Employee morale, health, and welfare
Rule
Flag costs for the improvement of employer-employee relations, employee morale, employee performance, and working conditions when the program is not offered to all employees of the university on an equitable basis.
Examples
- Retirement events
- Employee recognition
Exception
Do not flag costs of university service awards and university-wide workplace recognition awards.
Examples
An academic department holds a retirement reception for a retiring faculty member.
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Do the reception costs require an X Class?
Yes, flag the expenses with the appropriate X Class because the retirement reception is at the unit level and not offered to all employees of the university equally.
The university's Benefits Office has an annual employee recognition program, U-MATTER. All employees are eligible to receive a monetary award.
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Do the costs of running the U-MATTER program and monetary awards require an X Class?
No. All employees are eligible for the U-MATTER award.
The dean purchased flowers on his P-Card for a staff member who is in the hospital.
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Do the flower costs require an X Class?
Yes. The flowers are an ICRX employee morale cost and require an X Class. Not all departments at the university would pay for the flowers with university funds.