VCOM Faculty Handbook

example, if an employee’s salary is $35,200 annually, when doubled it is $70,400. Rounded to the next highest thousand it becomes $71,000 paid at time of natural death. For employees over the age of 65 years, the death benefit is reduced. Employees should review the life insurance booklets provided at the time of employment for further information. When individuals are first employed with VCOM, they will be asked to name a beneficiary for this life insurance coverage. Should an employee decide to change this information at any time, they should notify the Human Resources Director. All eligible employees are enrolled in the school’s Short-Term Disability as well as Long-Term Disability coverage. These benefits are provided at no cost to the employee. For more details, contact the VCOM Human Resources Director. The life insurance provider is periodically reviewed by VCOM and is subject to change. Education Assistance VCOM provides a limited amount of monies annually for reimbursement to employees who are furthering their education in an area that will further the mission of the college. Employees must be full-time, working a minimum of 32 hours or greater a week to be eligible for educational aid. The budget allotted for educational aid is limited annually; therefore, the educational aid is competitive. More information can be found at: VCOM’s Policy on Educational Aid for Employees (#U003). CPE/CME and Professional Dues VCOM provides funding for continuing professional education (CPE)/continuing medical education (CME) and professional dues and fees to full-time faculty and administrative staff who typically are at the director level or higher. The purpose of such money is to support the education of the faculty/staff member to assure they remain current with educational, biomedical sciences, and medical information and to maintain certain certifications required for their employment. This money is a limited amount determined annually and employees should contact their supervisor to learn if they have a CME/CPE and/or dues budget and the amount that has been allotted to them. These funds are not a gift of money to be used for purposes other than education. The amount must fall within the annual amount approved by the Board. CPE/CME and professional dues in excess of budgeted amounts must be expressly required by the Campus Dean/Officer and approved prior to scheduling. Faculty and staff with CPE/CME and/or professional dues budgeted for their use may select the educational activity or professional organization on which to spend their budgeted funds with approval by the employee’s supervisor prior to scheduling. In some cases, the employee’s supervisor may specify how the employee is to use said funds (i.e. in the event that attendance at a conference/workshop is required to learn specific skills or gain knowledge to perform the employee’s job duties). Appropriate uses of the CME/CPE and professional dues budgets by employees are listed below: • Business travel and related expenses to attend a conference, selected by the employee (or employee’s supervisor) and approved by his or her supervisor, at which continuing education units will be awarded. • Attendance at the conference shall be directly job-related and aid the employee in performing his or her job. • Books or related materials for a self-study course, subject to supervisor approval.

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