Employee Relations

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Employee Relations
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What We Do

• Encourage open communication about diversity and
  multicultural issues.
• Support faculty, staff, and students through
  Equal Opportunity.
• Facilitators for dispute resolution issues.
• Educate and train on diversity, dispute
  resolution, etc.

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About Employee Relations

• Affirmation Action
• Non-Discrimination
• Equal Opportunity
• Employment Search Services

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Affirmative Action

• Employee Relations is responsible for designing
  and implementing the UNC campus affirmative
  action program. This program is directed at
  correcting the effects of past discrimination and
  providing opportunities that are equitable
  effects of past discrimination and providing
  opportunities that are equitable to all. The
  office ensures compliance with the Civil Rights
  Act of 1964, and all subsequent federal and state
  civil rights laws and regulations.

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Non-Discrimination

• UNC does not discriminate on the basis of race,
  ethnicity, gender, color, age, national origin,
  disability, religious or political affiliations,
  veteran status or sexual orientation. Employee
  Relations ensures that the principles of
  nondiscrimination are followed by assisting in
  the investigation of all discrimination
  complaints. All complaints of discrimination
  should be filed with Employee Relations.

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UNC Non-Discrimination Statement

• The University of Northern Colorado ("UNC" or
  "University") complies with all applicable state
  and federal laws, rules, regulations and
  executive orders regarding affirmative action,
  equal opportunity and civil rights. It is the
  policy of the Board of Trustees of the University
  to maintain the University as a place of work,
  study, and residence, free of discrimination,
  sexual harassment and exploitation of its
  students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
  Discrimination in violation of this Policy is
  absolutely prohibited on the campus or in
  relationship to any University programs wherever
  located. Sexual harassment is considered a form
  of discrimination for the purposes of this
  Policy. The University is committed to take
  appropriate action against those who violate the
  University's policy prohibiting discrimination
  and sexual harassment, including corrective and
  disciplinary action. In addition, the University
  will take all reasonable steps to prevent or
  eliminate discrimination and sexual harassment by
  non-employees including customers, clients, and
  suppliers who are likely to have contact with our
  students, faculty or employees.
• It is the purpose of this Policy and the
  Discrimination Grievance Procedures adopted
  pursuant to this Policy to encourage the
  development of tools for the elimination of
  discrimination and sexual harassment through
  education, information and discussion, and to
  provide a means for redressing injuries to those
  subjected to acts of discrimination, sexual
  harassment and/or discriminatory policies and/or
  practices of the University. Both informal and
  formal routes for investigation and resolution of
  complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment
  shall exist.

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UNC Non-Discrimination Statement(continued)

• Reprisal or retaliation of any kind against an
  individual who in good faith complains of
  discrimination or sexual harassment, or who
  participates in any procedure to address a
  complaint regarding discrimination or sexual
  harassment, is prohibited. The University is
  committed to protecting victims of discrimination
  or harassment from retaliation and any University
  employee, official or student who is in violation
  of this non-retaliation policy will be subject to
  discipline.
• Other provisions of this Policy and the
  procedures implementing this Policy
  notwithstanding, the definitions of
  discrimination and sexual harassment shall not
  include conduct, discourse, materials or
  methodologies which serve legitimate educational
  purposes and are protected by the accepted tenets
  of academic freedom, the First Amendment, or are
  otherwise constitutionally protected.

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Equal Opportunity

• Employee Relations offers a variety of services
  to all faculty, administrators, classified staff,
  students and visitors to UNC. Services are
  related to providing equal educational and
  employment opportunity, physical and programmatic
  access to the UNC campus community.

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Employment Search Services

• The Director of Employee Relations is an
  ex-officio member of the search committees and
  assists with increasing with diversity in
  employment. The department also serves a a
  clearinghouse for information regarding hiring
  practices for the University of Northern
  Colorado.