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Policy Updates

Recent updates to official BYUH policies.

Periodically, various University policies are updated to reflect current laws and practices. The following table provides a summary of such changes over the last six months. For additional help or to identify archived policies please contact Taliana Pasi, Policy Manager at extension 53492 or email taliana.pasi@byuh.edu

Date of Change Policy Title Nature of Change
01/03/2023 Administrative and Staff Employee Leave Parental Leave Increased to Six Weeks
BYU–Hawaii is pleased to announce a change in the Parental Leave Policy. Beginning January 1, 2023, full-time administrative and staff employees will receive six weeks of paid parental leave for the birth of the employee’s child or for placement of a child with the employee for adoption. Full-time CFS faculty will receive paid parental leave for one semester. Faculty members should notify their dean and Yifen Beus as soon as feasible to coordinate coverage.
03/03/2023 Hosting, Retreats, And Teambuilding Hosting, Retreats and Teambuilding Policy Update
President’s Council has approved updates to the Hosting, Retreats and Teambuilding policy for Sections 3.5 | Department or Work Team Meetings and 3.6 | Gifts and De Minimis Incentives. Please review these changes as they relate to refreshments, meals for internal meetings, and gifts on a departmental or interdepartmental level. The policy can be found at: https://policies.byuh.edu/hosting-retreats-and-teambuilding. If you have any questions, please contact Grace Lee at Purchasing (grace.lee@byuh.edu | 808-675-3953).