Below you will find HR News for university employees including training, benefits, compensation, payroll, and other news of importance. For news specific to UA Benefits including archived news, please see our Benefits News site.

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  • Deer Oaks Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides no-cost counseling, referral and consultation services

    July 09, 2019

    Please remember to take care of yourself during these difficult times. Our employee assistance program provider, Deer Oaks, offers a wide variety of counseling, referral and consultation services.

  • July 8 HR Transition Update

    July 09, 2019

    The new HR organization chart is now available on the UA HR Transition website. The new organization will start on September 15, 2019. Until then, please continue to route requests, questions, paperwork, etc. to your HR office and consultants as you have in the past.

  • Human Resources redesign update

    June 20, 2019

    On June 6th, the search committee for the Chief Human Resources Officer direct reports selected two candidates for director positions.

  • UA Compensation Review

    June 20, 2019

    UA Human Resources has completed the total compensation study. As part of the compensation study, market salary data was compiled for staff, faculty, and executives. Letters were being mailed out to individuals on Monday, 6/17/19. The letters provide employees with their position specific market median comparison. Also included is the methodology for both compensation and benefits comparisons.

  • Flexible spending account deadline is coming June 30

    June 07, 2019

    The deadline for using up health care and dependent care flex spending account (FSA) funds is June 30. Any funds remaining after June 30th will be forfeited.

  • Reminders from Human Resources

    June 04, 2019

    Reminders from UA Human Resources about personal holidays and annual leave.

  • Human Resources announces system-wide redesign

    May 18, 2019

    A wholly new single human resources organization will coordinate to provide high-quality service throughout the UA system.

  • Human Resources May Announcements

    May 17, 2019

    Reminders from Human Resources about personal holidays and annual leave.

  • Premera Makes Researching Healthcare Costs Easy with This Tool

    May 16, 2019

    One of the common complaints about healthcare is surprise costs. It's the reason Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska makes the Find a Doctor tool available to help prevent unexpected bills. With Find a Doctor, Premera members can estimate their medical treatment costs with in-network providers.

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    Making Healthcare Work Better in Alaska

    May 16, 2019

    In the United States, people living in rural areas suffer worse health outcomes than those in urban areas. Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska is investing in Alaska communities to increase access to care and support behavioral health services.