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.
Human Resources News
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Reminder: Open Enrollment for FY21 Benefits is Underway
April 29, 2020
Open Enrollment is on for two more weeks! This is your annual opportunity to change your health plan, add or drop dependents, start a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), add or increase supplemental life insurance or enroll in accidental death and dismemberment insurance (AD&D). Remember, if you want to have an FSA in FY21, you have to re-enroll now.
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Options for behavioral health care
April 29, 2020
There may not be a roadmap for navigating your life, but there is help. The University of Alaska offers three options and price points for behavioral health care. Here's what you need to know:
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Performance Management Training offered via Zoom
April 29, 2020
University of Alaska (UA) Human Resources (HR) is providing Performance Management Tool and Best Practices Training. Labor and Employee Engagement Specialist Kelley Lassey will be facilitating several sessions. Please pre-register through the myUA Employee Services Dashboard Learning Library to attend training via Zoom and to receive credit for the training. Training information will be sent to registrants two days prior to each training date.
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Tips to get the best benefit from your employee benefits
April 27, 2020
Employee benefits are more than just a health care plan and a retirement account. A study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that benefits count for almost 30 percent of employee compensation. UA staff benefits count for between 30 to 49% percent of our annual salary.
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April 27, 2020
Each month Human Resources provides an update on systemwide projects currently in process. The details of these projects are still being worked on and communication will also be sent to those directly impacted prior to the effective date of the change.
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Changes to flex spending accounts
April 17, 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic has changed almost every part of our lives. That upheaval may include the amount you choose to invest in your flex spending (FSA) accounts. During open enrollment, you may want to consider increasing or decreasing the amount that you set aside in your healthcare and dependent care flex spending account funds.
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April 17, 2020
The University of Alaska Fairbanks' Career Services is working to provide you with relevant and helpful links. More resources will be added so keep checking back for updates.
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Open Enrollment is NOW and goes through May 8
April 17, 2020
Open Enrollment is here! This is your annual opportunity to change your health plan, add or drop dependents, elect a Flexible Spending Account, supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance (AD&D). All changes you make now will be effective July 1, 2020.
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HR Guidance - Leave types and time tracking
April 10, 2020
As we near the end of the current pay period, I want to make sure that everyone has the information they need to submit and approve timesheets. Over the past week, we have been working to implement the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). We have been interpreting the requirements of the act and creating new leave balances. The process has not been without glitches and in some cases federal guidance didn't come until after the implementation deadline.
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April 03, 2020
If you have a dependent care flexible spending account that you set up to pay for day care of after school care for your child under the age of 13, and that care is no longer available, you might be able to make changes to your deduction.