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Balanced Scorecard

 

General Records Retention Schedule

Personnel and Payroll Records
UW-GS 8

(Revised) July 2006 (Printer version here)

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Academic Student Employees (ASE) Files: Comprehensive record of all personnel actions affecting a UW Academic Student Employee which includes information that had a reasonable bearing on the efficient and effective management of the UW. May include appointment letter, offer letter, job description, letters of reference, resume, non-academic training records, job posting, commendations, letters of resignation, termination letter.

Official Copy: Any Office
Retention: 6 years after termination of employment with the department
Disposition Method: Shred


Affirmative Action Information Requests: A record of the data collected from each applicant for a professional staff or faculty position regarding race/ethnicity, sex, age, disability and veteran status.

Official Copy: Any Office
Retention: 3 years after completion of hiring process
Disposition Method: Shred


Affirmative Action Plans: Annual reports compiled by the Equal Opportunity Office as required by federal and state agencies. May include workforce reports and utilization analyses for all UW employees, Applicant Flow Report summaries, New Hire Reports, Separation Reports, Training Reports, etc.

Official Copy: Equal Opportunity Office
Retention: 6 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Transfer to Archives

Other Copy: Any Office
Retention: until superseded
Disposition Method: Recycle


Affirmative Action Updates -- Faculty: Reports provided by the Equal Opportunity Office and sent to Deans and department Chairs showing affirmative action goals for faculty hiring in a particular school or college. Reports are compiled from the Affirmative Action Plan to provide College/School-specific background information regarding faculty workforce, national availability data, historical new hire information, and applicant flow information for the last year.

Official Copy: Equal Opportunity Office
Retention: 6 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Recycle

Other Copy: Dean or Department Chair
Retention: 3 years after receipt of report
Disposition Method: Recycle


Applicant Flow Reports: Summaries of data collected on Affirmative Action Information Requests from applicants for faculty or professional staff positions. May include vitae of the highest ranking minority or woman candidate considered but not appointed, or documentation of measures taken to meet the requirements of the affirmative action program.

Official Copy: Equal Opportunity Office
Retention: 6 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Appointing Department or Dean's Office
Retention: 3 years after completion of hiring process
Disposition Method: Shred


Applications for Classified Staff Employment -- Hired: Materials regarding applicants hired for classified staff positions. May include applications, resumes, correspondence, letters of reference, evaluations of candidates, notes on employment selection, etc.

Official Copy: Human Resources Operations -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: Employment Services
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Hiring Office
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred


Applications for Classified Staff Employment -- Not Hired: Materials regarding applicants not hired for classified staff positions. May include applications, resumes, correspondence, letters of reference, evaluations of candidates, notes on employment selection, etc.

Official Copy: Employment Services
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Hiring Office
Retention: 3 years after completion of hiring process
Disposition Method: Shred


Applications for Professional Staff Employment -- Hired: Materials regarding applicants hired for professional staff positions. May include correspondence, resumes, letters of reference, evaluations of candidates, notes on employment selection, etc.

Official Copy: Human Resources Operations -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Hiring Office
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred


Applications for Professional Staff Employment -- Not Hired: Materials regarding applicants not hired for professional staff positions. May include correspondence, resumes, letters of reference, evaluationsof candidates, notes on employment selection, etc.

Official Copy: Hiring Office
Retention: 3 years after completion of hiring process
Disposition Method: Shred


Applications for Faculty/Academic Employment -- Not Hired: Materials regarding applicants not hired for academic positions including faculty, Chair, Dean, Director, and temporary positions (visiting scholars or scientists, clinical faculty, post-doctoral scholars, etc.). May include correspondence with rejected applicants, resumes, curricula vita, letters of reference, research proposals, evaluations of candidates, notes on employment selection, etc.

Official Copy: Appointing Department
Retention: 3 years after completion of hiring process
Disposition Method: Shred


Applications for Hourly and Student Employment -- Hired: Materials regarding applicants hired for hourly and student positions. May include applications, resumes, correspondence, letters of reference, evaluations of candidates, notes on employment selection, etc.

Official Copy: Hiring Office
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred


Applications for Hourly and Student Employment -- Not Hired: Materials regarding applicants not hired for hourly and student positions. May include applications, resumes, correspondence, letters of reference, evaluations of candidates, notes on employment selection, etc.

Official Copy: Hiring Office
Retention: 3 years after completion of hiring process
Disposition Method: Shred


Appointment Packets (Faculty): A record of the process used in the selection of a candidate for an academic position. May include letter from the Chair to the Dean recommending appointment, letter from the Dean to the President recommending appointment, letters of recommendation obtained by the search committee, curricula vita, Biography form, documentation of measures taken to seek minority and women applicants, Applicant Flow Report, job advertisement, job description, background check, etc.

Official Copy: Academic Human Resources -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Dean's Office and/or Appointing Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWT: Finance and Administration
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWB: Academic Services
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred


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Ballots for Appointment, Promotion or Tenure: A record of ballots cast by faculty members regarding the appointment, promotion or tenure of another faculty member.

Official Copy: Academic Offices
Retention: for ballot issues that result in denial of tenure: 3 years after ballots counted
for other appointment, promotion, or tenure ballot issues: 1 year after ballots counted
Disposition Method: Shred


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Complaint Files (Discrimination and Harassment Complaints not filed with or investigated by UCIRO): Provides a record of complaints investigated locally either by the home department and/or Human Resources, and not by UCIRO. Documents may include, at a minimum, information concerning the complaint and investigation; investigation report; and resolution.

Official Copy: Home Department or Human Resources
Retention: 6 years after file closed
Disposition Method: Shred


Complaint Files (includes Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaints either filed with or investigated by UCIRO): Provides a record of complaint investigations and resolutions of complaints. May include information about complaint, correspondence, etc.

Official Copy: Risk Management Office
Retention: 6 years after file closed
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged misconduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

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Departmental Action Notices: A notification, from the Payroll computer system, of upcoming payroll action deadlines, e.g., appointment end date, probation period end date, increment date, etc.

Official Copy: Payroll
Retention: until superseded
Disposition Method: Recycle

Other Copy: Home Department
Retention: until payroll action is processed
Disposition Method: Recycle


Disciplinary Actions -- Faculty/Academic Personnel: A record of disciplinary actions taken regarding a member of the faculty, including deans, directors, etc. May include documentation of termination for cause.

Official Copy: Academic Human Resources -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged misconduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Disciplinary Actions -- Hourly or Student Employees: A record of disciplinary actions taken regarding a student or hourly employee. Includes background material.

Official Copy: Employing Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged misconduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

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Employment Forms Checklists: Lists of forms required to be completed when a new employee is hired by a department.

Official Copy: Hiring Department
Retention: until completion of hiring process
Disposition Method: Recycle


Exception Time Reports (ETR): A record certifying changes from the normal number of hours worked by each permanent employee paid on a particular budget for a particular pay period. Includes leave without pay, overtime, shift differentials, etc. (For reports which include both state and grant/contract personnel see UW-GS 7: ETRs for Grants/Contracts)

Official Copy: Payroll
Retention: 6 years after end of the month
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after end of month
Disposition Method: Shred


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Faculty Adjudication Files: A record of the judicial proceedings of a faculty committee for the resolution of differences.

Official Copy: Faculty Senate
Retention: 10 years after case closed, transfer to archives for review
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after claim resolved
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after claim resolved
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after claim resolved
Disposition Method: Shred


Faculty Reviews: Evaluations of UW faculty performance. May be used in evaluations for merit pay. May include yearly activity report on professional activities prepared by a faculty member for review by a Chair or Dean; measures of student performance used to evaluate teaching effectiveness; student course evaluations of instructors; etc.

Official Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after completion of review
Disposition Method: Shred


Faculty Workload Summary Report: Allows departments to electronically link all instruction with faculty effort. Documents who is instructing every class and reports number of average weekly class contact hours each faculty member spends in providing direct instruction to students. Used for planning purposes.

Official Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 1 year after end of academic year
Disposition Method: Shred


Faculty Workload System Verification Reports: Used to verify information regarding individual faculty that has been entered into Faculty Workload System. Includes mid-quarter Faculty Surveys and End of Quarter Contact Hours.

Official Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 1 quarter after end of quarter
Disposition Method: Shred


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Grievance Files (Staff Employee Complaint Files): A record of labor-related complaints and grievances.

Official Copy: Labor Relations Office
Retention: 6 years after case resolved or withdrawn
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after case resolved or withdrawn
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.


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Job Descriptions: Documentation of titles and descriptions for classified staff positions, professional staff, faculty or hourly positions. Includes background material and distinguishing characteristics.

Official Copy: Any Office
Retention: until superseded
Disposition Method: Transfer to Archives for review



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Orientation and Training Files: A record of materials developed and used in the training of new UW personnel.

Official Copy: Employing Department
Retention: until superseded
Disposition Method: Transfer to Archives for review


Outside Work Approval: Requests to the Dean, Vice President, or Provost from academic personnel to perform consulting work and other professional and public activities outside the UW for compensation. Formerly known as the Request for Approval of Outside Professional Work for Compensation.

Official Copy: Dean, Vice President (or Chair), or Provost
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: Academic Human Resources -- as part of Personnel Folder


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Paycheck Advice Registers (Employee Check Advice Registers): A record of the names and signatures of employees indicating receipt of their paychecks for a particular pay period.

Official Copy: Home Department
Retention: 6 months after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWT: Finance and Administration
Retention: 6 months after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWB: Finance and Administration
Retention: 6 months after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred


Payroll Folders -- for Individual Employees: A record of the forms and documentation submitted to Payroll for an individual employee that has a reasonable bearing on the efficient and effective management of the UW and provides a basis for employment and post-employment benefits.

Official Copy: Payroll
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Home Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWT: Finance and Administration
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWB: Finance and Administration
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred


Performance Evaluations: Evaluations of UW staff job performance and reviews of salary. May include backup documentation such as position questionnaires, performance evaluation criteria, etc.

Official Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after completion of review
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: WAC 251-20-040 requires that performance evaluations be retained no longer than 3 years.

Personnel Action Forms (PAF): Documents changes in salary and posistion for UW employees.

Official Copy: Payroll
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 1 month after receipt (all copies)
Disposition Method: Shred


Personnel Folders -- Classified and Professional Staff: Comprehensive record of all personnel actions affecting a UW classified or professional staff employee, which includes information which has a reasonable bearing on the efficient and effective management of the UW and provides a basis for employment and post-employment benefits. May include Personnel Request Application for Staff Employment, resumes, letters of reference, Training and Development records, job descriptions, Personal Action Forms, Work and Leave Record for Classified and Professional Staff Employees, letters of commendation or reprimand, letters of resignation, documentation of State Labor & Industries reimbursements for on-the-job injuries, Additional Compensation-Payroll Payment Authorization Form, etc.

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Official Copy: Human Resources Operations
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred


Personnel Folders -- Faculty/Academic Personnel: Comprehensive record of all personnel actions affecting an academic employee including faculty, Chairs, Deans, Directors, and temporary faculty (visiting scholars or scientists, clinical faculty, post-doctoral scholars, etc.) which includes information that has a reasonable bearing on the efficient and effective management of the UW and provides a basis for employment and post-employment benefits. May include appointment packet, Request for Appointment or Reappointment, Stipend Appointment, Degree Verification, Faculty Bibliography, honoraria payment records, Request for Extension of Appointment, Report of Change in Status/Reappointment, Promotion and Salary Adjustment, Application for Leave of Absence, Request for Approval of Outside Professional Work for Compensation, Biography, Summary of Outside Professional and Public Activities, tenure/promotion documents, Excess Compensation Payment Authorization, Birthdate Card, Report of Resignation or Termination, correspondence related to personnel actions, etc.

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Official Copy: Academic Human Resources
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment -- basic biographical information will be retained by the Archives
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred


Personnel Folders -- Hourly, Per Diem, Temporary, and Student Employees: Comprehensive record of a department's employment of an hourly employee. Includes folders for student hourly, work-study, and temporary employees. May include applications, Notices of Temporary Employment, resumes, letters of reference, commendations/reprimands, job descriptions, copies of payroll forms, etc.

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Official Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: Work-Study -- work study records only
Retention: 5 years after December 1st of academic year
Disposition Method: Shred


Personnel Requests: Departmental requests to Employment Services to fill vacant classified or professional staff positions.

Official Copy: Employment Services
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Recycle

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: until superseded, or position eliminated
Disposition Method: Recycle


Positive Time Report (PTR): A record certifying the number of hours worked by each hourly and student employee on a particular budget during a particular pay period.

Official Copy: Payroll
Retention: 6 years after end of month
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after end of month
Disposition Method: Shred


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Reclassification Documents: Requests for, and correspondence related to, the reallocation of an employee's position to a different classification.

Official Copy: Human Resources Operations -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred


Reference Letters: Letters of reference prepared by UW employees regarding other current or former UW employees with whom they are acquainted.

Official Copy: Signatory
Retention: 1 year after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred


Resumes -- Unsolicited: A record of inquiries about employment opportunities not specifically related to an open position. May include correspondence, resumes, curriculum vitae, etc.

Official Copy: Receiving Office
Retention: 1 year after date of receipt
Disposition Method: Shred


Retroactive Salary Transfer Requests: Forms used to request and provide an adjustment to an individual's salary record.

Official Copy: Payroll
Retention: 10 years after end of month
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: For state budget requests, included in departmental Payroll Folders or Personnel Folders
Disposition Method: Shred


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Salary Increase Worksheet: Used to calculate salary increases for faculty and professional staff. May include income spreadsheets and working papers.

Official Copy: Any Office
Retention: 3 years after salary increase
Disposition Method: Shred


Scientific and Scholarly Misconduct Inquiries: Inquiries into scientific or scholarly misconduct which are resolved prior to formal investigation, in which the Office of Scholarly Integrity acts as mediator for the parties involved.

Official Copy: Office of Scholarly Integrity
Retention: 6 years after resolution of case
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 6 years after resolution of case
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 6 years after resolution of case
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 6 years after resolution of case or 3 years after termination of employment, whichever is longer
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Scientific and Scholarly Misconduct Investigation Records -- Unproven: A record of the investigation of unproven allegations against academic personnel regarding plagiarism, falsification of data, intentional misrepresentation of credentials, abuse of confidentiality, or deliberate violation of regulations applicable to research.

Official Copy: Office of Scholarly Integrity
Retention: 6 years after case dismissed
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 6 years after case dismissed
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 6 years after case dismissed
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 6 years after case dismissed or 3 years after termination of employment with department, whichever is longer
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Scientific and Scholarly Misconduct Investigation Records: A record of the investigation of proven allegations against academic personnel regarding plagiarism, falsification of data, intentional misrepresentation of credentials, abuse of confidentiality, or deliberate violation of regulations applicable to research.

Official Copy: Office of Scholarly Integrity
Retention: 6 years after case closed
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 6 years after case closed
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 6 years after case closed
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 6 years after case closed or 3 years after termination of employment with department, whichever is longer
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Scientific and Scholarly Misconduct Records -- Investigations for External Agencies: Materials provided to the Office of Scholarly Integrity for evidence in misconduct inquiry by an external agency.

Official Copy: Office of Scholarly Integrity
Retention: 3 years after completion of UW investigation
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after completion of UW investigation
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after completion of UW investigation
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 1 year after information provided to Office of Scholarly Integrity
Disposition Method: Shred

NOTE: Information regarding employee misconduct or alleged miscounduct shall be destroyed or maintained in accordance with WAC 357-22-040 and RCW 41.06.450.

Summaries of Outside Professional and Public Activities: Annual report submitted by academic personnel to Dean or Vice President listing professional services offered outside the UW, e.g., lectures, appointments to editorial boards, extended professional service in the community, etc. May also include annual evaluative reports from Deans and Vice Presidents to the President.

Official Copy: Dean, Vice President -- summaries
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: Academic Human Resources -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred


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Tenure Appeals: A record of appeals by faculty who have been denied tenure.

Official Copy: Academic Human Resources -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: Faculty Senate -- Adjudication Files
Retention: 6 years after case closed
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with College/School or Department
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred


Tenure/Promotion/Merit Pay Evaluations: A record of evaluations for faculty members eligible for tenure, promotion or merit pay.

Official Copy: Academic Human Resources -- as part of Personnel Folder
Retention: 50 years after termination of employment
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after completion of review
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWT: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after completion of review
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: UWB: Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Retention: 3 years after completion of review
Disposition Method: Shred


Time Records for Classified & Professional Staff: Submitted by Classified and Professional Staff to request/report leave and overtime hours.

Official Copy: Any Office
Retention: 1 year after annual audit
Disposition Method: Shred


Time Records for Hourly Staff: Departmental source data supporting the Positive Time Report (PTR) sent to Payroll for payment of hourly wages.

Official Copy: Any Office
Retention: 6 years after end of month
Disposition Method: Shred


Time Sheets for Classified and Professional Staff, Summary: Departmental form created to provide a detailed summary of all hours worked by an individual employee. Used to track time/overtime/leave time. Supplemental to Form 220.

Official Copy: Any Office
Retention: 6 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred


Time Sheets for Work Study Students(On-Campus Time Sheets): A signed record of hours worked by students employed under a state or federal work-study program.

Official Copy: Financial Aid Office
Retention: 5 years after the academic year, and up to the following December 1 for reporting purposes
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Home Department
Retention: 1 year after end of quarter
Disposition Method: Shred


Training Records: A record of training provided to UW staff and faculty. May include descriptions of training and employee registration. Training may be provided by Training and Development, Computing and Communications, Environmental Health and Safety, Procurement Card Services, etc.

Official Copy: Training & Development -- for T&D classes only
Retention: 5 years after end of calendar year

Official Copy: Any Office Providing Non-Required Training
Retention: 1 year after administrative purpose served
Disposition Method: Shred

Official Copy: Any Office Providing Required Training
Retention: 6 years after end of calendar year
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: Employee
Retention: retain personal training file for 3 years after termination of UW employment
Disposition Method: Shred


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Workers Compensation (L&I) Forms: A record of on-the-job injury reports made to the State Department of Labor & Industries when an employee seeks medical assistance. Includes Report of Industrial Injury or Occupational Disease, correspondence, etc.

Official Copy: Risk Management
Retention: 10 years after first L & I closure
Disposition Method: Shred

Other Copy: College/School or Department
Retention: 3 years after termination of employment with department
Disposition Method: Shred


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