As a UW staff member, you know that working at the UW is more than just a job. In much the same way, your compensation is more than just your hourly wages or salary. Here at the UW, you have opportunities to contribute to a mission that is larger than any one individual, and you are appreciated for every way you support the UW in fulfilling our public promise. Please take a few moments to access your personal Total Compensation Statement for April 1, 2023–March 31, 2024. This consolidated view of your individual earnings and benefits provides insight into the value of your UW compensation p ..read more

Effective March 1, 2024, the process for submitting and monitoring background checks for students, volunteers, and contractors has changed. This change was previewed during the February 8th HR Community of Practice (slides available in the  CoP Teams site). Beginning March 1, 2024, departments will use the Student and Volunteer Background Check Tool to initiate and track the progress of checks for students, volunteers, and contractors. New background check requests made by email after the tool’s launch will be returned with instructions for resubmitting online. Hiring Managers who ha ..read more

Effective March 1, 2024, the process for submitting and monitoring background checks for students, volunteers, and contractors has changed. This change was previewed during the February 8th HR Community of Practice (slides available in the  CoP Teams site). Beginning March 1, 2024, departments will use the Student and Volunteer Background Check Tool to initiate and track the progress of checks for students, volunteers, and contractors. New background check requests made by email after the tool’s launch will be returned with instructions for resubmitting online. Hiring Managers who ha ..read more

Washington State Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) premium rates will decrease in 2024 for UW personnel whose work is performed in the state of Washington. More specifically, the premium rate for the PFML program will decrease from 0.8% to 0.74% of your gross wages up to $168,600 of taxable income. This is paired with a change in the employee–employer split for PFML, with the employee’s contribution decreasing to 71.43%. These changes will be reflected in your January 10, 2024, paycheck. To calculate your 2024 PFML premium contribution and to learn more about PFML benefits, please visit p ..read more

Due to Sterling Check’s acquisition of A-Check America, UW’s background check vendor, there will be certain changes to background check business processes that will take effect this spring. In March, Sterling will retire the A-Check brand and migrate UW’s services to Sterling’s business platforms. We believe the changes below, enabled by Sterling’s service model, will create efficiencies for departmental HR and finance teams and streamline the hiring process. Sterling will run all prehire background checks. Currently, Campus Recruitment runs the Washington Access to Criminal History (WATCH) c ..read more

Effective January 1, 2024, the UW’s minimum wage will increase from $18.69 per hour to $19.97 per hour following the City of Seattle minimum wage. This change applies to all positions on the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses except for student assistants in Tacoma. Read more: https://hr.uw.edu/comp/2023/10/16/january-1-2024-minimum-wage-increase/   The post January 1, 2024 minimum wage increase appeared first on Human Resources ..read more

Each January, the Annual Attendance Incentive Program allows UW employees whose sick time off balances exceed 480 hours as of January 1 to be compensated at 25% value for any accrued and unused sick time off accumulated during the previous calendar year. The Annual Attendance Incentive Program is ONLY available during the month of January and is promoted in tomorrow’s UW Insider e-newsletter with a reminder in the January 17 issue. Medical Centers/Shared Services/ALNW/FPPS/UW Medicine Primary Care Clinics Employees: Employees must complete the Request fo ..read more

Effective January 1, 2023, the UW’s minimum wage will increase from $17.27 per hour to $18.69 per hour following the City of Seattle minimum wage. This change applies to all positions on the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses except for student assistants in Tacoma. The UWHR Compensation office and the ISC will centrally manage increases needed for any employee whose pay is below the new minimum wage as of the 12/31/2022 payroll. Employees brought up to the new minimum will see the increase on their 1/25/23 paycheck. The range minimums for classified jobs will be brought up to the nearest st ..read more

Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency will end October 31, 2022. The information below summarizes changes to staff pandemic policies beginning November 1: Suspension of annual forfeiture of vacation time off balances greater than 240 hours will expire: Forfeiture of excess vacation time on a classified employee’s anniversary date resumes on July 31, 2023. Classified employees will lose all earned vacation hours over 240 on that day. Please encourage employees to use their excess vacation time off during this nine-month grace period. New hire PEBB benefit (healthcare benefit) eligibility: T ..read more

The U.S. Department of Education has approved a temporary waiver to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that may help you meet the requirements of the PSLF Program. The following information provides an overview of PSLF and what actions need to be taken by Oct. 31, 2022, if you would like to take advantage of the temporary rule change. This Oct. 31, 2022, deadline is not related to the announcement on August 24, 2022, from President Biden, which will forgive portions of student loan debt for many. The PSLF program is a separate program available only to those working at a public ..read more