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Upcoming Sessions and Webinars You Don’t Want to Miss Open Enrollment: Going on Now! Urgent Care Centers: Easy Access to Quality Care
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If you still have a question after reading this newsletter or visiting our website, please contact us. |
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COVID-19 and Your Benefits |
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To view frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and your benefits, visit the Forward Together website. |
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MY WELL-BEING Free WWStarting November 1, UNI benefit eligible employees are eligible to join WW for Free! WW is Weight Watchers reimagined. No matter what your goal is—to lose weight, eat healthier, move more, develop a more positive mindset, or all of the above, WW may be for you. To learn more, and get started, visit: https://hrs.uni.edu/wellbeing/freeww MY WELL-BEING Confidential Biometric ScreeningHuman Resource Services will host a confidential biometric screening on November 5 from 7 to 9 a.m. in the Safety Training Room, located at 3219 Hudson Road. All benefit eligible employees may participate in one free biometric screening per academic year. For more information, and to register, visit the confidential biometric screening webpage. MY WELL-BEING Additional On-campus Flu Shot Clinics AddedIf you have not received your flu shot yet, you’re in luck! Additional on-campus flu shot clinics have been added. These are available to all benefit eligible faculty and staff at no cost. Face coverings are required to receive a flu shot. Please plan to attend one of these clinics to stay well this flu season, and help keep campus healthy too! For additional information visit our Free Annual Flu Vaccination webpage. FINANCIAL WELLNESS Within Reach - Transitioning from Career to RetirementHuman Resource Services will host an informational session on transitioning to retirement. This session provides information on final preparations you should focus on for retirement. It will also cover determining where you are at now, and how to account for social security, taxes, healthcare, and insurance while retired. This TIAA led session will be offered on November 17 at 3 p.m. via webcast. Please register in advance. |
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TIAA November Financial Wellness Webinars |
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- November 9 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
The Secure Act Revealed - November 9 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
Money at Work 2: Sharpening investment skills - November 10 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
Financial Housekeeping for Now and Later - November 10 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
Lifetime Income: Marketproof your retirement - November 11 | 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST
Attention to Detail: Financial finishing touches for women - November 11 | 2 to 3 p.m. CST
Strategies for Staying on Track
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Times through the webinar link will be shown in Eastern Standard Time. |
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IPERS November Retirement Webinars- November 16 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Creating a Secure Retirement livestream
(for all IPERS members within five years of retirement)
Please register in advance.
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Free Financial ConsultationsThe UNI Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides unlimited free financial counseling and access to EAP staff of financial experts for financial needs. Financial experts can assist you with budgeting, income tax questions, credit concerns, real estate advice, debt management, and retirement planning. To get started and set-up a financial consultation call your EAP at 1-855-784-2057. You may also set-up an account at GuidanceResources® for access to online budgeting tools, financial calculators, and free financial information. To establish your account use organizational code: UNI. Visit our EAP webpage for additional information. |
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Free WWFor the last four years Weight Watchers at UNI has helped many employees reach their weight loss goals as a part of our healthy weight program. Now with WW, Weight Watchers® reimagined, WW’s purpose is to inspire healthy habits for real life. No matter what your goal is—to lose weight, eat healthier, move more, develop a more positive mindset, or all of the above, WW may be for you. Starting November 1, WW is now available to all benefit eligible employees with no cost to join. That’s right! As a benefits eligible UNI employee, you can join WW for FREE! This pandemic highlighted many reasons why taking care of our physical and mental health is so important. Get ready to say goodbye to bad habits and say hello to starting fresh with healthier ones! Get ready to live healthier and happier, for longer. To learn more, and get started, visit: hrs.uni.edu/wellbeing/freeww |
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Employee Assistance Program |
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Free Work-Life SolutionsThe UNI Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides unlimited access to Work-Life Solutions. This service provides employees with information, referrals, and resources to help with work-life needs. A common example of utilizing the service include child and elder care resources and referral. Other examples include pet care referral, wellness community information, event planning referral, and buying and selling a home and relocation assistance. You can even use the service for assistance shopping and locating items that may be difficult to find. To access this service call your EAP at 1-855-784-2057. Visit our EAP webpage for additional information. |
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2021 Annual Open Enrollment: Going on Now!The 2022 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment period is going on now and will run through November 30, 2021. During this time you may learn what is new for 2022, as well as review and change your benefit elections. Any changes made to your benefit elections will be effective January 1, 2022. No action is needed if you do not wish to make changes to health, dental, vision, or VTL. However, employees wishing to contribute to a Flex Spending Spending Account (FSA) must enroll or re-enroll each year. For information about Open Enrollment, as well as a complete list of steps to take for a positive and successful Open Enrollment period, see the Open Enrollment webpage. Urgent Care and Express Care CentersUrgent Care or Express Care Centers provide easy access to quality care. Oftentimes you do not have to have an appointment and you can be seen at nights, on weekends and some holidays. Utilizing Urgent Care and Express Care Centers also provide a savings in terms of rising premium costs as it is more cost efficient than going to the ER. Common illnesses and injuries that can be treated at Urgent Care include burns, fractured bones, nausea, and cold and flu. For more information on Urgent Care and Express Care Centers in the Cedar Valley, visit our Urgent Care webpage. |
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Retirement Benefit Questions? The HRS Benefits Team is Here to Assist!The Human Resource Services Benefits Team is continuing to help employees with retirement benefit questions. If you plan to retire in 2021 please email
hrs-benefits@uni.edu or call 319-273-2423. For additional information on retirement visit Retire from UNI: Next Steps. |
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Stay Up-to-Date with HRS Events |
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Plan on attending an upcoming Human Resource Services (HRS) sponsored event? Please visit the HRS event status webpage to view if the event is on-time, postponed, rescheduled, or canceled. Registered participants will also receive an email from HRS notifying that an event status has changed. |
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Subscribe to HRS Latest News and Events |
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Be the first to hear the latest news and events from UNI Human Resource Services including benefits and well-being news. Subscribe to receive the HRS News emails right to your uni.edu email account. |
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Is Your Personal Information Up-to-Date? |
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To make changes to your office and/or home (confidential) contact information: Login to MyUNIverse > My Page > Update My Personal Information. This information is sent to Human Resource Services and will be updated within four working days. |
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