HUMAN RESOURCES

Open Enrollment for Eligible Clergy and Lay Employees

– November 2020

Please contact Canon Jo Ann Hardy – jhardy@edomi.org, if you need further information regarding these documents:

• 2021 Health Care Premiums & Benefits
• 2021 Open Enrollment Guide for Dental, Group Life and Disability (includes enrollment form)

Human Resources Forms & Documents

• Clergy and Lay Human Resources Handboook Employee Handbook
• HR Handbook Acknowledge Form
• Insurance & Benefits
• Clergy Compensation Policy
• Payroll Forms
• Guidelines & Resources for Sabbatical Planning
• Safe Church: Creating a Healthy Environment for Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults

Background Checks

Before your new employee begins their first day of work, you need to conduct a background check. In order to do this:

• Print and use this Background Check Authorization form to request a background check in accordance with the Diocese’s Creating a Healthy Environment policy.
• Keep a copy in the appropriate confidential on-site file and send one to the Office of the Bishop. It can be mailed to:

Canon Jo Ann Hardy, 4800 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201

There is a Background Screening Cost & Responsibility explanation sheet included in the Background Check Authorization form, that offers a detailed explanation about types of screening and costs.
     The fee for First Advantage to do the background screening is $23-$30.
     The fee for Oxford Document Management Company, Inc. to do the background screening is $120.
These fees will be invoiced to congregations and agencies.