Salary history, open enrollment, premium rewards
Salary history eliminated on VCU job applications
VCU no longer requires job applicants to divulge their salary history. This is an important step in upholding VCU’s values of equity, access, diversity and inclusion. The elimination of salary history is trending nationwide in an effort to narrow pay gaps among women and minorities – encouraging employers to make decisions about employee compensation based on qualifications without considering potentially unequitable salary history. As you know, VCU’s market and merit-based compensation guidelines, part of the Great Place: HR Redesign, support this progressive approach to employment and compensation.
Open enrollment form available electronically
Open enrollment for 2018-19 Commonwealth of Virginia employee health coverage and flexible spending runs through May 15. Open enrollment election forms must be mailed, faxed, emailed, sent through campus mail or hand-delivered to VCU Human Resources by close of business on May 15. As a convenience, an electronic election form is now available (via Docusign) at https://hr.vcu.edu/open-enrollment/open-enrollment-docusign/. This DocuSign form is a facsimile of the state health benefits enrollment form that allows eligible employees to submit open enrollment elections electronically. The form can be completed, signed, and submitted without printing or requiring a handwritten signature.
Premium rewards
Premium rewards for the current plan year end in June. To earn a premium reward for the next plan year (July 2018-June 2019), employees must complete or update a health assessment in the Active Health portal. Employees who participate in a COVA Care or COVA HealthAware health plan can earn a $17 per month ($8.50 per paycheck) discount on health plan premiums beginning in July if their health assessment is completed by May 15. Spouses enrolled on a plan can earn an additional $17 monthly discount by completing the assessment, making the total monthly discount $34 ($17 per paycheck). The single COVA HealthAware premium for basic coverage is $17 per month, making this health plan free for employees who earn the premium reward.
For full instructions on how to complete the health assessment, see: https://hr.vcu.edu/media/hr/documents/2018-2019-premium-rewards-requirements-final.pdf
For COVA Care participants, your Employee ID for Active Health is 00+ the seven numbers in your COVA Care Member ID. For COVA HealthAware participants, your Employee ID for Active Health is your Member ID starting with 00. If your enrolled spouse is completing the assessment, a separate Active Health account must be set up by your spouse using your Active Health Employee ID number.
If you and/or your enrolled spouse do not complete the health assessment by May 15, it can still be completed later but the premium reward(s) will also start later in the plan year. Completing the health assessment is voluntary. If you decide not to participate, you will pay the regular premium for your plan with no discount.
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