Student
Employment:
Student Employees' Rights and Responsibilities
Student Employee Rights and Responsibilities
Student Rights
Student employees are governed by the State Universities Civil Service System Statues and Rules on all issues except on the matter of summer employment. If a student has taken at least 6 hours at UIS in the spring and can show proof of registration of at least 6 hours at UIS for the following fall, they may continue to be in the system as a student worker although if they are not registered for at least one three hour course at UIS in the summer, they will have fica/medicare deducted from their wages during the summer. Students may work up to 37.5 hours per week during the summer; they may combine more than one job to do this since many departments do not need workers for that many hours in the summer.
This information is accessible from the University of Illinois Human Resources website:
The section that specifically deals with Student Employees is Section 250.70 Nonstatus Appointments.
Breaks
A student who works at least 4 hours, is entitled to a fifteen-minute paid break. A student who works at least 6.0 hours, must take an unpaid one half hour meal break.
Dismissal
The procedure is similar to that used for civil service. Except for serious offenses such as theft, an employee should be given oral and written warnings and chances to correct their behavior before they are dismissed. The employer should have written documentation of the offenses and the dates when the oral and written warnings were given as well as anything the employer has done to help the worker. The student who is fired may file a grievance if they feel they have been unfairly treated.
Student Responsibilities
- Report to work at the scheduled time.
- Complete duties and not conduct personal business while at work.
- Work with a cooperative and positive attitude
- Notify the supervisor as soon as possible of any changes in work schedule and of projects or exams which may interfere with the work schedule (this includes quitting a job).
- Keep an accurate record of hours worked.
- Submit completed timesheet to supervisor on time.
- Adhere to any confidentiality/security agreements set forth by employer
- Notify each supervisor if employed in more than one location on campus
- Notify supervisor of job related accident
- Dress appropriately for workplace
- Maintain the required enrollment of at least 6 hours in the spring and fall, and 3 hours in summer and notify supervisor if enrollment goes below.
- Notify Student Employment of any problems with a supervisor or work situation that can not be resolved.
- Remember that you cannot work during scheduled class times.