Policy
Effective Date
September 15, 2014
Chapter Name
Other
Chapter Number
10.7
Date of Last Revision
August 21, 2014
Title
IT Absence Notification
1.0 Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to mitigate the negative impact of employee absences, sickness, late arrivals, and early
departures.
2.0 Scope
All IT employees including student employees.
3.0 Policy
Employees must give notice of absences from work.
Absent, sick or late
Call the DoIT central line at 734.487.3141. Select option 4 and leave a message including your name, the
date and reason for the absence. The call should be placed before your work schedule begins, or in the
event of an emergency, as soon as possible. DoIT student employees should instead report their absence via
WhenToWork. As a courtesy you may also want to email your director, his/her designee or others who may
be affected by your absence.
Going home sick or leaving early for other reasons
Obtain written approval from your director or his/her designee before leaving your work area, or in the
event of an emergency, as soon as possible.
Work from home
If working from home is applicable in your group or job, obtain prior approval from your director
following IT policy 10.1 IT Telecommuting.
4.0 Responsibility for Implementation
All IT supervisors are responsible for the implementation of this policy.
5.0 Enforcement
Any employee found to violate federal or State of Michigan laws, EMU policies, procedures or standards of
conduct, will be subject to disciplinary action under University policy. Any student found to violate federal or State
of Michigan laws, EMU policies, procedures or standards of conduct, will be subject to disciplinary action under
EMU’s Student Code of Conduct. Any suspected violation of state or federal laws will be reported to the appropriate
legal authority for investigation.
The University reserves the right to protect its electronic resources from threats of immediate harm. This may
include activities such as disconnecting an offending computer system from the campus network, terminating a
running job on a computer system, or taking other action.
IT Policy
Form Version 3.0
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6.0 Definitions
Term
7.0 Revision History
Description
Drafted using IT web site document
Policy Committee
Approved by CIO
IT Policy
Definition
Approval Date
07/5/2013
08/21/2014
09/15/2014
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