Policies and Procedures
Benefits
Payroll
Hiring Project Assistants/Students
Professional Development/Training Opportunities/Requirements
Gaining Access to IT Systems (WISDM, WisMail, Kronos, etc.)
General HR Information
All general human resource information can be found at the UW Office of Human Resources website: http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/
Bethany Pluymers is the Law School Human Resources Director. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact her by Email: bapluymers@wisc.edu, or phone: 5-7981.
Policies and Procedures
Classified Policies and Procedures
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/polproced/CPPP/CPPPtblcnts.html
Classified Employee Handbook
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/employee_handbook/index.pdf
Academic Staff Policies and Procedures (ASPP)
http://acstaff.wisc.edu/doc.html
Faculty Policies and Procedures (FPP)
http://www.secfac.wisc.edu/governance/fpp/table_of_Contents.htm
Unclassified Policies and Procedures
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/polproced/UPPP/UpppTableofContents.htm
Benefits
All general benefits information: http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/emp-info.html
Benefits 101 is a mandatory training all new employees must receive within their first 30 days of employment. This training ensures that all employees are educated on their benefits and other opportunities. You can sign up for this training at:
https://fpm-www3.fpm.wisc.edu/OHRD/OHRDCatalogPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=29
Benefits Summary for Classified Employees: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/cben.pdf
Benefits Summary for Unclassified Employees: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/uben.pdf
Benefits Summary for Graduate Assistants, Post-Doctoral appointees, and Short-Term Academic Appointments: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/gradben.pdf
Benefit forms: http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/emp-forms-listing-page.pdf
Margie Speier is the Law School's Benefits Specialist. If you have other questions, please contact her by Email: mtspeier@wisc.edu, Phone: 2-8556, or visit her office in room 5103.
Payroll
Margie Speier and Josh Cutler are the Law School Payroll Specialists. You may email questions or concerns to them at payroll@law.wisc.edu
All general payroll information can be found at:
http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/emp-payroll-menu.html
Earnings statements are now all online.
To access your earnings statement online:
1) Log on to My UW-Madison portal (MY.WISC.EDU) with your NetID and password.
**If you have not previously used the portal, click Activate your NetID to gain access.
2) Click the Work Record tab.
3) Click on the earnings statement you would like to view.
**Statements are available online wherever you have internet access to my.wisc.edu.
Payroll Schedules for Classified, Unclassified, and Student Hourly employees can be found below:
Classified Payroll Schedule:
Unclassified Payroll:
Student Hourly Payroll Schedule:
If you are a new employee, or need to change your tax information, please fill out a W4 Form and turn in to Margie Speier. This form can be obtained by clicking here: W4 Form
If you are a new employee or are transferring within the UW system, or you need to update your information, please fill out an Employee Information Form: http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/pay-employee-information-uw1035-nf.pdf and return to Margie Speier.
Legal Holidays...There are nine legal holidays in 2010. A list of these observed holidays can be found at:
http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/lev-legal-holiday-uw1067-ee-2010.html
Furlough... As a part of budget restraints, all University of Wisconsin employees must take 8 furlough (unpaid) days within the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years. All furlough policies and information can be found at the following website: http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/uwpc/furlough/
There are 4 mandatory furlough days in the 2010-11 school year (the other 4 days you will choose on your own). The mandatory days are as follows:
2010-11 School Year:
Friday, November 26, 2010 (the day after Thanksgiving)
Thursday, December 30, 2010 (the day before New Year's Eve)
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday, May 16, 2011
Any other furlough questions should be directed to Margie Speier or Josh Cutler. You may email questions or concerns to payroll@law.wisc.edu
Hiring Project Assistants/Students
If you wish to hire a Project Assistant or student, before hiring them you will need to submit an Authorization to Hire Form to Margie Speier in Room 5103 of the Law School.
This form will inform Human Resources who will be hired, how much they should be paid, the term of their appointment and the funding source.
Professional Development/Training Opportunities/Requirements
The UW offers many different trainings on topics such as Aspiring
Supervisors, Benefits, Environment, Health & Safety, Academic
Leadership, etc. Benefits 101 is a mandatory training all new employees must receive within their first 30 days of employment.
These trainings are absolutely free to UW employees. You can search the upcoming trainings and sign up at the following website:
https://fpm-www3.fpm.wisc.edu/OHRD/OHRDCatalogPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=29
Gaining Access to Information Technology (IT) Systems
There are many different types of IT systems used in UW business. Kronos is the new payroll system for student hourly employees, WISDM can show your professorship and department expenditures, and WISPER is used to process grant proposals (just to name a few).
A brief description of all the IT systems and information on how to gain access them are on the following website:
http://www.cio.wisc.edu/itaccess/
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