Department of Human Resources
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Wellness & Work Life

Wellness and a positive work-life integration are important for our employees' happiness, health and productivity.

Wellness

UNMC offers resources for physical and emotional wellness, including an employee assistance program, intramural leagues, fitness programs and a dedicated wellness website.

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Employee Resource Groups

Connect with colleagues and make a difference in our community through employee resource groups at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. Find one that resonates with you – or start a new one.

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Resources

Accommodations

ADA Accommodations
UNMC has a process and a request form for ensuring reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Religious Accommodations
UNMC provides reasonable accommodation for individuals' sincerely held religious beliefs and practices when it won't create undue hardship for the university.

Faculty Governance

Faculty Senate

Schedules, Leave and Remote Work

Flextime
UNMC is committed to wellness, and departments are encouraged to consider employee requests for flexible scheduling and to use flexible scheduling to support employees’ ability to engage in wellness activities without decreasing work efficiency.
Alternative Worksites
The University of Nebraska has a campus-based procedure for consideration of employee requests for full or partial remote work. The policy includes guidelines and procedures for request the approval process, out-of-state worksites, and tax considerations
Holidays and Leave
A list of the University of Nebraska's 13 annual paid holidays, as well as descriptions of various types of leave, including military, crisis, bereavement, civil, FMLA, parental, sick and vacation leave.

Support

Emergency Assistance Fund
The University of Nebraska System's Emergency Assistance Fund provides help to students and employees facing financial hardship crisis situations, such as natural disasters, home displacement and food insecurity.
Crisis Leave
UNMC employees may request crisis leave for their own serious illness or that of a spouse, child or parent or in conjunction with a worker's compensation claim. UNMC employees may donate vacation leave to the crisis leave bank.