan and be submitted to the ERT for approval before any employees may return to campus. The template for the Departmental COVID Control Plan is included in this document as Appendix 12.
On-Campus Workforce In keeping with the Commonwealth’s guidelines for the return of an in-person workforce, no department is authorized to bring employees back to campus prior to receiving authorization and associated guidance from the ERT. Supervisors wishing to return limited operations to campus must submit a request to their area Vice President. If the Vice President agrees a specific employee’s return is an operational need to the university, the request will be forwarded to the ERT for approval. Requests will be reviewed in terms of campus health and safety compliance; adherence to Commonwealth standards for the workforce; and overall population density of the campus.
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