Meeting Notes for Managers, September 2021

Below is a summary of university-wide news for you to reinforce with your teams during staff meetings or via email updates:

Message from Provost Strobel and Senior Vice President for Operations Jack Callahan, Jr.
On August 25, this message was sent to the Yale community to announce that the University’s Crisis Care Assist benefit has been extended through December 31, 2021. Crisis Care reimburses faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and postdoctoral associates for child and eldercare provided by those in their personal networks. Learn more: Bright Horizons Crisis Care FAQs or email worklife@yale.edu.

Workplace Guidance FAQ page has recent updates
Yale’s Workplace Guidance FAQ page has new FAQs in these categories: Manager Guidance, Work Flexibility, and Public Health and Safety. Please review.

Healthy Yale
A message on September 3, 2021 from Yale’s COVID-19 Coordinator, Stephanie Spangler, addressed this—“Why gathering in the classroom is permitted, but large social gatherings are discouraged”—and more: Read Healthy Yale message.

Faculty and Staff Update
The August 18 issue of Yale’s Faculty and Staff newsletter is full of information that you might like to share with your team.

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.