I.
Purpose
To establish a policy for recognizing important events in
employees' lives in an effort to foster better employee
relations.
II. Objectives
| A. |
To outline a procedure for Human
Resources to send greeting cards to acknowledge important
events |
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in employees' lives. |
| B. |
To provide criteria for
determining when cards should be sent. |
| C. |
To enhance morale. |
III.
Policy
Two greeting cards will be utilized. One reads "Thinking of You"
and will be used as a sympathy or get-well card. The other reads
"Congratulations" and will be used for weddings, births, adoptions
and retirements.
Greeting cards will be sent as soon as information is made
available and will go to employees in the following
circumstances:
| 1. |
The death of the employee's
spouse, parent, sibling or child. |
| 2. |
An employee's illness or accident
requiring the use of two weeks or more of any of the
following: |
|
sick leave, disability leave, or
leave without pay for illness. |
| 3. |
The birth or adoption of a
child. |
| 4. |
An employee's
marriage. |
| 5. |
An employee's retirement from the
university. |
Human
Resources will closely monitor employee leave and benefit records
to determine when greeting cards are appropriate.
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