VCOM Administrative and Classified Staff Handbook

Determining Initial Salary...................................................................................................... 25 New Hire Performance Evaluation ....................................................................................... 25 Employee Change of Status .................................................................................................... 26 Due Process for Employees Seeking to Improve Their Status Prior to Termination .................................. 27 Annual Employee Performance Evaluation.................................................................................. 28 Annual Salary Review and Merit Increase Determination ................................................................. 29 Pay Equity Audit ................................................................................................................ 30 Pay Equity Grievance Process ................................................................................................. 31 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT GUIDELINES AND POLICIES Expectations for Professional and Ethical Behavior ......................................................................... 33 VCOM Statement on Professional Ethics for Administrative and Classified Staff ...................................... 33 Personal Appearance and Professional Dress ................................................................................ 35 Staff Professional and Ethical Policies and Procedures ..................................................................... 35 Confidentiality ................................................................................................................... 35 Conflict of Interest .............................................................................................................. 35 Copyright Policy ................................................................................................................ 36 Educational Conflicts of Interest and Recusal ............................................................................... 40 Email and Voice Mail ........................................................................................................... 41 Employee Obligations for the Highest Standards of Conduct ............................................................. 42 Employment of Relatives ...................................................................................................... 42 Gifts, Gratuities or Rewards ................................................................................................... 42 Internet Usage ................................................................................................................... 42 Library, Printing and Multi-Media Services ................................................................................. 43 Medical Treatment of VCOM Students and Employees by VCOM Physician Faculty or Other VCOM Students 43 Off-Campus Consultation or Academic Work.............................................................................. 45 Outside Employment ........................................................................................................... 45 Privacy of Employee Records.................................................................................................. 45 Relationship to Students........................................................................................................ 47 Relationship to the College Community ..................................................................................... 47 Social Media Policy.............................................................................................................. 47 Cyberbullying.................................................................................................................... 50 Official College Social Media Sites............................................................................................ 51 Timely and Regular Attendance............................................................................................... 52 Travel ............................................................................................................................. 52 Violence in the Workplace Policy............................................................................................. 53 Acts of Discrimination, Harassment and Violence.......................................................................... 53

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