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    Retroactive Pay Adjustments and Compensation Increases

    May 26, 2023

    The Legislature approved the supplemental budget on May 18 and it includes the negotiated FY23 3% salary increase for faculty and an additional 1% increase for staff, fire fighters, and local 6070 bargaining unit members. These increases could not be applied to base salaries until the Legislature granted the university the budgetary authority to do so.
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    Forfeiture of Annual Leave and Personal Holiday

    May 26, 2023

    Employees eligible for Annual Leave and Personal Holiday Leave were reminded again of their leave balances by fiscal year end.
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    Performance Reviews due June 30

    May 26, 2023

    2023 staff performance reviews are due by June 30th. It is UA's goal that 100% of staff members receive an annual performance review.
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    Flexible Work Schedules for summer

    May 26, 2023

    As summer draws near and we have extra daylight hours, this is a reminder that employees are permitted, with supervisor approval, to work a flexible schedule.
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  • Labor Law Posters updated

    May 26, 2023

    This message serves as official notification to all employees that the most up to date Labor Law Posters can be found on the HR's Labor and Employee Relations website under "Employee Posters and Notices".
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    Electronic Explanation of Benefits (EOB)

    May 26, 2023

    The University of Alaska would like to remind employees that electronic Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) are available for all our UA Choice Plan members.
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    Head's Up Payroll Notice for 4th of July Holiday

    May 26, 2023

    The R14 2023 pay period submission dates are earlier to account for the 4th of July holiday.
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    UA HR Training & Learning Opportunities

    May 26, 2023

    Be sure to check out the UA HR Training and Development and Benefits Upcoming Events calendars that have an assortment of offerings.
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    Retroactive Pay Adjustments and Compensation Increases

    May 05, 2023

    In February 2023, the Governor introduced a supplemental FY23 budget that includes salary increases for the current 2023 fiscal year. The supplemental budget includes the negotiated FY23 3% salary increase for faculty and an additional 1% increase for staff, fire fighters, and local 6070 bargaining unit members. These increases cannot be applied to base salaries until the Legislature grants the University the budgetary authority to do so.
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    Brightline Security Break

    May 05, 2023

    Some UA Employees received a letter in the mail from Brightline last month regarding a data security breach, and a subsequent follow-up email from UA HR two weeks ago. If you received neither the letter nor the email, you were not impacted by the data breach.
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