Best Practices in HR
UCPath Training Guide
The UCPath training guide contains links to important resources (ex. UCPath website, support channels such as the Employee Center and Office Hours) and provides an outline of which UCPath training courses an employee will need to take to get access to the system.
This document is intended to be used to help onboard new employees to familiarize themselves with UCPath and the resources available to them.
Background Check Required?
Guidance regarding background checks:
| Position | Background Check Required? |
| Staff | Yes |
| Volunteers | Yes, if volunteering in a staff context |
| Undergraduate employees - student position | Yes, if handling cars, cash, children, keys, computers, chemicals or related |
| Graduate Employees | No, unless they are in staff positions |
| Academic Positions, including Visiting Scholars | No required background checks for academics* |
* Note that some faculty appointments require an Institutional Reference Check.
Committee Sunset Template
Too many committees? Committees finished their mission but continuing to meet? It's ok to celebrate your successes and then sunset. Use this Committee Sunset Template (pdf) wording to sunset a committee.
Student Employee Onboarding Checklist
This Student Employee Onboarding Checklist (xlsx) is the result of the L3 event on February 11, 2022. It is under review by the Academic Affairs Assistant Dean's Best Practice group.
HR Contact Training Resources
The "HR Contact Training Resources” list is the result of the July 28, 2022 L3 Workshop with special panelists from the VCAA HR Advocates Group.
This resource list is intended for supervisors/HR colleagues to help train new HR Contacts on the most important and commonly visited topics within HR Contact responsibilities.