News & Information
Staff Shared Leave Pool
Staff now have the opportunity to donate accrued vacation time to a shared leave pool, which will benefit employees who have exhausted paid leave as a result of catastrophic illness or injury. Click here for details.
Mission
The Employee Relations Office assists the University community by encouraging a positive work environment and positive working relationships. The Employee Relations Office educates and guides employees, administrators, managers, and supervisors on a variety of employee relations' issues. The Employee Relations Office promotes mutual respect among a diverse population of the University community and supports proactive intervention.
Staff Handbook
The UK Staff Handbook provides an overview of UK HR policy and procedures.Comparison of Policy Changes
Click here for an overview of recent changes, including overtime, vacation leave and more.
Grievance Policy
Changes
Recent changes to UK's employee grievance policy are designed to help streamline the process for grievants while ensuring a sound review process. Click on the links below for details:
Overview of changes
New Grievance Policy
Grievance Form
Corporate Compliance
UK HealthCare's Corporate Compliance Program is designed to prevent and detect illegal, unethical or abusive conduct.
View recently updated Corporate Compliance policies:
False Claims Policy
- UK Ethics & Code of Conduct Policy
- UK Computing Policy
- Smoke-free Policy
- UK Business Procedures Manual
- Service Award Orders
- 7.0 Grievances
- 12.0 Separation from Employment
- 62.0 Corrective Action
- 75.0 Uniformed Services Leave
- 80.0 Vacation Leave
- 82.0 Temporary Disability Leave
- 83.0 Holiday Leave
- 88.0 Family and Medical Leave Act

