You must present documents that demonstrate your identity and your eligibility to work in the United States to meet legal requirements of the Immigration and Reform Control Act. These documents must be presented in person to your department contact within three (3) days of employment.

Form I-9 Acceptable Documents

To access the REBELearn New Employee Benefits Orientation, login to REBELearn using the link below. Once you have completed the REBELearn orientation you will be able to enroll in a virtual drop in session to address any of your benefits questions.  

REBELearn Login

The RebelSafe App gives you access to dial UNLV Police for emergencies, request RebelRides, report a Tip, and more. Visit the Safety and Emergency Resources page for more safety information.

Your meeting should cover:

• Department orientation and tour
• Department policies, practices, and procedures.
  • If you are an academic faculty member, be sure to get a copy of your department and unit by laws as well as your tenure and promotion guidelines.
• Job duties and responsibilities
• Required technology and building/office/classroom access
• Safety and emergency procedures

A RebelCard is the official identification for UNLV staff and students. This card is used to access many on-campus services including our libraries, copy center, the Dining Commons, the Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC), and more. Receive your RebelCard by visiting the RebelCard Office located in the Student Union (SU), Room 118 or by submitting your photo and government ID online.

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Use the UNLV Email Signature Generator to create an email signature that is consistent with UNLV brand standards.

Check your access to email, phone, shared networks, Google Drives, and calendars. Inform your supervisor if you encounter any issues.

Familiarize yourself with university policies and workplace policies issued under the authority conferred on the president by the Nevada System of Higher Education code.

REBELearn is a learning management system that offers training courses and professional development programs for employees.

Required training includes:

• Cybersecurity Awareness
• General Workplace Safety
• Preventing Harassment and Discrimination
• Understanding Public Records

Additional training may be required based upon your position/job, such as:

• FERPA Training (if you access student records)
• Advanced Safety Training (if you work with hazardous substances or specialized equipment)
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) course
• Section 117
• Payment Card Industry (PCI) Training

Health coverage begins on the first day of the month concurrent with, or following, the effective date of your date of hire. If your position begins after the first day of the month, your coverage will not begin until the first day of the following month. For new employees, you must enroll before the end of your effective month.

• Health plan (to avoid being defaulted in the PPO HRA plan, log into the PEBP Portal to select your desired coverage)
• Voluntary benefits
• Mandatory and voluntary retirement

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Payroll is paid in the arrears. When you receive pay, ensure accuracy of the following:

• Wages
• Benefit deductions (health and voluntary)
• Retirement (mandatory)

Additional Pay Resources

• Payroll Calendar
• Payroll FAQs
• Contact Payroll

Workday is a cloud-based application that automates, streamlines, and standardizes business processes. From your Workday home page, you can review applications such as:

• Training resources
• Pay
• Benefits
• Time off
• Time (clocking in and out)
• Onboarding
• Purchases

Depending on your position you may have security to create, approve, add comments, and send back tasks from your inbox. A list of frequently used training resources is available on the Workday website.

Rebels are steeped in the anything-goes, make-it-work culture of Las Vegas — a culture that inspires people to take chances, seize opportunities, and find unconventional solutions to any challenge they care to tackle. Simply put, Rebels Make it Happen.

• About Top Tier 2.0: Our Top Tier vision and mission guide our efforts at UNLV, and we have made remarkable progress on our journey. Top Tier 2.0, the next evolution of our strategic plan, is a forward-looking roadmap that our university will continue to refine and follow over the next decade.
• Diversity Initiatives: The Division of Diversity Initiatives provides leadership and support for UNLV's diversity mission: to nurture equity, diversity, and inclusiveness that promotes respect, support, and empowerment.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An inclusive workplace culture makes diversity work. We strive to provide a supportive, inclusive campus through administrative initiatives, resources, and committees.
• Vision and Mission: We strive to improve the lives of our diverse students and transform our communities through education and engagement.
• Values: Our values were established collaboratively by an interdisciplinary task force involving all campus job families and students. Our values are the cultural cornerstones that shape our identity. They guide our decisions and actions and demonstrate our Rebel spirit.

Lingo Glossary: Familiarize yourself with terminology that is frequently used in the workplace.

Depending on your job family, there are different procedures for processing attendance and giving notification for time off for planned and unplanned absences. Review the following pages:

• Academic/Administrative Faculty Leave
• Classified Staff Leave
• Postdoctoral Scholars Leave
• Dental Residents Leave
• Observed Holidays

Note: Employees on a Letter of Appointment contract work a part-time schedule and do not accrue time off. If this is your job family, speak to your supervisor about your work schedule and procedure for making up time if you are absent.

• NSHE: Nevada’s System of Higher Education allows all Nevada institutions to benefit from each other. When one of our great eight institutions in Nevada succeeds, it translates into success for all of the institutions.
• UNLV Leadership: University operations are categorized into academic or administrative units that report to the president and provost.
  • Office of the President
  • President’s Cabinet
  • Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
• View the free New to Higher Education course from CUPA-HR to deepen your understanding of higher education.