UHR News
University Human Resources
May 23, 2008
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Delta Dental selected for 2009
Delta Dental will administer the U-M Dental Plan, effective Jan. 1, 2009. During the remainder of the current calendar year, dental benefits will continue to be administered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) without change.
All U-M benefits plans are periodically re-assessed to ensure the best match of services for our investment, and the selection of Delta Dental is the result of such an assessment, including a competitive bidding process. This decision has very recently been reached so more details about the plan and specific levels of coverage will be available later this summer once all aspects of the plan design are confirmed.
Plan features:
- The plan will continue to offer a base dental benefit that will require no employee premium contribution
- The base plan’s expanded coverage will provide more frequent dental cleanings for members with certain dental or medical conditions
- The plan will include an option for broader coverage with an employee co-premium contribution
More details will be provided by email and posted on the Benefits Office Web site this summer, and will also be included in this year’s Open Enrollment materials in the fall. Until 2009, the current U-M dental plan through MetLife remains in force and unchanged.
For the latest information, visit http://www.umich.edu/~benefits/new/deltadental.htm
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Neubacher Award Nominations Due June 4
If you want to recognize the efforts of someone who fights for the rights of people with disabilities, you don’t have much time. The nomination deadline for the 19th Annual James T. Neubacher Award is June 4, 2008.
Visit the Neubacher Web site (http://www.hr.umich.edu/ability/neubacher.htm) for nomination forms as well as information about the Award and James Neubacher, an alumnus of the University and an advocate for equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities.
Sponsored by the Office of Institutional Equity.
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Celebration of Childcare at U-M
All children and families, past and present, affiliated with the UM Pound House and Children’s Center for Working Families are invited to bid a fond farewell to these wonderful programs, as well as welcome the new Towsley Children’s House Early Childhood Program.
Celebration for the UM Pound House and
Children’s Center for Working Families
Date/Time: June 20, 2008 - 5:00-7:00pm
Location: 710 South Forest Avenue
Please RSVP to Cathy Smith, 734-998-7600 or csmithr@bf.umich.edu.
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Choose Success:Professional Development Courses from HRD
Choose Success: Professional Development Courses from HRD
HRD is in the process of creating the new website and catalog of courses for the 2008-09 year – more details coming soon! There are still many courses available during May, June and July. Below you'll find links to courses that are coming up in the next month. To register for any of these courses, you can click on the link on our website for online registration or fill out and fax the form found here: http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/forms/0708%20reg%20form.pdf. The paper form can also be used if you need to register other people.
Writing it Right: Mechanics
Wednesday 5/28 & 6/4/08; 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/readingwrittencomm.html#m
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time ~ Added session
Thursday 5/29/08; 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/timemanagement.html#1
Managing Conflict with Your Employees
(formerly only for FOS Alumni, now open to anyone)
Friday 5/30/08; 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/supervision.html#3b
Quick Start for Supervisors: An Overview of Essentials for Your New U-M Role
Wednesday 6/4/08; 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/supervision.html#1
Project Management Fundamentals: Creating Your Roadmap for Success
Thursday 6/5/08 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. & Thursday 6/19/08 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (1 ½ day course); http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/projectandtask.html#3
Strategic Planning: Forecasting a High-Performance Future at the University
Friday 6/6/08; 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/processorgman.html#1
Creating a Business Plan: Maximizing the Value of Your Department’s Services
Wednesday 6/11/08 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. & Wednesday 6/25/08 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (1 ½ day course); http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/processorgman.html#4
Advancing Your Personal Leadership Skills ~ BRAND NEW!
Wednesday 6/11/08; 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/leadershipdev.html#7
So, You Want to be a Supervisor? How to Make a Smooth Transition ~ BRAND NEW!
Tuesday 6/17/08; 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/supervision.html#4
Developing Exceptional Customer Service Skills ~ Added session
Wednesday 6/18/08; 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/customerservice.html#1
Business Communication: Writing With Power
Wednesday 6/25/08; 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/readingwrittencomm.html#2
Mentoring: Preparing Today’s Staff to be Tomorrow’s Leaders
Thursday 6/26/08; 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.; http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/performance.html#6
For further information, visit our site at: http://www.umich.edu/~hrd.
Further information about custom courses can be found at: http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/customizedtraining.html and about our consulting services at: http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/consulting.html.
Check our website (http://www.umich.edu/~hrd) often for updates to our course lineup! Remember, many of our courses can also be customized and brought to your unit.
HRD Learning Tracks and Competency Map: http://www.umich.edu/~hrd/programsandcourses/comptraining.html
Check our website often for the very latest in course offerings – especially courses that are currently in development. Or better yet, contact us. Tell us what you’re interested in and we’ll contact you when the course is available.
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SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH
HR Metrics New Pro-Clarity Tool
Two user training classes have been conducted and the overwhelming consensus is: the new HR Metrics Tool is a very valuable and easy-to-use tool for analyzing trends, benchmarking to other U of M units, and answering difficult HR questions.
The next training session is June 18th.
Register here:User Support Labs (HRL310)
Advantages of the new HR Metrics tool:
- Within the HR dataset there are many effective-dated tables that can be confusing to use or join. The tool links tables for you correctly and provides “pre-calculate measures” you choose to analyze.
- You can easily export to Excel or Word
- Enhancements over the previous HR Metrics too by CLC :
- Ability to see detail data on people, e.g. EOP Headcount, terminations, retirement planning, job codes, career families
- Much greater flexibility in using filters/analyses options, e.g. succession/retirement planning, by:
- Career family, gender, ethnicity, Exec/Mgr positions
- Termination & termination reason analysis
- Job Code level detail
- Percent of active employees
- Easier ability to create your own reports and views of the data by including/excluding only the data you want, e.g. within a job family or career family you want to see certain job codes not all of them in that family
- Refreshed Monthly
- Easier and greater ability to answer your own questions:
- Who is eligible to retire in the next few years?
- Are they managers/executives?
- Which Career Families will be most impacted?
- What is the impact on my ethnic distribution?
- Will be including more Financial data e.g. info on short codes, etc
In order for the lab to be most beneficial to you, we ask that you:
Review the HR Metrics Software Demonstrations available on My LINC prior to the lab:
HRW220 HR Metrics Software Demonstration – Getting Started
HRW221 HR Metrics Software Demonstration – Data Layout Tab
HRW222 HR Metrics Software Demonstration – Drill to Detail
NOTE: These demonstrations are best viewed in 1280x1024 resolution.
The next training session is June 18th.
Register here:User Support Labs (HRL310)
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Have questions about Retirement? Fidelity can help.
Schedule a complimentary one-on-one consultation with a Fidelity Representative
Feel more secure that you are on track to achieve your retirement goals with a complimentary
retirement portfolio consultation. Meet with a Fidelity Representative to receive guidance on
selecting the retirement account that might be right for you.
You’ll get answers to common retirement questions like:
- Does my retirement portfolio have the right mix of investments?
- Am I saving enough to retire when and how I want?
- Will I have enough money to last throughout my retirement?
- What do the market’s ups and downs mean to investors like me?
Fidelity Representatives are available on the North, South and Central campuses daily. Specific locations include:
- Pierpont Commons
- Michigan Union
- UM Hospital Cafeteria
- HR/Wolverine Tower
- Michigan League
- Ann Arbor Investor Center
Schedule a consultation today by calling 1-800-642-7131 or by visiting
www.fidelity.com/atwork/reservations.
Before investing in any mutual fund, please carefully consider the investment objectives,risks, charges and expenses. For this and other information, call Fidelity at 1-800-343-0860 or visit www.fidelity.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before you invest.
Guidance is provided by Fidelity representatives through the use of Fidelity’s suite of guidance tools. These tools are educational tools and are not intended to serve as the primary or sole basis for your investment or tax-planning decisions.
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC
492042.1.
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Get More Help on Your Retirement Plans – Anytime – with TIAA-CREF
In Person
TIAA-CREF has a consultant who is available to meet with you individually to discuss your investments needs and to conduct retirement planning workshops at many different U-M locations including Ann Arbor Campus, Health System, Flint and Dearborn. To view upcoming dates and locations and to register for an appointment or seminar, please click here http://www.tiaa-cref.org/umich or call the TIAA-CREF Ann Arbor office at 866 842-2949, extension 6804.
Online
Two of the more popular Financial Education Seminars (Pre-retirement and SRA/IRA) created specifically for U-M employees continue to be available for viewing 24/7 by clicking here: U-M Web Presentations http://www.umich.edu/~benefits/tiaa-cref .
On the Phone
You can talk to a TIAA-CREF representative about investment choices, income options, pre-retirement illustrations and other ways to help get the most from your retirement plan, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET at 800 842-2776.
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