News for the HRCP
For unit HR professionals
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Hire and Pay Action Deadlines
- Spring term and March renewals and other pay actions are past due.
- For 12-month RTO renewals, the deadline is six weeks before the effective date.
- For all HR Operations deadlines, see our deadlines page.
Other personnel and pay deadlines:
Communicating early to employees whose pay might be delayed due to late submission will help avoid surprises for them on payday. We appreciate your being transparent with employees!
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Read to the end of the newsletter to find the answer to the question!
Which of the following is a good reason to use a pro tem hiring pool?
a. To direct appoint someone to a long-term position.
b. To get a robust pool of applicants for a highly specialized position.
c. To build a pool of applicants for short-term needs that aren't easily anticipated.
d. To avoid all the red tape involved in a targeted search.
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New careers and well-being sites
The new Careers at the UO and Employee Well-Being sites are live. If you have feedback or ideas about the new sites or the university's employee value proposition, please reach out!
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Updates, News, Requests, and Reminders
FYI Fridays proposals: Do you have a resource, a tool, or an experience to share? Something that would be interesting or helpful to UO faculty, staff, and graduate/student employees? We would love to hear about it. We're looking for several more presenters for winter and spring terms. Learn more or suggest a presentation.
NCCI classification codes: When you hire temporary employees, graduate employees, student employees, and for stipend positions, make sure that you select the appropriate NCCI code on the PRF, for workers' compensation. (For other positions, the code is assigned centrally.)
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PEBB's Explore Your Benefits is an interactive tool that gameifies learning about employee benefits. Consider sharing with your employees. It's available in English and Spanish.
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Thank you to those who were able to join us for our HR Round Table Discussion session! It can be challengning to break out of our silos, but cross-team collaboration and problem solving can be valuable and engaging.
We wanted to share the resources from our discussion with the full HR community; they're available on the HRCP SharePoint site.
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Events designed for or of interest to the UO HR community. There's a lot to share this month—make sure to bookmark the HR Community of Practice calendar or add it to your Outlook to keep up with everything!
Save the date for the Community Connection and Resource Fair (formerly the New Faculty & Staff Community Orientation and Resource Fair), April 8.
Oregon CUPA-HR spring conference: April 17-18 at Salishan Coastal Lodge. Save the date! The UO HR community has had a great turnout at this even in recent years.
HR Community Walking Group: Every Wednesday at noon, rain or shine. Meet on 13th Avenue in front of Lillis Hall. We can meet up with you along the way if you email hrcp@uoregon.edu by Wednesday morning.
CHRO Chats: Informal drop-in sessions to spend some time with Mark Schmelz, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Sue Russell, Director, HR Community of Practice. Share your professional experiences, ideas for change, and opportunities for stronger collaboration. Meet us in the EMU Fishbowl. No registration required.
- Wednesday, February 26, 9:00 am-10:00am
- Thursday, March 20, 9:00-10:00am
- Wednesday, April 30, 9:00 am-10:00am
- Wednesday, May 7, 9:00 am-10:00am
HR Round Table Discussions: Opportunities to discuss topics that cross teams and HR content areas. All are welcome to share ideas and struggles, or to listen. Zoom meetings, 2:00–2:45 p.m.Providing Justifications: March 19.Responsiveness: April 23.Impact: May 21.Recognition: June 24.
HR Community of Practice Professional Development Series: Join your campus HR colleagues to create stronger collaboration and community. Register in MyTrack at the links below. In-person meetings.
Search Advocate workshop series: Encourage HR staff and search committee members to take this series if they haven't already. Sessions will be held from 9:00 am-1:00pm on April 4, April 11, April 18, and April 25. Register in MyTrack.
Payroll trainings: Register in MyTrack.
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Our next meeting is March 5 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Zoom. We'll go over our Getting Started in UO Human Resources materials and tune up our knowledge on a few key HR points.
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| News and Events for Your Unit
Please share with your area's leaders and employees!
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Events and Learning Opportunities
Masks Off: A Mardi Gras celebration: Tuesday, February 25, noon to 1:30 p.m., EMU Ballroom. Come as you are and laissez les bons temps rouler!
Exploring Muslim Americans, Their Faith, and Islamophobia: February 26, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Deepen your understanding and address the critical issue of Islamophobia through discussion, real-world stories, and interactive activities. For instructors, employees, and allies. Register in MyTrack.
Creating an Engaging Workplace supervisor workshop: March 4, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. In-person location TBA. Register in MyTrack.
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Which of the following is a good reason to use a pro tem hiring pool?
a. To direct appoint someone to a long-term position.
b. To get a robust pool of applicants for a highly specialized position.
c. To build a pool of applicants for short-term needs that aren't easily anticipated.
d. To avoid all the red tape involved in a targeted search.
The correct answer is C. Pro tem pools are used to build a pool of qualified applicants for short-term needs that may not be fully known in advance; for example, teaching core courses in a department with unpredictable enrollments, or covering unexpected instructor leaves.
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