CONCORD UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS

POLICY NO. _______

EMPLOYMENT INNOVATIONS

Section 1. General

1.1 Scope: Unless otherwise indicated, these policies apply to the following classes of Concord University full-time and part-time employees: faculty, classified, non-classified, contract.

1.2 Authority:

This policy shall be read and applied in light of and consistent with WV Code §1813-7-9.

1.3 Effective Date: Effiective upon passage.

Section 2. Purpose

2.1 The purpose of this policy is to encourage the most effective and efficient utilization of the talents and abilities of Concord University employees.

Section 3. Policy

2.2 It is the policy of Concord University to discourage temporary, non-emergency, institutionally-imposed changes in an employee's work schedule; and to maintain reasonable continuity in working schedules and conditions for employment that are consistent with the mission of the University and the support of its students.

2.3 Organizaional units are encouraged to consider feasible and innovative ways to most efficiently utilize the institution's employees. Such innovations might include flexibility in employee scheduling, and four-day work weeks. It is recognized that scheduling will be based on the unique needs of various departments and a scheduling option that is optimal for one department does not necessarily justify it for other departments.

2.4 Given the high value of personal effort and teamwork and the powerful benefits of focusing and aligning employee performance with the objective, goals and mission of the University and its departments, it shall be the policy of the University to establish and maintain a performance based employee recognition program to recognize outstanding instances of individual and departmental performance. The recognition program should be based on documented performance criteria relative to the goals and objectives of departments and employees, and it should be based on supervisory recommendations with appropriate review and approval. The program should have an annual budget sufficient to provide appropriate awards. There should be a steering committee established by 1 November 2006 to design and oversee implementation of a program that is to be presented to the Concord University Board of Governors by 1 March 2008.