To define the parameters of and confirm the at-will nature of employment at CWI
Human Resource Policies
To establish guidelines for faculty contracts and teaching appointments.
To provide guidelines governing certain relationships between employees and students.
To facilitate the maintenance of an alcohol and drug free workplace and establish the parameters of CWI’s drug and alcohol testing program.
To provide guidelines for the proper reimbursement of interview expenses incurred by applicants for employment.
To provide guidelines for proving reimbursement for moving expenses.
To secure the safety and well-being of campus community members and institutional assets by providing for background checks on new employees, current employees applying for or being transferred into a new position and, where applicable, volunteers.
To establish guidelines for ensuring that CWI’s personnel files are complete and that new hires are provided necessary information related to their employment at CWI.
To establish guidelines for the release of employee information in response to requests from external parties.
To provide guidelines for the maintenance of and access to employee personnel records.
To establish processes to ensure that CWI’s payroll is accurately and timely processed in accordance with state and federal law and CWI policy.
To establish expectations for employee conduct while at work and/or while representing CWI.
To establish and provide guidelines for CWI’s employee performance management process.
To provide a process for addressing employee complaints about performance evaluations, job assignments, compensation, corrective action, or any other terms and conditions of employment.
To provide guidelines for addressing employee performance deficiencies and/or conduct issues.
To provide guidelines and applicable procedures regarding the separation from employment of employees of CWI.
To describe CWI’s compensation program for CWI’s staff/non-faculty employees.
To define various classifications of employees at CWI for purposes of determining certain obligations and benefits associated with employment at CWI.
To delineate and describe the benefits provided to CWI’s employees.
To provide guidelines and procedures to be followed in the determination and declaration of a financial exigency and to define circumstances where adverse employment action may be necessary for curriculum reasons.
To provide guidelines for the provision of professional development opportunities for CWI employees.
To provide guidelines for employees who wish to engage in or are engaging in outside employment.
To recognize significant contributions made to CWI by former Board of Trustee members and long‐term employees.
To provide guidelines for the proper utilization of volunteers at CWI.
To provide protection for employees reporting the existence of any waste of public funds, property or manpower or the violation or suspected violation of applicable law in accordance with the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act.
To establish guidelines regarding political activity by employees on CWI’s campus. This policy is not intended to improperly prohibit or limit CWI’s employees from exercising their freedom of speech or political association.
To provide guidelines related to the hiring, supervision and instruction of individuals whose familiar relationship with existing employees may create an actual or apparent conflict of interest.
To provide guidelines for identifying, evaluating, and managing potential or actual conflicts of interest.
To establish guidelines for the update, review, and creation of CWI policy, and document necessary approval requirements and communication.
To provide appropriate attire and grooming standards for employees.
To delineate and describe the Educational Tuition Waiver Benefit.
To provide guidelines for telecommuting for work or utilizing a flexible work schedule.
To provide guidelines to address: (i) the reinstatement of accrued but unused sick leave when an employee of CWI leaves employment by CWI and subsequently returns to employment with CWI; (ii) the transfer of accrued but unused sick leave when an employee leaves the employment of a state...
The purpose of this policy is to establish CWI’s compensation program for CWI’s full-time faculty employees in accordance with state and federal law and CWI policy.