HR Update

New Employee Orientation Meetings & Resources

As a reminder, the new Minn. Stat. Sec. 179A.07, Subd. 9 law allows unions to have in-person access to new employees in the bargaining unit for 30 minutes of paid time within 30 days of starting employment. If new employee orientations are being held, the applicable union(s) must be notified by local HR at least 10 days in advance. Please work with the unions to ensure compliance with this new requirement which apply to all unions at the University, including LELS, 1-M, 1-B, IBEW, Trades Council(s), Teamsters, AFSCME, UEA-D, UEA-C, and GLU-UE. 

The following resources are available to the HR community to help ensure compliance with the new law:   

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Merit Pay Increases Require Wage Change Notices

Instructions for wage change notices.

Approval Process of Positions with Salaries Starting at $100,000 Retired. Deans to Submit Annual Faculty Hiring Plans to Provost 

The University has retired the required approval process for any individual hires of Tenure or Tenure-track faculty, job offers with a starting salary of $100,000 or greater, and retention offers.

Financial planning tips for LGBTQ+ couples

From University retirement savings vendor Fidelity Investments

2023 HR Summit

Systemwide HR summit planned for mid-to-late July 2023. Details to come.

What an extra 1% can do

Consider starting or increasing contributions to a voluntary plan to save thousands of dollars more for retirement over the course of your career.