HR Bulletins

Current Month's HR Bulletin

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July 2025

• Student Minimum Wage Increase
• Graduate Assistantship Minimum Wage Increase
• Updates to our Flex Remote Policy
• Outside Activity and Conflict of Interests
• The 2025-2026 University Work Force Annual Reviews have launched!
• 2024-2025 University Work Force Employee Annual Reviews – Remaining Timeline
• Supervisor Performance Management Resources Available on Your PageUp Recruitment/Administration Dashboard
• Job Search Documents Retention
• OPS Employee Insurance Eligibility
• Mandatory Anti-Harassment Associate Training
• Hurricane Season is Here! - Emergency Preparedness 101
• Updating Applicant Statuses in PageUp
• HR Required Vetting of All Departmental Faculty and Staff Professional Development 
• Timesheet and Leave Report Access Issues
• Benefit Highlight of the Month: A Smart Perk - How UWF Employees Can Access Free Tuition
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

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Past HR Bulletins

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June 2025

• Student Minimum Wage Increase
• Graduate Assistant Minimum Wage Increase
• Updates to our Flex Remote Policy
• OPS Employee Insurance Eligibility
• Job Search Documents Retention
• Financial Planning Assistance Available
• Hurricane Season is Here! - Emergency Preparedness 101
• Updating Applicant Statuses in PageUp
• HR Required Vetting of All Departmental Faculty and Staff Professional Development 
• Timesheet and Leave Report Access Issues
• Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
• Level 2 Background Screenings for Positions of Special Trust
• Deadline Approaching: Employee Tuition Fee Waivers
• Monthly Benefit Highlight - Leave - Benefits That Work For You!
• Review Your Beneficiaries
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

May 2025

• Early Payroll Processing: Memorial Day Holiday
• Congratulations to our 2025 ERAP Winners!
• Student Minimum Wage Increase
• Job Search Documents Retention
• HR Required Vetting of All Departmental Faculty and Staff Professional Development
• Timesheet and Leave Report Access Issues
• Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
• Level 2 Background Screenings for Positions of Special Trust
• Deadline Approaching: Employee Tuition Fee Waivers
• Human Resources Website Redesign – Coming Soon!
• Monthly Benefit Highlight - Leave - Benefits That Work For You!
• PageUp Implementation
• Review Your Beneficiaries
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

April 2025

• ERAP 2025 Ceremony - April 3rd
• Student Minimum Wage Increase
• Timesheet and Leave Report Access Issues
• Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
• Employee Tuition Waiver
• Explore the Dream of Homeownership with Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
• PageUp Implementation
• People First Correspondence and Direct Payments
• FRS Pension Plan Member Annual Statements (MAS)
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

Please take some time to review our HR Certificate Programs Special Edition bulletin for important information.

March 2025

• Timesheet and Leave Report Access Issues
• Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
• Healthier U - 2025 Annual Alcohol & Drug Free Workplace Training
• Applicant Pools
• UWF Encourages Community Engagement Through Employee Volunteer Service
• Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
• Benefit Highlight of The Month: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Effort and Leave Recap Reports
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

February 2025

• Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
• State Insurance Double Deductions
• Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
• Revised Tentative Offer Letter Templates in PageUp
• Adoption Benefits for Employees of UWF and Other Qualified Applicants
• Effort and Leave Recap Reports
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

January 2025

• Early Payroll Processing: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
• Other Personal Services (OPS) Employees Now Required to Complete New Employee Orientation (NEO) Course Online
• Revised Tentative Offer Letter Templates in PageUp
• Health Insurance Tax Form 1095-C
• ERAP 2025 Nominations Still Open
• Non-UWF Student Employees
• Employee Tuition Fee Waiver for Spring 2025
• Graduating Student Employees
• Employing International Students (F1 and J1 Visa) - Work Hour Limitations
• Insurance Elections for 2025: Deduction Updates
• Shared Savings Program - Three Ways to Save
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• Changes in FBI Level 2 Background Screening Charges
• Meet the New Employment Team
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

December 2024

• Early Payroll Processing: Winter Break
• Coming Soon: New Employee Orientation (NEO) for OPS Employees – Mandatory Training
• Employee Tuition Fee Waiver for Spring 2025
• ERAP 2025 Kicks Off December 2!
• Graduating Student Employees
• Employing International Students (F1 and J1 Visa) - Work Hour Limitations
• Insurance Elections for 2025: Deduction Updates
• 403(b) and 457 Contribution Limit Changes for 2025
• Annual Leave Rollover
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• Departmental Organizational Charts
• PageUp Upgrade Delay – Job Menu Structure
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars

November 2024

• Check Your People First Confirmation Statements
• Employee Tuition Fee Waiver for Spring 2025
• Graduating Student Employees
• Dependent Eligibility Verification
• Annual Leave Rollover
• Routing of Verification of Employment Requests
• Leave Reports
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• At-Risk Mental Health - Mandatory Training, New Design
• Departmental Organizational Charts
• Updated Employment Posters
• PageUp Performance News
• PageUp Upgrade – Job Menu Structure
• New Compliance and Ethics Section Added to PageUp Performance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

Special HR Bulletin - November 2024 Early Payroll Processing

• Early Payroll Processing: Veterans Day Holiday
• Early Payroll Processing: Thanksgiving Holiday

Special HR Bulletin - 2025 Employee Recognition and Awards Program (ERAP)

October 2024

• Open Enrollment October 14-November 1, 2024
• Open Enrollment Assistance
• Benefits Fair Highlights
• What's New for 2025
• Employees Making No Changes for 2025
• Online Insurance Enrollment Information
• People First Website Tips
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• At-Risk Mental Health - Mandatory Training, New Design
• Departmental Organizational Charts
• Celebrate Annual Ombuds Day Thursday, October 10
• Updated Employment Posters Coming
• PageUp Performance News
• New Compliance and Ethics Section Added to PageUp Performance
• Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

September 2024

• Benefits Dates – Mark Your Calendar for Open Enrollment and the Benefits Fair
• Verify Updated Contact Information
• New Employee Orientation Becoming a Mandatory Training
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• Higher Education Administration Graduate Certificate Program
• PageUp Performance News
• Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

August 2024

• Early Payroll Processing: Labor Day Holiday
• New Hires to Experience Revised New Employee Orientation Beginning This Month
• Verify Updated Contact Information
• Deadline Approaching: Employee Tuition Fee Waivers
• Faculty Premium Deductions Resume in September
• Healthier U and EAP Wellness Wednesday Partnership Continues!
• Faculty Service Awards and Fall Faculty Forum
• Employing International Students (F1 and J1 Visa) - Work Hour Limitations
• Outside Activity and Conflict of Interests
• Non-UWF Student Employees
• Higher Education Administration Graduate Certificate Program
• PageUp Performance News
• Guest Speakers Help Employees Manage Money Matters
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

July 2024

• Employee Self-Service Banner 9 Upgrade – Now Live!
• Minimum Wage Increase - UWF - July 7, 2024
• OPS Pay Plan
• Fall Hiring Rush
• Outside Activity and Conflict of Interests
• Supervisors, You Are Invited – June 3rd 10 AM!
• Hiring of Graduate Assistants and Personnel Action Form Processing
• Non-UWF Student Employees
• Higher Education Administration Graduate Certificate Program
• Annual Performance Review Season Is Here!
• Coming Soon: New Employee Orientation Changes
• Financial Planning Assistance Available
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

June 2024

• DOL FLSA OT Salary Threshold Final Rule
• Minimum Wage Increase - UWF - July 7, 2024
• Supervisors, You Are Invited – June 3rd 10 AM!
• Employee Self-Service Banner 9 Upgrade – Going Live!
• PageUp Performance Information and Timelines
• Coming Soon: New Employee Orientation Changes
• Financial Planning Assistance Available
• Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars

May 2024

• Early Payroll Processing: Memorial Day Holiday
• Supervisors, You Are Invited – June 3rd 10 AM!
• Review Your Beneficiaries
• Graduating Student Employees
• Student Summer Appointments
• Legislative Change to the Florida Retirement System
• Non-UWF Student Employees
• Level 2 Background Screenings for Positions of Special Trust
• Congratulations to our 2024 ERAP Winners!
• Deadline Approaching: Employee Tuition Fee Waivers
• Volunteer Agreements
• Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Status Survey
• Nine Month Faculty Pay Over 12 Months Option
• Employee Self-Service Banner 9 Upgrade – June 11, 2024
• Supervisor Strength – PageUp Competencies, Ratings, and the STAR Method for Performance Feedback
• EAP Resources for Living Webinars