As April kicks off Financial Literacy Month, it’s a great reminder to take the time to learn more about managing your finances and working to improve them to make it easier to achieve your goals. Financial literacy isn’t only about planning for retirement, it’s about...
For System Office Staff
TIM Scheduled Outages and Updates
Due to Time Information Management (TIM) system updates that will launch on Monday, April 15, system outages will affect all employees' TIM access. This means that every employee will need to track their time worked/leave used outside of TIM for a period of time in...
Floating Holiday Reminders
This is a reminder that the Spring Holiday, which would be observed on Friday, March 29, is designated as a floating holiday for System Office staff. The System Office will be open on Friday, March 29. The System Office has designated the state-recognized Good Friday...
Have a Good Night’s Rest with Headspace
Ever have one of those nights where you just can’t seem to fall asleep? Endless tossing, turning, and counting sheep just doesn’t work to help you find complete rest, only to then wake up feeling groggy. Many of us then turn to caffeine to keep us going as that...
March is National Kidney Month
The kidney is designed to make urine and extract waste and extra fluid from your body. Diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease are some of the diseases that may precipitate poor kidney function. The International Society of Nephrology indicates that 850...
February is American Heart Month
February is considered by many the month of love with Valentine's Day being its focus, so what better month to also celebrate the other “matters of the heart”? According to the American Heart Association (AHA), one in four deaths in the USA is caused by heart disease....
Financial Resolutions for 2024: Prepare and Save
With another year in the books, it’s a great time to look back at your finances from 2023 and set new goals for 2024. For many, 2023 was a year of unexpected increases in the costs of gas, groceries and almost everything in between. This created budget changes that...
Enhancements to UNC Retirement Programs coming soon
You are part of a collective of individuals whose passion and drive help shape what we are today. It’s why we provide you with a retirement program designed with the tools, services and guidance that can be personalized to meet your individual goals and needs. Earlier...
Interest Rates: What are they and how are they calculated?
We often hear about interest rates but have you ever wondered what they are and how they affect your finances? An interest rate is reward for saving money or the cost of borrowing it. Interest is calculated as a percentage of the total money that you borrow or save....
Annual retirement Contribution limits
The Internal Revenue Service has announced its annual update to contribution limits for pension and retirement plans for the 2024 tax year. Section 415 requires these limits to be adjusted annually for cost of living increases. The limit on contributions by employees...