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Archived HR Bulletins

Archived bulletins from the previous 12 months are listed below. Please click on the month you wish to view.


February 2024

  • Professional Development Survey
  • Hiring out-of-state, non-exempt, remote workers is no longer permitted
  • Coming Soon: Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
  • Updating Applicant Statuses in Pageup
  • Graduating Student Employees
  • Effort and Leave Recap Reports
  • Team Challenge – Opioids, Overdose, and Other Drugs – Get the Facts
  • Adoption Benefits for Employees of UWF and Other Qualified Applicants
  • State Insurance Double Deductions
  • Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
  • Staff Applicant Eligibility Certification Form Completion and Submission Process
  • Are You Ready for ERAP 2024?
  • Supervisor Strength
  • EAP Partnering with HealthierU for Wellness Wednesdays this Spring
  • EAP Resources for Living Webinars – Click here to register for a webinar

January 2024 Bulletin 

  • Professional Development Survey – Coming This Month!
  • Graduating Student Employees
  • Non-UWF Student Employees
  • Opioids, Overdose, and Other Drugs – Get the Facts
  • Staff, Take a Deep Dive Into LinkedIn Learning in 2024
  • Health Insurance Tax Form 1095-C
  • Insurance Elections for 2024: Deduction Updates
  • Employee Tuition Fee Waiver for Spring 2024
  • Shared Savings Program - Three Ways to Save
  • Staff Applicant Eligibility Certification Form Completion and Submission Process
  • Nominate a Coworker for the 2024 Employee Recognition and Awards Program
  • Supervisor Strength - Start the New Year Building Team Psychological Safety
  • PageUp Performance POE Update
  • Healthier U and EAP Collaborate for Spring Wellness Wednesdays
  • EAP Resources for Living Webinars – Click here to register for a webinar

December 2023

  • Early Payroll Processing: Winter Break
  • Employee Relations Symposium – Winner and Photo Highlights
  • Professional Development Survey Coming Winter 2024 – Stay Tuned!
  • Introduction to UnitedHealthcare for HMO Plan Members
  • New Prescription Plan Manager Optum Rx Provides Online Tools
  • Employee Tuition Fee Waiver for Spring 2024
  • Insurance Elections for 2024: Deduction Updates
  • 403(b) and 457 Contribution Limit Changes for 2024
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Limit Increase
  • Level 2 Background Screenings for Positions of Special Trust
  • Graduating Student Employees
  • Nominations Open Today, December 1 for the 2024 Employee Recognition and Awards Program!
  • Supervisory Strength
  • PageUp Performance
  • Healthier U and EAP Collaborate for Spring Wellness Wednesdays
  • EAP Resources for Living Webinars

November 2023

  • 10th Annual Employee Relations Symposium Think A.H.E.a.D.!
  • New Insurance Cards to be Mailed
  • Check Your People First Confirmation Statements
  • Dependent Eligibility Verification
  • Employee Tuition Fee Waiver for Spring 2024
  • Annual Leave Rollover
  • University Organizational Charts
  • Level 2 Background Screenings for Positions of Special Trust
  • Graduating Student Employees
  • OPS Pay Plans
  • Leave Reports
  • Employing International Students (F1 and J1 Visa) - Work Hour Limitations
  • ERAP 2024
  • Supervisory Strength
  • PageUp Performance
  • EAP Resources for Living Webinars

October 2023

  • Employee Relations Symposium, October 25t
  • Open Enrollment October 16-November 3, 2023
  • Online Insurance Enrollment Information
  • People First Website Tips
  • Open Enrollment Assistance
  • What's New for 2024 – HMO Plan Changes & New Pharmacy Benefits Manager
  • Benefits Fair Highlights
  • University Organizational Charts
  • Coming Soon - HR Will be Reinstating Level 2 Background Screenings for Positions of Special Trust
  • Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
  • PageUp Performance Update
  • EAP Resources for Living Webinars

September 2023:

  • Employee Relations Symposium - Registration Deadline Friday, September 29
  • Minimum Wage Increase - UWF
  • Verify Updated Contact Information
  • Benefits Dates – Mark Your Calendar for Open Enrollment and the Benefits Fair
  • Mailings from PBI are Legitimate
  • Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
  • PageUp Performance Update
  • Process and Requirements for Volunteers
  • Supervisory Strength
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

August 2023

  • Early Payroll Processing: Labor Day Holiday
  • Faculty Service Awards
  • Verify Updated Contact Information
  • Staff Senate Employee Emergency Assistance Fund
  • Deadline Approaching: Employee Tuition Fee Waivers
  • Have You Registered For Your Professional Development Day October 25th?
  • Outside Activity and Conflict of Interests
  • Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
  • Faculty Premium Deductions Resume in September
  • Requests to Advertise Above an Established Salary Range or Hire Outside the Advertised Range 
  • Graduating Student Employees
  • Non-UWF Student Employees
  • Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
  • PageUp Performance Working Session - Using the Journal and 1 on 1 Entry Features in PageUp Performance
  • 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 PageUp Performance Review Timelines for University Work Force Employees*
  • Process and Requirements for Volunteers
  • Fall Hiring Rush
  • Staff Applicant Eligibility Certification Form Submission Process
  • Supervisory Strength
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

July 2023

  • Enjoy a Professional Development Day October 25th – You’re Worth It!
  • Outside Activity and Conflict of Interests
  • Legislative Changes to the Florida Retirement System
  • PageUp Performance New Features and Updates
  • Fall Hiring Rush
  • The Role of Advisory Groups for Non-Sunshine Recruitments
  • Supervisory Strength
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

June 2023

  • Registration is now open for our 2023 Employee Relations Symposium October 25, 2023
  • Private Financial Consultants
  • Financial Planning Assistance Available
  • PageUp Performance New Resources and Updates
  • Level One HireRight Background Process
  • Summer Camp Background Requirements
  • The Role of Advisory Groups for Non-Sunshine Recruitments
  • Recognition Really Does Matter
  • Supervisory Strength
  • Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

May 2023

  • Early Payroll Processing: Memorial Day Holiday
  • Congratulations to our 2023 ERAP Winners!
  • Registration is now open for our 2023 Employee Relations Symposium October 25, 2023
  • Summer Camp Background Requirements
  • Deadline Approaching:  Employee Tuition Fee Waivers
  • Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Status Survey
  • Rockin' the Red
  • Benefit Program Updates Due to Expiration of COVID-19 National Emergency
  • Private Financial Consultants
  • Sunshine Recruitment Search Committee Requirements
  • Ethical Employee Trainee – New Course in SCOOP
  • Review Your Beneficiaries
  • Supervisory Strength - Leadership and Management Belong Together
  • HR Required Vetting of All Departmental Faculty and Staff Professional Development
  • Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

April 2023

  • FRS Pension Plan Member Annual Statements (MAS)
  • Employee Recognition and Awards Program April 13, 2023
  • Employee Tuition Waiver
  • People First Correspondence and Direct Payments
  • Student Background Requirements
  • Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Status Survey
  • Ethical Employee Trainee – New Course in SCOOP
  • Supervisory Strength - Leadership and Management Belong Together
  • Have You Seen Our Awardco Homepage Redesign? We Have a New Memory Book Feature!
  • Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

March 2023 

  • Staff Applicant Eligibility Certification Form Submission Process 
  • Employee Recogniti on and Awards Program April 13, 2023
  • The Research Integrity Office (RIO) and Employee International Travel
  • Ethics Training – Tools for an Ethical Workplace
  • Effort and Leave Recap Reports
  • Supervisory Strength 
  • Awardco Homepage Redesign Includes New Memory Book Feature
  • Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace Training
  • Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
  • Financial Planning Series
  • University Organizational Charts
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars