In preparation for open enrollment, the state of Florida usually captures address information in early August; therefore, it’s important to make sure your address is current so that you do not miss any important mailings. To ensure you receive important benefit and human-resource related communications — particularly relating to fall benefits open enrollment — make sure your home and work addresses are up-to-date by August 25 in the myUFL systems by completing the following steps:

Log on to the myUFL portal with your GatorLink username and password. (Call 392-HELP if you don’t know your GatorLink username or password.)

1. Click “My Account” in the myUFL systems menu.
   
2. Select “Update My Directory Profile.” Once you are on the Gatordex Self Service page, you may modify the appropriate address information by clicking on the orange hyperlinked text that reads “Addresses and Phone Numbers.”
   
3. To modify an address, select the radio button for Permanent Home Mailing Address and/or UF Business Mailing Address and hit submit. Make the necessary change, and hit submit again. 
   
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Foreign nationals are required to maintain a foreign address for tax purposes and therefore should not modify the Permanent Home Mailing Address which is reserved for the foreign address. Instead, the Local Home Mailing Address field should be used for the local address. Questions regarding foreign addresses or tax implications should be directed to the Tax Services Office at 392-1324.
  
4. If Permanent Home Mailing Address or UF Business Mailing Address is not available, you must add the address by clicking on “Add New Address and Related Phone Numbers” found in the menu options located at the top left of the page.
   
5. Fill in your updated address information and click “submit” at the bottom of the page to complete the address change.

Contact your directory administrator or the UF Help Desk at 392-HELP or helpdesk@ufl.edu with questions pertaining to the UF Directory.
Need additional help? Visit http://www.bridges.ufl.edu/training/docs/AddANewAddress.pdf for an instruction guide.

Open Enrollment and Benefits Fair slated for fall

This year's annual Open Enrollment and Benefits Fair is just around the corner. Open enrollment is scheduled to begin on September 19 at 8:30 a.m. and end on October 18 at 5:30 p.m. The Benefits Fair, which provides more information about available programs and options, will be held on September 25 and 26 in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. 

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New employees should make benefits enrollment a priority

To enroll in benefits, new employees should register for a Group Benefits Enrollment session at www.hr.ufl.edu/training as soon as possible. All new hires must complete enrollment within 60 calendar days from the date of hire. Enrollment is not automatic and cannot begin prior to the employee’s start date. Benefit enrollments also must be completed prior to the effective date of coverage, and coverage can only begin on the first calendar day of each month. For example, to have coverage begin September 1, all enrollment forms and processes must be completed by no later than August 31, 2006. Please note that due to the time associated with processing enrollment paperwork and the collection of premiums in both the university’s and the state of Florida’s systems, newly hired employees typically experience a short delay with use of coverage.

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Registration for fall training courses is now open

Registration for the fall training schedule is now open at www.hr.ufl.edu/training. Look for workshops on a variety of topics such as supervisory skills, project management, computer courses, myUFL (PeopleSoft) classes, business communication, and “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” Fall classes include:

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Visit Equal Employment Opportunity's new web site

Updated content, a new layout, and online resources all make up the newly designed Equal Employment Opportunity web site which went live on June 28.

New features include:

• An online sexual harassment tutorial
• Easy access to UF and other resources
• PDFs of brochures, letters, and more

The EEO office hopes the new site's functionality and readability will create a clearer way for users to find EEO information. Check out the new web site at: http://www.hr.ufl.edu/eeo

What every UF employee should know about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

The Family and Medical Leave Act, also known as the FMLA, provides up to 12 work weeks of protected leave to an employee for an absence due to prenatal care, parental leave, foster care/adoption, or a serious health condition of self or a family member – spouse, parent, and child. It protects employees from being penalized for being absent during an FMLA-qualifying event and eliminates the fear of losing employment while absent.

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