Human Resources & Payroll

What We Do

The University of Nebraska Human Resources organization provides current and potential faculty, staff, leaders and students professional services regarding their employment. Human Resources enhances the University of Nebraska as an employer of choice for current and potential employees by providing timely, attentive and effective service in a wide variety of areas of employment. Human Resources includes:

Applicant Tracking
Career Counseling
Child Care
Discrimination/Harassment
Diversity
Employee Assistance Programs
Employee Grievance administration
Employee Leave administration
Employment processing
Employee Records
Employee Relations
Employee Service Awards
Employee Training
Employee Wellness
Exit Interviews
Federal and State Employment Law Compliance
HR Information Technology
Insured Benefits(Health, Dental, Life)

Long Term Disability Insurance Administration
New Employee Orientation
Organization Development
Payroll
Performance Management
Policy interpretation
Recruitment
Reductions in Force
Retirement administration
Rewards and Recognition
Risk Management
Student Employment
Supervisory Training
Staff Compensation
Student trip insurance
Tuition Remission
Unemployment Insurance
Workers Compensation

What's Happening Now

Human Resources is strategically implementing BRT strategies for HR/Payroll. Creating one HR organization for the University of Nebraska is underway. Strategy implementation has included the development and announcement of system wide policies. HR BRT strategies will continue to be implemented to effectively address the the organizational needs of the University of Nebraska. Review and implementation of HR organization structure and service delivery, benefits and leave are currently in progress.

Employees have been notified that the two leave-related cost-reduction strategies recommended by the Human Resources BRT – discontinuing the ¼ sick-leave payout for office and service employees, and lowering the maximum vacation cap – will not be implemented before 2019. This will allow time for continued review of the timing and approach of these strategies as well as a more comprehensive review of the university’s benefits plan as recommended by the HR BRT.

Cost Savings and Strategies

We anticipate approximately $4 million in cost savings through the following strategies developed by the Human Resources BRT team. These strategies have been approved by the President and Chancellors. HR BRT strategies include organization structure, benefits, policy, and leave. These strategies are intended to be leveraged in lieu of employee layoffs. Human Resources organizational changes will strengthen the University through combined resources. For more detailed information, see the document below.

Overview of HR Budget Reduction Strategies (rev. October 17, 2017)

Implementation Team Members

Human Resources Implementation Team Chair:

Bruce Currin, Human Resources, UNL /Team Chair

Human Resources Implementation Team Members:

Gayle Schanou, Benefits/Risk Management, UNL
Aileen Warren, Human Resources, UNMC
Cecil Hicks, Human Resources, UNO
Mary Petroski, Human Resources, UNK
Drew Nielsen, Compliance, UNO
Laura Wakefield, Human Resources, UNO
Charlotte Frank, Human Resources, UNL
Brian Schlichting, Benefits, UNCA
Stancia Jenkins, Diversity, Access and Inclusion, UNCA
Ali Basye, General Counsel, UNCA
Sheryl Gartner, Human Resources, UNCA

Frequently Asked Questions

Please see attached document of FAQs regarding the Human Resources Budget implementation.

Human Resources Update FAQ (Revised August 2, 2017)
Maximum Vacation Balance FAQ (Revised October 17, 2017)

Human Resources Contact Info

Your feedback is important. Please let me know if you have questions, comments or thoughts.

Bruce Currin
Associate Vice President for Human Resources, University of Nebraska
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
402-472-3105
humanresourcesbrt@nebraska.edu

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