Employment of Students for Hourly Positions

Policy number: 
05.025
Policy description: 

The University of North Texas Career Center shall administer an Hourly Student Employee program that provides eligible students the opportunity to earn money to help pay education expenses and that complies with federal and state laws, as well as applicable UNT policies.

Policy owner: VP for Finance and Administration
Policy contact: 
Eileen Buecher
Asst. Vice President, Career Success
Career Center
Applies to: 
Faculty, Staff, Students, All University
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, August 1, 1978

Last updated: 

Date: 
09/09/2022
Action: 
Revision
Comments: 
Minor substantive changes rendered to this policy in order that its language will reflect current I-9 business processes.
Date: 
09/08/2021
Action: 
Revision
Comments: 
Revised to update the maximum hours a student may work in an hourly position to 25 per week.
Date: 
04/11/2016
Action: 
Revision
Comments: 
Revised to include language from deleted UNT policy 1.3.4.2, Employment of Student Research Assistants and UNT Policy 1.3.4.3, Employment of Hourly Student Academic Assistants and to reduce the amount of total hours for hourly position to 25. Effective 04/11/2016.
Date: 
05/01/2011
Action: 
Format Only
Date: 
07/01/2003
Action: 
Revision
Date: 
09/01/1999
Action: 
Revision
Date: 
08/01/1997
Action: 
Revision
Date: 
08/01/1992
Action: 
Revision
Date: 
10/05/2017
Action: 
Revision
Comments: 
The policy was revised to add an exception to allow student employees to work more than 25 hours, but no more than 40 hours per week when necessary to safely staff student-related events.