Employee Handbook
Human Resources
Employee Handbook
You may access any section of the Employee Handbook through the links below.
Handbook preface
Human Resources and other helpful resources
Western Michigan University — getting to know us
- About WMU
- Commitment To excellence
- Our students
- Your role as a WMU ambassador
- Safeguarding University information and property
Employment at Western Michigan University
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Non-Discrimination policy
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- New employee orientation
- Probation period
- Employment security
- Employment status
- Performance management
- Employee files
- Bronco card
- Social Security number policy
Direct compensation
- Staff Compensation System
- New hire policy — starting pay
- Pay adjustments related to job changes
- Adjustments to base pay
- Annual pay increases
- Overtime pay
- Reporting your time
- Paydays
- Payroll Choices (direct deposit or payroll card)
- Payroll deductions
Job promotional opportunities
Termination of employment
- Resignation notice
- Discharge
- Exit interviews
- Rehire provisions
- Insurance for terminated employees
- Unemployment Compensation
Work schedules
- General University schedule
- Reporting absences
- Breaks
- Flextime
- Paid holidays
- Winter closure
- Emergency or weather shutdown
Employee safety
Employee conduct and disciplinary action
- General policy
- Rules of conduct for non-bargaining unit employees
- Confidential information policy for employees
- Whistleblower policy
- Prohibited discrimination
- Consensual sexual relations
- Employment of relatives
- Outside employment
- Workplace threats, violence and weapons
- Drug-free workplace
- Smoking policy
- Public office candidacy
- Collections and donations
- Gift policy
Dispute resolution
Leave plans
- Annual leave
- Sick leave — paid
- Family and Medical Leave of absence
- Sick leave — unpaid
- Personal leave of absence
- Professional leave — paid
- Professional leave — unpaid
- University convenience leave
- Jury duty and court-required service
- Bereavement leave
- Military leave
Insurance plans
- Insurance enrollment and payroll deduction
- Health insurance
- COBRA
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Travel accident insurance
Flexible spending
Retirement programs
- Social Security
- University retirement plan
- Tax-deferred savings Program
- 403(b) Special Pay Plan
- Retiring from WMU
Tuition discount and remission
Personal health
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sindecuse Health Center
- Unified Clinics
- Fitness and exercise — programs and facilities
- Health promotion and education
- Zest for Life
- Gabel Pool and Lawson Ice Arena
- West Hills Athletic Club
- Student Recreation Center
- Release time partnering
Other benefits and services
- Athletic events
- Parking
- John T. Bernhard Center
- WMU Bookstore
- Campus news
- Campus radio stations
- University Libraries
- Miller Auditorium and Shaw Theatre
- Religious activities