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Paycheck Changes Employees Can Expect to See in January December 2, 2025

With the new tax year comes many paycheck adjustments. Here are some of the changes employees might expect to see starting in January 2026: Benefit deductions: Employees may see different […]


Transition guide packages are in the mail – get all the details on the UWRP/VIP changes November 18, 2025

Changes to the UWRP and VIP are coming in 2026 The University of Washington is moving forward with the changes to the UWRP and VIP retirement plans announced earlier this […]


Advancing our talent systems: Workday Recruiting and Learning October 30, 2025

Shared by Heather Horn, vice president for UW Human Resources, with University leaders and the HR Community of Practice on Oct. 30, 2025. Since joining the University of Washington on […]


Get ready for UWRP/VIP changes: Register and book your 1:1 October 14, 2025

Changes to the UWRP and VIP are coming in 2026 The University of Washington is moving forward with the changes to the UWRP and VIP retirement plans announced earlier this […]


UWRP/VIP vendor change and plan update September 4, 2025

Moving forward with the retirement plan changes The University of Washington announced earlier this summer that it is transitioning to a new retirement plan experience, which will become effective in […]


Looking Ahead: Workday Learning pilot August 28, 2025

Shared by Mindy Kornberg, vice president for UW Human Resources, with University leaders and the HR Community of Practice on Aug. 20, 2025. As we bring Workday Recruiting online, our […]


Coming soon: New Absence Calendar experience in Workday July 25, 2025

Workday has launched a redesigned Absence Calendar experience, bringing together key time off features into one modern, user-friendly interface. This new experience will be released on September 11, but we’re […]


Workday Recruiting: July implementation update July 1, 2025

The following message was shared with UW leaders and the HR Community of Practice on July 1, 2025. Thanks to the extraordinary effort of our cross-functional project team – including […]


A better way to manage your UW retirement benefits is coming June 30, 2025

The following message was shared with employees who have a UW Retirement Plan (UWRP) and/or UW Voluntary Investment Program (VIP) retirement plan on June 30, 2025. Your UW retirement plan […]


Workday Recruiting: May implementation update May 14, 2025

The following message was shared with UW leaders and the HR Community of Practice on May 14, 2025. As we move into the next critical phase of the Workday Recruiting […]