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Returning to Campus

At this time, all employees who can complete their necessary job duties through teleworking should continue to do so until further notice. However, it is possible that some number of faculty and staff may need to return to  campus, not because of personal preference, but to effectively complete assigned work responsibilities. 

Employees

• Currently teleworking: If you have been working from home, you should continue to do so until further notice. You should not report to campus without being directed to return. 
• Currently mandatory and reporting to campus: If you are a mandatory employee who has been reporting to campus, you should still do so at the direction of your manager. 
• Currently on administrative leave: If you are currently on administrative leave and are unable to resume your duties, administrative leave has been extended (see below for more information). 

Information about and helpful tips for teleworking can be found here.

Managers

• For employees currently teleworking: You should continue to encourage your employees to telework whenever possible. 
• For employees on administrative leave: If you have employees who are on administrative leave and are unable to resume their duties, you may allow them to continue to use administrative leave (see below for more information). 
• For mandatory employees already working on campus: Mandatory employees who are already reporting to campus to perform their duties should continue to be allowed to report to campus. 
• For all other employees who wish to return to working on campus: No employee may return to work without permission, and no department or area may allow employees to return without seeking approval as outlined below.
  Please note: This applies to mandatory employees who have not already been reporting to campus for work.
  • If you already have a plan in place for mandatory employees working on campus, you do not need to create a new plan, but you may need to enhance your existing plan to account for additional workers and/or the plan components outlined.

Request for Employees to Return to On-Site Work

Please note: This includes all areas of the University, including research and academic units. All department and unit leaders must complete the planning identified below before employees in their area may return to campus to work.

Before additional employees who cannot telework may return to campus to work, you must develop a plan that includes the following: 

• Social distancing protocols to achieve the primary objective of maintaining 6 feet of separation between individuals in all settings
  • As per CDC guidance, individuals should wear a face covering when around others. It is expected employees will provide their own face coverings; however, in the event an employee cannot provide their own, the University will have masks available. See below for instructions on identifying and ordering critical supplies, to include face coverings.
• Staffing plan -
  • All employees who can complete their necessary job duties through teleworking should continue to do so until further notice. 
  • Phased return plan for those who cannot telework:
    • Identify staff schedules/cycles for each phase to maintain 6 feet of separation. 
    • Allow employees to return to work gradually.
    • Consider staggered arrival/departure times. 
    • Consider A and B teams so that the entire workforce is not in the office on the same days.
• Special accommodations for vulnerable populations
• Employee training for executing social distancing protocols
  • Environmental Health and Safety, through Percipio, has developed a standardized training on social distancing protocols and other important health and safety measures, that ALL EMPLOYEES should complete before returning to campus.
    • The training is available here: EHS Training Pericipio Training  
    • Each department should be prepared to train employees on additional measures specific to their respective areas. 
• Cleaning and sanitation plan
  • Building Environmental Services (BES), in partnership with other building cleaning units (HRL, etc), is developing a general sanitation protocol for campus. However, each unit should communicate with BES on specific needs they may have outside of general protocols. Additionally, each unit should be prepared to implement some measure of sanitation on high-contact surfaces within their individual units. (Example: Sanitizing door handles in areas under frequent use since BES is unable to provide that service multiple times in a day).
• Plan to limit face-to-face meetings and gatherings and ensure those that must occur will not exceed 10 people and six feet of separation is maintained, outdoor gatherings should not exceed 25 people. 
• Plan to close any common spaces in your areas of responsibility where six feet of separation cannot be maintained
• Identification and ordering of critical resources requirements (e.g. sneeze guards, “stand here” stickers, face coverings, hand sanitizer, and sanitation wipes etc.).
  • Order these resources for your area at my.uncc.edu. 
  • Note - the above supply request should be completed in conjunction with development of the department/unit plan, by the plan developer.

Additional Instructions

• Do not add additional medical rules or requirements for your employees or students and others entering your spaces (e.g. temperature checks, testing, etc.) without coordination with the Office of Emergency Management.
• When your plan is ready, please do the following: 
  • Submit it to your appropriate dean, associate provost or associate vice chancellor for review and approval. 
  • When your plan is approved, submit it to the University’s Policy Group via this form. 
• No area may reopen without associate provost/dean/associate vice chancellor approval and final approval by the Policy Group. Please allow up to one week for Policy Group to review. 

​Submit your area's plan

Faculty Resources

Faculty Resources for the fall and spring semesters can be found here.

 

Additional information on the changes to Administrative Leave can be found in the HR messages.

The University is committed to keeping the campus community updated during this rapidly evolving situation.