{"id":191,"date":"2022-06-15T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/?page_id=191"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:31:52","slug":"job-performance-fundamentals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Performance Fundamentals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Covers a variety of information that impacts an employee&#8217;s day to day work such as policies, performance, time-off requests, and other resources.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 sh-bg-il_blue !sh-text-white sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Essential Resources<\/span> <\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/senate.illinois.edu\/a_calendar.asp\">Academic Calendar<\/a><\/span>: <\/strong>Key dates are listed for the academic year i.e., when instruction begins and ends, school holidays\/breaks, and when final examination periods will occur.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hr.uillinois.edu\/benefits\">Campus Benefits:<\/a><\/span><\/strong> Benefits employees may be eligible to receive and details about eligibility.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/humanresources.illinois.edu\/campus-holiday-schedule\/\"><strong>Campus Holidays:<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Lists designated holidays for University of Illinois employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hr.uillinois.edu\/myinfo\">My UI-Info (NESSIE):<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>Site for employees to view and update their personal and employment information, direct deposit information, and their W-4 form. Employees can access information including their earnings statements, tax statements, and individual benefits information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/time-reporting-and-payroll\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Time Reporting and Payroll<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Library HR site includes guidance on completing time reporting and the payroll process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 sh-bg-il_blue !sh-text-white sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Policies &amp; Expectations<\/span> <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cam.illinois.edu\/\"><strong>Campus Administrative Manual<\/strong><\/a><\/span> covers policies across six areas including academic and student affairs, advancement and public relations, business and finance, facilities and operations, human resources, and research<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/emergency-information-injuries-and-property-damage\/\"><strong>Emergency Information &#8211; Injuries and Property Damage<\/strong><\/a><\/span> has the steps that should be followed in the event of a medical emergency and the forms that need to be completed afterward.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/expectations-for-library-employees\/\">Expectations for Library Employees<\/a><\/span>:<\/strong> All Library employees should familiarize themselves with these expectations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/graduate-assistantship-policy-number-of-assistantships-per-information-sciences-mslis-student\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Graduate Assistantship Policy &#8211; Number of Assistantships Per Information Sciences MLIS Student<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/hourly-employment-policies-and-guidelines\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Hourly Employment Policies and Guidelines<\/span><\/a>:<\/strong> Supervisors of hourly employees should familiarize themselves is page.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/library-unit-head-and-supervisor-hr-related-responsibilities\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Library Unit Head and Supervisor HR Related Responsibilities<\/span><\/a>:<\/strong> Those in unit head or supervisory roles should familiarize themselves with these responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.illinois.edu\/policies\/provosts-communications\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Provost&#8217;s Communications for Faculty and Academic Professionals<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>are designed to assist units with recruiting, evaluating, and retaining academic personnel of the highest quality, and to guide them in their academic careers at Illinois.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/union-contracts\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Union Contracts<\/span><\/a>:<\/strong> contracts for union-represented groups<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 sh-bg-il_blue !sh-text-white sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Types of Leave<\/span> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/key-hr-resources-for-doing-your-job\/funeral-bereavement-leave\/\">Funeral\/Bereavement Leave<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>grants employees paid time to attend the funeral, and for travel and bereavement time, upon the death of an employee&#8217;s immediate family or certain other relatives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sabbatical Leave:<\/strong> Ranked faculty may be granted a sabbatical leave of absence with pay for the purpose of study, research, or other pursuit. If you are interested in requesting a sabbatical leave of absence please review campus&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/additional-hr-resources\/family-and-medical-leave\/\">The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)<\/a><\/span><\/strong> is designed to help employees balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families and to promote stability and economic security of families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 sh-bg-il_blue !sh-text-white sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Employee Performance<\/span> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/overview-of-the-annual-performance-evaluation-process\/\">overview of the annual performance evaluation process<\/a> page provides information related to all classifications of employees.<\/li>\n<li>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/performance-partnership-program-ppp\/\">Performance Partnership Program (PPP)<\/a><\/span> is a performance management system for all civil service employees that incorporates a positive approach to solving performance problems as well as recognizing and encouraging good performance<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 sh-bg-il_blue !sh-text-white sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Position Maintenance<\/span> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>If changes need to be made to an Academic Professional, Civil Service, Faculty, or Graduate Assistant position please contact the appropriate Library HR search coordinator and inform them of the changes that need to be made.\n<ul>\n<li>If you need to update an existing job description check that you are using the most up-to-date template on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/recruiting-hiring-and-onboarding\/recruiting\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Recruitment\/Search Process<\/span><\/a> page.<\/li>\n<li>If you need a copy of an employee&#8217;s most recent job description please contact the appropriate Library HR search coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Changes to hourly positions (Academic Hourly, Graduate Hourly, Extra Help, and Student) should be requested in <a href=\"https:\/\/joyce.library.illinois.edu\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">JOYCE<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Please view Library HR&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/recruiting-hiring-and-onboarding\/hiring\/joyce\/\">JOYCE 2.0 Page<\/a> for instructions.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to begin the search process or add a position please go to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/recruiting-hiring-and-onboarding\/recruiting\/\">Recruitment\/Search Process<\/a><\/span> page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 sh-bg-il_blue !sh-text-white sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Additional Resources<\/span> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/accommodations\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Accommodations<\/span><\/a>:<\/strong> employees can submit a request for an accommodation due to a disability or underlying medical condition<\/li>\n<li>Applying for a Social Security Number: international employees that do not yet have a Social Security Number should begin the process by going to this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssnumber\/\">site <\/a><\/span>\u00a0. Library HR can provide a letter to confirm that you are employed by the U of I. Please email the appropriate Library Human Resources Search Coordinator (information under &#8220;Who do I ask?&#8221; at the top of this page) to receive your letter<\/li>\n<li>Child of employee tuition waiver: Children of University of Illinois Faculty, Academic Professional, and Civil Service employees are eligible to receive a tuition waiver if they attend the University of Illinois or another <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hr.uillinois.edu\/benefits\/tuitionwaivers\/universities\">Illinois senior public university<\/a><\/span> . If you would like to apply for your child to receive a waiver please complete the appropriate form below.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hr.uillinois.edu\/benefits\/tuitionwaivers\/child-uofi\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Child of Employee Attending University of Illinois<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hr.uillinois.edu\/benefits\/tuitionwaivers\/child-other\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Child of Employee Attending Other Illinois Public University<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Employment verifications: Current and past employees that need to verify their employment should view campus&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hr.uillinois.edu\/pay\/evs\">employment verification<\/a><\/span> page.\u00a0If you have questions about employment verifications please contact IHR Records at 217-333-2137. Library HR cannot provide information for employment verifications.<\/li>\n<li>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/key-hr-resources-for-doing-your-job\/library-hr-summit\/\"><strong>Library HR Summit<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is a monthly meeting of library supervisors hosted by Library Human Resources and Organization Development and Training.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/public-service-loan-forgiveness\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Public Service Loan Forgiveness<\/span><\/a><\/strong> is available to qualifying University of Illinois employees.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/key-hr-resources-for-doing-your-job\/remote-hybrid-work-request-process-university-library-guidelines-and-workflows\/\">Remote\/hybrid work request process<\/a><\/span>:<\/strong> please view this page for more information on the Library&#8217;s policies and procedures regarding remote and hybrid work.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/human-resources\/job-performance-fundamentals\/service-in-excess\/\">Service in excess<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>please view this page for more information regarding service in excess of 100% for academic employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Covers a variety of information that impacts an employee&#8217;s day to day work such as policies, performance, time-off requests, and other resources. 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