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Office Hours – Entering/Approving Furloughs

Next week, Paula and Ann will be having ‘office hours’ to navigate team members through entering and approving furlough time, as well as answer any questions you have regarding furloughs. How to Enter Furlough Time – Tuesday, June 9, 9:00-10:00 MS Teams Meeting Link How to Approve Furlough Time – Wednesday, June 10, 2:00-3:00 MS …

It’s time to think about 2020-21 Parking

Current parking permit holders will receive parking permit renewal notifications for 2020-21 beginning on May 11, 2020. The 2020-21 parking year is valid September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021. Deadline for applications to be considered for the first round of parking assignments is June 5, 2020 Notification of parking assignments will be emailed the …

Travel Incorporated and Concur will be DEM’s main travel vendors starting July 1. No more Fox World for DEM.

UW System has made changes to our travel vendors. Effective July 1, there will be two travel service providers for UW Madison non-athletic travel: For employee and guest travel the University will use Travel Incorporated of Duluth, GA.  This includes a continuation of our Administrative Group travel reservation services. For University Group Block services (10 …

Hires and Departures – April

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 April.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of the Registrar Leah Meicher, Student Enterprise Application Manager Office of Admissions and Recruitment Nancy Hoffman, Senior Associate Director for Administration …

Retirement 101 Virtual Learning

Retirement 101 Virtual Learning (this is a repeat session from January, for those who weren’t able to attend or for those who want to attend again) Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Register here: https://go.wisc.edu/s635ya. Materials and a link to the virtual learning will be emailed to you closer to May 19. Will …

Update Your Address/Personal Information

With so many people’s situations disrupted by the current health crisis, it is especially important that your personal information on file in the MyUW portal is up to date. This includes your addresses, phone numbers, name, emergency contacts and disability/veteran status. You are strongly encouraged to review and update your Address/Personal Information in the MyUW …

Travel Restrictions Extended to June 30

All UW–Madison sponsored travel is now cancelled through June 30. The measure was extended to the end of June to help keep team members safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic travel plans July 1 and beyond may need to be canceled either due to additional public health or campus travel guidance or financial exigency. At …

UW COVID-19 Leave Extended through May 15

UW COVID-19 Leave Extended through May 15 UW COVID-19 leave, for team members who qualify, has been extended through May 15. The UW COVID-19 leave and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave are different programs that are running at the same time with the UW leave available through May 15, 2020 and the …

Commonly Asked DEM Furloughs Questions

[Note: This  information was based on UW’s plan as of May 7] In addition to the FAQs email sent to DEM on April 29, there have been a few additional questions asked related to furloughs. Additionally, you may find it useful to review the campus furlough FAQs. The four most popular DEM questions were: Am …

Updated COVID-19 Leave Policy

COVID-19 paid leave has been extended through May 1. The original policy provided an 80-hour leave bank for employees to use for COVID-19 pandemic related leave. This policy extension now provides leave until May 1 and is no longer limited to a certain number of hours. Any unused vacation carryover balance will not expire this …