COVID-19 Human Resources

A Guide for Responsible Re-entry to the Workspace

To help promote a healthy and safe environment Aims CC has established the following guidelines for all employees, students, and vendors while on campus.

Read the Guidelines

Over the past months we certainly have seen and experienced change like never before and in light of this change, we have seen an enormous amount of resilience in our students, faculty, staff and administration.

Please know that the HR team is still here to support you. We are committed to continuing to support our Aims Family!

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All Human Resources departments including Recruitment, Safety and Security, Employee Wellness and the Center for Professional Development are responding to emails daily 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.

COVID-19 Paid Leave

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) benefits provided by the federal government sunset effective December 31, 2020, therefore, Cabinet has approved a temporary COVID-19 Paid Leave (CPL) benefit for employees that will run in conjunction with the new Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act incorporated in Aims CC Leaves of Absences Procedure 529-01.

The CPL will be effective from January 1 through May 15, 2021.

The updated Leaves of Absences Procedure 529-01 includes components in the Use of Sick Leave portion of the procedure to address the impact to employees due to a public health emergency.

Per the new procedure, as of January 1, 2021, sick leave accrual will be as follows:

If a Public Health Emergency is declared, employees' sick leave will be front-loaded to ensure that employees have the required “paid two weeks leave” (80 hours for full-time and prorated for part-time) balance to support any COVID-19 related events.

Under normal circumstances the following monthly leave accruals apply:

Full-time hired prior to July 2009, 10.67 hours per month
Full-time hired post-July 2009, 8.00 hours per month
Part-time effective January 2021, 1.00 hour for every 30 hours worked

Proposed COVID-19 Sick Leave Eligibility Requirements:

Remote work is not available
Flexible schedule is not available
Sick Leave utilized (as determined below)

Proposed COVID-19 Leave Coverage:

Isolation due to employee’s illness (per physician’s instructions)
Quarantine due to exposure to confirmed positive (per physician’s instructions or Aims HR instructions)
School closure /child care closure (per Public Official requirement i.e. State Executive Orders or School District closure)

COVID-19 Paid Leave Available:

COVID-19 Paid Leave will provide up to 14 days of paid leave per COVID-related incident after the employee has exhausted their current Sick Leave balance to 50% of current leave at the time of the request.

Other Considerations:
If a Public Health Emergency is declared, part-time employees will be able to exceed the cap of 48 hours to comply with the two-week threshold leave balance, once they achieve the two-week threshold, monthly leave accrual will stop.

Contact Human Resources – covid19acc@aims.edu with questions.