Employee Performance and Terminations

Supervisors may terminate a student for poor performance, gross misconduct, or lack of available work. When a student leaves a job voluntarily, for example to take another position or to study abroad, the same termination paperwork process must be followed.

If the reason for termination is negative and the student is a Work-Study recipient, we request that the supervisor contact the Student Employment Services staff to discuss the termination as inability to fulfill Work-Study requirements for the program period may affect the student’s financial aid moving forward.

Termination Process

The Payroll Coordinator must process all terminations through the Terminations function on the Student Employment section of the Business Link. The Payroll Coordinator will need the student UID, Mail Code and job number from which the student is being terminated, the end (Sunday) date, and the reason why.

The exit interview or conversation with the student should cover the reason for termination, whether the student or the supervisor decided to end the working relationship, if the student or supervisor has any feedback, wrapping up the student’s work with the department, and any last words.