Transcript Online Orientation

Pre-Employment Orientation:
TEMPORARY AND SUBSTITUTE EMPLOYMENT
AT CUESTA COLLEGE
PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
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You have already completed…
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Initial paperwork with your Supervisor
Tuberculin Skin Test
LiveScan (fingerprints)
What you must still complete before you begin
work…
Pre-Employment Orientation
 Pre-Employment Orientation Quiz
 New Employee Forms
 Submit a copy of Photo I.D. (w/birth date)/Driver
License and Social Security Card (both sides).
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ORIENTATION TO-DO LIST
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Read through this entire presentation and write down any questions
you have.
Complete and print out the Online Orientation Quiz located on the
Human Resources web site.
Fill out and print the all new employee forms for short-term and
substitute employment, located here:
http://www.cuesta.edu/departments/nonacademics/humanresourc
es/new_employee_forms/Short-term_Student.html
Contact Human Resources to sign up for an orientation
 Bring with you your new employee forms, Online Orientation Quiz,
questions, and required proof of identification documents (listed
in previous slide).
WORK SCHEDULES
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General Campus work hours are M-F 8:00a-5:00p
Summer Campus work hours are M-Th 7:30a-6:00p
Individual department hours may vary. You will figure
out your work schedule with your supervisor.
Overtime and work performed on holidays must be
pre-approved by your supervisor:
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General hours
overtime = working more than 8 hrs/day
or more than 40 hrs/wk
Summer hours
overtime = more than 10 hrs/day or
more than 40 hrs/wk
Your supervisor must also initial next to the recorded hours
worked for overtime or on holidays on your time sheet.
LIMITS TO TIME WORKED
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If you are an employee on campus and not in the Federal Work Study
or Cal Works program, you are limited to working a maximum of 175
days per fiscal year (July-June).
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Human Resources tracks the days you work and will notify your
department with a summary of your days left.
If you are an employee on campus, not in the Federal Work Study or
Cal Works program, and you work 1,000 hours in a single fiscal year,
you will be entered into the Public Employees Retirement System
(CalPERS).
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6% will be taken out of each paycheck to contribute to this account.
You will remain a CalPERS member indefinitely.
Human Resources tracks the hours you work and will notify your
department with a summary of your hours left.
For more information, visit the CalPERS web site at http://www.calpers.ca.gov/,
or contact the Cuesta Benefits department at 805-546-3161.
BREAKS
For every four (4) consecutive hours you work,
you must take a 15 minute paid break.
 For every five (5) consecutive hours you work,
you must take a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
 If anyone is prohibiting you from taking these
breaks, please contact Human Resources.
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PROPER DRESS CODE
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Use common sense
 Nothing
too risqué
 No offensive language or logos on clothing
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You may be required to adhere to a specific
dress code that is department-specific
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close-toed shoes in maintenance (MOG);
lifeguards
COMPUTER USE
Computers are District property
 No expectation of privacy – your computer use
can be reviewed or pulled at any time
 Use computers for District-related purposes
only.
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SAFETY & WORKER’S COMPENSATION
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If you see something unsafe in your workspace,
notify your supervisor.
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your supervisor is not available, contact Human
Resources
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If you are hurt on the job, please contact
Human Resources immediately.
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Human Resources staff help you assess the
situation – we will need to document the incident.
CALLING IN SICK & DISABILITY/MATERNITY LEAVES
Call your Supervisor as soon as possible if you
are going to be absent.
 If you need to take a leave from employment for
an extended period of time due to pregnancy or
disability, it is not paid through Cuesta.
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you can apply for state disability through
the State of California.
 Notify your supervisor.
LEAVING EMPLOYMENT AT CUESTA
If you need to leave Cuesta employment,
please give your supervisor at least two (2)
weeks notice if you are able.
 Unemployment
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you want to apply for unemployment, see the EDD
web site for unemployment through the State of
California.
 It is not paid through Cuesta College.
TIME SHEETS/WEB TIME ENTRY
Timecards will be mailed to your department
from Payroll monthly unless your department is
Web Time Entry.
 Here’s a link to the Web Time Entry Training
Materials
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 Web
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Time Entry Training
If you are a Web Time Entry employee you may
track your hours on a paper timecard and then
transfer them to the program before the due
date.
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATIONS, COPY OF PAY STUBS, AND
SIGNING UP FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT
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If you are applying for a loan, purchasing a car, or dealing with lenders for any other
reason, direct their requests for employment verification to the Cuesta Payroll Office.
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If you need a copy of pay stubs with your name and the college’s name, contact the
Cashier’s Office.
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If you’d like to sign up for direct deposit, visit the Payroll Office
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Direct Deposit - paycheck is automatically deposited into a savings or checking account each month, rather
than being mailed out. http://www.cuesta.edu/departments/nonacademics/payroll/general_forms.html
Payroll phone: 805-546-3136
myCUESTA PORTAL
From your myCuesta login, at
https://my.cuesta.edu/cp/home/displaylogin,
you will have a new tab, labeled Work Life.
 Work Life tab:
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 Update
your address or phone number if it changes
 View your pay stub
 View deductions and earnings history
myCUESTA WORK LIFE TAB
Change address and
phone number
QUESTIONS?
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Schedule an appointment with Human
Resources and bring all requirement
documentation with you, along with your quiz,
driver’s license and social security card !
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NOW… test your knowledge by taking the
Online Orientation Quiz! (required)