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Looking for summer training workshops?

Training and Organizational Development's Summer Workshop Series will open for registration on
May 1.

Additional myUFL workshops to be held in April are currently available for registration.

LifePlans Series workshops help answer retirement questions

UF’s LifePlans Series, sponsored by University Benefits and Retirement, includes workshops aimed at helping you toward a more secure financial future. Here are a few upcoming workshops:

Florida Pension Plan and DROP Program Overview
March 15, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Reitz Union, Room 285 (Course number GET573)
John Martin, UF retirement coordinator, will take the mystery out of the pension plan with a discussion of available benefits and options and how to apply.

The Basics of Social Security and Medicare
March 27, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Reitz Union, Room 346 (Course number GET598)
Clif Copeland, Social Security Administration representative, will discuss benefit coverage, what benefits are available to employees and their families, qualifying for benefits, and Medicare costs and benefits.

Visit the HRS web site for a complete list of LifePlans programs and to register.

Heart of Florida Prosperity Campaign provides free tax prep

The Heart of Florida Prosperity Campaign is a coalition of organizations focused on bringing a portion of the approximately $8 million in unclaimed Earned Income Tax Credits to North Central Florida and to the people who have earned them. The UF law school's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is a partner in this endeavor.

As part of this campaign, the IRS has trained local volunteers to provide FREE electronic tax preparation to low- to moderate-income taxpayers. These volunteers are also trained to determine whether individuals qualify for the Child Tax Credit, the One-Time Phone Tax Refund (Federal Excise Tax Credit), and other potential credits.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites are open at convenient times and locations in and around Gainesville. Services are available now through April 14.

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Update: HRS move scheduled for mid-April



The Office of Human Resource Services will be moving to a new location off campus in mid-April. The new building, located at 903 West University Avenue (formerly the BellSouth Building), will be home to all HRS offices currently located in Stadium West as well as Academic Personnel, currently located in Tigert Hall, and the Education and General/Auxiliaries satellite office, currently located at the Reitz Union.

A new HRS Service Center, expanded training rooms, newly renovated facilities, and a prominent location bridging UF with the Gainesville community are just some of the features of the new site that UF faculty and staff can look forward to.

Although HRS is moving off campus, there are many ways to contact us.

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Employees to be notified by e-mail about paychecks posting in myUFL

Beginning this month, an e-mail will be sent to faculty and staff on payday informing them that their paychecks are ready for online viewing in myUFL.

Faculty and staff will visit myUFL, sign in with their GatorLink ID and password, and navigate to Self Service, where they will find their paycheck.

Please review your paycheck carefully to ensure the accuracy of any deductions you have authorized related to items such as health and life insurance and voluntary retirement contributions. Also, please take a moment to review the "Employer Paid Benefits." These are benefits paid on your behalf as an employee of the University of Florida.

Staff performance appraisals to be completed in March

Once again, it is time for USPS and TEAMS employees to receive their annual performance appraisals. Appraisals are designed to recap feedback that employees have received throughout the year. When completing a staff performance appraisal, supervisors will want to focus on the employee’s job performance (the employee’s competence or ability to perform the job) and his or her work-related behavior (the way in which an employee performs his or her job), using specific language and examples of work performance or behavior observed throughout the evaluative period.

The University of Florida’s appraisal period for TEAMS and USPS employees is March 1, 2006, through February 28, 2007. The completed appraisal must be discussed with the employee, signed, and dated by March 31.

To learn more about effective feedback and the University of Florida’s staff appraisal process, attend an upcoming Performance Management Overview (Course Number GET150). To register, visit myUFL > My Self Service > Training and Development > Request Training Enrollment.

Questions about the UF performance appraisal process should be directed to Paulene Shindelbower in Employee Relations at (352) 392-6615, paulene-shindelbower@ufl.edu. Questions about available training resources may be directed to Training and Organizational Development by calling 392-4626 (622-4626) or by e-mailing training@ufl.edu.

Want to learn more about the Roth post-tax retirement option?

As you may already know, changes in the tax law now allow employees to designate all or part of their elective salary deferrals to a post-tax retirement option called a “Roth 403(b) plan.” The new option does not increase the amount an employee can contribute to a retirement plan, but does provide some attractive options for you to consider. The new plan became effective for the pay period of 2/23/07 - 3/8/07.

To help answer questions about this new post-tax retirement option, four educational sessions about the Roth 403(b) plan are scheduled as follows:

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Employee Education Program participants: New form, reinstatement process now in effect

Participants in the Employee Education Program (EEP) will benefit this year from a simplified, online application as well as some standardized processes for reinstatement in the program.

Under the EEP, eligible employees may take up to six credit hours of college-level courses tuition free each semester.

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Employees must report 2006-07 compensatory leave by May 27

All non-exempt employees as well as exempt USPS employees may use overtime and special compensatory leave through the end of the fiscal year—June 30—but it must be reported by 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 27.

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2006 flexible spending account claim forms due by April 17

Employees who participated in a medical or dependent care reimbursement account during 2006 must submit claims by April 17, 2007. Claims may be made for money spent on medical or dependent care expenses during 2006.

Reimbursement claim forms are available on the forms section of our web site. Please follow the instructions found on the form. People First is pleased to announce the addition of a new, toll-free fax line. You may now fax Medical Expense and Dependent Care documentation to this toll-free number: 1-888-800-5217.

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