I am a supervisor. What are the guidelines I should follow in determining whether or not to refer employees for the ELP or grant approval to employees who request to register for the ELP?
You should first determine whether the employees fills an essential function in your department during the emergency situation and/or whether the employee will be needed to back up another employee within your department. An employee can register for all or part of his/her normal work week. A supervisor should provide guidance to an employee as to whether s/he is able to let them work for another department for all or part of their regular work week. In an emergency, supervisors should consider whether the work of their department can be deferred in order to staff unplanned needs of the University to respond to the emergency.
