FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology
FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology
FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology
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WIT Employee HandbookSection I: <strong>Institute</strong> Policies5. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONWhile employed at <strong>Wentworth</strong>, an employee may have occasion to work withconfidential information including student records. It is the employee's obligationto keep such information in strict confidence and not to divulge it to family,friends, co-workers or any other third parties without express consent from<strong>Wentworth</strong>.6. PERSONAL TELEPHONE CALLSPersonal calls (incoming and outgoing) should be limited to essential matters andshould be <strong>of</strong> short duration. <strong>Wentworth</strong> should be reimbursed for personal calls,including taxes.7. STATUS CHANGESIt is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> each employee to inform his or her supervisor and theHuman Resources Department <strong>of</strong> any change in personal status such as achange <strong>of</strong> address, telephone number, marital status or number <strong>of</strong> dependents.A change in personal status may also require a change in health and dentalinsurance coverage, pension and life insurance beneficiaries, and/or W-4exemptions. Contact the Human Resources Department for appropriate forms.The employee should notify the Human Resources Department at least sixtydays prior to the date the employee and/or the employee's spouse reaches 65years <strong>of</strong> age (for Medicare information), or when a child reaches 19 years <strong>of</strong> age.Children who reach 19 years <strong>of</strong> age and are not full-time students are eligible toparticipate in the group health plan for thirty-six months in accordance withCOBRA regulations.Attendance at seminars, completion <strong>of</strong> courses, and the obtainment <strong>of</strong> a degreeare other examples <strong>of</strong> information that is recommended to be on file with theHuman Resources Department.8. COMPUTER CODE OF ETHICSEmployees who use the <strong>Wentworth</strong> computer facilities assume the responsibilityto see that these resources are used in an appropriate manner as set forth in<strong>Wentworth</strong>’s Acceptable Use Guidelines: http://www.wit.edu/helpdesk/use.html.Misuse <strong>of</strong> computer facilities is considered to be a form <strong>of</strong> dishonesty and maybe a violation <strong>of</strong> law if data or the progress <strong>of</strong> other computer users aredisturbed.March 200915