University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Benefits

Campus budget and furlough update

Chancellor Rebecca Blank sent the following message to all employees on Oct. 26. To our employees, This has been a year unlike any other in the history of our institution. I’m tremendously proud of the way everyone in our campus community has pulled together amid great adversity. .Through the summer and fall we’ve targeted October …

FAQs on self-insurance proposal offered

In an effort to provide up to date information regarding the state employee self-insurance program proposed by Governor Scott Walker in his 2017-19 budget plan, UW–Madison Office of Human Resources (OHR) will be posting questions they receive and adding answers as information becomes available. Visit the page here. In future months, OHR will be holding educational sessions to …

UW System updates employee benefit information

UW System officials have provided a revised list of questions and answers on the impacts of the budget repair bill and the 2011-13 state budget on employees. Read the details.

State Group Health Insurance changes

The Office of Human Resources at UW-Madison says the implementation of state legislation will affect employees enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance program. Read the details here. Aug. 1 update: A Wisconsin State Journal story over the weekend indicated employees would see a pay reduction in January 2012 because of higher health insurance contributions …

OHR: Impact of budget, budget repair for benefits and collective bargaining

Bob Lavigna, director of the Office of Human Resources, details the the impact of the biennial state budget and budget repair bill on employee benefits and collective bargaining in a memo sent to all UW-Madison employees on July 5. Bob Lavigna, director of the Office of Human Resources, details the the impact of the biennial …