Recent News & Updates

  • Background Check Computer-Based Training (CBT) Coming Soon

    To:  HR Officers and Secondary Contacts; Business Managers From: Noreen Montgomery, Senior Director of Employment & Staffing, Office of Human Resources In an effort to provide continuing education and ensure compliance with university policy, all current and new background check preparers … Continued

  • Adverse Weather | New Employee Orientation

    To: School / Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts From: Mark Haapala, Director, Organization & Professional Development Office of Human Resources As you may be aware, we are expecting inclement weather in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area this weekend and early … Continued

  • December ConnectCarolina HR/Payroll Update

    This update email is being sent to HR Officers, HR/Payroll ConnectCarolina liaisons, OHR staff, Originators, and Approvers. Items in this update include: December 2018 Payroll Schedules Request from the Director of Payroll Services regarding the W2 opt out HELP Desk … Continued

  • New Submission Process for Approval of New Faculty Positions

    TO: HR Officers & Secondary Contacts FROM: Ann Lemmon, Assistant Provost for Academic Personnel The Academic Personnel Office has a developed a new submission process for requesting approval of faculty new positions with a full FTE budgeted salary of $70,000 … Continued

  • SHRA to EHRA Non-Faculty IT Position Assignments

    To: HR Officers and Secondary Contacts From: Vanessa Ragland, Director, EHRA Non-Faculty HR This email is to answer questions and provide additional clarification regarding the IT position assignments that were sent to you on November 19, 2018. I’ve also attached … Continued

  • Updated 2019 UNC Employee Calendars now available

    TO:       University Business Managers HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: Chuck Sockell, Associate Director of Auxiliary Services RE:        Updated 2019 UNC Employee Calendars now available The 2019 UNC Employee Calendars distributed during Employee Appreciation Day and to University offices … Continued

  • December Learning Opportunities at the Office of Human Resources

    All UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff are invited to attend classes hosted by the Office of Human Resources Organization and Professional Development team. Included in the course catalog for the month of December are classes such as Introduction to Situational Leadership, Developing … Continued

  • Wellness Assessment

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: Jessica Pyjas, Work/Life & Wellness Program Manager As mentioned at previous HR Council meetings, Total WellBeing is conducting a university-wide assessment of wellness activities to better understand where each School/Division is in … Continued

  • Layoff Moratorium Memo

    To:  School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts From:  Noreen Montgomery, Senior Director Employment & Staffing Vanessa Ragland, Director EHRA Non-Faculty Human Resources As has been done in years past, a moratorium period for SHRA layoffs and EHRA Non-Faculty discontinuations will … Continued

  • Upcoming ConnectCarolina Outage 

    TO: HR Officers & Secondary Contacts FROM: Vicki Bradley, Associate Vice Chancellor, Workforce Strategy, Equity & Engagement The ConnectCarolina Finance system is being upgraded to the latest software version to include important security, accessibility and functional updates and we’d like … Continued

  • Get One-on-One Support from Fidelity Investments

    Need help planning for retirement? Fidelity Investments will be at the Administrative Office Building (104 Airport Drive) throughout the month of December to meet with you one-on-one and address topics, such as: Am I investing properly? Am I on track … Continued

  • Updates to Career Banding Salary Ranges

    To: HR Officers and Secondary Contacts From: Adam Beck, Sr. Director for Classification and Compensation The Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) has authorized increases to the Career Banding salary ranges effective Nov. 1, 2018. Schools and divisions may begin … Continued

  • Condition 3 Approved for Monday Nov. 5 & Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018

    TO:  HR Officers and Representatives FROM: Linc Butler, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources As you are no doubt aware, due to a water main break on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, OWASA implemented their water conservation plan and requested that … Continued

  • October ConnectCarolina HR/Payroll Update

    This update email is being sent to HR Officers, HR/Payroll ConnectCarolina liaisons and OHR staff. Please share with the ConnectCarolina HR/Payroll users in your school/division.  NEW! 2019 Payroll Schedules – The 2019 payroll schedules are now available on Payroll’s website (https://finance.unc.edu/departments/strategic-sourcing-payment/payroll/schedules/) and the dates have … Continued

  • October ConnectCarolina HR/Payroll Update

    This update email is being sent to HR Officers, HR/Payroll ConnectCarolina liaisons and OHR staff. Please share with the ConnectCarolina HR/Payroll users in your school/division. NEW! 2019 Payroll Schedules – The 2019 payroll schedules are now available on Payroll’s website (https://finance.unc.edu/departments/strategic-sourcing-payment/payroll/schedules/) and the dates have … Continued

  • November Learning Opportunities at the Office of Human Resources

    All UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff are invited to attend classes hosted by the Office of Human Resources Organization and Professional Development team. Included in the course catalog for the month of November are classes such as Effective Decision Making, Time Management … Continued

  • Thousands of UNC Faculty, Staff Come Together at Employee Appreciation Day

    Our purpose is our people. Employee Appreciation Day on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018  was a day of celebrating UNC faculty and staff. Thank you to all of our volunteers, departments and vendors for making the event a success! Share your … Continued

  • Weight Watchers at Work: UNC-Chapel Hill

    The Weight Watchers (WW) Freestyle Program builds on the highly successful SmartPoints® system. Now with over 200 delicious zero-point foods and points roll over, the Freestyle program allows for more flexibility than ever before. First piloted at UNC-Chapel Hill, FreeStyle™ … Continued

  • Save the Date – UNC HR Summit 12/12

    To: HR Officers and Secondary Contacts From: Mark Haapala, Director of Organization & Professional Development SAVE THE DATE Mark your calendars! The Office of Human Resources is excited to announce our upcoming Human Resources Summit, and we want ALL UNC-Chapel Hill … Continued

  • Employee Appreciation Day is Friday!

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: Victoria Boykin, WSEE Special Events & Programs Coordinator Please help us promote our annual Employee Appreciation Day this Friday, Oct. 19, in the Student Union and the Pit! For your convenience, a flyer … Continued