ATTENTION:  Principal Investigators & Regular-Status employees at 50-100% FTE

RCUH is now coordinating one-hour Individual/Employee Retirement (GRA/SRA) Plan Advisory Sessions with TIAA via virtual meetings December 7-9^th. Regardless of your current status – whether you are a long-time employee, just hired, or somewhere in between – it is never too early or too late to consider retirement planning. During these personalized sessions, you will be able to discuss your personal financial/retirement goals with a TIAA Financial Consultant on a free and confidential basis.

Because these sessions are being held during normal business hours, all employees must notify their PIs and supervisors if they would like to attend. We encourage Principal Investigators to allow their employees to attend the TIAA Advisory Sessions, if requested.

For employees unfamiliar with the SRA (Supplemental Retirement Annuity) plan, please note that unlike the GRA (Group Retirement Annuity) plan, there is no 12-month waiting period and you may enroll or make changes to your election at any time during the year. The SRA plan with TIAA is considered a 403(b) tax-deferred annuity plan which allows an employee to make contributions via payroll deduction from his/her pre-tax earnings over and above the amount being accumulated under the RCUH basic retirement plan (GRA).

For more information about the GRA and SRA plans, please review Policy 3.560 RCUH Retirement Plans.

We have reserved the following dates and times for individual sessions:

To schedule an appointment, please see below:

Click here to schedule an appointment with a Financial Consultant 

If you have questions or are unable to schedule an appointment online, please call TIAA’s Service and Scheduling Group at (800) 732-8353 Mon-Fri 6am – 3pm Hawaiʻi Standard Time.

Relevant Forms and Documents:

TIAA-SRA Supplemental Retirement Annuity – Agreement for Salary Reduction Form (B-6)

Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities.  Individuals who require special needs accommodations may request assistance in writing to [email protected] prior to the scheduled meeting.

Future TIAA Individual Advisory Session Dates and Locations for CY 2021*:

TBD

*Dates/Locations for TIAA Individual Retirement Sessions may be subject to change

RCUH is excited to kick off this year’s Aloha United Way campaign!  We humbly ask for your continued support. As one of the largest non-profit organizations in Hawai‘i, Aloha United Way brings resources, organizations and people together to advance the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community. “Working together, we can continue to improve the quality of live in Hawaii.”

Rising to the Moment COVID-19:

Aloha United Way is actively working to protect the health, safety, and well-being of our communities as Hawai`i confronts the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. (AUW 2019 Annual Report)

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE:

RCUH’s statewide United Way campaign allows our employees to donate to Aloha United Way programs. You may contribute to any of the following islands’ United Way campaigns by completing the 2020 RCUH Employee Pledge Form:

2020 Pledge Form Applies to the Following:

• Aloha United Way (Oahu) (808-536-1951)
• Hawaii Island United Way (808-935-6393)
• Kauai United Way (808-245-2043)
• Maui United Way (808-244-8787)

Please make a copy of the completed form for your records and send the original form via U.S. Mail to RCUH Human Resources at Burns Hall, 4^th Floor, 1601 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848. We require a wet signature and the original form for processing whenever possible.  You may also send it via encrypted email to [email protected] if necessary.

Deadline: Friday, December 4, 2020 

Contribute via Payroll Deduction:  RCUH employees have the option to contribute to the various statewide United Way campaigns via payroll deduction.  Your payroll deduction will be collectively sent to the United Way Campaign specified by your completed pledge form.  The payroll deduction period is December 16th, 2020 – December 15th, 2021. Please note that all contributions made via payroll deduction cannot be designated to a specific agency and will go towards each respective island’s general fund.

For Tax Purposes:

• A gift from $1 – $47.99 will receive a thank you note via email.
• A gift over $48.00 will receive a thank you note via mail.
• Any gift over $250 will receive a tax acknowledgement letter from Aloha United Way in February.
• If a payroll deduction pledge is made, please make a copy of your pledge form and use your last paystub of the year (pay period ending December 15^th) to show the charitable donation for the tax year.

If you have any questions, please contact RCUH Human Resources, at (808) 956-3100 or email [email protected].

All RCUH Human Resources online systems will be down on Saturday, 11/21/20 at 5:00 AM (HST) to 10:00 AM (HST) for system maintenance.

This will include:

• Human Resources Portal
• Employee Self Service (ESS)
• Careers/Recruiting
• New Hire Documents (EHS)

We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Sumi at (808) 956-6318 or [email protected].

To: All Prinicipal Investigators, Project Staff, and Employees on the RCUH eTimesheet System

eTimesheets for Pay Period November 16-30, 2020 will not be available until November 18, 2020. The RCUH will be doing system maintenance on the eTimesheet system on November 16-17, 2020.

If you have any issues with accessing your eTimesheet on November 18, 2020, please contact [email protected] or call 956-8900.

On behalf of Nelson Sakamoto, Director of Human Resources, please find a Memorandum attached RE: 2020 IRS Form W-2 – Go electronic: Safer, Faster, Access to W-2s (2 pages total).

If you have any questions about your consent to receive your W-2 electronically, please contact RCUH Human Resources Department, Payroll Section at [email protected].

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URGENT REMINDER!

The RCUH payroll deadline for the 10/16/20-10/31/20 pay period is FRIDAY, 10/30/20 at 12:00 Noon (Hawai’i Standard Time). The deadline has been moved up from November 2, 2020 due to the November 3, 2020 Election Day holiday.

Employees: This notice reflects the RCUH deadline. Employees must submit their timesheet prior to this deadline to allow their Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator time to review and approve.

Please check with your Principal Investigator or Supervisor for your project’s specific timesheet deadline.

Thank you,
RCUH Payroll Staff

RCUH Payroll
Research Corporation of the University of Hawai’i (RCUH)
1601 East-West Road
Burns Hall 4th Floor, Makai Wing
Honolulu, HI 96848
Email: [email protected]

All RCUH Human Resources online systems will be down on Saturday, 10/24/20 at 5:00 AM (HST) to 10:00 AM (HST) for system maintenance.

This will include:

• Human Resources Portal
• Employee Self Service (ESS)
• Careers/Recruiting
• New Hire Documents (EHS)

We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Sumi at (808) 956-6318 or [email protected].

RCUH email system will be down on Saturday, 10/03/20 from 6:00 AM (HST) to 8:00 AM (HST) for system maintenance.

Emails sent to RCUH during this time will be received once the email system is back up.

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Sumi at (808) 956-6318 or [email protected].

ATTENTION:  Principal Investigators & Regular-Status employees at 50-100% FTE

RCUH is now coordinating one-hour Individual/Employee Retirement (GRA/SRA) Plan Advisory Sessions with TIAA via virtual meetings October 6-8^th. Regardless of your current status – whether you are a long-time employee, just hired, or somewhere in between – it is never too early or too late to consider retirement planning. During these personalized sessions, you will be able to discuss your personal financial/retirement goals with a TIAA Financial Consultant on a free and confidential basis.

Because these sessions are being held during normal business hours, all employees must notify their PIs and supervisors if they would like to attend. We encourage Principal Investigators to allow their employees to attend the TIAA Advisory Sessions, if requested.

For employees unfamiliar with the SRA (Supplemental Retirement Annuity) plan, please note that unlike the GRA (Group Retirement Annuity) plan, there is no 12-month waiting period and you may enroll or make changes to your election at any time during the year. The SRA plan with TIAA is considered a 403(b) tax-deferred annuity plan which allows an employee to make contributions via payroll deduction from his/her pre-tax earnings over and above the amount being accumulated under the RCUH basic retirement plan (GRA).

For more information about the GRA and SRA plans, please review Policy 3.560 RCUH Retirement Plans.

We have reserved the following dates and times for individual sessions:

 
To schedule an appointment, please see below:

Click here to schedule an appointment with a Financial Consultant

If you have questions or are unable to schedule an appointment online, please call TIAA’s Service and Scheduling Group at (800) 732-8353 Mon-Fri 6am – 3pm Hawaiʻi Standard Time.

Relevant Forms and Documents:

TIAA-SRA Supplemental Retirement Annuity – Agreement for Salary Reduction Form (B-6)

Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities.  Individuals who require special needs accommodations may request assistance in writing to [email protected] prior to the scheduled meeting.

Future TIAA Individual Advisory Session Dates and Locations for CY 2020*:

December 8 – 10 (Hilo)

*Dates/Locations for TIAA Individual Retirement Sessions may be subject to change