Category: Payroll & Benefits

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Location: University Union, Room 103 Meet Jennifer Almeida of T. Rowe Price, one of the companies with your UW Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program. Jennifer will explore your personal financial goals for retirement and how to balance them with life’s other financial priorities such as: Building…

The opportunity for staff and faculty to purchase a spring meal plan using payroll deduction has arrived.  This opportunity is open through Feb. 10, 2017 for post-tax deduction from your payroll starting March 2 (University Staff) or March 1 (Academic Staff & Faculty).  There are five options to choose from including: FAST 75 Block Plan…

The Income Continuation Insurance (ICI) program is an ‘income replacement’ benefit plan that replaces up to 75% of your gross salary if you are unable to work due to a short or long-term disability. If you are not currently enrolled in ICI, you may be able to enroll during the ICI Deferred Enrollment period through…

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board has announced preliminary 2016 investment returns of 8.5% for the Core Trust Fund and 10.6% for the Variable Trust Fund. How will this affect your Wisconsin Retirement System account? The projections below are based on preliminary 2016 investment returns. ETF will announce the actual effective rates and annuity adjustments…

The Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) is pleased to offer a convenient, new service for WRS members who are within a year of retirement: Virtual Retirement Appointments. These appointments are secure, one-on-one meetings with an ETF benefits specialist, conducted online.  Together, you and the specialist talk by telephone and view online your retirement estimate, annuity…

We all agree that saving is a good idea. That’s the easy part. Figuring out how to manage your expenses so you can save, or save more? That may not be so easy. America Saves Week is your opportunity to commit—or recommit—to saving for today and for later in retirement. Saving is more than just…

The Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) has scheduled additional “Group Appointment” retirement seminars in Green Bay for March.  An afternoon seminar is scheduled from  to 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM on Wednesday, March 22, 2017; a morning seminar is scheduled from 9:00 AM to 11:30 on Thursday, March 23, 2017 .  The seminars are being…

The 2016 W-2 Wage and Tax Statements are now available online in the MyUW portal. Your statement is located under the Tax Statements tab in the Payroll Information app. Paper copies of the W-2 will be mailed via U.S. mail and postmarked by January 31, 2017. A printed Form W-2 from the portal is a…

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. 5 Basic Steps to Your Retirement: Consider this webinar your quick reference guide to starting the retirement process within the next 12 months. ETF…