Freddie Dixon is a new Community Relations Specialist for the VP of Diversity and Community Engagement
Corina del Toro joins Employee and Management Services as a Human Resources Representative
Sam Echevarria-Cruz joins Workforce Planning and Total Rewards Analysis as their Workforce Analyst
Dorothy Hobbs is moving from Employee and Management Services to the Human Resource Customer Service Center
Norma Perez is moving from the Human Resource Customer Service Center to Staffing and Career Management Services
Scott Walker is leaving Employee and Management Services as of February 16

Human Resource Service Center (HRSC) - Jim McElroy

The new phone number for the Human Resource Customer Service Center, 471-HRSC (4772), will go live on March 1.

Purpose:
- Designed for all employees at all career stages
- Investigate financial and retirement options
When: Tuesday, March 20 & Wednesday, March 21
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where: The Texas Union
Web site available in late February

Download up-to-date forms from the HRS Web site: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/PDF/index.html
Insurance forms, for example, are updated annually. Please discard printed copies of older versions

Organization Development Services (ODS) - Elida Lee

Each vice president and dean has the discretion to permit March merit increases within the units reporting to him or her. March merit increases should be considered only for those classified employees who were not eligible for a merit increase on September 1, 2006 and who have been employed at the University for at least six consecutive months and based on superior performance by the employee in one or more of the following areas:
- Quantity and quality of work performance compared to standards for the job classification and the specific position;
- Attitude toward the job, including initiative and dependability;
- Cooperation with peers, subordinates and supervisors;
- or Punctuality and attendance.
Requests for March merit increases must be justified, routed through appropriate budget channels, and approved by the appropriate vice president or dean by March 31.
Questions concerning this salary increase policy should be directed to your HRS Staffing and Career Management representative (http://www.utexas.edu/hr/lookup/index.php) or by contacting Staffing and Career Management at 475-8027 or hrs-staffing@austin.utexas.edu.

Cleanup of state employment records initiated in September
For records where employee input has been validated, adjustments will be made for the February pay period
Adjustments will be reflected in the March payrolls
Notification will be sent to employees separately
Some reconciliation work remains

Brown Bag: What’s Love Got To Do With It? Making your relationship last a lifetime.
- Presented by Jane Cobb, LCSW
- Thursday, February 15, noon to 1 p.m.
- Texas Union Room 3.128
Informational: Fitness for Duty
- Presented by: Connie Deutsch, Ph.D., CEAP
- Tuesday, February 20, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
- PRC Facility, Commons Center, Room 1.138
Group: "Managers' Coaching Group"
- Presented by EAP staff
- Every other Thursday, noon to 1:30 p.m.
- March 8 to May 17
- North Office Building A (NOA)
- Registration Required

W-4 renewal required for employees claiming "Exempt" status
- Feb 12 deadline for paper
- Feb 15 deadline for electronic
- If not renewed, will be changed to Single 0
1042S forms will be mailed week of February 19
Reminder: Process terminations timely
Return unclaimed paper W-2s to Payroll
- "IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION ENCLOSED" printed on face of envelope
Encourage employees that receive paper earnings statements to consider electronic
Training Opportunities
- DE216 - Payroll Vouchers (OVM)
  - March 14 in Main 26, 9-10:30 a.m.
  - https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.WBX
- 2007 Graduate Student Tax Seminar
  - Thursday, Feb 22, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.; SSB - G1.310
  - To assist graduate students in understanding their tax situations
  - Questions? Contact Nicole Evans at nevans@icc.utexas.edu

Come be heard.
Come make the difference.
Join us and not only change the rules, but make new ones as well.
Learn, grow, prosper and change the university as we know it.
Meet other constituents just like you who share a common goal to resolve our issues to benefit everyone involved.

What is the Staff Council ?
- The goal of Staff Council is to promote a positive and collaborative work environment.
  The purposes are many:
  - To serve as a representative advisory council.
  - To provide a vehicle for communication of
    interests, concerns, and issues that affect staff.
  - To present recommendations to university leadership.
  - To provide nominations to university standing committees.
What district am I in, and who is my representative?
- Using your UTEID you can find your listed representative at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/pnsc/my_rep.WBX
You can find these answers and more online at:
http://www.utexas.edu/staff/council

UT Austin will never change for Staff.
- Over 78 UTSC issues have been proposed to date.
- 32 of those have been approved and being implemented as of 2001.
UT Austin is a Bureaucracy with too much red tape.
- UTSC has over 70 staff elected Representatives ready to address your concerns and issues.
UT Austin committees and meetings are a waste of time.
- The minimal hours spent each month attending the UTSC meetings far outweighed the negative cost of participating.
- You can make a difference, you just need to get involved!

Accomplishments of UTSC to date.
- Created Employee Emergency Fund…
- Extended Education Benefits to off campus remote locations such as McDonald Observatory and Port Aransas,
- Altered Funeral Leave Policy to include coworkers.
- Improved relations with Faculty Council, Parking & Transportation, and UTPD.

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