Welcome to the Powerhouse

Joan Nelson, SPHRAssistant Vice President

Human Resources

Welcome to the Powerhouse

Health

& Retirement

Benefits

Benefits Summary

As a UH faculty member, you can enjoy a

comprehensive benefits package that includes:• Medical coverage

• Vision Care

• Prescription drug coverage

• Dental coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• Flexible health & dependent care spending plans

• Retirement

Benefits Summary

WITHIN 30 DAYS –

Optional Benefits

• Dental coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• Flexible health & dependent

care spending plans

• Retirement

WITHIN 60 DAYS –

Medical Benefits

• Medical coverage

• Vision Care

• Prescription drug coverage

Additional Optional Benefits

• Aflac– Accident Insurance

– Cancer/Specified–Disease Insurance

– Critical Care and Recovery (Specified Health Event)

– Hospital Confinement Indemnity

• MetLife– Universal Life with Long-Term Care Plan

• Same open enrollment period as your other

benefits

BE BENEFITS WISE

Be Benefits Wise Seminar (HRT022) Wednesday,

August 26th 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.

Please register for the Seminar at: http://www.uh.edu/human-resources/LTD/LTD_HR_Course_%20Calendar/

Contact Deanna Holmes, Sr. Benefits Coordinator at dholmes@Central.UH.EDU

Phone: 713-743-3689

UH Retirement

TRS & ORP

Supplemental

Teacher Retirement System

• Mandatory for all benefits eligible

non-ORP employees

• Contribution rates:

– Employee: 7.2% gross monthly

salary

– Employer: 6.8% gross monthly

salary

• Defined plan upon retirement

• Vested after 5 years

Optional Retirement Plan

• Available to all full-time Faculty

• One-time irrevocable decision

• Contribution rates:

– Employee: 6.65% gross

monthly salary

– Employer: 6.6% gross monthly

salary

• Vested after 1 year, 1 day

• 90 day election period

• Use of UHS approved vendors only

TRS vs. ORP

UHS Approved Vendors

• Fidelity Investments

• Voya Financial

• Lincoln Financial Group

• MetLife

• TIAA-CREF

• VALIC

Required Training-

Learning & Talent Development

Mandatory Training

• Automatic Enrollment

EEO

FERPA

FRAUD Awareness

Code of Ethics

Secure Our Systems

• Must be Completed within 30 Days

• Essential Function of your job

Talent Development

• Functional Training

• Manager Training

• Team Building

• Individual Coaching

SKILLPORT

• Over 3,500 online training courses and

15,000 books available through Skillport.

• Skillport is accessible through AccessUH to

all faculty, staff and students.

• Several professors use Skillport as a

supplement to their courses.

OTHER ITEMS

• HERC (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium)

• Please remember that you must work with

your business office to hire any individual

– Affordable Care Act

• Consulting and other outside employment –

• Enjoy Working at UH!

Welcome to the Powerhouse

THANK YOU!