Policies and Resources
All Policies
Accommodations
Disability Accommodation Process for Faculty and Staff
Recruitment & Selection
Filling Vacancies (Excluding Bargaining Unit Staff)
- Guidelines to Support Filling Vacancies (pdf)
- Appointment Definitions
- Benefits Eligibility
- Guidelines for Temporary and Casual Appointments
- Approved Academic Titles (pdf)
- Academic Appointment Terms and Authority (pdf)
- Conflict of Commitment: Dual Appointment (pdf)
- Probationary Period (pdf) (HR policy 6.11.2)
- Wage Theft Prevention Act FAQs
Reference Checks, Information Verification, and Background Checks
Staff Conduct
Policy 6.4: Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct
- Procedures for Resolution of Reports Against Employees Under Cornell University Policy 6.4
- Procedures for Resolution of Reports of Prohibited Discrimination Against Faculty Under Cornell University Policy 6.4
- Procedures for Resolution of Reports of Prohibited Discrimination Against Staff Under Cornell University Policy 6.4
Staff Time Off
Time Away From Work This policy addresses funeral leave, jury duty/court appearance, voting time, emergency medical technician, volunteer firefighter, emergency responder, and holidays.
- Catastrophic Leave Donation
- Family Leaves for Nonacademic Staff
- Health and Personal Leave for Staff
- Medical Leaves for Nonacademic Staff
- Military Leave Amendment
- Vacation (Excluding Academic and Bargaining-Unit Staff)
- Lactation Time Away from Work (also applicable to faculty/academics)
- Voting Time (also applicable to faculty/academics)
- Blood Donation Leave (also applicable to faculty/academics)