Human Resources and Payroll

SPOTLIGHT ON MASON

Posted January 26, 2010

It's Nomination Time!

Nominations for the Outstanding Achievement Award, Exceptional Support Award, Mason Quill Award, Margaret C. Howell Award and Team Excellence Award are due in HR & Payroll by the close of business Friday, March 12, 2010. The presentation ceremony is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Monday, May 3rd.

Please see our Rewards & Recognition page for detailed information on the awards. Completed nominations can be sent to Cheryl Rivera at mailstop 3C3. If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl at 3-2739.

Updated January 11, 2010

HR/Payroll Customer Service Survey

Customer service is one of our primary objectives here in HR/Payroll. In preparation for Mason's SACS reaccreditation, we are trying to measure customer service satisfaction so we can serve you even better. Please assist us by filling out our Customer Service Survey. Any additional feedback is welcome. Please contact Meena Rajan with any additional comments.

Updated January 7, 2010

Additional Holiday Leave

Mason classified staff and 12-month faculty will see the additional 8 hours of leave granted by the Governor in their leave balances by January 15th as a "Special Flex Holiday". This flex holiday must be used by December 31, 2010.

Updated December 23, 2009

Year-End Newsletter

Our year end newsletter is now available.

Updated December 23, 2009

Updated Furlough Information

A brief update on the furlough information is available.

Posted December 14, 2009

Long Term Care Insurance Update

VRS has selected Genworth Life Insurance Company to replace Aetna Life Insurance Company as the provider for the Commonwealth of Virginia Voluntary Group Long-Term Care Insurance Program, effective March 1, 2010. Current participants should have received a transitional packet from Genworth Life in the mail.

Current participants have until January 15, 2010 to choose between either keeping their existing Aetna plan or moving to group coverage under the new provider, Genworth Life. Transition to Genworth is not automatic; you must make an affirmative choice of a provider. In the spring, other eligible participants also will receive information about how they may apply for long-term care coverage with Genworth Life.

Additional information is available at the Genworth Long-Term Care transition site.

Posted November 11, 2009

Retirement tax-savings limits remain the same in 2010...

• Participants under age 50 can contribute up to $16,500 in the Supplemental Retirement Plan (403(b)) program and the Virginia Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) (457(b)).
• Participants age 50 and over can contribute an additional $5,500 to each plan (for a total of $22,000 in each plan)

Updated November 6, 2009

Be a Flu Fighter! Faculty/Staff Seasonal and H1N1 Flu Shots

Seasonal flu shots for faculty and staff are available at no cost or low cost this season. If you have any questions, please call our Customer Service Center at 3-2600 and ask for the Benefits Team.

The latest information on H1N1 vaccines is available at the Office of Environmental Health & Safety's http://respond.gmu.edu

Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Guide for Parents

Posted September 21, 2009

Governor's Budget Reduction

Statement on the Governor's budget reduction plan.

Updated September 14, 2009

2009 Member Benefit Profiles are Available

Enrolled in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS)? Your annual benefit statement, the Member Benefit Profile (MBP) is now available at myVRS. If you have any questions regarding your MBP or accessing it online, please call 3.2600 and ask to speak with a member of the Benefits team. Or you can email benefits@gmu.edu. In addition to viewing your MBP, at myVRS, you can:

• View your member information, including service credit and compensation reported to VRS by Mason.
• Check the status of an application for retirement, purchase of prior service or refund.
• Estimate your retirement benefit using current information.
• View and update your personal contact information online.

Posted August 29, 2009

Budget FAQs are Available

As discussed at the Town Hall meeting held earlier this month, budget FAQs are now available.

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