Category: HR Focus

Don’t miss important updates — review your contact information

If you’ve experienced changes that affect your emergency contacts, update your information in the ONE.UF system.

New semester, new opportunities: Helping employees thrive at work

The return of our students each fall brings with it a special kind of energy—a sense of renewal, possibility and purpose that is hard to match. The start of a new academic year is always a reminder of why our work matters and the collective impact we make as part of the University of Florida community.

Fall semester EEP deadline approaching

UF faculty and staff who wish to take college courses through the EEP this fall are encouraged to review deadlines and register for the July 25 info session.

The inside scoop on mandatory reporting rules

Elevate your compliance game — join the Learn over Lunch bunch for an insightful webinar on mandatory reporting.

Leave reporting and essential personnel considerations after campus closure

Following UF’s early campus closure last Friday due to commencement, administrative leave was granted to regularly scheduled employees.

Explore summer training opportunities

UF Training and Organizational Development has released its summer schedule of personal and professional development courses.

HEO scholarship awarded to 150 children of TEAMS employees

150 eligible TEAMS employees’ children were recently awarded the Higher Education Opportunity, or HEO, scholarship.

Explore UF Engaged resources for supervisors and staff

Explore the UF Engaged Toolkit for instruction guides, job aids, answers to frequently asked questions and suggested courses.

Explore ways to enhance your retirement savings  

With tax season upon us, now is a great time to review your voluntary savings plans to ensure you’re optimizing your contributions. In addition to the mandatory state retirement plans, you may participate in voluntary Fidelity 403(b) and 457(b) Florida Deferred Compensation plans to supplement your retirement income via payroll deductions. These plans are open to all UF employees and have no employer contribution. They also accept rollovers from other retirement plans.  

Read on for a breakdown of each plan or watch a video highlighting the differences between the plans and how to effectively save for retirement.

Benefits Open Enrollment ends Oct. 31  

Open Enrollment for 2026 benefits runs now through Friday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. UF’s annual Open Enrollment period is your opportunity to add, change or remove benefits enrollment elections for the next plan year. Elections made during this period will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.   Here are a few ways […]