Information for staff
This page covers the following topics:
- Current COVID-19 health requirements
- If you test positive for COVID-19
- Employee work arrangements
- Guidance for offices and workspaces
- Well-being resources
COVID health checklist: What do I need to do?
For all current COVID-19–related health requirements and recommendations — including information on vaccines, isolation procedures and testing resources — please see:
If you or an employee tests positive for COVID
If you test positive on or off campus, you should contact UCLA Occupational Health, below. Likewise, if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and have been in contact with an infected person, call the hotline.
For faculty and staff
UCLA Occupational Health
310-825-6771, Option 4
Complete this questionnaire
Campus health officials will then provide you with an individualized assessment, including instructions on isolation and further testing (if applicable) and will notify individuals identified as close contacts (as capacity allows).
If the COVID-19 incident was work-related and the individual was admitted to the hospital over night for in-patient treatment beyond observation, the employees’ manager or supervisor should contact the UCLA Environment, Health and Safety Serious Injury Hotline at 310-825-9797.
Employee work arrangements
While many employees involved directly in education delivery and support of the campus’s physical operations are working full-time on campus, a significant number continue to work hybrid schedules or are fully remote. Decisions on which employees are required to come to campus — and when — are by each department.
Guidance on working from home
The UCLA IT Support Center’s Collaboration Tools page has information on using Zoom, Slack, VPNs and other remote technologies. The campus also has a wide-ranging set of tips on how to work effectively from home, as well as ergonomic advice on setting up a home workstation. In addition, Human Resources has provided resources for employees, managers and supervisors on working remotely.
Campus IT Services has a list of IT support resources for each division, school, department and unit. Hardware, software and accessories are available through the UCLA Computer Store, which offers academic discounts and has an in-depth knowledge of UCLA departments’ technology requirements.
Guidance for offices and workspaces
Workplace meetings and remote technology
Because a number of employees are likely to be on a hybrid work schedule or completely remote, some offices in which employees are working in person may want to update their conference room audio-visual systems to accommodate those who are off site. UCLA’s IT Services has put together a set of technology recommendations based on room types, sizes and purposes to ease the burden of research and product selection. For more information, please contact IT services at help@it.ucla.edu or 310-267-4357.
Violations of COVID protocols
Supervisors and department heads should remember to remind employees to follow all existing campus COVID-19 campus protocols. If employees demonstrate repeated noncompliance, a complaint can be made to an employee’s supervisor or unit head. In addition, reports of violations may be made anonymously through UCLA’s whistleblower hotline at 800-403-4744.
Well-being and counseling
Employees are encouraged to contact UCLA’s Staff and Faculty Counseling Center, which offers online advice and telehealth sessions for UCLA staff and their families and significant others. The center can be reached at 310-794-0245.
Further resources are available on this site’s Emotional, Social and Physical Well-Being page.
