Instant HR: Open enrollment, April retirement workshops, HR Career Community reminder
Dear HR Colleagues:
Please note the important announcements and upcoming events below and share them, as applicable, with faculty and staff in your area.
All my best,
Cathleen C. Burke
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Virgnia Commonwealth University
Open enrollment for health coverage and flexible spending
Open enrollment for 2018-2019 Commonwealth of Virginia employee health coverage and flexible spending accounts takes place from May 1 through May 15, 2018. New 2018 election forms (which must be used for open enrollment elections) and other details are available at hr.vcu.edu/open-enrollment/. Please download the flyer on this page and post it in common areas in your school or department. University-wide communications to employees begin next week and run throughout the enrollment period.
It is important to note that only paper enrollment forms can be accepted and can only be accepted between May 1 and May 15. All open enrollment elections must be received by VCU Human Resources no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m. EST) on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Elections take effect July 1, 2018 for the plan year that runs from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
Special note for MCV Campus: MCV Associated Physicians who hold salaried clinical faculty appointments at VCU obtain their health coverage through VCU (not through the VCU Health System) and must submit open enrollment election forms to VCU HR (not VCU Health System HR).
April retirement workshops
VCU Human Resources presents two special retirement workshops later this month. Workshops are open to all VCU faculty and staff at no cost. Registration is required and space is limited. Register at training.vcu.edu. Print the flyer for details and please post it in break rooms or other common areas.
- Estate Planning: Avoid the “Unlucky 13”
April 23, 2018, 10 a.m. to Noon
HR Training Building, Room 115, 922 West Grace Street (Monroe Park Campus) - Medicare and State Retiree Health Coverage
April 24, 2018, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Molecular Medicine Research Building, Room 1013, 1220 East Broad Street (MCV Campus)
HR Career Community Kick-off event
This is a reminder about Monday’s HR Career Community Kick-off event from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please note that the location of this event is now in the University Student Commons Richmond Salons. The goal of the HR Career Community is to collaborate and learn from colleagues, enhance your leadership abilities, support consistent and exceptional service, and prepare you for career advancement. If you have not yet registered, please do so here.
Categories Benefits, Career communities