Human Resources

Academic Titles and Appointments

For more information about the policy on Academic Titles and Appointments, see Employment Policy and Practice on the HR Working at Cornell website, or contact Workforce Policy and Labor Relations at hrpolicy@cornell.edu, (607) 255-4652.

Leaves for Professors and Academic Staff

Policy Number:

6.2.1

Cornell University may allow professors and academic staff to take leave from appointed responsibilities under certain circumstances, including arrangements that support a balance between family life and university responsibilities. The university strongly encourages academic managers and…

Establishment of College-level Academic Employee Grievance Procedures

Policy Number:

6.2.10

Cornell University requires colleges to establish minimum standards by which certain academic employees can pursue grievances against the university.

Consensual Relationships

Policy Number:

6.3

Policy Statement Romantic or sexual relationships between students or postgraduates (as defined by this policy) and faculty members, staff members, or others in positions of authority over them are prohibited whenever those relationships have the potential to interfere with an individual’s right or…

Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct

Policy Number:

6.4

1 Policy Introduction Cornell University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning, living, and working environment for its students, faculty, and staff. The university does not discriminate on the basis of protected status in the education programs and activities it…

University Volunteers

Policy Number:

6.5

Cornell University depends upon university volunteer support to accomplish its missions of education, research, and public service and wishes to ensure that volunteers' relationships with the university are clearly established and understood by both parties.

Filling Vacancies (Excluding Bargaining Unit Staff)

Policy Number:

6.6.1

Policy Statement Cornell University is committed to selection procedures that are fair, consistent, and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Therefore, before initiating searches to fill vacancies, units must utilize a strategy that takes into account the values of equal employment…

Reference Checks, Information Verification, and Background Checks

Policy Number:

6.6.2

Cornell University requires units to conduct thorough reference checks and detailed information verification on all applicants (external and internal) to whom an offer of employment is to be made.

Flexibility in the Workplace

Policy Number:

6.6.13

Policy Introduction Cornell University provides flexible work arrangements, at the discretion of department heads or their designee, to enable staff and management to effectively serve customers, meet university goals, and help employees balance personal and professional responsibilities. To Whom…

Time Off and Leaves

Policy Number:

6.9

Policy Introduction Cornell University, including Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and Cornell Tech (collectively the “university”), acknowledges the vital role that time away from work plays in promoting employee wellbeing, restoration, and overall effectiveness. A comprehensive array of leave options…

Performance Dialogue

Policy Number:

6.10.6

The university requires all regular, full- and part-time, nonacademic staff members and their supervisors to participate in the performance dialogue process, which promotes and documents communication between supervisors and staff members throughout the year.

Staff Transfer (Excluding Academic and Bargaining Unit Staff)

Policy Number:

6.10.9

Cornell University supports an environment that values the pursuit of career mobility and encourages staff members who express an interest, and have the abilities, to pursue appropriate vacancies to foster their career development. Toward that end, the university supports a staff members efforts to…

Employee Discipline (Excluding Academic and Bargaining Unit Staff)

Policy Number:

6.11.3

Cornell University may use disciplinary actions to assist supervisors and staff members in resolving unsatisfactory job performance, misconduct, or behavior that violates university policies, procedures, or practices. Disciplinary procedures will be administered consistently, and in a manner that…

Separations, Voluntary and Involuntary (Including Layoff)

Policy Number:

6.12

Policy Statement Cornell University administers involuntary and voluntary separations from the university as equitably, humanely, and consistently as possible. Reason For Policy Appropriate staffing is critical to the university’s mission of excellence in teaching, research, and public service. In…

Accommodations for Faculty and Staff

Policy Number:

6.13

Policy Introduction This policy outlines Cornell University’s commitment to providing reasonable accommodations to the following qualified faculty and staff: individuals with a disability, individuals experiencing pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals with sincerely held…

Avoiding Nepotism

Policy Number:

6.14

This policy outlines the university’s expectations for maintaining equal employment opportunity by preventing the occurrence of or potential for favoritism or nepotism in employment decisions involving an employee’s family member or an individual with whom an employee has a personal relationship…