1.
Updated
Offer Letter Manual for Unclassified Staff Posted on HR Website
The Department
of Human Resources is pleased to announce that a comprehensive update of
the Guide
to Unclassified Offer Letters is now available on our website.
Staff can
access the complete manual at www.hr.uconn.edu/employment_services/offer_manual.html.
The updated manual should be used to compose all draft offer letters for
administrative, managerial, faculty, academic department heads, non-teaching
unclassified professionals, postdoctoral fellows, graduate assistants, adjunct
faculty, summer and intersession faculty appointments and all other special
payroll hires and appointment renewals. We also request that you remove
your old bookmarks and favorites and replace them with the new web address.
If you
have paper copies of sample offer letters or templates on your personal
computer, please do not use them in the future. We suggest that you review
the information in the section How
to Use the Offer Letter Manual
for insight into the rationale behind this handbook and assistance in using
it effectively.
If you
have any questions, your department's Human Resources Associate will be
happy to assist you. Contact names are listed at http://www.hr.uconn.edu/about/hrstaff.html.
2.
Reminder of Updated Offer Letters for New Adjunct Faculty Re: Retirement
Plans
We recently
learned that some departments are using an outdated offer letter for new
Adjunct Faculty. Please use the revised offer letter templates for new hires
from outside the University. The templates have crucial information on mandatory
retirement enrollment, per a directive from the Office of the State Comptroller
(OSC). The change involves an automatic default enrollment in the Alternate
Retirement Plan (ARP) after 90 days from the start of employment. To avoid
this automatic enrollment, the Adjunct must provide a written waiver of
the ARP or be enrolled currently in the State Employees' Retirement System
(SERS) or Teachers' Retirement Plan through other employment with a Connecticut
educational institution.
The updated
letters are available at http://www.hr.uconn.edu/employment_services/offer_manual.html#7.
Complete
information for this benefit is at www.hr.uconn.edu/benefits/sppage.html
under "Alternate Retirement Plan". If you have questions, please contact
benefits@uconn.edu or speak with
an Employee Benefits staff member at 860-486-0400.
3.
Federal Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) Required Posting
The Department
of Labor has finalized changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
which are effective January 16, 2009. Every employer covered by the FMLA
is required to post and keep posted on its premises, in conspicuous places
where employees are employed, a notice explaining the Act's provisions.
Please
post the revised poster found at Family
and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster in your department. Additional FMLA
information can be found on the Human Resources website at http://www.hr.uconn.edu/benefits/fmla.html.
4.
Spring 2009 State In-Service Training
Spring
2009 State In-Service Training courses are currently open for registration.
Learn more about this training opportunity by going to http://www.commnet.edu/inservice
The on-line
registration form may be accessed via AccessNow at:
https://accessnow.uconn.edu/sites/pd/Lists/Inservice/AllItems.aspx
Should
you have questions or require assistance, contact the Department of Human
Resources Organization and Staff Development at 860-486-2670 or Hr-osd@uconn.edu