The payroll deadline for the 3/16 – 3/31/15 pay period is 12:00 noon on TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015. The deadline has been moved up one day due to the Good Friday holiday.

Please note below the advanced payroll deadlines for 2015. All other payroll deadlines remain as usual (one working day after the end of the pay period).

Pay Period Ending	Payroll Deadline*	Holiday in Pay Period	Payday
3/16/15 – 3/31/15	3/31/15 12:00 noon	Good Friday (4/03/15)	4/07/15
6/16/15 – 6/30/15	6/30/15 12:00 noon	Independence Day (7/03/15)	7/07/15
8/01/15 – 8/15/15	8/14/15 12:00 noon	Statehood Day (8/21/15)	8/20/15
8/16/15 – 8/31/15	8/31/15 12:00 noon	Labor Day (9/07/15)	9/04/15
12/16/15 – 12/31/15	12/31/15 12:00 noon	New Year’s Day (1/01/16)	1/07/16

*Payroll Deadline – when RCUH online timesheet submission, and supporting documentation, is due to RCUH Payroll.

For your convenience, click here to view the 2015 Personnel Action Payroll Calendar.

Should you have any questions, please contact the RCUH Payroll Staff at [email protected].

Thank you,
RCUH Payroll Staff

To: RCUH Employees 50% FTE (or greater) Enrolled in RCUH’s Medical Plan

RCUH Human Resources will be contacting active RCUH employees who have group health coverage through RCUH for themselves and a family member(s) via email who did not provide their dependents social security number(s). This email is a secured request for information through our encrypted email system.

Why am I being asked for this information? The information being requested is required to comply with regulations set forth under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Individual and Employer Mandates relating to Minimum Essential Coverage (click link below for more information). The encrypted email(s) will be sent on Friday March 27, 2015.  Please respond no later than Friday, April 10, 2015 via the encrypted email to protect the information we are requesting. We ask that you not delay in responding to this information request.

For Further Information:
IRS FAQ for ACA Compliance

If you have any questions, please email RCUH Benefits at [email protected].

Each year Principal Investigators have the opportunity to nominate and recognize their RCUH employee who has made demonstrable, significant and outstanding contributions to their project during the previous year.  On March 13, 2015, a luncheon was held to honor the nominees and to announce the first and second place winners for 2014.

Please join us in congratulating the following winners of the 2014 RCUH Outstanding Employee of the Year.

Outstanding Project Support Staff

1^st Place: Adam Elzinga
Project: Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit
PI: Dr. David Duffy

2^nd Place: DuWayne Waipa
Project: Office of Mauna Kea Management
PI: Stewart Hunter

Outstanding Researcher/Project Manager/Professional Staff

1^st Place: Terrence “Terry” Kerby
Project: Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
PI: Dr. John Wiltshire

2^nd Place: Diana Talerico
Project: University of Hawaii Animal and Veterinary Services (AVS)
PI: Dr. Sylvia Kondo

TO:    All Regular-Status, 50%-100% Full-Time Equivalency (FTE) Employees

TIAA-CREF, RCUH’s third-party administrator for retirement plans, Group Retirement Annuity (GRA) and Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA), provides new online tools and resources for you to obtain further guidance and information on your retirement plan(s) through webinars.

The following are the webinar links:
1.    Online Tools:  Connect to Financial Clarity
2.    Online Tools:  Other Financial Essential Webinars

The above links are also referenced in our 3.560 RCUH Retirement Plans Policy.  Please take advantage of these online resources to benefit you and your retirement goals.

Should you have any questions, please contact RCUH Human Resources Department via email at [email protected].

Mahalo,
RCUH Human Resources

In order to minimize searching for the RCUH timesheets each pay period, we will have the current RCUH timesheet available in the Current News section of the RCUH website on the first working day of each pay period.

Click here for the March 16-31, 2015 Timesheet
PAYROLL Deadline is March 31, 2015 noon
Payday for this timesheet is April 7, 2015

Next Announcement: April 1 (April 1-15)

ATTENTION:  Regular status employees 50-100% FTE

If you are currently participating in RCUH’s Group Retirement Annuity (GRA) and/or Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA) plans administered through TIAA-CREF OR if you are interested in enrolling into a TIAA-CREF SRA plan, the RCUH Human Resources Department is now coordinating one-hour Individual/Employee Retirement Counseling Sessions with TIAA-CREF.  During these meetings, you will be able to discuss your personal financial/retirement goals with a TIAA-CREF Financial Consultant, on a free and confidential basis.

A TIAA-CREF representative will be able to assist you with planning for your retirement goals, including:

• Setting realistic goals for key life events and retirement
• Reviewing your investment mix and strategy
• Selecting your TIAA-CREF options
• Learning about TIAA-CREF retirement income flexibility

For employees unfamiliar with the SRA plan, it 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 towards an individual retirement plan (i.e., SRA) through our third party administrator, TIAA-CREF.  Enrolling or making changes to your SRA election may be done at any time during the year. For more information about the GRA and SRA plans, please go to our website, www.rcuh.com and review the RCUH Retirement Plans Policy (3.560).

We have reserved the following dates and times for Individual Sessions:

April 16, 2015

Dates	Location	Times
April 14, 2015	John A. Burns Hall Room 3044 – Honolulu 1601 East-West Rd Honolulu, HI 96848	9:00am – 4:00pm
April 15, 2015	John A. Burns Hall Room 3044 – Honolulu 1601 East-West Rd Honolulu, HI 96848	9:00am – 4:00pm
John A. Burns Hall Room 3044 – Honolulu 1601 East-West Rd Honolulu, HI 96848	9:00am – 4:00pm

To schedule an appointment, please use our secure Web site at:
http://www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow

If you have questions or are unable to schedule an appointment online, please call our Service and Scheduling Group at 800-732-8353 Mon-Fri 6am – 3pm Hawaii time.
Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities.  For more information or to request an accommodation due to your disability, contact Cheyane Kamai at (808) 956-2326 or email [email protected] at least one week prior to the session.

In order to minimize searching for the RCUH timesheets each pay period, we will have the current RCUH timesheet available in the Current News section of the RCUH website on the first working day of each pay period

Click here for the March 1-15, 2015 Timesheet
PAYROLL Deadline is March 16, 2015 noon
Payday for this timesheet is March 20, 2015

Next Announcement: March 16 (March 16-31)

ATTENTION:  Regular status employees 50-100% FTE

If you are currently participating in RCUH’s Group Retirement Annuity (GRA) and/or Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA) plans administered through TIAA-CREF OR if you are interested in enrolling into a TIAA-CREF SRA plan, the RCUH Human Resources Department is now coordinating one-hour Individual/Employee Retirement Counseling Sessions with TIAA-CREF.  During these meetings, you will be able to discuss your personal financial/retirement goals with a TIAA-CREF Financial Consultant, on a free and confidential basis.

A TIAA-CREF representative will be able to assist you with planning for your retirement goals, including:

• Setting realistic goals for key life events and retirement
• Reviewing your investment mix and strategy
• Selecting your TIAA-CREF options
• Learning about TIAA-CREF retirement income flexibility

For employees unfamiliar with the SRA plan, it 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 towards an individual retirement plan (i.e., SRA) through our third party administrator, TIAA-CREF.  Enrolling or making changes to your SRA election may be done at any time during the year. For more information about the GRA and SRA plans, please go to our website, www.rcuh.com and review the RCUH Retirement Plans Policy (3.560).
We have reserved the following dates and times for Individual Sessions:

Dates	Location	Times
March 18, 2015	UH Maui College, Laulima Building, Room 213	9:00am – 4:00pm
March 19, 2015	UH Maui College, Laulima Building, Room 226	9:00am – 4:00pm
March 20, 2015	UH Maui College, Laulima Building, Room 213	9:00am – 4:00pm

To schedule an appointment, please use our secure Web site at:
http://www.tiaa-cref.org/schedulenow

If you have questions or are unable to schedule an appointment online, please call our Service and Scheduling Group at 800-732-8353 Mon-Fri 6am – 3pm Hawaii time.

Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities. For more information or to request an accommodation due to your disability, contact Ka Leng Wong at (808) 956-6318 or email [email protected] at least one week prior to the session.

In order to minimize searching for the RCUH timesheets each pay period, we will have the current RCUH timesheet available in the Current News section of the RCUH website on the first working day of each pay period.

Click here for the February 16-28, 2015 Timesheet
PAYROLL Deadline is March 2, 2015 noon
Payday for this timesheet is March 6, 2015

Next Announcement: March 1 (March 1-15)