Dear student employees and supervisors,

Due to ongoing developments with COVID-19 and changes in UTSA campus operations, a number of you likely have questions about how student workers will be affected, especially those who depend on university paychecks to cover their college expenses.

The health and well-being of our Roadrunner community and the academic progress of our students are our top concerns, and we recognize that financial stability is an important element of student success.

As UTSA transitions to a remote workforce, we want to provide our student workers as much flexibility as possible to continue working. To that end, both student employees and supervisors should follow these guidelines:

Supervisors should enable student workers to work remotely, exercising their full ability to flexibly identify activities, tasks and mechanisms that allow student workers to work remotely. We have provided some useful resources to help supervisors consider and develop various alternatives that are suitable for work assignments during the remote working period.
When working remotely, the student must have a signed telecommuting agreement on file with their supervisor.
During the remote telecommuting period for those few units that are designated to maintain very limited staffing on campus, student workers can conduct that work on campus only where necessary to perform the designated work, provided that social distancing requirements and other safety measures are implemented.
Students who feel ill should not come to work. In this case, students should self-monitor and should seek medical care. If working remotely, students can resume work when they are well.
If a student chooses not to work remotely or in person, the student cannot be paid.

Since UTSA extended spring break to include the week of March 16-22, students will be paid for their scheduled hours during this time up to 19 hours, regardless of if they worked. In order to receive this pay, the student must commit to work after the extended break, either remotely or if assigned on campus. Students who did not work during the extended spring break must have a signed telecommuting agreement on file before submitting a time card for the week of March 16-22.

Since we are moving to a telecommuting workforce, all additional student worker hiring has been suspended.

For students who have not yet done so, please contact your supervisor regarding your work assignment, completing your telecommuting agreement, and with any questions you may have. Thank you for your patience during this unprecedented time.

With warm regards,