Category: Payroll & Benefits
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New Mental Health Resource Available
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A new mental health resource offered through SilverCloud is available to employees. SilverCloud is an online platform that offers self-guided, interactive programs and skill-building tools to help manage anxiety, depression, stress, resilience and insomnia. It is available to all employees and students at no cost. If you are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms for any…
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Fall F.A.S.T (Faculty & Staff) Meal Plans & Payroll Deduction
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FAST plans are available for purchase for the 2020-21 academic year. Please click here to complete the payroll deduction form or stop by the University Ticketing & Information Center to pay for your FAST plan. These FAST plans are only good for the 2020-2021 academic year and must be used by May 13, 2021. Check…
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2021 Benefit Change Highlights
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The Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) period is September 28 – October 23, 2020. This is the annual opportunity for eligible employees to make benefit plan changes, consider new enrollments and/or drop coverage. Changes made during ABE are effective January 1, 2021. Benefit plan changes for 2021 are listed below. Health Insurance All current health insurance…
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Life Insurance Benefits
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The UW System offers several life insurance plans to help protect you and your family in the event of death. You may enroll in one or more of the following plans if you are eligible: State Group Life Insurance – Provides coverage of up to five times your eligible earnings. You may also elect up…
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Reminder: 2020 Summer Leave Reports
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As summer comes to an end, please remember that leave-eligible, nine-month employees who were employed in either a Summer Session or Summer Service appointment are required to complete a Summer Leave Report, even if no leave was taken during the summer time period. Summer Leave Reports are submitted online through the My UW Portal. Launch…
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WRS Webinars Offered in September
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ETF is offering a series of 30-minute, live, interactive webinars designed to increase your understanding of Wisconsin Retirement System benefits. Individuals can also ask questions at the end of these sessions. Visit ETF’s webinar page to learn more about any of the following sessions. 5 Basic Steps to Your Retirement Thinking about retiring in the…
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HRS System Maintenance on Sunday, September 6th
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Employees will not have access to their online timesheet, earnings statements and other related documents and services during a UW Human Resources System (HRS) outage that will occur on Sunday, September 6th at 6:00 a.m. to approximately 3:00 pm. This outage is due to installing technical updates. The following self-service features that employees access through…
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WRS Webinars Offered in August
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Additional Contributions Adding money to your WRS account, via additional contributions, can enhance your eventual WRS retirement benefit. Learn how contributions grow with effective rate interest crediting, how to deposit (payroll deduction or direct pay), and much more. Thu, Aug 6, 2020 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Mon, Aug 10, 2020 6:00 p.m. – 6:30…
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More Ways to Earn Your $150 Wellness Incentive
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We have two pieces of good news to share with you today: You still have time to complete your Well Wisconsin activities to earn $150*. You now have more options for completing the health check portion of the program. NOT SURE WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT? This is the Well Wisconsin program. We offer you tools…
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WRS Contribution Rates for 2021 to Remain Stable
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The Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) recently announced the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) employee and employer contribution rates effective January 1, 2021. WRS rates are evaluated and adjusted annually. Positive investment returns in 2019 were offset by the effect of salary and demographic experience resulting in no change in rates for the general, executive,…