Announcements
Summer Activity Challenge Starts July 24, 2017!
Wellness at Williams is kicking off the third Activity Challenge for 2017. Individuals, not teams, will be tracking minutes of exercise! While our community has many options to get active, we know not everyone goes to the gym or trains for marathons. That’s why this challenge is different! The goal is to get participants to become more
Reporting vacation in PeopleSoft Self Service
Don’t forget, administrative staff should report vacation and sick leave usage in PeopleSoft Self-Service at https://ephr.williams.edu/. Vacation and sick leave must be taken in half-day or full-day increments based on an individual’s standard hours. Administrative staff who work full-time will enter 4 hours for a half-day and 8 hours for a full-day. Ideally, you should report time taken as
Life Events Changes in bswift
Benefits Changes Due to Life Events We are happy to announce that you can now complete all changes needed for Life Events (i.e. birth of a baby, marriage, divorce, or change your HSA contribution) in bswift, our online benefits portal. See Changes After Open Enrollment for more information about what changes you can make. For questions, please feel
New Faces, New Roles
We welcome these new employees to the college and congratulate those in new positions within the college! June 2017 Erin Cummings, Assistant Coach of Women’s Soccer, Athletics Department Elayne Elliott, Sustainability Coordinator, Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives Jordan Lipson, Assistant Coach of Women’s Ice Hockey, Athletics Department Nadine Nance, Head of Access Service, Williams Libraries
Comp 101 Info Session
Come to an information session and learn about how pay is decided for staff and what makes up compensation. June 13th, 1:30pm – 3pm and June 14th, 9:30am – 11am Both will be held in Lawrence Hall 231. Submit questions in advance.
June 2017 HR Calendar
Here’s a look forward to HR Programs and Services offered in June 2017: People Who Push Your Buttons (6/14) Turning Negatives into Positives (6/22) Delegation Skills for Supervisors (6/27)
Student Summer Hiring Now in PeopleSoft
Nearly all student summer hiring can now occur through PeopleSoft Manager Self-Service. This includes hourly positions, as well as many stipend positions. There are a handful of positions that cannot be hired through Manager Self-Service and I will reach out to those departments individually (you will just use the Temporary Employee Authorization Form, as you have done
Appreciation Day 2017
The college is proud to recognize the following staff for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service at an Appreciation Day luncheon on May 2nd. Employees with 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service will be recognized at an Appreciation Day dinner that evening. Retirees will be recognized at a dinner on May
May 2017 HR Calendar
Here’s a look forward to HR Programs and Services offered in May 2017: How to Maximize Your Social Security Retirement Benefits – 5/1 Making Sure Your Retirement Income Lasts a Life-time, while keeping Pace with Inflation – 5/1 Appreciation Day 2017 – 5/2 Wellness Workshop – Joint Friendly Fitness – 5/5 Wellness Workshop – Are You Label Able? – 5/9
TIAA-CREF Live and On-Demand Webinars
TIAA-CREF Virtual Environment TIAA-CREF has live and on-demand webinars through its interactive site called the Virtual Environment: www.tiaa.org/webinars. This innovative resource offers users 24/7 access to a wide range of articles, live monthly and on-demand webinars on a variety of essential financial topics.TIAA-CREF offers new webinars throughout the year including topics like navigating women’s unique financial challenges,