UT Space Institute’s Interim Executive Director James Simonton expressed that UTSI employees would return to campus full-time on March 15, following a year-long stint of teleworking since March 2020. Prior to return, all supervisors and department heads were informed that they were expected to reiterate to employees that returning to work would entail proper CDC … Continued
Shortly before COVID-19 turned the world upside down and changed the way many do business, the Institute for Public Service partnered with Baskin Strategies to study workforce flexibility across the institute. IPS initiated the study following employee engagement feedback asking for remote work arrangements to eliminate long commutes and avoid costly and limited parking in … Continued
At UT Knoxville, one of our missions is to educate students. Our employees are a critical part of that effort. For the past year, we have all navigated this pandemic together, and we will continue to move forward together. The university is working to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to the campus community in an effort to … Continued
The UT Health Science Center has stood at the forefront of the local and state response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to keep the public safe. In many ways, the university’s efforts to keep the campus community safe have mirrored the local and state response. When UTHSC led the establishment of Memphis’ first drive-through … Continued
The UT Chattanooga Human Resources department recognizes the need for more online resources to support the mental health and wellbeing of all University employees. Since March 2020, the department has hosted more than 20 webinars and online sessions for staff and managers, providing support and highlighting several useful tools focused on recognizing and coping with … Continued
Greetings from UT System Human Resources! As we move “Together, Forward” in preparation of our return to workplace beginning June 1, 2021, we are excited to present this issue as an additional resource to help navigate a safe and productive process for returning to our offices and in-person interactions. It is critical that we emphasize … Continued
The Quarterly EXM Survey, What You Need to Know The Employee Experience Monitor (EXM) survey, distributed quarterly to all regular employees by McLean and Company, plays a vital role in providing regular feedback to UT System Human Resources. The one-question survey asks, “How likely are you to recommend the University of Tennessee to a qualified … Continued
When COVID-19 began last year, the world was unsure of the physical health effects the virus would have on those who contracted it. Now a year into the “new normal,” everyone, regardless of if they have been infected or not, has been affected by COVID-19 in some way. In order to help combat the negative, … Continued
The system-wide Employee Relations Advisory Board (ERAB) serves as an advisory group to the president with respect to University policies, programs and practices. The board meets quarterly— either in-person or by video conference—and consists of Employee Relations Committee (ERC) members elected by their committee peers. Tom Anderson Tom Anderson is a buyer in the UT … Continued
Resources! We are excited about this issue of For Your Benefit, which promises to provide you timely information regarding open enrollment, any potential changes in our healthcare benefit plan offerings and general updates from the UT System. We are especially excited to introduce new additions to our UT System HR team and our ongoing HR … Continued
