An Employee/Independent Contractor (EIC) Training Session will be held to provide Principal Investigators and Project Administrators with a set of guidelines on EIC Reviews.

 

·         RCUH Employee/Independent Contractor Determination process.

·         Independent Contractor, Guest Speaker, and Employee relationships (How To’s)

·         EIC Policy and Memo Templates

·         Master EIC Determinations

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

9:00 am – 11:00 am

UH Manoa Campus, Kuykendall, Room 101 (Auditorium)

 

Friday, November 18, 2011

9:00 am – 11:00 am

Institute for Astronomy (IFA) Auditorium

 

MAUI TRAINING SESSION

Friday, December 2, 2011

9:00 am – 11:00 am

UH Maui College  – Laulima 103

 

RSVP your attendance to Tarina Castillo at [email protected].  Please provide your name, title, program name, and e-mail address.

 

Training material will be emailed prior to the training session.  Training sessions will be cancelled if we do not have anyone signed up for the sessions.

 

Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities. For more information or to request an accommodation due to your disability, contact (808) 956-3100 or email [email protected] at least one week prior to the meeting.

On January 1, 2012, the Hawaii State Civil Unions Act (S.B. No 232; Act 1) will take effect and will make same and opposite sex couples eligible for civil unions in Hawaii.  Act 1 will give civil union couples legal rights to similar benefits received by married couples.  Please note, however, that Federal law does not recognize civil unions, thus, benefits mandated by Federal laws will remain unchanged.

 

As defined under S.B. No. 232/Act 1, a “Civil Union” is a union between two individuals established pursuant to S.B. No. 232, and a “Partner” means an individual who is a party to a civil union established pursuant to S.B. No. 232.

 

In compliance with Act 1, the RCUH will be updating its benefit policies accordingly.   We expect that the following RCUH benefit policies will need to be updated beginning January 1, 2012; however, we are currently awaiting final regulations from the State, which have not yet been released:

1.)  Policy #3.520 Health (Medical & Dental) Plans

2.)  Policy #3.660 Family Leave

3.)  Policy #3.670 Bereavement Leave

4.)  Policy #3.678 Administrative Leave for Parent – Teacher Conference

 

The RCUH will provide additional details about the changes to these policies after we obtain the final regulations that pertain to the Civil Unions Act (Act 1) and related State laws.  For more information regarding Act 1, please visit the www.hawaii.gov.

Thank you to everyone who generously donated to the 2011 RCUH Statewide United Way campaign.  With your help RCUH collected over $11,500.00 statewide.  Your generosity will make it possible for the various united way programs to continue to meet the specific needs of Hawaii’s people through the many health and human service agencies throughout the state.  Thank you again for your continued support of this worthy cause!

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 October 16-31 Timesheet

 

Payroll Deadline is November 1, 2011, 12noon

Payday for this timesheet is November 7, 2011

 

Next Announcement:  November 1 (November 1-15 pay period).

Seats are still available for the upcoming TIAA-CREF Retirement Plans Group Informational Session to be held this Friday, October 14, 2011 from 1:00pm – 3:30pm.  TIAA CREF Retirement/Financial Planning Counselor, Jon Holu, will be discussing the following topics:

·         Income options available from TIAA-CREF

·         TIAA-CREF web access to manage your retirement account

·         Techniques to keep your retirement strategy on target, including your personal goals, allocations, strategies, etc.

·         Importance of annual, individual retirement counseling with a local TIAA-CREF representative.

 

This session will be held at the UH Manoa Campus, and will also be broadcasted via HITS to accommodate employees on the outer islands (Big Island, Maui, and Kauai). 

 

            Big Island (UH Hilo):                       Library, Media Services Room 359

Oahu (UH Manoa Campus):          Kuykendall Hall, Room 201

            Kauai (Kauai CC):                           Learning Resource Center, Room 122

            Maui (Maui College):                       Ka’aike Room 105A

 

Regular status employees who are interested in learning about planning or have questions about their retirement goals should attend. Attendees will also be able to ask questions about plan benefits and allocation options.

 

To reserve a seat, please email Marisa Hebaru at [email protected] or call (808) 956-2326 no later than Wednesday, October 12, 2011.

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 October 1-15 Timesheet

 

Payroll Deadline is October 17, 2011, 12noon

Payday for this timesheet is October 21, 2011

 

Next Announcement:  October 17 (October 16-31 pay period).

 

 

RCUH is accepting nominations for its annual Outstanding Employee of the Year Awards Program from now through October 31, 2011.

 

This awards program is to encourage, recognize, and reward RCUH employees who have made demonstrable, significant and outstanding contributions to their project during the previous year.

Any Regular RCUH employee or groups of RCUH employees are eligible for the program.  Principal Investigators may submit up to two nominations (either individual employee or group of individuals) per category.  If a Principal Investigator has more than two nominations per category, they will need to determine which are the best two nominations to submit to the RCUH Human Resources Department.

 

2 NOMINATION CATEGORIES (Maximum of 2 nominees per category):

 

1.  Outstanding Researcher/Project Manager/Professional (Exempt status position)

2.  Outstanding Project Support Staff (Non-Exempt status position)

 

Click here for the nomination form

 

For more information on the program, please refer to policy 3.450 Outstanding Employee of the Year Award.

 

DEADLINE to submit nomination(s):  October 31, 2011

 

The 2011 Outstanding Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon will be held on Friday, February 24, 2012.

TIAA CREF Retirement/Financial Planning Counselor, Jon Holu, will be holding a group retirement plans informational session on October 14, 2011 from 1:00pm – 3:30pm.  This session will be held at the UH Manoa Campus, and will also be broadcasted via HITS to accommodate employees on the outer islands (Big Island, Maui, and Kauai). 

 

 

Big Island (UH Hilo):                       Library, Media Services Room 359

Oahu (UH Manoa Campus):          Kuykendall Hall, Room 201

Kauai (Kauai CC):                           Learning Resource Center, Room 122

Maui (Maui College):                       Ka’aike Room 105A

 

Regular status employees who are interested in learning about planning or have questions about their retirement goals should attend.

 

Topics will include:

·         Income options available from TIAA-CREF

·         TIAA-CREF web access to manage your retirement account

·         Techniques to keep your retirement strategy on target, including your personal goals, allocations, strategies, etc.

·         Importance of annual, individual retirement counseling with a local TIAA-CREF representative.

 

Attendees will also be able to ask questions about plan benefits, allocation options, etc. 

 

We encourage all employees to sign-up as soon as possible to secure a seat, as space is limited. 

 

To reserve a seat, please email Marisa Hebaru at [email protected] or call (808) 956-2326 no later than Monday, October 10, 2011.

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 September 16-30 Timesheet

 

Payroll Deadline is October 3, 2011, 12noon

Payday for this timesheet is October 7, 2011

 

Next Announcement:  October 3 (October 1-15 pay period).

Brett Hammond, TIAA-CREF’s Senior Economist and Chief Investment Strategist, will be giving a special webinar presentation for RCUH Employees on Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Mr. Hammond will be discussing the current equity market volatility and the general outlook on the economy.  He will also discuss important factors for individuals/employees to consider when dealing with a market downturn including risk tolerance/revisiting asset allocations and taking advantage of investment opportunities.  

 

Interested RCUH employees (with a TIAA-CREF GRA and/or SRA plan) may view this webinar presentation from any computer by logging on to:

           

Web Link:                  https://cc.callinfo.com/r/1hkvlb0gjkatk

Audio Conference:  1-800-851-3758

            Access Code:           8821054 

 

If you have any questions regarding this webinar presentation, please contact Dayna Tsue at [email protected] or call (808) 956-8953.  TIAA-CREF has also posted several related articles on their website at www.tiaa-cref.org.  Please also see the previous Current News and Announcements article dated Tuesday, August 9, 2011.

 

Coming in October 2011 – TIAA-CREF Group Presentation

We are working with TIAA-CREF to hold a group presentation for RCUH employees in October 2011.  During the group session, Jon Holu (TIAA-CREF’s Retirement/Financial Planning Counselor) will provide general information regarding retirement strategies and planning.  We are coordinating with UH HITS Department to have this presentation made available and broadcasted to employees on Oahu, Maui, Hilo, and Kauai (at various locations).  More information on the date/time will be posted shortly!