Month: October 2017

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Joe Matise

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which aims to educate individuals about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of the nation’s employees with disabilities.

Held annually, National Disability Employment Awareness Month is led by the Office of Disability Employment Policy within the U.S. Department of Labor, but its true spirit lies in the many observances held at the grassroots level across the nation every year. Employers of all sizes and in all industries are encouraged to participate in this occasion, including our hiring managers here at NC State!

For specific ideas about how your unit can support National Disability Employment Awareness Month, visit the DOL website. Suggestions range from putting up a poster to more comprehensive approaches, such as conducting training for supervisors to review relevant policies such as the process for providing reasonable accommodations. Regardless of how a department chooses to participate, it all plays an important part in fostering a more inclusive workforce, one where every person is recognized for his or her abilities – every day of every month.

December Payroll and Winter Break Processing Deadlines

Joe Matise

As Winter Break approaches, we’d like to remind you that HR will process SHRA and EHRA action requests in the order that they are received. We will process as many requests as possible for December payroll, but due to the heavy volume of activity, it may not be possible to process all requests in time for the early payroll lockout on December 7th.

Salary Adjustments

  • December salary actions for SHRA and EHRA must be received in HR via PeopleAdmin no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, 11/27/2017 to receive priority review to meet the 12/7/2017 payroll lockout deadline.
    Please note that any salary adjustment where the employee’s June 30 or current total proposed compensation is $100,000 or greater and the proposed salary adjustment is 5% or greater requires BOG reporting and consultation which will extend the timeline for approval.

Recruitment and Hiring

  • Postings received by 5:00 pm on Friday, 12/15/2017 will be given priority for posting prior to the Winter Break. (Note: Days that the University is closed do NOT count against the minimum posting period.)
    Please note that the creation of a new position where the associated salary budget is $70,000 or greater requires BOG reporting and consultation which will extend the timeline for approval.
  • Hiring proposals received by 5:00 pm on Monday, 12/18/2017 will be given priority for approval before the winter break. Note that EHRA hiring proposals also require University AA approval following HR endorsement. Additional time should be allotted to ensure approval.

Background Checks

Background checks will continue to be processed as completed release forms are received from candidates, with priority given to urgent start dates. JAR actions for Spring semester (early January) hires should be entered no later than Monday, December 11th to best ensure that there is adequate time for background check processing. Please encourage candidates to complete the electronic background check forms as soon as possible in order for the background check process to begin quickly.

International Employment

As always, all H-1B petitions require a 3-4 week lead-time. Please keep this in mind and engage International Employment as early as possible for your January/February start dates to account for the upcoming holidays and winter break.

Thank you for your cooperation. If you have questions, please contact your Talent Consultant (for SHRA actions or SHRA and EHRA recruitment), Lori Preiss (for EHRA actions) at lapreiss@ncsu.edu, the Background Check Program at background-checks@ncsu.edu, or Jill Blitstein (international employment) at jill_blitstein@ncsu.edu.