Fringe Benefits (Archives)

NEA Health Information Network (HIN) Disaster Relief

The NEA HIN Disaster Relief Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charity that provides aid to the education community in the wake of large scale disaster. When the Fund is activated in response to a disaster, NEA HIN staff work with state and local NEA affiliates to give grants to local aid organizations that are positioned to meet the needs of disaster-struck education communities.

2012-11-05T09:56:00-10:00November 5, 2012|Fringe Benefits|

UHPA Sponsors Informational Financial Planning Seminars for Members

UHPA is sponsoring informational financial planning seminars as a service to UHPA members only. Whether you are newly hired or a long time faculty member there is information that can assist you in making decisions on employee benefits, budgeting and take home pay, housing and retirement with the challenges that come with living in an island state. Every campus will have access to this program either in October or November. If you are unable to attend the session on your campus, you are welcome to attend a session on another campus.

2014-07-29T19:29:43-10:00October 19, 2012|Fringe Benefits|

The Terms of the UHM Chancellor Designee’s Employment Contract Have Been Released

The employment agreement reached between Dr. Thomas Apple and the Board of Regents include: a) a 5-year appointment as Chancellor of UH-Manoa, b) post-administrative appointment rights into the UHPA faculty bargaining as a tenured full professor, c) an 11-month appointment, as opposed to the standard 9-month Instructional appointment period, and d) “…faculty fallback salary not less than other senior college or school eleven month faculty.” There is a 16.67% differential between 9-month and 11-month appointments, with the 11-month appointment usually reserved for Instructional faculty members serving as Department Chairs.

2014-07-29T19:29:33-10:00June 5, 2012|Fringe Benefits|

Social Security and EUTF: Pre-Retirement Sessions

All employees considering retirement within the next few years are encouraged to attend. As planning for retirement should start early, others who have never attended a session and would like to know more about their retirement benefits are also encouraged to attend on a space available basis.

2014-07-29T19:29:29-10:00February 9, 2012|Fringe Benefits|

Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP)

The Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) is a new program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides mortgage payment assistance to eligible homeowners experiencing a drop in income of at least 15 percent, directly resulting from involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to the economy and/or a medical condition. Hawaii is one of the states that is offering this loan program. The deadline for homeowners to submit a Pre-Applicant Screening Worksheet to a participating counseling agency is this Friday, July 22, 2011.

2014-07-29T19:29:52-10:00July 20, 2011|Fringe Benefits|
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