Category: Occupational Wellness

Occupational wellness is the ability to get personal fulfillment from our jobs or our chosen career fields while still maintaining balance in our lives. Our desire to contribute in our careers to make positive impact on the organization we work in and to society as a whole.

Fidelity Investments Individual Counseling Sessions

Fidelity Investments is offering individual and confidential counseling sessions where you can discuss your financial situation with a Fidelity consultant.  Consultations are meant for participants to review their current retirement plan, investment strategy, or discuss ways in which Fidelity can help along the road to retirement.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
University Union, Conference Room 112

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
University Union, Heritage Room #232

To schedule a confidential consultation with your Fidelity Investments representative, David Eichler, call 1-800-642-7131 or go to http://www.fidelity.com/atwork/reservation.

Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Individual Sessions

Scott Schewe, representative from WDC, will be available to meet individually with employees regarding their current WDC enrollment and for those interested in learning more about the program and planning for retirement by investing before tax.

When:   Monday, November 12th, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Where:   University Union Building, Alumni Room B (#210E)

Please see these links for more information about WDC’s Program highlights and new options: Program Features and Hightlight and WDC Roth Option.

You can schedule an individual session with Scott Schewe by emailing him at scott.schewe@greatwest.com .

Open Enrollment and 2013 Contribution/Premium Increases

For information regarding 2013 benefit changes and enrollment opportunities, please log into your My UW System Portal and click on the Annual Enrollment Period link under the Annual Benefit Enrollment Period section.

Once you have reviewed the 2013 information, if you would like to make any changes to your benefits, scroll down to the Benefits Information section and click on the Open Enrollment link to begin making changes/enrolling in plans.  An E-Benefits Quick Guide is available to walk through the process of using the Open Enrollment link.

2013 Health Insurance Premiums-

Plan Name Employee Premium Employer Premium
Anthem Blue Preferred-Northeast Network Single-$85.00
Family-$211.00		 Single-$583.20
Family-$1,454.80
Arise Health Plan Single-$85.00
Family-$211.00		 Single-$637.30
Family-$1,590.00
Humana-Eastern Single-$85.00
Family-$211.00		 Single-$667.10
Family-$1,664.50
Network Health Plan Single-$85.00
Family-$211.00		 Single-$628.80
Family-$1,568.80
UnitedHealthCare of WI-Northeast Single-$85.00
Family-$211.00		 Single-$623.70
Family-$1,556.00
WEA Trust PPO-East Single-$85.00
Family-$211.00		 Single-$671.50
Family-$1,675.50
Standard Plan Single- $230.00
Family-$575.00		 Single-$974.30
Family-$2,432.10
  • Please refer to the following links for Graduate Assistant/Short-term Academic Staff and Less than Half Time employee premium rates.
  • Health Insurance premiums are increasing $4 for single and $10 for family coverage for 2013
  • Monthly premiums increases are occurring for Dental Wisconsin and EPIC Benefits+, rates can be found on the portal.

In addition to Health Insurance premiums changes, please note that the Wisconsin Retirement System employee and employer contributions effective January 1, 2013 are as follows:

2013 WRS Contributions-

Employee Category 2013 Employee Contribution 2013 Employer Contribution 2012 Employee Contribution 2012 Employer Contribution
General/Teacher 6.65% 6.65% 5.9% 5.9%
Executive 7.0% 7.0% 7.05% 7.05%
Sworn Police Officer 6.65% 9.75% 5.9% 9.0%
  • Additional information regarding WRS Contributions is available on the portal under the HR, Payroll & Benefits News, posted on Oct. 7th

If you have any questions regarding Open Enrollment, please stop by one of the Benefits Open Lab Sessions or contact:

Kimberly Danielson
Classified Benefits Specialist
Phone: 920-465-2816
E-mail: danielsk@uwgb.edu

Sue Miller
Unclassified Benefits Specialist
Phone: 920-465-2196
E-mail: millers@uwgb.edu

Statewide Employees Combined Campaign (SECC)

The Statewide Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) annual workplace campaign begins this Wednesday October 10th!  You can make a pledge anytime between then and November 30, 2012.

The campaign is online, making it easier for you to give and make a difference in your COMMUNITY and the WORLD.

To make your pledge, go to www.seccstatewide.wi.gov

The SECC Statewide is Wisconsin’s largest voluntary fundraising campaign.  Thanks to your help, the campaign raised money for more than 400 participating charities.

The CHOICE is yours…

As the only annual, cooperative, on-the-job campaign authorized to run at your workplace, SECC offers you many choices.

You decide:

  • How you want to give – choose payroll contribution, cash or check.
  • Where your dollars go – when you designate your gift to specific charities, only the charities you choose will receive money from you. Pick from more than 400 state, national and international charities.

To make your pledge:

  • Go to www.seccstatewide.wi.gov
  • Click on the link for University employees
  • All University employees are pre-populated.  To login click on “Login Now” in the upper right hand corner OR click on “Log In” in the middle of the screen.
  1. Log in using the following information:
  2. Username:  Your first and last name as it is displayed on your earning statement (use all caps with no spaces between words). Example: JOHNDOE
  3. Password:  Last 4 digits of your social security number.
  4. Find out more information about the charities and decide who you would like to give to.
  5. Follow the instructions on the website to complete your pledge.

For additional information, if you have any questions or if you would prefer paper materials please ask your coordinator or call 608.256.1066 extension 12.

Your GIFT makes a difference! PLEASE GIVE!

Compensation and Workload Study Informational Sessions

James C. Fox, Ph. D., Managing Director of Fox Lawson & Associates from St. Paul, Minnesota, was selected and began the process of working with us by conducting open forum sessions on Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25 where he provided an overview of the compensation, benefit and workload study.  Below are links to the presentations.

Power Point Presentation

Video Presentation

If you have any questions please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2390.

Benefits & Wellness Fair

Mark your calendars to attend the annual…

UWGB Employee Benefits and Wellness Fair
Monday, October 8, 2012
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
University Union-Phoenix Rooms

The benefits fair will provide you with the opportunity to learn more information about your benefits and options you have during the annual It’s Your Choice enrollment period.  This year’s annual It’s Your Choice open enrollment period is October 8th-November 2nd.  Representatives from over 25 vendors will be available during the fair.

This year we will also be offering Benefits Open Lab Sessions.  Stop by any of the following open lab sessions to ask benefits questions, learn more about 2013 benefits changes, and receive assistance with the E-Benefits enrollment program.

Open Lab Sessions:

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 10th
Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location:  Lab Sciences 102

Date: Friday, Oct. 12th
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Location:  Lab Sciences 102

Date:  Tuesday, Oct. 16th
Time: 2:00 p.m. –  3:00 p.m.
Location:  IS 1129A

Date:  Thursday, Oct. 18th
Time:  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location:  Lab Sciences 102

Date:  Monday, Oct. 22nd
Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location:  Lab Sciences 102

Date:  Wednesday, Oct. 24th
Time:  9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Location:  Lab Sciences 102

Date:  Tuesday, Oct. 30th
Time:  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location:  Lab Sciences 102

If you have any questions please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2390.

University Personnel System Project Team Proposed Implementation Decisions

The University Personnel System Project Team Proposed Implementation Decisions for the new personnel system for all UW System institutions (except for UW-Madison) have been posted on the UPS website at http://web.uwsa.edu/personnelsystems/latest-news/ups-proposed-decisions/ and will be available for all employees for review through October 19, 2012.

The below likes are documents that summarize the status of the project and the proposed decisions.

Three open sessions have been scheduled to answer questions about the attached documents and to hear feedback on the proposed decisions. Feedback may also be submitted to hr@uwgb.edu or the UPS Project Team at ups@uwsa.edu. The dates and times for the open sessions are as follows:

Wednesday, October 3
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
1965 Room (University Union)

Thursday, October 4
11:00 to 12:00 p.m.
1965 Room (University Union)

Monday, October 8
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Heritage Room (University Union)

If you have any questions please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2390.

Employee Political Activities Reminder

With the election season here, it is appropriate to remind all university employees of current state law and university policies regarding employee political activities while at work and the use of university facilities or resources for political activities or purposes.  A PowerPoint summary of these restrictions and recommendations to employees is located at http://www.uwgb.edu/hr/training/PoliticalActivities.pdf. There are three restrictions that should be noted:

  • First, it is a violation of state law for a UW employee to engage in political activities while at work. This has been interpreted to include working on or assisting with a political campaign; displaying signs and similar items or materials supporting a partisan political candidate in the workplace; and using campus mail, e-mail, telephones and equipment for political activities.
  • Second, it is a violation of state law for anyone to ask a UW employee to make a political contribution or to help with a political campaign while the employee is at work. This includes sending a request for a contribution or help with a campaign to a UW employee’s work mailing address or work e-mail address.
  • Third, it is a violation of state law to enter a UW building or facility for the purpose of requesting a political contribution or help for a political campaign. There is an exception for University residence halls at Chapter UWS 18.06(16m), Wisconsin Administrative Code.

In addition to these specific restrictions on political activities, state and university policies restrict the use of university time, facilities, equipment, information technology resources and supplies to university business.  Please be aware that these restrictions do not apply to non-partisan activity. The campus (or campus organizations) may host non-partisan events to encourage voter education and participation, such as candidate forums and voter registration efforts. These activities must be non-partisan and for the sole purpose of voter education. Permissible activities include speeches, question and answer sessions, debates, or similar activities.  Electronic resources may also be used for non-partisan voter education purposes.

Information addressing the subject of political activities on campus for students, employees, and members of the public is available at http://www.wisconsin.edu/govrel/camprule.htm.  This website answers the most frequently asked questions in this area.  If additional questions arise, do not hesitate contact our office at x2390 or hr@uwgb.edu or contact Dan Spielmann at x2067 for more information.

Unclassified Search and Screen Training Workshops

On Thursday, September 20th and Friday, September 21st, Human Resources will present training sessions on the Unclassified Search and Screen Process.

This workshop will contain information regarding:
• Roles during the search and screen process.
• Procedures and forms related to Unclassified recruitment.
• The introduction of Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM) into the application process.

We will also answer any questions you may have about the search and screen process.

You are invited to attend one of the following sessions:
Thursday, September 20, 2012                                   Friday, September 21, 2012
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.                                                       10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Alumni Rooms A/B                                                       Alumni Rooms A/B

Please email hr@uwgb.edu to RSVP no later than Monday, September 17th if you would like to attend.  If you are unable to attend, please feel free to contact HR, hr@uwgb.edu or ext. 2390, if you have any questions or would like more information about the topics presented.

Annual Career Progression and Title Change Review Process

Chapter 4 of the Academic Staff Handbook states that academic staff in the “professional” category and lecturers be granted the opportunity to request that their position be reviewed for possible retitling.  The provisions of Chapter 4 can be found at http://www.uwgb.edu/sofas/rules/academicstaffhandbook.pdf.

Section 4.04(2) requires the staff member to initiate the process via discussion with the immediate supervisor.  To assist in the preparation of the review, you will find Frequently Asked Questions and Compensation Process Guidelines (procedural instructions) as well as the request form on the Human Resources website at  https://www.uwgb.edu/hr/campus/supervisors/index.html#title.  In accordance with 4.03(2) of the Academic Staff Handbook, a favorable decision will result in a salary increase of the greater of at least 3% or to the minimum of the new salary range.  The effective date of the adjustment will be July 1, 2013.

The timeline for the process is as follows:

Date Action Item
Friday, August 31, 2012 Compensation Planning Process Guidelines and forms available on Human Resources website.
Friday, September 28, 2012 Employee and supervisor submit required documentation to Division Head.
Friday, October 5, 2012 Requests due to Area Leader/University Officer.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Requests due to Human Resources Office.
Friday, December 7, 2012 Position and Compensation Review Committee submits approved requests to Chancellor for review.
After Budget is approved or by May 18, 2013 Area Leader will notify affected employees, supervisors and division heads of approved requests.

In addition, the Office of Human Resources will be holding an informational session regarding Career Progressions and Title Changes.  Please mark your calendars to attend if you are interested.  The discussion will include such topics as the difference between a career progression/title change and eligibility criteria.  The session will be held on Thursday, September 13th from 11:00 a.m. –  noon in the Phoenix B Room in the University Union.  Please email hr@uwgb.edu to RSVP no later than Monday, September 10th if you would like to attend.

If you have any questions regarding the process, please feel free to contact Amy Plotner at ext. 2203.