Effective January 1, 2021, employees will be allowed to utilize their personal sick leave for purposes of COVID-related self-isolation due to exposure, illness, caretaking of a family member with COVID, or to care for a child whose childcare facility or school is closed due to the public health emergency. If an employee in need does not have… Read More
Calendar pickup next week, five locations CIRES 2021 calendars feature beautiful photography by you and your colleagues! Pick up your calendar and wave hi to a CIRES colleague while you do! If you cannot make the times/locations below, please email Katy Human, and we’ll try to add another distribution slot or two. One calendar per person,… Read More
The Colorado legislature passed the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees at a rate of 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. At CU, this will affect biweekly employees and those on contracts, including undergraduate students, temporary employees, and GRAs. Hiring managers can… Read More
Dear CIRES Colleagues who work at NOAA, As many of you are likely aware, the U.S. House has passed legislation to avert a partial government shutdown tomorrow, by extending current agency funding levels through next Friday, December 18. News outlets report the Senate is likely to do the same. CIRES will be monitoring the situation… Read More
Join us for an in-depth session on how to conduct an inclusive Search and Hire. This session will be led by the CU HR D&I team with contributions from CIRES DEI and CIRES HR. Topics will include how to write an inclusive job description, recruit a broad talent pool, mitigate bias, and confidently interview candidates. Zoom… Read More
Dear CIRES Colleagues, I hope this note finds you well and safe. I am reaching out to explain a decision I’ve made for all of CIRES: I will not be offering four additional days of administrative leave in late December this year, even though CU Boulder campus is giving Colleges, institutes and other units the… Read More
Make a Plan: HR Guidance for the Upcoming Election Make a plan to vote! For those that plan to vote, we want to be sure they can! The Department of Human Resources recommends supervisors allow scheduling flexibility to employees who wish to vote on Election Day on Nov. 3. Most polling stations are open from… Read More
Please join Associate Director for Science Christine Wiedinmyer and CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati for an upcoming Career Track Information Session 10:30 am Wednesday, October 28. Overview will include the Career Track promotion process, giving guidance on the promotion package preparation, and taking time to answer questions at the end of the session. Overall, this session… Read More
