What should Supervisors / Managers do?
Supervisors / Managers should have a list of employees and their contact information for home and work, both in the office and at home. If phones are still in operation, supervisors should contact their staff as soon as possible after the disaster to find out if staff are available to come in to work. If there has been a staff death, the department should report the death to the Benefits Office within Human Resources so they can assist with matters related to the situation. Managers should have current job descriptions for every position so that emergency hires can be made quickly and/or current employees can complete required tasks. Additionally, managers should encourage employees to create work process manuals. In some cases, work process manuals are more helpful as a process backup than an actual job description. Managers should refer to the appropriate operational policies and guidelines according to the employee class they are working with (i.e. faculty APT document, employee han
