Category: Office of the Vice Provost

Notes, highlights, and other updates from the Office of the Vice Provost.

American Airlines will no longer be a Preferred Vendor

American Airlines will no longer be listed as a preferred vendor beginning January 31st, 2024. If you continue to use the “policy most compliant” filter in Concur those flights will automatically get filtered to the bottom of your search. If you have any questions about the airfare policy, please reach out to Kelly.

REMINDER: Update Your Address for Tax Form Distribution

This is a reminder to review and update your address and/or personal information. Please make sure your address information is up-to-date for tax form distribution (such as the W-2 Form). Your 2023 W-2 Form will be mailed to the first available address on record in the following order: mailing, home or office address.  Note: Active …

Verify your 2024 Benefit Elections

All DEM team members are encouraged to verify their 2024 benefit elections in MyUW: Log in to my.wisc.edu Under Benefit Information, click “Launch full app” Click “Benefit Enrollment Confirmation Statements” Choose the 2024 Benefit Enrollment Confirmation The pdf will automatically download Verify that your elections are accurate If you have any questions or concerns about …

4% Pay Plan Status

Pay Plan Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 The 4% Pay Plan adjustment effective date is July 2, 2023. A lump-sum payment will be provided for all hours in pay status between the effective date and December 16, 2023, which will be reflected on your January 11, 2024 paycheck. If you are eligible to receive the pay …

Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) Appeals Process

If DEM team members have any extenuating circumstances that resulted in them missing their opportunity to enroll and/or make changes to their 2024 benefits, they may submit an appeal. Benefits Services has told us that “I forgot” is not a valid reason for an appeal. However, there may be reasons that may be approved. To …

2023 Floating Holidays

Two Floating Legal Holidays must be used by December 31, 2023 for University Staff, Hourly-Paid Team Members Whose Leave is on the Calendar Year Since December 24 (Christmas Eve) and December 31 (New Year’s Eve) fall on a Sunday this year AND Monday, December 25/Monday January 1 are Legal Holidays, leave-eligible team members can use …

Hires and Departures – November

Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings of DEM Team Members. The following names are individuals with position updates or interim title changes that had a start date or last day on payroll in November.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Kayla Schween, Admissions Counselor, International Case Management Monty Little, Recruitment Coordinator for …

Benefits Insurance Premiums Will Not Be Deducted from December 14 and December 28 Paychecks

Payroll deductions for benefits are changing effective December 1, 2023. Currently, benefit insurance premiums for most benefits are deducted one month prior to the coverage month. Starting in 2024, benefit insurance premiums will be deducted in the same month as the coverage month. Take-home pay may be higher in December since insurance premiums for State …

University Staff end-of-calendar-year Personal Holiday and Vacation Usage

Most DEM team members are Academic Staff or Limited Appointees and are on the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30), so this does not apply to them. University Staff who are on the calendar year who are eligible for Annual Leave Conversion will be receiving an email within the next few weeks with instructions …

Hires and Depatures – October

Stay up-to-date on the comings and goings of DEM Team Members. The following names are individuals with position updates or interim title changes that had a start date or last day on payroll in October.   NEW HIRE/NEW POSITION Office of Admissions and Recruitment Luis Portillo, Associate Director for Regional Recruitment Malik Farr, Associate Director for …