At the ITN UCSF we recognize that the culture of the workplace and opportunities for career growth and development are important to all employees. Here are some ways in which we create a culture which values individual employee needs.
The ITN and the University of California San Francisco offer many programs which support and encourage career growth, such as:
"Appreciating hard work, fostering civility and respect, insisting on fairness, valuing differences and teaching tolerance--these are chief among the practices and characteristics we must strive for if we are to create a supportive work environment," proclaims UCSF Chancellor Mike Bishop.
Some formal programs which help to promote a supportive work environment here at UCSF are:
Flextime is a scheduling arrangement by which an employee may work an alternate schedule within specific limits dictated by the needs of the job, subject to management approval. UCSF encourages departments to support flextime arrangements where they are feasible.
The ITN often encourages telecommuting for the mutual benefit of the organization and its employees. Telecommuting is a voluntary work arrangement whereby an eligible employee with management approval "works one or more days each week from home instead of commuting to a work place." Work and telecommunication equipment may be owned and maintained by the employee or by the University.
