Dr. Sheryl LeAnn Perkins will join UAB Human Resources as Assistant Vice President — Benefits & Wellbeing, effective May 6, 2024. Perkins has more than 25 years of experience planning and overseeing employee benefits programs, most recently as Associate Vice President for Benefits at Arkansas State University System (ASU), where she oversaw ASU's $10 million self-insured...
UAB, UAB Hospital and LLC employees will be able to access and print their 2024 Total Compensation Statements in the UAB for Me Portal starting March 31. The statements illustrate the value of an employee’s total compensation from UAB, including salary and benefits. Together, salary and benefit programs represent a significant investment by UAB — designed to recognize...
Helping employees plan and save for the future is important. The University of Alabama System is pleased to announce updates to the voluntary retirement plans. The changes do not require you to take any action at this time. Here are some important things to know: Introducing Target Date Plus model portfolios These new model portfolios, available through the TIAA...
PayFlex, UAB's provider for flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA), is now Inspira Financial. The name change is effective as of January 17, 2024. This change should not affect service for UAB employees with an existing Payflex FSA or HSA account or who signed up for a Payflex FSA or HSA account during the Open Enrollment period. Here is what...
An extension on total maximum accrual of vacation time, allowing employees to carry up to three times their annual vacation accrual, is set to expire at the end of this year. On December 31, 2023, the total maximum accrual will revert to two times the annual vacation accrual, and beginning January 1, 2024, any excess vacation will be converted to sick time to align with HR...
Employees can use Self-Service Applications in the Oracle HR and Finance Administrative System at any time to review and verify current pay grades, job titles and pay rates. Self Service stations are available in the Administration Building near the Benefits Office on the second floor or on the first floor in the HR Service Center, or log in to Oracle with a BlazerID and...
UAB Human Resources is introducing UAB Manager Self Service, a new Oracle HR responsibility that provides managers a wealth of information concerning their direct reports. UAB Manager Self Service supports assigned supervisors in Oracle with streamlined access to critical information including comprehensive details regarding employment, grade and salary history,...
The UAB Benefits Office has begun a step-by-step process of rolling out information regarding UAB’s 2024 benefit selections for eligible UAB, UAB Hospital and UAB Hospital Management LLC employees ahead of this year’s active Open Enrollment period. Open Enrollment for 2024 benefits starts Friday, October 20, at 7 a.m. and ends Monday, November 6, at 5 p.m. This is an...
The 2023 UAB Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is now available online. To access it, you can go to the UAB Police Department website at uab.edu/police and click on “Read the 2023 UAB Annual Security & Fire Safety (Clery) Report” on the sidebar, or click here to go directly to the report. For a print copy of the report, call 205-934-4649. The report follows the...
Human Resources has piloted a Compensation Calculator tool to provide salary offer guidance to hiring managers and to ensure employee and job equity within UAB based on job market value and the candidates experience and education level, referenced as “experience credit.” During the past several weeks, the Compensation Calculator was introduced to the Org...
Effective October 1, 2023, eligible UAB employees who are in their initial six-month probationary period will be allowed to utilize their accrued vacation time and three personal holidays with their supervisor's approval. The holiday policy for regular part-time, UAB Hospital, UAB Police and UAB Call Center remains unchanged. Starting in October, an employee's...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a new federal law that went into effect June 27, 2023, and requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer undue hardship. The PWFA applies only to accommodations;...
The Performance App is now open for the 2023 Performance Management Evaluation Cycle. The timeline for the 2023 performance cycle is from July 1 to September 30, 2023. Schools and units will complete the performance review by logging into the Performance App, including all full-time (01) and part-time (03) staff in Workforce Group A. All faculty evaluations will...
Harvey Knighten, a UAB alumnus with more than 20 years of human resources experience, will become the new Human Resources Executive Director of Talent Performance & Relations, effective August 14, 2023. Prior to joining the HR team at UAB, Knighten served in HR leadership roles at Hibbett Retail, Inc and Altec Industries. In his role as Vice President of Human Resources for...
Effective May 16, 2023, UAB employees will have the option to add and update their emergency contacts in Oracle HR & Finance using the UAB Self-Service application. An employee’s emergency contact information will be kept confidential and will only be used in the event of an emergency. Oracle HR & Finance is accessed through myApps in the MyUAB portal with a Blazer ID...
Under UAB policy, personal holidays for non-essential employees are awarded July of each year and must be used by the end of June the following calendar year. UAB biweekly paid full-time regular employees in non-essential services must take any unused personal holidays by the last biweekly pay period with a June pay date. For 2023, that means that employees in this...
UAB conducted its most recent campus-engagement survey in February 2023, and the institutional-level results were presented during a town hall meeting on April 19, 2023. You can review a video of that presentation below and ask questions or submit feedback online. For more information on the UAB Campus Engagement Survey, visit uab.edu/engage. — Posted May 12, 2023
UAB Human Resources will close 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 19 for an all-hands professional development meeting focused on reviewing campus engagement survey results and related strategic planning. The office will resume normal operations beginning at 2 p.m.; however, employees and others can contact 205-975-9785 with urgent requests during the closure if necessary. — Published May...
As a public institution, UAB employees who meet certain criteria are required by the state of Alabama to complete an annual Statement of Economic Interests form. This includes: Employees whose UAB annual base pay salary totaled $97,000 or more for the 2022 calendar year. Employees who were in a UAB position with purchasing or procurement authority to make purchases on UAB’s...
All benefits eligible employees and employees who met eligibility for health insurance as defined by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will receive a 1095-C form at your home address. Do not throw the 1095 form away. Although the 1095 form is not required to file your taxes, it should be kept as part of your tax documentation records. Additional information on the 1095 forms...
The UAB community came together during the holiday season to give back to struggling military veterans in the Birmingham area. The AWARE Disability Management Program recently hosted a coats and blankets drive to benefit the Phoenix Clinic at the Birmingham VA Medical Center, which serves homeless Birmingham-area veterans and those leaving homelessness behind. Drop-off boxes...
Effective, January 1, 2023, any current employee must report post-employment criminal convictions to UAB Human Resources within 14 calendar days of the conviction. Under HR Policy 115: Self-Disclosure of Criminal Convictions, employees convicted in any U.S. or foreign jurisdiction of a crime or infraction during their employment must report the conviction even if the...
During the past two years, employees have been allowed to carry up to three times their annual accrual of the vacation time provided by UAB, UAB Hospital, UAB LLC and UAHSF — an exception to policy that was set to expire at the end of this calendar year. Now the exception is being extended once again. Because pandemic-related restrictions on gathering and travel and...
In an effort to help the Office of Human Resources better target communications to faculty and staff, UAB is introducing a new workforce classification system for employees. All employees have been assigned to one of two workgroups — either Workgroup A or Workgroup C — based on their academic/administrative/clinical affiliation. Information that affects workforces...
UAB Human Resources has launched a new customer service helpdesk to provide the UAB community with an easy way to access commonly asked questions and request assistance. The HR Service Center features an online HR Portal with announcements from HR and across campus, resources for leaders including COVID-related tools and information for managers, and a knowledge base of...
HR Policy 316: Employee Photo Identification Badge/ONE Card has been updated effective Aug. 1. The changes reflect new requirements for employee ID badges that support implementation of a broader campus safety plan promoting greater control over access to campus facilities and employing additional technologies to enhance security for faculty, staff and students. The...
UAB Human Resources has revised HR Policy 619: Attendance and HR Policy 208: Time Tracking & Recordkeeping, effective December 2017. Revisions to HR Policy 619 update section 619.A — University to include missed punches in expectations for attendance. Section 619.B — UAB Hospital and The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital remains unchanged. Revisions to HR Policy 208 update...
In alignment with best practice in shift differentials, UAB Human Resources has revised HR Policy 204 and Section 5.2 of the “You and UAB Handbook” for eligible nonexempt employees who work evenings and nights. The standard evening shift now begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m., and the standard night shift begins at 11 p.m. and ends at 7 a.m. Effective mid-September,...
HR Policy 634, Alcohol and Drug Testing for Reasonable Cause, has been revised effective Feb. 1, 2017. The revision reflects changes in UAB practice to include procedures and collection sites. To view the updated policy in its entirety, visit the UAB Policy & Procedure Library online. — Updated Jan. 4, 2017...
Medical Plan Coverage for COVID-19 As concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) grow, we want to inform you of the steps Viva Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield and UAB have taken to remove barriers to appropriate testing and care effective through April 13, 2020. Unless specified, the following applies to all plans offered through UAB: Testing: 100...
UAB Human Resources has launched the new Campus Learning System to enhance the employee learning experience for UAB campus faculty and staff. Through feedback from early pilot groups, faculty and staff identified easy navigation as a top priority for on-demand learning and confirmed that the new Campus Learning System delivers an enhanced, user-friendly design. UAB...
UAB Human Resources is actively working to improve the UAB employee learning experience by empowering individuals to grow personally and professionally. Our key objectives are to: Provide an enhanced, user-friendly learning experience with easy access to a multitude of learning opportunities Embrace the various learning solutions across the enterprise and unite them for...
For the past 41 years, UAB’s Employee of the Month/Year program has recognized outstanding employees for their dedication, hard work and contributions to the university’s success. Now, these awards — the highest honors reserved for staff at UAB — are getting an upgrade. UAB Human Resources is temporarily pausing the nomination and selection process to build a better one...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised the Form I-9 effective Nov. 14, 2016. The revised Form I-9 must be used for all new hires/rehires no later than Jan. 22, 2017. Please begin using the revised Form I-9 for all campus hires on or before Jan. 20, 2017. Due to the institution's obligation to be in full compliance with the use of the revised Form I-9 by...
In late 2016, the UAB Employee Benefits Committee approved the expansion of the Sick Time Donation Policy to provide a source of paid leave for employees who have exhausted available accrued benefit time as a result of significant illness or injury to include access to a Sick Time Donation Pool. The UAB Sick Time Donation program will continue to include direct,...
UAB is one of the three largest kidney transplant centers in the nation and has performed more transplants than any other program in the nation since 1987. Implementation of the UAB Paid Living Donor Leave (PLDL) supports UAB employees who volunteer as living organ or bone marrow donors. Effective March 1, 2017, UAB will offer 4 weeks paid time off for living organ...