Moving quickly to implement the findings of a comprehensive study and analysis of its ability to recruit and retain a high-quality workforce, the school board, at their meeting on October 27, 2022, approved recommendations from the Department of Human Resources to move forward with a series of pay increases for key positions beginning in December. Please read our October 28 news release for details! Continue reading
The following message was issued from Nelsie Birch, Chief Financial Officer for Albemarle County, on Friday, October 28, 2022:
I am writing to share that an audit of payments to the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) has revealed that an internal system error has resulted in a need to reconcile some employee VRS accounts due to an underpayment or overpayment of the required member contribution (5% of your regular pay). This will result in the need to deduct additional contributions from employees who had an insufficient amount of contributions deducted from their pay and to refund member contributions that were in excess of the required 5%. About half of our employees are impacted by this, and the predominant amount to be deducted or refunded is under $10. Continue reading
This year’s Open Enrollment is a BIG one! This November 1-15, all benefits-eligible employees are REQUIRED to log in to ADP and either elect or decline benefits like medical/dental/Flexible Spending Accounts for next year. Also, this is the first time we’ll be using ADP for the Open Enrollment process. That’s a lot going on, so here are some tips to help you sail through the Open Enrollment window: Continue reading
Our annual Open Enrollment window will be live Tuesday, November 1 – Tuesday, November 15. This year, ALL benefits-eligible employees must log in to ADP to either enroll in or decline benefits for the 2023 plan year, including medical and dental insurance, as well as flexible spending and health savings accounts. Participation in Open Enrollment is required, as current medical/dental and Flexible Spending Account elections will NOT automatically renew for 2023.
For a summary of what to expect and some helpful tips, check out our Open Enrollment video featuring Dan Redding, Executive Director of Human Resources, and Claudine Cloutier, Program Manager for Benefits:
Good news! You don’t have to wait for Open Enrollment to review your options. Check out our Compass post on What You Need to Know About 2023 Benefits Options or visit our Open Enrollment info site!
The sooner you start planning for retirement, the easier it can be. If you wait, it could take much more per pay period to achieve the same goal. Let’s get started! Our Nationwide Retirement Specialist, Lynn Robinette, is offering virtual consultations the week of October 31 – November 4, and again December 5-9. Continue reading
We are activating additional self-serve options in ADP! (Current self-serve options include viewing your pay statements, changing your federal and state withholding amounts, and updating your personal contact information.) Beginning this afternoon, our self-serve options will expand to include reviewing your benefits elections and requesting changes to your benefits enrollments (including adding/dropping medical/dental plans or adding/dropping covered dependents) in conjunction with a mid-year Qualifying Life Event (such as marriage, birth, divorce, or a change of employment status that impacts your access or the access of your spouse and/or dependents to medical/dental coverage). Continue reading
The planned expansion of self-serve options in the ADP Employee Portal, including reviewing benefits elections and requesting changes to benefits enrollments in conjunction with a mid-year Qualifying Life Event, will not occur on Monday, October 17, as previously announced. Following the transfer of employee data from Great Plains (our former system for tracking employee information) to our new Human Resources Information System (HRIS), the project team needs additional time to ensure the accuracy of the data transfer. We apologize for any inconvenience; however, we expect this to be short delay and will provide an update in this Thursday’s HR Weekly Update.
Starting next week, we are expanding the self-serve options available in the ADP Employee Portal to include reviewing your benefits elections and requesting changes to your benefits enrollments in conjunction with a mid-year Qualifying Life Event. Also, our vaccination clinics are well underway! ALL Albemarle County and Albemarle County Public Schools employees and public safety volunteers are eligible to participate with no out-of-pocket cost. Please read on to learn more about each of these announcements. Continue reading
In preparation for the upcoming Open Enrollment window (November 1-15), the Open Enrollment info page is now available. This is your go-to source of information for all things Open Enrollment! On this page, you will find: Continue reading
Starting on Monday, October 10, you will be able to log in and out of our Kronos Time and Attendance System. All paid work will be processed through Kronos by the end of October.
I’m a Regular Part-Time or Regular Full-Time Employee. What do I need to know? Continue reading