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Hires and Departures – November

STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE COMING AND GOING OF DEM TEAM MEMBERS. THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO EITHER HAD A START DATE OR LAST DAY ON PAYROLL DURING NOVEMBER.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Jane Duffstein, Interim Administrator for Strategic Initiatives Street, Interim Specialist for Education & DEI Initiatives Andrea Ripberger, …

Important End-of-Year Payroll Reminders

Early Deadline for ‘December B’ December B (12/6 to 12/19/20) bi-weekly payroll is a EARLY deadline Bi-weekly team members must enter time (12/6 to 12/19) by Thursday, December 17 Managers/supervisors for bi-weekly team members APPROVE time by Saturday, December 19 FINAL PAYROLL CALC is NOON on Monday, December 22 Later Payment for ’12M’ (Monthly December) …

REMINDER: Update Your Address for Tax Form Distribution

This is a reminder to review and update your address as soon as possible if you haven’t already. Now is the time to make sure your address information is up-to-date for tax form distribution (such as the W-2 Form). Your 2020 W-2 Form will be mailed to the first available address on record in the …

REMINDER: University Staff End-of-Calendar-Year Personal Holiday and Vacation Usage

REMINDER for University Staff – Any questions, please contact Ann or Paula. University Staff hourly-paid team members, who are eligible for vacation leave and personal holiday leave, are granted these hours during the calendar year (January 1 through December 31). If a start date is in the middle of the calendar year, the hours are …

E-Reimbursement System Updates – Effective November 24, 2020

The following E-Reimbursement system updates took effect on November 24, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Layton. Weekly starting on Monday, November 30th a process will run that will close older pending expense reports. These will be reports that were never submitted or submitted and sent back. The criteria are based on …

Wellness Incentives Are Taxable

The State of Wisconsin extends financial incentives to employees through the Well Wisconsin employee wellness program. If you are covered under the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance program, you and your spouse (if covered under the State Group Health Insurance Program) were eligible for the $150 Well Wisconsin incentive if you submitted a health …

Hires and Departures – October

STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE COMING AND GOING OF DEM TEAM MEMBERS. THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO EITHER HAD A START DATE OR LAST DAY ON PAYROLL DURING OCTOBER.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Lindsey Bliefernicht, Undergrad Admissions Admin Support Kaitlyn Pennoyer, Undergrad Admissions Admin Support Hannah Roberg, Undergrad Admissions Admin …

DEM Session: 2021 Furloughs and 2% Pay Plan – November 11

Please consider joining Ann Bradshaw and Paula Gates as they provide an overview regarding the 2021 furloughs and 2% pay plan. This is an optional session, and if you have questions before or after this session, please do not hesitate to reach out to Ann or Paula. This session will not be recorded. If you …

Wires Required for Foreign Payments

Due to the number of returned and undeliverable foreign checks and the rework involved, we are now requiring a wire for all foreign payments. To accommodate the requirement, wire fees have been reduced: International Transfer in Foreign Currency $ 0 (No Fee) International Transfer in US dollars $ 16.00 Domestic Transfers in US dollars $2.25 …

New Unit 0365 Groups – WiscLists are being decommissioned.

Since WiscList is being decommissioned by DoIT, all DEM unit lists are now on Office365 groups. Below are the units’ new groups: osfa_team@office365.wisc.edu [replaces OSFA-Team@lists.wisc.edu] oar-allteam@office365.wisc.edu [replaces adm_all_staff@lists.wisc.edu] dem-ovp@office365.wisc.edu [replaces dem_ovp@lists.wisc.edu] registrar_staff@office365.wisc.edu [replaces registrar_staff@lists.wisc.edu] Please start using these effective immediately.