Category: Payroll & Benefits

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    Floating Holidays (for Unclassified)

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    Use of Floating Legal Holidays – December 25, 2010 and January 1, 2011 All employees eligible to earn and use legal holidays should note that Christmas Day, Saturday December 25, 2010, and New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2011, are floating legal holidays since these holidays fall on a regularly scheduled day off (a Saturday)…

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    WRS Small Group Sessions

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    NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN THE WISCONSIN RETIREMENT SYSTEM The Department of Employee Trust Funds is pleased to formally announce that they have expanded their outreach and education.   Please see the EFT flyer to read the requirements for who is eligible to attend these group sessions and how to schedule an appointment. You can find locations and…

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    Floating Holiday Reminder

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    Reminder to all Classified Employees: This year, Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, resulting in a floating holiday.  Please note that floating legal holiday may be used at any time during the year it is earned.  You must use this floating holiday by December 30, 2010 or it will be forfeited, as it cannot be…

  • **HRS and Self-Service Coming Soon!**

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    Please click on the following link to view information about HRS and Self Service: http://www.uwgb.edu/hr/hrs/ Please e-mail hr@uwgb.edu or call 465-2390 if you have any questions.

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    WRS Contribution Rates

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    IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN THE WISCONSIN RETIREMENT SYSTEM WRS Contribution Rates for 2011 Most UW System employees covered by the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) will be required to pay 0.2% (two tenths of one percent) of WRS-covered earnings to the WRS for 2011. Protective employees will have to pay a 0.8% (eight…

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    2011 TSA 403(b) Limits

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    The IRS announced that because inflation has been very low, there are no cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to the dollar limitations for contributions to the Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program in 2011. (The same limits as 2010.) For 2011 University of Wisconsin employees may contribute a maximum of $16,500 to the Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program. Employees age…

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    New Timesheets

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    To All Classified Employees and Limited Term Employees The timesheets for classified staff and LTE’s have been updated in Excel to include features such as automatic calculation of hours worked, overtime, differential hours, etc.  For your convenience, holidays and fixed furlough days will automatically highlight on the timesheet.  Please note that once you complete your timesheet,…

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    Insurance Premium Holiday

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    The following information affects employees who are enrolled in State Group Health Insurance and/or State Group Life Insurance. Employees currently pay State Group Health (SGH) and State Group Life (SGL) Insurance premiums two months in advance of coverage. For example, the premiums deducted from July earnings pay for SGH and SGL coverage for the month…

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    Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Individual Sessions

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    Scott Schewe, a 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 dollars.   For more information about WDC’s Program highlights, see the Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program Highlights by clicking on…

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    Retirement Investing from Beginning to End Webinar

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    T. Rowe Price, one of the investment companies in your UW TSA 403(b) Program, will be offering the webinar “Retirement Investing from Beginning to End” presented by Drew Kessler on November 4th and 5th.  Drew is a Retirement Specialist in T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services.  He is passionate about educating investors on retirement planning…