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Employee Handbook
Table of Contents

1 - Purpose of the Employee Handbook

2 - Facts about Macalester

3 - Staff Employment

4 - Staff Wage and Salary Plan

5 - Staff Training and Development

6 - Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures

7 - Curricular Policies and Procedures

8 - Academic Department and Program Policies and Procedures

9 - Faculty Professional Activities Programs

10 - Faculty Directory, Officers and Committee Memberships

11 - Employee Benefits

12 - Community Standards and Additional College Policy Statements

13 - Health and Safety

14 - HIPAA Policies and Procedures

Handbook Index

Faculty Constitution and By-Laws

Questions and Answers

What happens to the position when one employee goes out on an approved leave?

    If the leave will be for a short period of time, you may want to see if the job share partner can temporarily fill in. For an extended period of time the job share partner may be unable to work in a full time capacity. You may need to use a temporary employee of other team members to help fill the gap.

How do we facilitate communication between job share partners and the department?

    Clarify the role of the job share partners with department members to alleviate misunderstandings as to which person department members can go to for assistance. Ideally, internal and external customers should be able to contact either job share partner with no delay in service. Job share partners should communicate with each other in a way that eliminates the need for repeat requests or discussions with customers.

How are position responsibilities allocated to each job share partner?

    Typically both people should be responsible for all job functions. There may be certain functions that one employee is more comfortable doing and you may allocate the responsibilities accordingly. In a job share arrangement both employees should be capable of performing all job functions within the position. If they are not capable, you may have two part-time positions, not a job share arrangement.

How is performance measured for job share partners?

    Performance evaluations will be based upon the partners' abilities to perform all the position responsibilities which have been assigned to them. Since many responsibilities are shared, the job share partners' ability to effectively coordinate with one another and the supervisor will be critical. Individual qualities that each person brings to the job will be factored into the evaluation as well.

How are benefits provided for job share partners?

    Benefit set up will be based on each employee's proportional FTE. For example, if the total job is 1.0 FTE, and is shared equally, each employee will receive benefits based on .50 FTE. Job share employees should consult with Employment Services to get a detailed explanation of benefit eligibility.

What if one person terminates his/her position in the job share arrangement?

    The Supervisor, Direct Report to the President of the appropriate area, and Employment Services will review the situation. The remaining job share partner may be asked to become full-time or a search for a new job share partner may begin. If there is a search for a new partner, the remaining partner may be asked to temporarily fill in the gap.

What if one job share partner requests full-time employment?

    Opportunities within the College would be considered for the job share partner requesting full-time employment. If the other partner is terminating, the request for full-time by the remaining partner would normally be accommodated.


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