Below you will find HR News for university employees including training, benefits, compensation, payroll, and other news of importance. For news specific to UA Benefits including archived news, please see our Benefits News site.

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    Attracting Today's Top Talent - writing effective job postings

    September 29, 2023

    Coming October 10th: Attracting Today's Top Talent! Want to learn how to write effective job postings that resonate with today's top talent in just an hour's time? Yes- it only takes an hour to learn these skills, with invaluable results!

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    Share your opinions about our benefits program!

    September 28, 2023

    The University of Alaska is conducting a benefits survey. An email titled "Share your opinions about our benefits program!" from noreply@qemailserver.com was sent to benefit eligible employees on September 27, 2023. This email has a unique link for you to access the survey.

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    Upcoming HR Training & Learning Opportunities

    September 15, 2023

    Upcoming training and learning opportunities, including access to LinkedIn Learning and a workshop with HR Talent Acquisition and Development team on attracting talent.

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    HR expands to include a Leave and Accommodations Team

    September 15, 2023

    This new team will assist with UA Parental Leave, Family Medical Leave (FML), Short-term, and Long-term Disability (STD and LTD) benefits

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    2024 Wellness Program Information

    September 01, 2023

    There have been a few minor changes to the FY24 Wellness Program. Employees now need 8 points total - a required Health Risk Assessment, a required biometric screening, and 6 additional points to qualify for the rebate.

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    HR Resources and Reminders

    September 01, 2023

    These resources and reminders feature benefits news and are featured in the latest HR newsletter for the final week of August, 2023.

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    Schedule an in-person meeting with TIAA

    September 01, 2023

    TIAA will be on campus at UAA, UAF, and UAS during the week of September 11th, 2023. You do not need to be invested in TIAA to take advantage of these in-person meetings.

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    UA Training and Learning Opportunities

    September 01, 2023

    Be sure to check out the UA HR Training and Development and Benefits Upcoming Events calendars that have an assortment of offerings.

  • August 30 Deadline for Employees Who Submitted I-9s Remotely

    August 18, 2023

    Email notifications went out to over 1,600 employees on Friday, August 11, 2023, along with an individualized email from LawLogix, UA's new online I-9 platform.

  • August Benefits Updates

    August 18, 2023

    All the benefits news from HR for the month of August.