To: All Principal Investigators

We would like to remind you that all Post Offer Job Requirements (i.e. First Aid/CPR certification, Medical Clearances, etc.) imposed as a condition of employment at the time of creating a job description is the Project responsibility to ensure that all employee’s are in compliance with the job’s post offer job requirements at all times. The RCUH will inform the Principal Investigator and/or Supervisor and the employee of the outstanding post offer requirements at the time of hire. It is the project’s responsibility to ensure that these requirements have been completed/maintained and submitted by the deadline to RCUH Human Resources via email at [email protected] or via fax to (808) 956-9423.

Outstanding Post Offer Requirements: All projects that have employees with outstanding post offer job requirements will be contacted shortly. We will be providing you with a list of your employees that have outstanding post offer documents with due dates to be received by our office.

If you have any questions, please contact Renee Doi, Assistant Director of Human Resources at [email protected] or (808) 956-6965.

To: All Principal Investigators

Effective immediately and until further notice, the RCUH Human Resources Department will no longer offer First Aid/CPR/AED Training. If you have employees that require a valid First Aid/CPR/AED certification as a condition of continued employment, please contact American Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org for the next available training class.

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 May 16-31, 2015 Timesheet
PAYROLL Deadline is June 1, 2015 noon
Payday for this timesheet is June 5, 2015

Next Announcement: June 1 (June 1-15)

Our Annual 2015-2016 Benefits Open Enrollment Sessions have ended and were held from Monday, May 4, 2015 through Friday, May 8, 2015. We had the opportunity to go out to the neighbor islands for our sessions as shown below:

Date	Time	Location
Monday, May 4, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Big Island – UH Hilo IFA Auditorium, Room 131
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Tuesday, May 5, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Oahu – Kaka’ako JABSOM Auditorium MEB 315
	2:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Oahu – UH Manoa Kuykendall Auditorium
Wednesday, May 6, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Kauai – Kauai CC OSC 207
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Thursday, May 7, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Oahu – UH Manoa Kuykendall Auditorium
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm	Oahu – Kaka’ako JABSOM Auditorium MEB 315
Friday, May 8, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Maui – UH Maui College Ka’aike 109
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Benefits Open Enrollment Sessions. We appreciate you taking the time to attend and better understand your benefits, and ask questions.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
May 18, 2015	DEADLINE for Benefits Enrollment/Change Election Forms
June 8-12, 2015	Check your emails or postal mail for your 2015-2016 Open Enrollment Confirmation Benefits Statement
June 23, 2015	FINAL DEADLINE for changes to any discrepancies/ errors to your originally submitted Open Enrollment benefits election(s)
July 1, 2015	Start date of Benefits Enrollment/Changes

As a FINAL REMINDER, all Benefits Open Enrollment Form(s) must be received no later than 4:30p.m., Monday, May 18, 2015 (NO EXCEPTIONS). If your form(s) are not received by the stated deadline, you will need to wait until the next Annual Open Enrollment Period to make any enrollments/changes to your benefit plan(s), unless you experience a mid-plan year qualifying event.

Submit forms either by (original copy(ies) is not needed)

• Email: [email protected]
• Mail:
  RCUH Human Resources
  1601 East-West Road
  John A. Burns Hall 4^th Floor, Makai Wing
  Honolulu, HI 96848
• Fax: (808) 956-5022

Questions? Contact
RCUH Human Resources Benefits
Phone: (808) 956-2326/ (808) 956-9847
Email: [email protected]

Mahalo,
RCUH Human Resources

TO: Principal Investigators and Project/Program Managers

Effective May 5, 2015, we have updated our RCUH Family Leave Policy to include the following:

• Updated Format of Policy to include “Responsibilities of Parties” at the very top of the policy to allow for ease of use
• NEW RCUH Family Leave Request Form
• Updated Federal Forms (i.e. WH-380 Forms)
• Frequently Asked Questions

For all new Family Leave Requests, please have your employee(s) use the most up to date forms, which can be found on our Policy 3.660 RCUH Family Leave.
If you have any questions, please email RCUH Benefits at [email protected]

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 May 1-15, 2015 Timesheet
PAYROLL Deadline is May 18, 2015 noon
Payday for this timesheet is May 22, 2015

Next Announcement: May 16 (May 16-31)

REMINDER: RCUH’s 2015-2016 Benefit Open Enrollment Sessions – SIGN UP TODAY!

To: All RCUH Regular 50-100% FTE Employees

The Annual RCUH Benefits Open Enrollment Period (BOEP) is here. BOEP Forms/Documents were sent out to all RCUH benefits-eligible employees on Monday, April 20, 2015, via email and postal mail. If you have not received your packet, please contact us via email [email protected] to request for a duplicate packet. Please review ALL of the materials provided.

If you have not already signed up for an Open Enrollment Session and are interested in attending, please see below for information on the upcoming open enrollment sessions and SIGN UP TODAY:

Date	Time	Location
Monday, May 4, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Big Island – UH Hilo, IFA Auditorium, Room 131
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Tuesday, May 5, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Oahu – Kaka’ako, JABSOM Auditorium MEB 315
	2:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Oahu – UH Manoa, Kuykendall Auditorium
Wednesday, May 6, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Kauai – Kauai CC, OSC 207
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Thursday, May 7, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Oahu – UH Manoa, Kuykendall Auditorium
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm	Oahu – Kaka’ako, JABSOM Auditorium MEB 315
Friday, May 8, 2015	10:00 am to 12:00 pm	Maui – UH Maui College, Ka’aike 109
	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

• NEW! AGENDA at each Enrollment Session:
  1^ST Hour – Carrier Presentation / Question & Answers
  2^ND Hour – Carrier Website Capabilities & Resources / Question & Answers with Carriers
• UPDATE: Prize Drawings this year have been cancelled.

During open enrollment, you can make changes to your existing health plans and/or add on dependents. During our open enrollment sessions, we will be announcing plan changes, changes to cost of health/dental plan premiums, and online capabilities/resources from each carrier.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
April 20-24, 2015	Check your emails or postal mail for your Open Enrollment Information Packet & Personal Benefits Statement
May 18, 2015	DEADLINE for Benefits Enrollment/Change Election Forms
June 23, 2015	FINAL DEADLINE for changes to any discrepancies/ errors to your originally submitted Open Enrollment benefits election(s)
July 1, 2015	Start date of Benefits Enrollment/Changes

We look forward to your attendance in our upcoming sessions. If you have any questions, please email RCUH Benefits at [email protected].

Open Enrollment sessions are accessible for individuals with disabilities. For more information or to request an accommodation due to your disability, please contact us via email at [email protected]at least one week prior to the enrollment session.

An additional training session has been scheduled for all Principal Investigators, Supervisors, and Administrative Staff and will be conducted by RCUH Human Resources to review/discuss the process and guidelines for the 2015 Annual Performance Evaluations. We encourage all PIs, Supervisors, and Administrative Staff to attend this training session. The schedule of training session is as follows:

ISLAND	LOCATION	DATE	TIME
Oahu	Kaka’ako-JABSOM JABSOM Auditorium MEB 315	Tuesday, May 5, 2015	2:00pm – 4:00pm

To sign up for training, click on RCUH Training Enrollment located on the RCUH home web page.

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

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
May 18, 2015	Institute for Astronomy, Room 131 Hilo, HI	9:00am – 4:00pm
May 19, 2015	Institute for Astronomy, Room 131 Hilo, HI	9:00am – 4:00pm
May 20, 2015	Institute for Astronomy, Room 131 Hilo, HI	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.

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
May 12, 2015	JABSOM, Medical Education Building, Room 105	9:00am – 4:00pm
May 13, 2015	JABSOM, Medical Education Building, Room 105	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.