Instructors are required to assist students in obtaining course materials and assignments distributed during class sessions and to make arrangements for taking missed examinations. This policy applies to professional and administrative employees, civil service employees and faculty who are on twelve month or A-base appointments. It does not apply to employees who are subject to a collective bargaining agreement which governs their rights and it does not apply to faculty who are on nine month appointments who may make arrangements for observance of religious holidays by arrangement with their department head. The University of Minnesota permits absences from work for employees to participate in religious observances. These absences must be arranged with the employee's supervisor who is encouraged to accommodate the employee's request to the extent it is practicable in their unit.
Employees are responsible for giving supervisors at least two week's notice of the proposed absence.
Questions about this policy as it affects employees should be directed to your human resources contacts in your individual units. Policy and Process Development Office. All Rights Reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.