| Power Down for Holiday Break | | Winter break is a crucial time for energy conservation at Brandeis. If you are leaving campus, the Office of Campus Operations requests that you power down and conserve as much energy as possible. For a list of suggestions please visit the Facilities website. |
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| Discontinuing One-time Payments for Students Employees | | After a review of procedures Payroll is discontinuing one-time payments for student employees. One-time payments for students, in which they receive a lump sum for an unspecified number of hours, will no longer be allowed. The change is being made in order to be compliant with labor laws and ensure that students are being paid properly for th ework performed. For more information please visit the Payroll website. |
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| Scheduled Network Maintenance | Thursday, Jan. 10
6 p.m.
Campus-wide | On Thursday, January 10, 2019, starting at 6 p.m., Information Technology Services will upgrade the Brandeis network to ensure continued reliability and performance. There will be a disruption in service for approximately one hour. Services affected include access to Brandeis services (such as Gmail and LATTE), phone connectivity, wired and wireless network service.
If you experience interruptions with these services after the scheduled maintenance, please reboot your computer. If you continue to experience problems, please call the Technology Help Desk at 781-736-HELP (4357). |
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| Payroll 2018 Year-end Memo | The Payroll Office has issued the annual memo regarding important calendar year-end paycheck and tax information for 2018 and 2019. This includes requests for duplicate W-2 forms and changes in tax filing status.
The memo is available on the Payroll website, under Payroll Year-end Memo 2018. |
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| 2018 President Discretionary Days | In keeping with Brandeis tradition President Liebowitz has approved Dec. 24, 26, 27, 28 and 31 in addition to the Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 staff holidays.
The Human Resources Paid Time Off webpage reflect these discretionary days. |
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| Vacation Cary-over | | With the end of the calendar year approaching, it is a perfect time for employees to review their vacation balances. The University vacation policy limits balances that employees are allowed to carry-over to the next calendar year. On January 1, 2019, employees who have balances that exceed the carry-over limit will have their balances reduced. Please plan ahead and use your accrued time to avoid losing any vacation time. As always supervisors approval is required before vacation leave can be taken. Please visit the Human Resources website to view the paid time off policy. |
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| Support at Brandeis website | Brandeis offers a wide variety of resources to assist members of our community. You can visit the Support at Brandeis website to access those systems that are available to staff, students and faculty. |
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