The resources below provide an overview of Equal Opportunity Policies at UAB and outline your responsibilities as an employee and manager here.
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Overview of Equal Opportunity Policy
As a manager, one of your many responsibilities is to foster an environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance. Learn more in the policies and procedures listed below.
- Related UAB Policies & Procedures
The UAB Employee Assistance & Counseling Center (EACC), a benefit of UAB, provides consultation and training to support supervisors in working effectively with employees who are experiencing performance problems in the workplace that may be related to problems in their personal lives.
Call 205-934-2281 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to speak to a counselor or to schedule an appointment. For more information, visit EACC online.
Tools for Managers
Talent Performance & Relations believes that prevention and fair resolution of problems are critical elements of a productive, harmonious work environment. To achieve this, the department provides management and employee counseling, advice, policy interpretation, and collaborative solutions in an effort to create and maintain the best workplace for UAB faculty and staff.
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Talent Performance & Relations Services
UAB HR's Talent Performance & Relations department coordinates the handling of:
- Interaction regarding policy and legal requirements
- Problem resolution
- Title IX investigations
- The EEOC and Department of Labor investigations
- ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) complaints
- Title VII discrimination complaints
- Unemployment compensation
- Exit interviews/surveys
- The AWARE Program (Assistance for Employees with Disabilities)
- On-the-Job Injury (OJI)
- UAB Service Awards
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Tools & Skills
- Your HR Consultant can be an excellent resource to help you manage your employees. To find your HR Consultant, click here.
- There are several courses on having difficult conversations available on LinkedIn Learning. Use the search feature to locate resources that best fit your need.
HR Updates
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Use or lose personal holidays
Under UAB policy, personal holidays for non-essential employees are awarded July of each year and must be used by the end of June the following calendar year. UAB biweekly paid full-time regular employees in non-essential services must take any...
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UAB HR closed Friday, May 15 for annual team meeting
UAB Human Resources will be closed on Friday, May 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the annual in-person HR Team Meeting. Topics of discussion will include strategies for renewal within HR, digital accessibility standards, and updates on the UAB...
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Deadlines and information on vacation accrual rollover for exempt monthly employee
Any vacation accrual balances in excess of the total maximum accrual for exempt monthly employees will rollover to sick accruals on January 1, 2026, in accordance with HR Policy 301: Vacation. The rollover will reflect approved time off requests...
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Updates announced for Educational Assistance, Holidays and Severance Pay policies
An update to HR Policy 319: Educational Assistance Program expanding the program’s eligibly went into effect this month, and two more HR policies will soon be updated in the UAB Policies and Procedures Library. HR Policy 319: Educational Assistance...
