Archive for the 'Business Services' Category

New I-9 Form as of November 2007

Monday, November 19th, 2007

On 7 November 2007 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification. The form itself is the same as the old form, but they have modified the list of acceptable documents by deleting those which are no longer acceptable. Employers may only accept those documents which are listed on the 2007 version of the form I-9. (more…)

Know the right way to sign a contract on behalf of the university

Monday, September 10th, 2007

As we start the new academic year, it is a good time to remind you about how to get agreements signed on behalf of the university. The “How To” page at www.bussvc.wisc.edu/howto/admin/university_signature.html has a decision tree to help you determine how to do this.

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Benefits 101 seminar for new employees offered July 23

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

An additional Benefits 101 seminar was added for this month. It will be held on July 23. New employees can register at: https://fpm-www3.fpm.wisc.edu/ohrd/OHRDCatalogPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=29&CourseGroupKey=16792

June 2007 issue of Administrative News from UW-Madison Business Services available online

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

The June 2007 issue of ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS, the newsletter of UW-Madison Division of Business Services can be viewed online or downloaded (pdf or MS Word) at http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/bsnews/admin_news_index.html. Articles cover subjects of interest in departments in Business Services, the new expanded Office of Human Resources and the Office of Archives and Records Management. Archives of past issues are also posted.

Summer Service and Summer Session PayData forms

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Summer Service and Summer Session PayData forms should have only the summer months showing in the funding matrix. If an individual is on both types of summer payrolls, please send a PayData for each type of funding. (more…)

Fiscal Year 8 unclassified payroll information

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

PayData forms are required for all fiscal year 8 unclassified personnel. We do not yet know whether fiscal year reports will be created, but if they are, they will be for your reference only. (more…)

Security change regarding employees’ social security numbers

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

To eliminate the use of social security numbers wherever feasible to protect employee’s personal information, we are now accessing all payroll information for CALS’ employees using the employee’s Person ID number. (more…)

March 15 training focuses on cost transfers

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

CALS Research Division and CALS Business Services will be offering training on cost transfers on Thursday, March 15 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Parsons Penn Conference Room, Taylor Hall. The presentation will focus on: (more…)

How campus is handling Microsoft Class Action Claims

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

A memo has been sent from UW-Madison Purchasing Services to campus administrators regarding the Microsoft Class Action lawsuit. Purchasing Services will manage the claim process for this lawsuit. (more…)

Campus posts a new mileage reimbursement rate

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
There is a new UW-Madison mileage reimbursement rate as of December 1, 2006. You can find the link to the new information on CALS Business Services web site – http://www.cals.wisc.edu/bussvc/travel/index.html