UNK will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
As a reminder, Nebraska minimum wage will increase to $12.00/hour effective January 1, 2024. Below is a link to the Nebraska Department of Labor minimum wage poster, which identifies the minimum wage increase schedule through January 1, 2026:
https://dot.nebraska.gov/media/biufxqxi/nebraska-minimum-wage-poster.pdf
The 32nd Annual Celebrating Excellence Retirement and Service Award Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Luncheon starts at 12:30 p.m. with service awards starting at 1:15 p.m. in the Ponderosa Room of the Nebraskan Student Union. Tickets for the luncheon will be available to purchase at a time yet to be determined.
Those employees considering retirement and who would like to be recognized at this year’s luncheon – please contact Human Resources no later than March 26.
The University of Nebraska system allows all employees to opt to receive their W-2 through Employee Self Service (Firefly). Please consider opting for the electronic version to save paper and distribution time. Those that choose to receive an electronic W-2 through Firefly will receive their W-2 statement about a week earlier than those who receive paper W-2 forms. Only employees who elect an electronic W-2 will be able to view their W-2 form throughout the year. To enroll, log into Firefly>Employee Self Service>W-2 Form>Enroll for W-2 Online Delivery. Please contact Human Resources at 865-8184 with any questions.
This is also a good time to review your address listed in Employee Self Service (About Me - Personal Information>Address & Emergency Contact) to confirm that your contact information is current. The address listed in an employee’s “permanent address” is where all benefit and payroll related information is sent, so it is important that the information is correct.
Allocation of tuition remission credits for the Spring Semester final submission is Friday, February 16, 2023. Allocate credits via Firefly/ESS, under Benefits, click “Employee & Dependent Scholarship”.
We would like to remind benefits eligible employees about one of the benefits available to you and your dependent family members: the Employee Assistance Program provided by Best Care. Offering free short-term professional counseling sessions and access to online resources. Your Best Care EAP login codes are USERNAME: bcUNKe and PASSWORD: UNK
For information, assistance, or to schedule an appointment, call 402-354-8000 or 800-801-4182. Email at eap@bestcareEAP.org or visit www.BestCareEAP.org
Please consider donating to the crisis leave program. This program allows any employee who earns vacation leave to donate up to five accumulated vacation days per calendar year. The donated leave goes to a pool of crisis leave hours that are used to help an employee who is experiencing a crisis and does not have sufficient leave to cover their absence period. Donation forms can be accessed through SAPPHIRE or the following link:
https://sapphire.bravais.com/document/1730
Please submit completed forms to the Human Resources Office.
Employees and Departments/Groups of Employees can be nominated for different awards. The awards are presented monthly during the Staff Senate meetings.
Please consider nominating a staff member or group who has demonstrated excellence. It’s time to show our colleagues how much we appreciate what they do and why we’re so very proud to be Lopers!!
Staff Recognition Awards
