811.1 Classification for Furman University Personnel |
| Created by: Pat Teague on 2/6/1999 |
| Category: 8 - Human Resources; 10 - Benefits/Services |
| Originator: Director of Personnel |
| Current File: 811.1 |
| Adoption Date: 10/15/1998 |
| Reviewed for Currency: 5/19/2000 |
| Replaces File: 811.1 |
| Date of Origin: 4/21/1975 |
| Classification: Faculty |
| In Archive? Yes |
811.1 Classification for Furman University Personnel |
A. Background Furman University is an academic community made up, in part, of several categories of personnel. In order to administer personnel policies and procedures and to provide required data to various federal agencies, it is essential that all employees be classified in a systematic manner according to their responsibilities. This classification by categories is the first of a series by which all university employees will be identified as to their specific places in the total personnel structure. |
B. Policy The personnel of Furman University is divided into four functional groups:
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C. Guidelines 1. Faculty hold academic appointments from the President and the Board of Trustees. This group is further divided according to their rank as follows: (a) professors, (b) associate professors, (c) assistant professors, and (d) instructors. Faculty are paid monthly and are exempted from the record keeping provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 2. Administrators hold administrative or supervisory positions within the university. This group is further divided according to their duties and responsibilities as follows: (a) officers and administration and (b) administrative and supervisory staff. Administrators are paid monthly and are exempted from the record keeping provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 3. Support employees of Furman hold special jobs within the university. This group is further divided according to areas of duties and responsibilities as follows: (a) office and clerical, (b) technical, (c) trades and crafts, and (d) service. Support personnel are paid biweekly on an hourly rate of pay. 4. Student employees are regularly enrolled students whose jobs are handled by the hiring department in coordination with the Student Employment Office. Students are utilized during the school year in various occupations throughout the university and are paid hourly wages biweekly. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER ........................... |