This guide is a resource for you if you are experiencing difficulties at work related to a disability or chronic medical condition.
File: Disability-Medical-Leave-Resources-Guide-for-Employees-1.pdfThis guide is a resource for you if you are experiencing difficulties at work related to a disability or chronic medical condition. For example, you may:
Complete this form and return to your FP&M Divisional Disability Representative (DDR).
File: University-Staff-Accommodation-Form-1.pdfComplete this form and return to your FP&M Divisional Disability Representative (DDR).
File: Academic-Staff-Accommodation-Request-Form-1.pdfThe varieties of jobs within FP&M require a talented and diverse workforce. To be successful, we depend on all our employees to excel at customer service and to work collaboratively with other FP&M employees, faculty, staff, students, and the campus community. All employees are encouraged to be open to new ideas, learn from each other, and treat co-workers and customers with dignity and respect. We believe that a positive and enjoyable workplace is vital to the success of our employees, our organization, and the University.
File: FPM-Employee-Handbook.pdfBeginning January 2022, crafts workers will be eligible to receive the employer share of the monthly premium for State Group Health Insurance (like other UW System faculty and staff). The employer share amounts to approximately 88% of the total premium resulting in a much more affordable offer of health insurance. See frequently-asked question about these changes that take effect January 1, 2022.
File: Crafts-Workers-benefit-changes-FAQ-2021-09-FINAL.pdf
Employees will have updated job titles and new position descriptions as part of the Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project on November 7, 2021. Attend an employee forum to understand how this change will impact you in one of several sessions held on August 10 and 11, 2021. See event options:
Supervisors and employees: please help get the word out and encourage employees and coworkers to attend by posting these flyers in common areas or using as direct handouts.. Flyers are available in:
Translations are also posted on the events page of the TTC Project website.
Annual banked leave conversion eligibility and deadline for entryFaculty, Academic Staff, and Limited employees with a 12-month appointment are eligible to bank unused vacation and vacation carryover into their Paid Leave Bank (formerly known as ALRA) if they have completed 10+ years continuous service or 120 months in service by June 30, 2021.
An employee is first eligible to bank up to 40 hours of vacation at the start of the fiscal year following 10 years of service and is allowed to bank up to 80 hours of vacation at the start of the 26th fiscal year of employment.
Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited employees with a 12-month appointment are eligible to bank unused leave.
Banked leave conversion entries for fiscal year 2020-2021 should be entered by September 30, 2021. Hours elected to be banked will first be deducted from vacation carryover balances that will expire on October 7th or the vacation balance on June 30th.
For questions please contact payroll@fpm.wisc.edu or review the Vacation Policy.
Vacation carryover deadline (University Staff)University Staff have until the end of the calendar year (12/31/21) to use their vacation carryover.
For Academic Staff, the vacation carryover deadline was extended to October 9th. Learn more about the extension here.
Academic Staff will move to a bi-weekly payroll schedule starting on July 18th. Check out the 2021 payroll schedule here.
Please contact payroll@fpm.wisc.edu with any questions.
Brought to you by FP&M and the Division of Recreation and Wellbeing, this CPR/AED and First Aid training is a 4.5 hour session that teaches ways to recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac and breathing emergencies. Participants will also learn ways to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill adult until more advanced medical personnel become available.
By successfully completing this course, you will receive a valid two-year Adult First Aid/CPR/AED certification. Space is limited to 12 people and will be on a first-come first-serve basis.
8:00am- 12:30pm
Nicholas Recreation Center, Room assignment will be available in reminder email.
797 w. Dayton Street
Seats: 12
$75/person
7:00pm- 11:30pm
Nicholas Recreation Center, Room assignment will be available in reminder email.
797 w. Dayton Street
Seats: 12
$75/person
11:00pm- 3:30am
Nicholas Recreation Center, Room assignment will be available in reminder email.
797 w. Dayton Street
Seats: 12
$75/person
Please feel free to contact Tricia “Trish” Meinholz (tlmeinholz@wisc.edu or at 608-265-8096) if you have any questions.
This is an important message for cardholders, and supervisors, and anyone who utilizes Adobe Sign for signing statements. Adobe Sign will no longer function unless departments pay for Adobe for the use of the Adobe Sign product.
Good news: there is a no-cost, alternative solution available to you that is provided by UW! It is called DocuSign.
Please see this Knowledgebase information about DocuSign that is specific to our use case. To get started:
Please note that after you sign up it will take DoIT staff 24 business hours to process your new account request.
The FP&M Business Operations and Purchasing team has been informed that there have been, and will be, failures in using Adobe Sign for your signature on your statements. Please plan ahead by switching to DocuSign.
DocuSign is a fast, reliable way to electronically sign documents and agreements on most devices, from almost anywhere in the world. It provides an alternative to printing, faxing and scanning. With millions of users worldwide, DocuSign processes one million+ documents daily, making its documents both widely compatible and widely accessible.
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was enacted on April 1, 2020, and provided paid leave entitlements to qualifying employees who were unable to work or telework for specific COVID 19- related reasons. (Telework is defined as work you perform while you are at home or at a location other than your normal workplace.)
These paid leave provisions are set to expire on December 31, 2020.
After December 31, 2020, employees who are unable to work or telework for COVID 19-related reasons will continue to have a variety of leave options available to them. However, employees will need to use their own accrued leave during their absences in order to receive pay.
More information is available at hr.wisc.edu/covid19/emergency-leave. If you have questions, please speak with your supervisor or human resources department.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was enacted on April 1, 2020, and provided paid leave entitlements to qualifying employees who were unable to work or telework for specific COVID 19- related reasons. (Telework is defined as work you perform while you are at home or at a location other than your normal workplace.) These paid leave provisions are set to expire on December 31, 2020. After December 31, 2020, employees who are unable to work or telework for COVID 19-related reasons will continue to have a variety of leave options available to them. However, employees will need to use their own accrued leave during their absences in order to receive pay.
File: Federal-Emergency-Leave-Program-Expiring-ESHTCN.pdfThe rating scale is meant as a best practice tool to aid managers and supervisors with the evaluation of employees.
File: PMDP-Rating.Scale_.pdf
This year the enrollment period is September 28-October 23, 2020, ending at 4:30pm 10/23. Remember to enroll or make changes to your 2021 benefits by 4:30 pm, Friday, October 23, 2020. (This is only needed if you want to make changes or enroll in benefits.)
1) Log into the MyUW portal at my.wisc.edu 
2) Go to the Benefit Information tile
3) Click on the Enroll link
Or, see the email you received from UWSystemhr@uwsa.edu to learn more and follow the instructions to enroll.
Annual Benefits Enrollment is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having an eligible life event (for example, marriage, birth, or divorce) or qualifying employment change during the year.
Please use the benefits enrollment checklist to help you prepare, guide, and act.
See what changes are allowed during Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE).
See the UW-Madison Office of Human Resources’ Annual Benefits Enrollment website for additional information and online pre-recorded enrollment events, “Benefits 2021: What You Need to Know”.
Watch one of the enrollment events if you need additional guidance in navigating your benefits enrollment.
Annual Benefits Enrollment is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having an eligible life event (for example, marriage, birth, or divorce) or qualifying employment change during the year. This year the enrollment period is September 28-October 23, 2020.
Please use the benefits enrollment checklist to help you prepare, guide, and act.
See what changes are allowed during Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE).
See the UW-Madison Office of Human Resources’ Annual Benefits Enrollment website for additional information. There you will find a calendar of online enrollment events, “Benefits 2021: What You Need to Know” starting October 1, 2020.
Attend one of the enrollment events if you need additional guidance in navigating your benefits enrollment.
See the Chancellor’s message sent to all employees on September 9, 2020.
(Translated versions of the chancellor’s message available: 中文 Chinese | Español | Hmoob | नेपाली Nepali | བོད་སྐད Tibetan)
See an updated list of building closures during temporary 9/10-9/25 operational status on FP&M’s status page)
On-site operations will continue, as they have done throughout this pandemic. FP&M employees should continue to report to work as scheduled, whether on-site or remote, unless they are instructed otherwise by their supervisor. If you have been working remotely, continue to do so.
Chancellor Blank has also announced a 14-day emphasis on health and safety protocols due to a rise in cases in the campus community.
Learn more details in the chancellor’s 9/9 announcement message.
The Well Wisconsin Program and StayWell offer resources to help you lower your health risks and support you in achieving your health and well-being goals.
UW employees, retirees, and their spouses who are currently enrolled in the Wisconsin State Group Health Insurance plan are eligible to participate in the Well Wisconsin program.
You can earn an incentive when you complete a health screening, a health assessment, and one StayWell well-being activity. Learn more on the the OHR Health Screenings and Well Wisconsin web page.
Step One: Complete your health screening
Complete a health screening by attending an on-site health screening hosted by your employer or by visiting your health care provider.
Step Two: Complete your health assessment
The health assessment can be found on the StayWell Wellness Portal. Request a paper assessment by contacting the StayWell HelpLine at 800-821-6591.
Step Three: Complete one well-being activity through StayWell
You can choose from a number of activities that will improve your health and well-being. For a list of well-being activities that qualify for the incentive, visit the StayWell Wellness Portal.
For language support or questions, please contact StayWell at 1-800-821-6591.
This year’s annual enrollment period is September 28 – October 23, 2020. See a preview of the Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE).
During this challenging time, we encourage you to take care of your mental and physical health. Healthy Minds Innovations, the external nonprofit affiliated with UW–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, recently launched a well-being app that is now freely available to individuals in light of the COVID-19 crisis. The app, called the Healthy Minds Program, is a digital well-being tool backed by decades of science at UW.
The program, available in English, can be found in all countries that have access to the App Store and Google Play Store.
You can download and access the program through Healthy Minds Innovations at https://tryhealthyminds.org/
On June 29th, the Group Insurance Board (GIB) approved the following flexibility granted by the IRS due to the COVID-19 pandemic:
*Employees may only decrease their annual contribution to the amount already contributed or spent year-to-date, whichever is greater.
*If this guideline should change, we will notify HR Reps / HRS Coord. as soon as possible.