100-Day Report - University of Nebraska Omaha

8.
How well do we keep you informed on Labor Laws, immigration and the HR
policies and procedures?
‣ My own fault that I’m not better informed.
‣ The Web site is good. Central Administration / Board of Regents policies are accessible.
‣ Many of the processes or policies have not been provided in writing; thus, when
questions arose our staff had to call HR to get answer which, in some areas, was not
consistent. The first step toward improving this is the creation of the Web page with
UNO policies on it.
‣ Not very well, or at least from my point of view. That may be because I'm not the
'business office' of the department; I'm guessing those folks do get more information.
To the general public? I don't recall getting any information on labor laws or
immigration, HR policies and procedures, other than in the 'Red Book' we all get. It
seems it's up to us to find what we want and need. HR does not seem to be very
proactive in these areas.
‣ We are very much well informed.
‣ I try to stay as current as possible on HR policies, but do defer to the HR staff for help in
this area. I do not follow the intricate details of labor laws but know enough to ask
questions when issues arise.
‣ I usually find out about HR policies after I have broken them.
‣ I don’t recall being informed about immigration or labor laws specifically.
‣ There are some workshops, but usually not applicable.
‣ With my brief encounter in this area and the importance of it, I would say there are
opportunities and the process should probably be centralized.
‣ Average
‣ Much of this type of information is/was difficult to access and was not documented,
making it difficult when specific situations arose. It appears to be changing, as I am
seeing much more information on your Web site.
‣ Informative seminars are offered on these issues.
‣ Human Resources seminars are very informative.
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