Linda Gunter
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Consumer-driven health plan can make good financial sense
A benefit option that enables employees to pay lower monthly health care premiums in exchange for higher out-of-pocket expenses for covered services continues to grow in favor among eligible employees.
5 things to know about open enrollment
This week, UAB begins rolling out information about open enrollment to provide benefit-eligible employees time to review upcoming changes and make informed decisions for themselves and their families.
Faculty and staff to get extra holidays at year’s end
Two Fridays, Dec. 23 and Dec. 30, will be designated as paid holidays to enable UAB and UAB Medicine employees additional time to spend with their families and friends.
Rollover limits for excess vacation time extended through 2023
A pandemic-era exception to UAB vacation accrual policy, originally set to expire Dec. 31, now is extended through 2023.
UAB to begin national search for SVP, dean of Medicine
A 21-member committee will guide the national search with assistance from executive talent firm AMN Healthcare.
New alternate work options approved for campus staff
UAB will offer remote-work options and flexible scheduling to select Workgroup A employees following a successful pilot program.
Help keep UAB safe: Report threatening behavior
Faculty, staff or students who perceive a threat to the campus community can file an anonymous report with UAB’s Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management team.
Masking remains optional in UAB’s non-clinical buildings
Experts continue to support mask-optional policy as cases in the UAB community remain steady despite Jefferson County’s ORANGE (high community level) CDC classification.
