Draft

Graduate Assistants Policies and Procedures Crosswalk

Draft: October 12, 2017

Subject / Revised or Relocated / Removed / New Location
Definitions / Added definitions for:
  • Program Assistant or Project Assistant (PA)
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Research Assistant
  • Lecturer (SA)
  • Program Assistant – Grader/Reader
  • Graduate Assistant
  • Employee Organization

Recognition and Union Security / Revised Language for:
  • Graduate Assistant Category Assignment*
  • Personnel Lists*
  • Bulletin Boards*
  • All-campus email*
  • Use of Facilities, Equipment and Services*
  • Employee Organization Contacts*
  • Meetings Administration and Employee Organizations*
  • New GA Orientations*
  • No Interference*
/ Removed
  • Dues Deduction
  • Maintenance of Membership
  • PAC Deduction
  • Remittance
  • Error Correction
  • Indemnification
  • University Mail
  • List of Union Officers
  • Union-Management Meetings
  • Union Business
  • Union Visitations
  • Union Orientation
  • Printing and Distribution of Contract

Management Rights / Removed
Grievance Procedure / Will be addressedby committee following the completion of this policy language.
Appointments / Language clarification to reflect coverage of all graduate assistant appointments.
Language indicating that employment information be posted electronically, rather than on bulletin boards.
Language revision to Work Surroundings Section.
Added link to ADA Coordinator and McBurney Disability Resources Center / ADA:
McBurney:

Orientation, Training and Evaluation / Employee Orientation will be covered by the all campus “New Employee Onboarding Policy”.
Evaluations will be governed by the campus performance management policy. Language containing suggestions for evaluation practices will be moved to a best-practices section. / New Employee Onboarding Policy:

Performance Management Policy:

Nondiscrimination/ Affirmative Action / Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment and Retaliation are all covered by the Office of Compliance, Equal Opportunity Investigator. Policy will direct GA’s to these resources and associated complaint procedures. / Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment and Retaliation:

Health and Safety / Campus health and safety is addressed by Environment, Health and Safety, and Environmental and Occupational Health. The policies will direct GA’s to these resources and associated policies.
Lactation Rooms are addressed by the Office of Child Care and Family Resources which has up to date information regarding lactation friendly locations across campus. / Environment, Health and Safety:
Environmental and Occupational Health:

Lactation Rooms:

Personnel File / Language updated to reflect the ability to bring a representative to review a personnel file.
Travel and Lodging / This is governed by Business Services, Accounting Services. Policy will direct GA’s to these resources and associated policies. / Travel Center:

Wages / Graduate Assistant wages are jointly determined by the VCFA and Dean of the Graduate School, and are not governed by these policies. / Minimum Stipend Levels:

Health Insurance Benefits / No changes were made to this section. Policy will direct GA’s to these resources on the University Benefits website. / Graduate Assistant Benefits:

* denotes that the committee may not be in agreement on draft language, or may have differing language suggestions which have not yet been resolved.

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