HR Update; February 6, 2009
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- 60-day Delay in Implementing New I-9 Form for New Hires
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Coming February 10
- New Workshop! Conducting Performance Appraisals
- UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
60-day Delay in Implementing New I-9 Form for New Hires
Last week the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a 60-day delay in implementing the new I-9 Form for the verification of employment eligibility for new hires. A revised version of the I-9 Form was to take effect on Monday, February 2, 2009, but a decision was made last Friday to delay implementation of the forms and their accompanying rules.
The delay is in response to a January memorandum from President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. In the memo, Emanuel directed all federal agencies to put a freeze on certain unimplemented federal regulations, recommending that the regulations be subject to a 60-day hold for further agency consideration.
The rules detailing the new I-9 process will now be on hold until April 3.
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Coming February 10
An updated and improved version of the online Sexual Harassment Prevention training will be rolled out on February 10. The e-mail with an embedded link to the training will be sent only to supervisors who are new or have not taken the training for 2 years as required by State Law AB1825.
This year, the training will be hosted on the new system-wide learning management system that will allow managers to check directly on the status of their employee’s training if their employees have identified them as their manager. Log into the UCSF Learning Center and be sure to read the QuickStart Guide and Manager and Enroller Guide for specific instructions on viewing your staff’s current registrations and training status.
New Workshop! Conducting Performance Appraisals
Learn to work with your staff to reflect on progress, to examine objectives and standards of performance, and to set goals for performance and development. Effective performance appraisals are critical to the success of an organization and to employee satisfaction. They also provide a valuable opportunity to address two key employee questions:
- How am I doing?
- How am I contributing?
When conducted as part of a performance management process, performance appraisals help make the workplace more productive and positive and strengthen job performance.
In this workshop, you will learn to:
- Set performance expectations
- Monitor and support performance
- Appraise performance
- Prepare for the performance appraisal meeting
- Conduct a performance review
- Plan future development
Intended Audience: UCSF supervisors and managers
Date and Time
Wednesday, February 25, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Laurel Heights 308
Cost: $35 per participant
Register online: http://learningcenter.ucsf.edu
For more information, contact Don Diettinger, Human Resources Development and Training, at .
UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
Are you ready for retirement? Start to plan now-it’s never too early.
Please pass this on to your colleagues, circulate invitations, post the actual scheduled workshops happening near your location, or otherwise re-broadcast these weekly reminders about our valuable (FREE) education programs for faculty and staff. Bring your lunch; your questions; your spouse/partner.
- UC Retirement Plan (UCRP)-UC’s Defined Benefit Plan
- “The Features of UCRP”
- February 19, Laurel Heights, LHts - 376, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- The Future of UCRP
- UC Retirement Savings Plans-the 403(b), 457(b) and DC Plans
- “Enrolling in Your UC Retirement Savings Program”
- February 11, Mission Bay, S - 261, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- February 23, Mount Zion, C - 126, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- “Determining Your Right Investment Strategy”
- February 11, Mission Bay, S - 261, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- February 18, Mission Center, MCB - 126, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- February 23, Mount Zion, C - 126, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- “Achieving a Sound Retirement”
- February 18, Mission Center, MCB - 126, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- “Understand the How-to’s of Fidelity’s NetBenefits Website”
- Coming Again Soon
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- What? Can’t wait for the next scheduled workshop?
- Arrange to have these workshops at a meeting in your department
- Click here for more details
- Focus on Your Future!
Usually there can be at least one (or more) workshop(s) per week scheduled at various UCSF locations around town. For more details and listings for upcoming scheduled presentations, please refer to our Workshops and Presentations Schedules menus found at our local UCSF HR/Benefits website.
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