Human Resources would like to take
this time to thank each of you in
the business offices all over
campus. You worked so diligently
these past 3 months processing
approximately 7,000 electronic
personnel action requests (ePARs).
September has always been a
challenging time for the campus and
HR to keep up with demand. ePARs for
Hiring, Terminating, and Job Changes
along with the electronic I-9 made
the workload this year much more
manageable and much less
problematic.
Thank you for accommodating all of
the changes this past year and
adjusting your business practices to
take advantage of the technology we
have available. The new processes
have improved the on-boarding for
employees to ensure compliance,
being paid on time and getting
access to necessary campus services
promptly. Your efforts have allowed
us to meet goals and standards that
we thought would take much longer to
achieve. This is a remarkable feat
and we could not have done it
without your support.
We also appreciate all of the
technical assistance and new
processes from HRMS.
We look forward to receiving our
state on-time rankings this year and
we will keep you informed of our
progress. As a team, we all worked
together to make Fall 2009 our best
season yet!
Spring 2010 is fast approaching
With the holidays and semester break
making short months ahead, it is not
too early to think about the hiring
and reappointment process for Spring
2010. HRIM has already processed
Spring appointments for some early
birds.
We would like to remind you that
ePARs can not be processed without a
valid I-9 on file. If you are
rehiring an employee who worked on
this campus in the last 365 days, a
new I-9 is not required. Otherwise,
please complete the New Employee
Authorization Form
https://www.uh.edu/hr/HRFORMS/authorization_request.pdf
and send the employee to HR on or
before their first day of work.
Also, if you have students that you
know will not be working in the
Spring, now is a good time to
process those terminations. Please
be sure to terminate all records if
they have split assignments. If you
are sharing the cost with another
department, please coordinate with
the other department to make sure
the employee is actually
terminating. Note that if a graduate
student falls below 50% FTE, they
will not be insurance eligible.
Please contact Deborah Clay at
extension 3-5771 if you have
questions or need further
assistance.
