Meeting Notes for managers, May 2021

Below is a summary of university-wide news for you to reinforce with your teams during staff meetings or via email updates. Please note: Mandatory COVID-19 Health & Safety Training given staff members’ imminent return to campus
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Message from President Salovey and Provost Strobel, May 14, 2021
This Friday message announced that Yale is requiring all faculty, staff, and postdoctoral and postgraduate trainees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by August 1. This follows the April announcement of the vaccination requirement for all undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students. Read entire message here.

Healthy Yale

A message on May 13, 2021 from Yale’s COVID-19 Coordinator, Stephanie Spangler, focused on an update on vaccine eligibility for those ages 12-15; a reminder about Yale guidelines for health and safety; and travel best practices for those leaving campus. Healthy Yale message.

Mandatory COVID-19 Health & Safety Training

The “COVID-19: Yale Return to Campus” training and attestation has been updated and is now available. All faculty and staff members who have been approved to be on campus must complete the 2021 COVID-19: Return to Campus training to fulfill workplace obligations to remain approved to work on campus. The 2021 training includes new information on vaccinations, contact tracing, Yale’s travel policy, and other important topics. The required training should be completed as soon as possible.

Important Benefits Updates
Refresh you and your team’s memories regarding one-time updates to employee healthcare contributions; Flexible Spending Accounts; and PTO buyout and PTO Carryover for M&Ps. Read the entire communication. Encourage your team members to take their PTO.