HR Issues

BAAF MeetingFebruary 29, 2012

BOR Ethics “Refresher” training

• We have contact persons in all UGA units who keep track of who has completed the training

• Deadline is today• Last year, BOR asked for names of individuals

who did not complete the training• Also the UGA NDAH agreement• Overall University participation as of 2/27: 73%

Grant-related reduction in force (RIF) process

• In all cases in which an employee will be separated due to loss of grant funding, HR should be contacted prior to the separation– Ideally, a minimum of 2 months prior to

separation• Senior VPs must approve all grant-related RIFs

Shared leave program

• Shared leave program was created as a pilot in 2004, designed to help employees who experience catastrophic illnesses and injuries

• Program has been adjusted over the years to meet the needs of the institution as well as the employee

• Some programs are more lenient than ours and others are more restrictive

Accrued leave

• Recent national headlines refer to state employees’ leave balances as liabilities

• At issue are rollover vacation leave amounts, plus payout upon separation

• At this time, we are not aware of any direct discussions at the Georgia state level

Health insurance benefits

• BOR changed the benefits-eligibility rules effective January 1, 2012– Full benefits eligibility: 75% time– Partial benefits eligibility: 50%-74.9% time– Non-benefits eligible: less than 50% time

• Regular, line-item budgeted positions (25% time or greater) can be combined to achieve benefits eligibility

Employee discounts

• A link to employee discounts can be found on the HR home page.

• Companies pay vendor Beneplace to be added to the UGA Extras pages. UGA does not receive compensation from these companies.

• Beneplace manages the discount site for UGA.