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Scheduling furlough days

Division Team, Furlough guidance letters are expected to be distributed this week. In planning your furlough days, for information purposes, an option to consider, subject to work activities in your respective units and the practicality of scheduling, are three that would essentially provide a longer legal holiday, specifically: Friday, May 22 (Memorial Day on Monday, …

Budget and furlough information for UW-Madison employees

Over two hectic months, COVID-19 has dramatically changed the world we live in and our campus operations. I am tremendously proud of the ways UW–Madison has responded. The value of a great public university has never been clearer, providing research, information and education related to the pandemic. Unfortunately, the costs of this crisis to the …

Request for Leave under Federal Emergency and/or UW COVID-19 Leave Programs

Below are Employee resources for requesting leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provisions and UW COVID-19 Pandemic Employee Work Location and Leave Policy (COVID-19 Leave). Families First Coronavirus Response Act Presentation Employee Leave Request Form Instructions for requesting Emergency Leave

Student Employee in Risk Management Wins Scholarship

Congratulations to Aina Athirah Ab Latip for being awarded a Heins / Woller-Anger Scholarship! Five such scholarships are awarded each year to Risk Management and Insurance majors through the Wisconsin School of Business. Last year, Purchasing Services student employee, Reilly Birkett, was one of the recipients. We are honored to have these high-achieving students on …

Student Spotlight: Malaysia to Madison

Malaysia to Madison… Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Anchorage, and soon Honolulu! Meet Aina Athirah Ab Latip, a well-traveled Actuarial Science/Risk Management double major here in the Division of Business Services. Aina is a junior at UW–Madison and has been a part of Business Services for almost two years. As Aina heads into her last …