News and Announcements
Annual Check-up: Five Steps to Stay on track toward your retirement
Just as regular health check-ups can help find potential health issues before they become a problem, so may conducting an annual check-up on your retirement savings help prevent veering off-track with your retirement savings goals. Fidelity shares five key steps to...
National Retirement Security Month
The month of October is designated as National Retirement Security Month (NRSM). This is a time to make sure your retirement savings and investments are still on track to meet your future goals. Learning more about specific financial needs in retirement is a good...
Festive Finances: Four Ways to boost your financial wellness during the holiday season
It may be tempting to take a pause on your financial readiness to splurge during the holiday season. Fidelity shares during the holidays that 44% of people break even or spend more than they earn each month. Don’t let your holiday spending put you on the retirement...
Fun Learning with financial games
Do you think learning about about savings and retirement is dull? Here are some fun financial awareness games just for you. See what you know and get answers to what you don’t by testing your Financial IQ. Learn key financial tips through a fun personal finance game...
Learning Spotlight: Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, understand and manage emotions. This is an essential ability for interpersonal communications – both at work and at home. During these emotionally challenging times, a stronger understanding of...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. While you can’t prevent cancer, it is important to be proactive about your health and becoming...
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be considered normal and...
Tobacco Users: Get a Jump Start on Your Tobacco Attestation
If you are a tobacco user and want to earn your State Health Plan wellness monthly premium credit for 2022, you don’t need to wait until Open Enrollment. From July 1 to Nov. 30, 2021, tobacco users can attend a tobacco cessation counseling session at a CVS...
Retire with Confidence
Do you lack confidence in your retirement goals? You are not alone. In a survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), 34 percent of all workers surveyed feel less confident they could live comfortably in retirement due to the impact COVID has...
Save It Forward
Contributing to the University of North Carolina supplemental retirement plans today could lead to financial benefits tomorrow. TIAA financial advisors say even a small amount could make a big difference over time. Benefits of contributing to retirement Pretax...
SPF: Protection Against Financial Risks
The hot, lazy days of summer are often a carefree time, but as we slowly recover from a global pandemic and a recent volatile stock market it is key to apply the appropriate SPF (Save, Protect, Fund) to protect yourself against harmful financial risk rays. Save:...
Well-Rounded Retirement Webinars
Planning for retirement goes beyond putting together a financial strategy. A full-picture plan starts with considering many nonfinancial aspects of retirement. TIAA provides the below mini webinars to help create a foundation for thinking beyond the money by exploring...
Make Your FSA Work For You This Summer
The hot summer days are in full swing which means more time spent outside - traveling, grilling out, pool time, and more. While enjoying all the wonderful outside summer fun activities, keep in mind that healthy exposure to sunlight can have positive effects as long...
How to Avoid Injuries from Your Office Chairs
Millions of employees spend the majority of their days sitting and working at computer workstations. Studies have shown time and again that a good ergonomic workspace produces happy, healthy, and productive employees. An ergonomically sound working environment is...
ConnectCarolina Updates Launched May 20
ConnectCarolina has made changes to its look and navigation effective Monday, May 20, which will make it even easier to view your paystub, register for training, change your benefits, and find other self-service tools. Changes you’ll notice on May 20 include: Only one...
System Office Blood Drive
The American Red Cross will be at the UNC System Office on Tuesday, May 14, in the Center for School Leadership Development Board Room at 140 Friday Center Drive, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. To schedule your appointment, go to http://www.redcrossblood.org/ and enter the...
New OSHR Safety, Health and Workers’ Comp Division Director
OSHR is pleased to announce that Interim Safety Health & Workers’ Compensation Division Director, Scarlette Gardner, Esq., has accepted the opportunity to serve as the permanent Division Director effective May 1, 2019. Scarlette is a licensed attorney, graduate of...
Winter Break Closing Schedule
This is an important update to the 2019 holiday calendar previously distributed to System Office employees on September 20, 2018, so please review this memorandum carefully. The State Human Resources Act provides that all State employees are granted 12 paid holidays...
Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Updated
The 2019 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark was updated on the VEVRAA Benchmark Database. Effective March 31, 2019, the new benchmark is 5.9 percent. Looking for prior national percentages? View a chart of the annual...
Apple Sales Event at UNC-Chapel Hill
You're invited to visit the UNC-Chapel Hill Student Stores for their Apple Faculty/Staff sales event, continuing through Friday, April 12. Most units are available for the Employee Computer Purchase Plan and the Apple Trade-In Program. Stop by the Tech Shop (third...