Recent News & Updates

  • Empowering Carolina Fall Seminar

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: Becci Menghini, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Workforce Strategy, Equity and Engagement Over the last few years, mental health topics have played a bigger role in our national workforce conversation, and the … Continued

  • Upcoming Open Enrollment Webinars

    The State Health Plan will be conducting Open Enrollment Sept. 29 – Oct. 31, 2018, for the 2019 benefit year. During Open Enrollment, ALL members and eligible dependents will be enrolled into the 70/30 Plan for 2019. If members want … Continued

  • Employee Direct Deposit Form Submissions

    To: HR Council and Secondary Contacts; University Business Managers; Student/HR originators The University requires all employees to be paid by direct deposit as mandated by University Policy 1106, Direct Payroll Deposit. This allows paperless transmittal between the University and banking … Continued

  • New employee orientation location change

    To:  School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts From: Chris Castelloe, Training Specialist, Office of Human Resources As most of you are probably aware, the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education has been established as an emergency shelter for … Continued

  • CastleBranch Closure Due To Hurricane Florence

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts; Business Managers FROM:  Noreen Montgomery, Senior Director, Employment & Staffing, Office of Human Resources Please share this announcement with staff who manage background checks for your school/division.  As a follow-up to our last email, … Continued

  • Biweekly pay day on Friday September 14

    To: HR Officers/ Secondary Contacts; MOU Financial Leads; Business Managers From:    Walter Miller, Director of Payroll Services As the University will be operating under Adverse Weather Condition 2 (Suspended Operations) on Friday September 14 which is a biweekly pay … Continued

  • Possible Background Check Delays Due To Hurricane Florence

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts; Business Managers FROM: Noreen Montgomery, Senior Director of Employment & Staffing, Office of Human Resources Please share this announcement with staff who manage background checks for your school/division.  Because the University’s background check vendor, … Continued

  • Adverse Weather Policy Reminders

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: Linc Butler, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources The safety of our faculty, staff, and students is always our highest priority.  The University, along with the UNC System, is monitoring Hurricane Florence … Continued

  • UNC To Host Second-Annual Three Zeros Day

    On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will hold its second-annual Three Zeros Day, celebrating waste, water and greenhouse gas reduction on campus. The events include a fair on Polk Place from 11 a.m.- 2 … Continued

  • For your feedback — clarification memo on SHRA ARP

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  • 2-Step Verification for New Employees

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: Dennis Schmidt, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Security Officer As you are already aware, the University is adding 2-Step Verification to more and more applications on campus. Later this fall, 2-Step … Continued

  • Eligibility Criteria for 2018 SHRA/EHRA Annual Raise Process/Legislative Increase

    General Eligibility Criteria To be considered for any of the increases described below, an employee must have been a permanent (benefits-eligible) employee on or before January 5, 2018.  Employees must also have been in “good standing” as of July 1, … Continued

  • Background Check Process Improvements

    To: School/Division HR Officers; Business Managers From:  Noreen Montgomery, Senior Director, Employment & Staffing, Office of Human Resources    SHRA Permanent Background Check Summaries in CastleBranch Effective Sept. 4, the Background Check Unit will implement a new process for SHRA … Continued

  • Rock Enroll feedback needed

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: Rob Stevenson, Senior Benefits Consultant As we prepare for Rock Enroll 2019, the Benefits and Leave Administration team needs your help! Please take 3-5 minutes to complete a brief survey and provide … Continued

  • Are You Ready For Some Football? Discounted Football Tickets!

    Football season is officially upon us, and UNC-Chapel Hill employees have multiple upcoming opportunities to attend games at a discounted rate! On Saturday, Sept. 15, Carolina Football takes on the UCF Knights at Kenan Stadium, where employees receive tickets for … Continued

  • Legacy Data Warehouse Decommissioning

    TO: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts FROM: ConnectCarolina Team Some of the technology that supports the legacy data warehouses (both Human Resources and Finance) will soon become obsolete. Because of this, starting September 11 we will remove the Legacy … Continued

  • Flu Season 2018: Protect Yourself

    Influenza (the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness that can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The most recent flu season (Oct. 2017 – April 2018) was one of the worst in the past … Continued

  • Join the State Employees Miles for Wellness Challenge: “Trail of Amusing Museums”

    From Sept. 24 through Nov 18, the 2018 Miles for Wellness: Challenge will highlight amusing aspects of specialty exhibits from museums across the U.S. Sponsored by the Office of State Human Resources, Miles for Wellness is a statewide 8-week physical activity challenge … Continued

  • September 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 September are classes such as Basics of Estate Planning, … Continued

  • 9-Month Faculty, Forms I-9, and Hire Information in LawLogix

    To: School/Division HR Officers and Secondary Contacts From: Samantha Stowell, I-9 Compliance Supervisor Recently, programming changes were made to more consistently transmit new faculty hire information from ConnectCarolina to LawLogix. In light of this change and the peak hire period, … Continued