Temporary Employees FAQs

Yes.  Temporary/variable hour employees are eligible for applying for department or NAU only postings.

Temporary/variable hour employees are not eligible for emergency leave, paid vacation leave, or paid sick leave.

No. Temporary/variable hour  employees are not eligible for healthcare insurance benefits; however, they can enroll in supplemental retirement plans.

Yes.  Temporary/variable hour employees may be subject to Arizona State Retirement System participation if they work 20 hours per week for 20 weeks or more in a fiscal year.

Temporary/variable hour employees may be subject to background investigations prior to employment with NAU.

Yes.  Temporary/variable hour employees are expected to promote safety for other variable hour employees, students, faculty, staff and visitors.

No.  All employees are expected to use any university property strictly for University business.

The complete list of online mandatory training can be found here: https://nau.udemy.com/learning-paths/1683644/.  This includes, but is not limited to:

• Preventing Harassment & Discrimination: Clery Act and Title IX and Accommodating People with Disabilities Training
• Information Security Essentials
• CERT Conduct, Ethics, Reporting and Transparency Disclosure