HRascals Newsletter; December 2015 Human Resources wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season. We look forward to an exciting new year! There will be many changes for 2016 including a new venue for our quarterly HRascals meetings, new sick leave laws, and new W4 forms. Read on for details. 2016, here we come! HRascals 2016 Meeting Dates- New Venue! We have confirmed our meeting dates for 2016, see below, and we have a new venue! Our meetings for 2016 will be held at University Place Hotel. We are excited about the opportunity to showcase PSU's beautiful hotel and encourage others to consider it as a venue! 2016 HRascals Meeting Schedule, all meetings are from 10am-11:30am: Tuesday, February 9th- University Place Hotel, Multnomah Falls Room Tuesday, May 10th- Univeristy Place Hotel, Willamette Room Tuesday, October 11th- University Place Hotel, Willamette Room As always, morning refreshments will be provided at each meeting. As an added bonus, we will raffle a 2 night stay in University Place's Executive Suite at each meeting in 2016! We look forward to seeing you there! New SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement Please find the new collective bargaining agreement for SEIU here. You may contact your HR Partner with questions. On December 17th, Brian Caufield, Director of Labor Relations for the University Shared Services Enterprise (USSE) will visit PSU and conduct contract trainings for managers on the changes negotiated with the SEIU.  The trainings is available from 9am - 11:30am and 2pm - 4pm in the Market Center Building, Mt. Rainier Rm 316. Oregon Sick Leave! Oregon Sick Leave is almost here! Effective 1/1/16 all employees will accrue sick leave at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked and up to 40 hours per year. This includes ALL employees. Student employees? Yes! Wage agreements? Yes! Temporary classified? Yes! Independent contractors? No! (they are not considered employees). Employees who already accrue sick leave will not be affected by this new law. Our payroll and HRIS teams have been working hard on Banner coding so the accrual will be an automated process. Leave balances will display on employees pay stubs. Hourly employees will enter the paid sick time on their time sheets and exempt employees will account for it on the leave roster. The updated sick leave policy is open for public comment; please submit your comments by 12/23. Please contact your HR Partner with questions. New W4 Form - 2016 The Federal Government has released an updated W4 form for 2016, found here. Please update this form anywhere you may have saved the old form. Our front desk staff can help to answer any related questions at askhrc@pdx.edu or 5-4926. Payroll Reminder - Recording Holiday Pay for Classified Employees Recording holiday pay can get confusing! But luckily we have a handy info sheet to make it a little easier. If you still have questions please contact our Payroll Team. January Trainings We have some great training opportunities coming up in January. Please find and register for the trainings here! 2016 Save the Dates There are some fantastic events around campus in 2016! Mark these on your calendars so you don't miss out! Length of Service - Thursday, March 3rd, 3-4:30pm Student Employment Appreciattion Ceramony - Wednesday, April 13, 3-4:30pm Commencement - Sunday, June 12th Top of the Class (Classified Staff Appreciation) - Thursday, July, 28th, 3-4:30pm

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