Getting Started

As a University employee you are expected to dress in professionally appropriate attire as designated by your department and communicated by your immediate supervisor.

The University provides identification cards to all newly hired employees and should be worn at all times. In addition to identifying you to patients, students, co-workers and visitors, this card also provides access to certain parking lots, buildings and departments. It also enables employees to utilize University services. Lost cards should be reported immediately to ID Services at: River Campus/Eastman School of Music, x5-3975; or the Medical Center, x3-2000. After hours, call Security at x5-3333.

All new hires to The University are welcomed at a general orientation that is held weekly. Attendance at this program is required because it is here that necessary information regarding policies, procedures and available services is provided. Mandatory information regarding OSHA, JCAHO and other regulatory issues is also presented. Departments are responsible for providing specific orientation regarding work standards and departmental policies/procedures. For additional information, click on our Orientation Page.

You are responsible for all personal property on University premises. The University is not liable for personal property loss or damage occurring on University premises unless the loss or damage is a direct result of the University’s negligence.

All hourly paid, non-exempt staff who are newly hired or who have transferred from another position within The University, are required to satisfy a probationary period. The probationary period provides an opportunity for employees to become orientated to new positions as well as for supervisors to evaluate employees’ progress in meeting performance standards. Your immediate supervisor will explain the length of your probation and standards to be met. Salaried and hourly paid exempt staff do not have a probationary period but are expected to meet all expectations by the end of one year.

University employees in benefit-eligible positions who terminate employment with The University and who are rehired within five years of their termination date will have their previously earned service time reinstated upon rehire into a benefit eligible position.

University of Rochester employees are paid on either a salaried or hourly basis. Hourly positions are covered by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal wage and hour law. FLSA requires that staff in these positions report hours and be paid for all hours worked. Salaried positions are exempt from the provisions of the FLSA.