HR Update

2024 Employee Appreciation Day

March 1st is Employee Appreciation Day. Recognizing employees by communicating appreciation for their work is a great way to enhance someone’s career wellbeing by helping them feel valued. Appreciation of employees should not just be one day a year but within regular interactions. According to Gallup’s largest study of the future of work, employees revealed that public recognition or acknowledgement is the most memorable form of recognition, followed by private recognition from a boss, peer or customer. 

Did you know the wellbeing program has a “shoutout” feature within the social tab on the wellbeing portal? This is just one way you can recognize your employees and colleagues.

Source: “It’s the Manager” by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter

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Updated Federal EEO Poster

The EEOC has consolidated two existing EEO workplace posters into one. These required labor/employment postings should be physically displayed in a manner that all employees can view them at their regular workplace.

Background Check Exceptions

In rare cases, employees may start their appointment prior to the completion of a background check.

2022 & 2023 Elective Retirement Contribution Limits

Sharing a reminder on the 2022 limits and the new 2023 limits.

New Process for Entering Background Check Dates

Beginning December 1, units no longer need to manually enter the dates of successful background checks.

Save the Dates: HR at the University Training

An opportunity for new HR practitioners to gain an understanding of HR policies, principles, and practices at the University of Minnesota as well as network with other HR professionals from across the system.