HR@UW Blog

This month we have the pleasure of learning more about the Employee Disability Resource (EDR) Office and its four employees. Our colleagues in the EDR Office have partnered extensively with the HR community—especially in these …

The time has come for the Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) period, which takes place from September 28 through October 23, 2020. ABE is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having …

Director of Total Rewards Director of Talent Management Office of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin–Madison Leadership Positions in Overview These key leadership positions will develop and lead strategic initiatives, provide policy direction, and manage HR …

Allison Niles has been working at UW–Madison for just over six years, for most of that time as the Payroll Services Manager in the Office of Human Resources (OHR). Before joining UW–Madison, she was the …

On Monday, February 24, 2020, enhancements were made to the SH/SV reference check process in JEMS.  A “SH/SV” contact type is now available on the Contact tab in JEMS PVL and JEMS Hire.  If a …

Earlier, this month, School of Education HR Manager Gautam Jayanthi published an article entitled, Stop Trying to Suppress Your Bias in Hiring in Step Up for Equity, an organization committed to learning to create and …

Jessica is thrilled to join the Office of Human Resources as chief of staff! Prior to joining OHR, she spent 13 years at the nonpartisan Wisconsin Legislative Council (LC), where she served in a variety …

Need help training new employees on JEMS PVL? Could you use a refresher yourself? Check out the updated JEMS PVL Manual! It is a guide that explains how to use the web-based system to recruit …

Members of the University of Wisconsin’s human resources, finance, IT, and research administration communities came from near and far to participate in two weeks of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software demonstrations, hosted by the Administrative …

At our 4th annual HR@UW Conference on December 3, Chief Human Resources Officer Mark  Walters announced the nominees and winners of the 2019 HR Business Partner Awards. As in prior years, the HR community—as well …