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HR Forum - March 12, 2008

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Agenda

• Greetings
• March Merits
• New Recruiting Summary Audit for Appointments
• Staffing and Compensation Performance Indicators
• 2008-2009 Holiday Schedule
• HR Forum List
• Work/Life and EAP Manager Workshop Series and Child Development Center Lunch Box Series
• Service Award Certificates
• Financial and Retirement Planning Fair and Retirement Orientations

Greetings - Rich Burns, Director, Staffing and Career Management Services

March Merits

• March Merit Policy is online at the HRS Compensation page
• Limited to classified staff
• At least six months consecutive service
• Not eligible for merit on 9/1/2007
• "...based on superior performance"

New Recruiting Summary Audit for Appointments

• Last year significant changes were implemented to greatly simplify completion of the recruiting summary
• Beginning April 7th, appointments generated by a recruitment action will require that the recruiting summary (ER-3) has been approved at the department level.
• A compliance issue

Staffing and Compensation Performance Indicators

SCM Performance Indicators

Shows average time to process comparing Department/Colleges versus SCM by transaction type

Chart shows process performance for employee staffing and classification transactions in Staffing and Career Services Management - June 1 to December 31, 2007

2008-2009 Holiday Schedule

Please note that July 4 is not an approved holiday in 2009 because it falls on a Saturday.

HR Forum List - Cindy Posey, Communication Specialist

Work/Life and EAP Manager Workshop Series and Child Development Center Lunch Box Series - Christopher Solis, Administrative Associate, Work/Life Services

Work/Life and EAP Manager Workshop Series: Workplace Rudeness and Incivility

For Managers:

Wednesday, March 19, 8:30 a.m. to Noon

Presenter: Rita Handrich, Ph.D., Psychologist

Work/Life and EAP Child Development Center Lunch Box Series

Raising Children to Resist Bias & Appreciate Diversity

• March 20, Thursday, Noon to 1 pm
  Texas Union, Eastwood Rm (TU 2.102)
• March 28, Friday, Noon to 1 pm
  PRC Commons (PRC 1.162)

Presented by: Michele Guzman, Ph.D.

Service Award Certificates - Jim McElroy, Director, Human Resource Service Center

2008 Staff Recognition and President's Reception

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Texas Union Ballroom

Parking: Lot 108 (Frank Erwin Center). Shuttle Service provided.

Please pick up your department certificates before you leave.

Financial & Retirement Planning Fair and Retirement Orientations - Kelly Lomasney, HR Manager, Benefit Services

Spring Financial and Retirement Planning Fair

• The Texas Union
• Tuesday, March 18
  • Retirement Providers in the Santa Rita Room (UNB 3.502) from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Presentations in the Quadrangle Room (UNB 3.304) from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Thursday, March 20
  • Quadrangle Room only 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • TRS, Social Security, Medicare & UT Retiree Insurance, and Estate Planning

Retiring from UT Austin

• New retiree orientation beginning April 9
• Second Wednesday of every month from 3-4:30 p.m. in NOA 4.106A
• Enroll via TX Class, PN400
• Target audience is employees within 6 months of retirement, but any employee interested in learning more about retiring from UT Austin is welcome

This session provides an overview of retiring from The University of Texas at Austin, including university retiree insurance eligibility and options, enrollment, premium billing and payment, Medicare and coordination of benefits, returning to work after retirement, and information about getting started with TRS or your ORP provider and Social Security.

Next HR Forum

Wednesday, April 9, 10 a.m.