Meeting Notes for Managers, June 2023

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

Updates on Operations Recruiting and Learning Strategic Initiatives
On June 14, Janet Gipson, Recruiting Strategic Initiative Program lead and head of Talent Acquisition, detailed the progress that has been made toward the goal of making the hiring of talented and diverse candidates faster. She announced that a new hiring manager toolkit will be released this summer to the university and will include the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Recruiting Best Practice Toolkit, Hiring Manager Interview Guide, and Evaluation Tool. Read the message.

On May 17, the program sponsors and program leaders sent out a summary of the work that is being done to integrate staff learning and development into Yale’s workplace culture while ensuring we have an efficient and effective structure and platform to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations. Read the message.

2023 Child Care Subsidy Program
Apply for reimbursement for the 2023 Child Care Subsidy Program, which is open to benefit-eligible faculty, managerial and professional staff, postdoctoral associates, and postdoctoral fellows with children from infant to age five. Employees can attend the next Child Care Subsidy Information Session on July 13 from 10:30-11:00 a.m.

Couldn’t make Staff Appreciation Day? Handsome Dan is here for you!
If your team couldn’t attend Staff Appreciation Day, you can still celebrate with a visit this summer from Handsome Dan! Send him an email at handsome.dan@yale.edu with a contact name for your department and the number of colleagues on your team, and he’ll get back to you with a date!

Parking fee reinstatement - Guidance for managers
There have been several questions raised following the announcement that effective July 1, parking fees will be reinstated to the full normal rate. Managers are encouraged to direct staff to the FAQs on the It’s Your Yale parking webpages for guidance. The information below has been developed to help managers address additional questions from staff.

• Is the reinstatement of the full parking rate an indication that the university will require staff to return full-time to the office?
  The reinstatement of the parking rate is unrelated to the university’s flexible work model initiative. We expect the mode that people are working in today to continue - some full time on campus; some largely remote; most hybrid.
• If we only come in two days per week, but are being charged the full parking rate, doesn’t this create inequities between hybrid and fully remote staff?
  While some may feel that this creates an inequity, it’s important to note that different roles come with different responsibilities, expectations, and requirements. Those concerned about the reinstatement of the parking rate can consider the “Daily Debit” parking option, carpooling, public transportation, on street parking, or evaluating private parking lots as alternative options.