Adverse Weather Policy Change
IUPUI has adopted a policy change concerning closing of the campus in the event of adverse weather. When adverse weather conditions force cancellation of IUPUI classes, the campus will close.
"IUPUI administrators have reviewed the approach to campus closures in the event of an adverse weather situation, and have updated procedures which align campus closure with the cancellation of classes," said, Ellen Poffenberger, Assistant Vice Chancellor forHuman Resources Administration.
" If weather conditions are extreme enough to cancel classes, the campus will close and staff employees will not have to come to work," she continued. "There will always be exceptions for campus employees who are identified as "essential personnel" by their departments, such as our campus police, but for the majority of our staff employees, this modification in procedure will clarify understanding and expectations when adverse weather occurs. We hope our employees will be pleased with this new approach."
Under the policy change, staff who are scheduled to work during the hours the campus is closed are paid, and the absence is charged to weather. Staff do not have to charge the absence to paid-time-off benefits or make up the time. Staff with previously scheduled time off for vacation or other absences not related to the weather continue to charge the time to the appropriate time off category.
Staff who have been previously identified as "essential personnel" by their departments are required to work during campus closings. Support and service staff employees who are required to work on their scheduled workday when the campus is closed due to adverse weather receive pay for the hours worked plus pay or time off at 1 times the hourly rate. The department head determines which type of additional compensation the employee receives. Professional Staff who are required to work during adverse weather do not receive any additional pay or time off. Staff who work during a campus closing and who are not designated as "essential personnel" will be paid at their regular rate of pay for the hours worked.
When adverse weather conditions exist, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to visit iupui.edu/alert for information.
Even with adverse weather, the possibility remains that the IUPUI campus will remain open and classes will be held as scheduled.
When the campus remains open during adverse weather, employees are expected to use their best judgment if adverse weather creates extreme travel hazards for commuting to and from the workplace. They should not endanger themselves nor ignore the statements of local law-enforcement officials about traveling during adverse weather. Staff should make every effort to notify their supervisor if they cannot get to work, and advance notice requirements for use of time off will be waived.
Visit http://www.iupui.edu/~prepared/weather/ for more details. The web site also provides quick links to road conditions in Marion County and the rest of the state, local traffic conditions, the National Weather Service, and a set of weather cams throughout Indiana.
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