Be Well Offers Multiple Wellness Programs for Faculty and Staff
Be Well offers initiatives for faculty and staff to cultivate personal and community well-being.
HR Roadshow Brings Offices’ Expertise to You
UT Knoxville’s Human Resources team is here to help by bringing their office and expertise to you.
Open Enrollment Period Under Way until October 14
Open enrollment for benefits began Monday and will remain open through Friday, October 14. During this period, UT faculty and staff have the opportunity to sign up for or make changes to their health, dental, vision, basic and term life, long-term care, and optional special accident insurance and their flexible spending accounts. Decisions made during this
Talk with Insurance and Program Experts at UT’s Fall Benefits Fair
Knoxville-area faculty and staff are invited to attend a benefits fair October 8 to learn about the dozens of insurance plans, benefits and corporate discounts that make up UT’s comprehensive benefits package.
Enroll Now in 2016 Health, Dental, Vision, and Other Insurance Programs
The annual enrollment period for health, dental, vision, basic and term life, long-term care and optional special accident programs is underway and continues through October 15.
Reminder: Complete Partnership Promise Biometric Screening by July 15
Employees and covered spouses currently enrolled in the Partnership PPO who have been contacted for health coaching in 2015 must complete a biometric health screening by July 15.
Changes to Retirement Plans for New Hires Take Effect July 2014
Some large-scale changes to the retirement plans administered by the State of Tennessee and offered to UT employees will take effect on July 1. The changes will not impact existing UT employees. But all faculty and staff involved in recruiting and hiring new employees should understand the changes.
Sick Leave Bank Enrollment Begins April 1
The open enrollment period for the Sick Leave Bank begins April 1 and ends on June 30. The Sick Leave Bank provides members who are experiencing serious illnesses or injuries an opportunity to request additional paid leave from the bank after exhausting all accrued personal leave.
Register Now for Life Planning Seminar
Human Resources and the Benefits and Retirement offices are hosting a two-day Life Planning Seminar on April 11 and 12. Topics will include retiree health insurance, deferred compensation, financial planning, and more. Employees can pick which sessions they attend. All sessions are free, though pre-registration is required.
It’s Open Enrollment Season for UT Health, Dental and Flexible Benefits
By now you should have received all the information you need to make decisions for you and your family about UT’s health, dental, and flexible benefit plans for next year. The annual enrollment transfer period for UT’s health insurance program is October 1 through November 1. Open enrollment for UT’s Flexible Benefits Plan is open
Long-Term Disability Insurance Open Enrollment Begins Monday
The open enrollment period for the long-term disability (LTD) insurance plan offered through UT begins Monday, March 28. Recent changes have resulted not only in improved benefits, but also lower premiums for current participants and for eligible employees who wish to join the plan during the enrollment period, which ends May 2. Knoxville-area employees may
Changes to UT Medical Center Benefit for University Employees
Prior to Jan. 1, 2011, University Health Systems (through the UT Medical Center in Knoxville) provided a benefit to UT employees in the form of a full waiver after insurance of residual hospital charges, if the employees, their spouses and eligible dependents were participants in the state of Tennessee medical insurance program. As a result