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Collection preserves policies for Human Resources at Georgia Southern University. Policies are maintained by the Director of Risk and Compliance.
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Policies
Affirmative Action Equal Employment Opportunity - 2040
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: August 12, 2019
Age Criteria - 2115
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: November 30, 2019
Americans with Disabilities Act
Issued: July 15, 2010; Updated: August 8, 2022; Revised: May 29, 2020
Amorous Relationships - 2530
Issued: July 15, 2010; Updated: August 12, 2019; Revised: November 21, 2023
Animals in University Facilities
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: August 12, 2019; Revised: July 22, 2025
Annual Leave - 2300
Issued: August 1, 2012; Updated: June 1, 2018
Appeals - 2520
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: February 16, 2024
Background Investigation for Certified Officers - 2060
Issued: October 1, 2010; Updated: June 1, 2018
Background Investigation of Volunteers and Contractors - 2061
Issued: September 1, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Background Investigations - 2030
Issued: March 1, 2013; Updated: May 18, 2021; Revised: December 3, 2020
Call-Back Pay Policy - 2240
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: February 24, 2011
Children in the Work Place - 3050
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Conflicts of Interest / Conflicts of Commitment - 2181
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: November 12, 2024
Cooperation in Internal Investigations - 2560
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: May 24, 2021; Revised: January 27, 2020
Credit Report Policy
Issued: March 1, 2017
Developmental Leave - 2370
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018
Direct Appointment Policy
Issued: July 9, 2024
Dismissal, Demotion, or Suspension - 2600
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: February 16, 2024
Dress Code - 3070
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: February 16, 2024
Drug Policy - 2020
Issued: January 1, 2010; Updated: January 1, 2018; Revised: November 30, 2022
Educational Leave Policy
Issued: August 1, 2015
Eligibility for Rehire
Issued: December 3, 2020; Updated: March 5, 2021
Emergency Inclement Weather Closing - 3093
Issued: March 1, 2013; Updated: June 1, 2018
Employee Criminal Charges and Convictions
Issued: December 24, 2020
Employee Recruitment Policy
Issued: July 9, 2024
Employment Beyond Retirement - 2460
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: November 13, 2024
Ethics - 2198
Issued: July 1, 2011; Updated: November 30, 2022
Events With Alcohol Service - 2021
Issued: August 1, 2013; Updated: June 1, 2018
Exit Questionnaire - 2630
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Family Medical Leave - 2355
Issued: July 1, 2010; Updated: June 1, 2018
Financial History Background Check - 2062
Issued: September 1, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Fitness for Duty - 2570
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Gratuities - 2185
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: May 20, 2024
Group Insurance Programs - 2400
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: May 20, 2024
Leave of Absence without Pay - 2325
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: May 20, 2024
Maternity Leave - 2356
Issued: October 1, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Mediation - 2550
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: May 20, 2024
Military Leave - 2340
Issued: February 7, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Motor Vehicle Operation Policy
Issued: August 29, 2025
Nepotism - 2130
Issued: March 1, 2013; Updated: June 1, 2018
Non-Retaliation Policy - 2576
Issued: March 1, 2013; Updated: August 12, 2019; Revised: December 24, 2020
Nursing Mothers Accommodations - 3090
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Organ and Marrow Donation - 2385
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: September 24, 2024
Orientation and Onboarding - 2125
Issued: June 1, 2010; Updated: June 1, 2018
Overtime and Compensatory Time - 2210
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: March 1, 2017
Paid Holidays - 2320
Issued: March 1, 2013; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: May 20, 2022
Parental Leave Policy
Issued: August 15, 2021
Pay Status Change - 2260
Issued: September 1, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Performance Evaluations - 2540
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018
Performance Management - 2571
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: June 6, 2023
Professional Development - 2700
Issued: July 1, 2010; Updated: June 1, 2018
Progressive Discipline - 2572
Issued: February 24, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: June 6, 2023
Prohibition on Certain Political Activities - 2180
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: January 2, 2025
Provisional Period - 2110
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: May 24, 2021; Revised: June 16, 2025
Resignation - 2620
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: February 1, 2015
Rest and Meal Period - 3091
Issued: March 1, 2012; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: December 15, 2023
Retirement Plans - 2410
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: September 24, 2024
Return of University Property Policy - 2650
Issued: September 1, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: November 12, 2024
Return to Work Policy and Forms - 2450
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: May 28, 2025
Shared Sick Leave Program - 2306
Issued: October 9, 2013; Updated: April 9, 2021; Revised: April 9, 2021
Sick Leave Action Plan Guidelines - 2.3XX
Issued: January 1, 2014; Updated: May 31, 2018
Sick Leave Policy - 2305
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: September 10, 2020; Revised: January 1, 2015
Student Employment Policy - 2153
Issued: September 1, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: March 1, 2016
Telework Flextime Policy 2195
Issued: May 24, 2011; Updated: October 15, 2020; Revised: August 5, 2024
Temporary Employees - 2193
Issued: May 24, 2011; Updated: May 24, 2021; Revised: May 11, 2015
Terminating Employees PAF Policy - 2194
Issued: May 18, 2011; Updated: June 1, 2018
Timekeeping Policy - 2197
Issued: August 6, 2009; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: June 2, 2023
Tobacco-Free Campus Policy - 2805
Issued: September 1, 2014; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: December 15, 2023
Tuition Asisstance Program Revised - 2420
Issued: July 1, 2012; Updated: May 24, 2021
Types of Employment - 2100
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: May 24, 2021; Revised: December 3, 2020
University Volunteers and Non-paid Affiliates
Issued: November 4, 2025
Volunteer - 3030
Issued: January 1, 2013; Updated: June 1, 2018
Voting - 2330
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: July 8, 2024
Workers Compensation - 2430
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: April 29, 2025
Workplace Violence - 2171
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: November 12, 2024
Work Rules - 3080
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: August 4, 2022
Work Week - 2200
Issued: July 1, 2008; Updated: June 1, 2018; Revised: February 6, 2025
