HR Announcements

The university has updated the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Policy. The revised policy has been approved and signed by President Tripathi and is available in the University Policy Library. 

The university has updated the Approval Authority Policy. The revised policy has been approved and signed by President Tripathi and is available in the University Policy Library. 

The university has updated and revised the Central Email Policy. The revised policy has been approved and signed by President Tripathi, and is available in the University Policy Library. 

On August 2, 2021, the new SUNY Telecommuting Policy was distributed to the University at Buffalo for implementation at the campus level. The policy has been officially extended by the New York State Office of Employee Relations (OER) through December 31, 2022.

State 10-month faculty members receiving a paycheck from September until June can request that their salary be paid throughout the year — over 26 pay periods instead of 21 pay periods.

Student employees who work during the summer and are not enrolled with at least six credit hours for the summer session can expect to see Social Security and Medicare withholding in their summer paychecks.

Eligible Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) employees can apply now for professional development funds for activity between July 2, 2021 and July 1, 2022.

The university has revised the Allowable Use of Funds Policy. The revised policy has been approved and signed by President Tripathi, and is available in the University Policy Library.