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Important Contacts

• The U’s COVID-19 Hotline: 801/213-2874
• RedMed: 801/213-3303
• Work Wellness Center: 801/581-2227
• HR Benefits Team: 801/581-7447
   

University COVID-19 Resources

• Administrative Leave for COVID-19 Testing and Exposure
• Administrative Leave for COVID-19 Vaccination
• Family & Childcare Resources
• COVID-19 Central @TheU
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• RedMed
• Work Wellness Center
• Workplace Accommodations
   

Travel Guidance

• General Travel Guidance

Other COVID-19 Resources

• Centers for Disease Control COVID-19
• Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 Travel Guidance
• Utah Department of Health COVID-19

COVID-19 Telecommuting Protocol and Guidance

Beginning immediately, we are asking departmental leaders to begin working with their teams to identify employees and positions (as well as functions) who must report in-person to work and those whose work can be completed remotely.

Guidance for Designating Employee Positions with Respect to University Required Telecommuting

Category I: Mandatory Required on Campus or at Health Care Facilities (can be an employee or multiple employees in a function)

• Main Campus Staff: Employees and/or functions designated as mandatory, requiring employees to be physically located on campus in order to maintain campus systems and operations

• U of U Health Academics Faculty and Staff: All employees necessary for the direct on-site support of clinical operations, patient care, and essential research activities if they are healthy and without symptoms (see flowchart)

• Hospitals and Clinics Staff: All employees necessary for the direct on-site support of clinical operations and patient care, if they are healthy and without symptoms

Category II: Not Required on Campus (will fall into one of the two sub-groups based upon circumstances)

• A. Those able to telework: Employees and/or functions where employees are able to work remotely in order to maintain campus systems, campus operations, clinical operations, and patient care

• B. Those unable to telework: Employees and/or functions where employees are unable to telework and for whom there are no alternate work assignments or work available. Examples may include: select part-time positions, select student workers, and ushers

Please use the Campus and U of U Health Academics COVID-19 Telecommuting Form below for instances where an employee is asked to telecommute as a result of COVID-19. All forms should be sent to askhr@utah.edu.

All employees who telecommute are required to follow the University’s Telecommuting Policy for Staff Employees (Policy 5-140) and Telecommuting Guides (Guideline 5-140).

• University of Utah Campus and  U of U Health Academics COVID-19 Telecommuting Form
• UIT Remote Resources Guide
• Using the University virtual private network (VPN)