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Medium version of the image of UWF's 6th President, Dr. Martha Saunders, talking with people on campus in Pensacola

Welcome to the Human Resources' website. Our website is designed to provide portals for site visitors based on the type of visitor: job seeker, new hire, employee, or supervisor.

Open Enrollment Dates
Open Enrollment: October 14, 2024 - November 1, 2024

Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2025

The annual Open Enrollment period for the 2025 plan year will occur from October 14, 2024 - November 1, 2024. Requests to change plan elections with the State of Florida may be made during this annual event. 

Please visit the Human Resources Open Enrollment Overview webpage for additional information.

 

News and Announcements:

To learn more about what is happening in Human Resources and around campus, review the articles below.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the final rule for the overtime eligibility changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to remain "exempt", with an effective date of July 1, 2024.

This rule increases the minimum salary threshold to $844 per week or $44,047 annually. The annual salary is based on UWF's 26.1 pay periods. Because of the UWF pay periods, the effective date for this change at UWF will be June 23, 2024.

Please review the following documents, Compensable Hours of Work and FLSA FAQs. Training for impacted employees is being held on June 10, 2024 at 3:30 pm and June 13, 2024 at 10:00 am. Training for supervisors of impacted employees is being held on June 13, 2024 at 11:30 am.

All questions can be directed to Jamie Sprague, Associate Vice President Human Resources at jsprague@uwf.edu.

  • Please be sure to review your office procedure for closing and securing offices.
  • Instructions for leave reporting for each emergency closing will be posted to the Human Resources homepage.   
  • Remember to bring your leave reports and timesheets up-to-date prior to your departure.
  • Please print out a copy of the Insurance Contact Information details. 
  • Be sure to print out a copy of the Workers' Compensation Report of Injury‌ Form. 
  • You may want to bookmark the University Police and Environmental Health and Safety web pages.
  • Remember that official information regarding the closing and reopening for University of West Florida employees is FM Radio 88.1 WUWF and the UWF Home Page.

Those who will be on the critical work team during the closing should confirm their contact information is up to date with their supervisor prior to departure and review the emergency Worker’s Compensation Injury reporting process for that period.

The Workplace Flexibility Program Manual is a guideline for both the supervisor and the employee interested in flex scheduling or remote work.  Both of these programs are intended to create flexible conditions that will enhance the capability of both the employee and the University to meet/exceed the stated goals and objectives more effectively.
 
You can find the following forms on MyUWF:
  • Flexible Work Schedule Request Form
  • Remote Work Request Form

To view our job openings, go to

careers.uwf.edu

General Data Protection Regulation

The University of West Florida (UWF), is committed to safeguarding the privacy of personal data. UWF is subject to the European Union General Data Protection Act (GDPR) if data is provided from a location in the European Union. For more information on whether the GDPR applies to your personal data, please visit the EUGDPR website. For detailed information and to learn more, please visit the UWF General Data Protection Regulation webpage or the UWF EU GDPR Privacy Notice. For information as to how this pertains to Human Resources, please visit the UWF Human Resources GDPR Privacy Notice.

Combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

The University of West Florida is committed to assisting all members of the UWF community in providing for their own safety and security. The 2023 Combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available on the UWF Police Department website.

The website and booklet contain information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, fire safety, university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. They also contain information about crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University of West Florida; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the 2023 Combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for the 2024-2025 Academic Year which contains this information, visit the UWF Police Department at Building 94 or request a copy be mailed to you by calling 850.474.2022. This information is required by law and is provided by the UWF Police Department.