I.
REFERENCES
A.
Current University of California Supply Agreement covering
temporary help services.
B.
Policy and Procedure Manual/Staff Personnel Manual (PPM/SPM)
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250
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Personnel-Staff
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250-6
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Student Employment under Staff Titles
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C.
University Hospital Instruction Manual (HU)
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HU 703.1C
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Centralized Purchasing
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HU 785.1B
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Administrative Procedures for Temporary
Outside Agency Employees Procured by the Personnel Office.
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II.
POLICY
A University of California supply agreement is continuously in
force for the furnishing of temporary help services to UCSD and its environs by
outside agencies. The name of the current contractor and the specific job
classifications available under contract are listed on Supplement I. These particular
classifications are exclusive with UCSD's contract temporary employment agency
source. Departments may not use any other outside agency to acquire services
for these classifications without the express approval of the Purchasing
Division.
III.
PROCEDURE
A.
Time Limitation for Employment of Temporary Personnel
1.
60 Calendar Days or Less
Requests for the purchase of temporary employment services for
periods of 60 calendar days or
less should first be
telephoned to Student Employment/%Student Financial Services, Ext. 4472. If
the services cannot be
provided by student corps employees, Student Financial Services
will notify the requesting department immediately.
2.
More than 60 Calendar Days or Extensions
Requests for the purchase of temporary employment services for
periods in excess of 60
calendar days, or to extend services initially anticipated to be
required for 60 calendar days or less, must be coordinated with the Staff
Personnel Management Office. If the Staff Personnel Management Office, in
consultation with the requesting department, determines the temporary need
could and should be met by hiring a former employee on preferential rehire
status, or if it would be more appropriate to recruit for the position, the
department should take action accordingly. If this is not the case, the Staff
Personnel Management Office will advise the requesting department of its
approval to hire a temporary employee beyond sixty (60) calendar days.
B.
Chronological Steps Necessary to Employ Temporary Personnel
1.
The requesting department calls Student Employment / Student
Financial Services Office, Ext. 4472, to determine if the need can be filled by
a student corps temporary employee.
2.
If a student is not available, the requesting department calls the
Purchasing Division, Ext. 3091, to request a purchase order number (specific
purchase orders only; that is, no "blanket" purchase orders). If
employment is beyond sixty (60) calendar days, the requesting department shall
relay Staff Personnel Management Office approval to Purchasing.
3.
The Purchasing Division provides the requesting department with a
purchase order number and answers any questions; such as, the correct way to
complete the Purchase
Requisition. (Contact campus Ext. 3091 for purchase order number and Ext.
3082 for other information.)
4.
Requesting department telephones the outside temporary employment
agency, discusses the type of duties the person is expected to perform, any
special qualifications required, duration of work, number of hours per day,
department contact, etc. When an agreement is reached, the agency is given the
specific purchase order number assigned by the Purchasing Division.
5.
Requesting
department immediately prepares a Purchase
Requisition, Exhibit A, and sends it to the Purchasing Division indicating the
name of the person to perform the services, exact classification, the exact
hourly rate, and the estimated number of hours to be worked.
If the temporary employment period exceeds sixty (60) calendar
days, annotate Purchase
Requisition (or Purchase Order Change Request,
if an extension of time to an existing purchase order) with the name of the
person in the Staff Personnel Management Office granting approval and the date
approval was granted.
6.
The Purchasing Division receives and processes the department's Purchase Requisition in the usual manner. Time is of the
essence since the temporary outside employment agency submits invoices weekly
and the Accounting Office cannot process the billing without issuance of a Purchase Order.
7.
The temporary employee reports directly to the department with an
agency time slip. The department indicates the hours worked and signs the slip
when work is completed or at established billing periods, keeping one copy of
time slip and giving the employee the other copy. The department immediately
notifies the temporary outside employment agency if their employee is not
satisfactory. If Purchasing assistance is required, call the Purchasing
Division, Ext. 3082.
8.
Accounting Office receives the billing and processes it for
payment in the usual manner. Discount periods are normally short term for the
temporary help industry.
IV.
RESPONSIBILITIES
A.
Purchasing Division
1.
Provides contract administration services as necessary to ensure
good performance by the temporary outside employment agency.
2.
Acts as liaison with the agency in all matters concerning the
permanent employment of an agency temporary employee.
B.
Department Receiving Temporary Services
1.
Obtains clearance required under time limitations.
2.
Submits Purchase
Requisition in timely manner.
3.
Reviews, approves and returns invoices to the Accounting Office as
soon as possible.
C.
Accounting Office
1.
Processes and pays invoices received.