Human Resources

The University of Chicago offers a wide variety of benefit programs and resources to staff and faculty. In addition to the links below, visit UChicago Human Resources website for further information.

New Employees

The links below orient staff who have recently joined UChicago to policies and programs.

This PDF offers an overview of resources for new hires in SSD.

For further information as well as details on new employee orientation, visit the Getting to Know UChicago website.

Alternative Work Arrangement Form

Following a successful pilot year for staff hybrid and remote work arrangements in the Division of the Social Sciences, the University has approved SSD’s long-term plan for continuing this approach, largely following the same terms and practices of the pilot year

In August 2022, each staff member and their supervisor should discuss the needs of their unit and insights gained from the experience of the last year regarding hybrid and/or remote work for that role. Following that conversation and by Monday, August 15, each staff member should submit an Alternative Work Arrangements (AWA) form through Workday for the period of September 1, 2022-June 30, 2023. Supervisor will review and endorse the form by one week following, and then we will review and approve. 

Leave of Absence Process in Workday

The University is embarking on an exciting new path that gives active and eligible staff members the ability to request a leave of absence for themselves within Workday. This will reduce processing time and ensure all confidential information is kept between the employee and the Leave Administration team, while keeping the local HR unit informed of the process and status updates via Workday notifications and system-generated automatic emails.

 

Until now, employees requested a leave by completing a Leave Request Form and submitting it through their unit’s HRBP or via email to Leave Administration. The new leave request process ensures that employees can request the leave on their own directly in Workday, while maintaining the ability for local HR units to initiate a leave on behalf of an employee. If the latter process is used, the flow of documents and information will remain between the staff member and Leave Administration, regardless of HR Partner process initiation. While documentation supporting the need for LOA is still required, it may now be uploaded directly to Workday rather than sent via fax or email, which is a more secure method of submitting the documentation.

 

The new process went live in Workday on February 1, 2022. For instructions on how to request a leave of absence in Workday, please see this Quick Reference Guide. To learn more about our leave of absence policies and supporting documents required when requesting a leave, please visit the Leaves of Absence page on the Intranet. Please note, Academic Leave of Absence Process remains unchanged.

 

For Supervisors/Hiring Managers

Recruiting, hiring, and retaining talented staff is essential to the functioning of the Division. The form below are relevant to supervisors and hiring managers who seek to post a staff position.

Division Resources