 The 2024 Employee Climate Survey will be released on February 5. This survey will be open for three weeks and provides all Union County employees an opportunity to give feedback on their experience working at Union County. More information about the confidential survey will be shared soon. In the meantime, check out FAQs and prior surveys on the Employee Climate Survey page on County Connect.
Hearing from you is important. Your participation and feedback will help shape future recommendations about our organization to keep the workplace moving forward.
Annual Enrollment for Colonial Benefits
Enroll Now Through Jan. 26
Take time to learn about the benefit options through Colonial Life to cover yourself and your family with voluntary policies like: Accident Care, Short-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Critical Illness, and more. Click here for the details.
COVID-19 Home Test Kits Available
Need a quick test on hand? COVID-19 Home Test Kits are available in the HR Office at the Government Center for convenient pick-up.
NC 401(k) Empower Migration Update
As many of you are aware, Empower acquired the full-service retirement business of Prudential Retirement in 2022. Due to this acquisition, Empower will become the service provider of the NC 401(k) and 457 plans. Efforts are still underway for the complete migration from Prudential to Empower. Please note the following information and upcoming changes:
- NC 401(k) and NC 457 participant accounts are scheduled to be upgraded from Prudential’s record keeping system to the Empower platform in early February, which will lead to a new online and app experience for all account holders.
- To prepare, we encourage you to log into your NC Plan account online and review your contact and beneficiary information.
- The GoalMaker investment allocation program is getting a facelift too! Although no action is required, review this notice to learn more about the improvements.
- You will begin receiving notifications about the new Empower experience in mid-January. After the migration occurs, additional communications will provide instructions on how to access your account online and in the Empower app. Additionally, webinars will be offered to help acquaint you with the new web experience.
- January is a great time to consider increasing your 401(k) or 457 plan contributions or switching from a flat dollar contribution to a percentage-based contribution. The 2024 limits for annual contributions are as follows:
- $23,000 up to age 49
- $30,500 for age 50+
Note that the NCPlans’ web address (www.myNCPlans.com) and the NC Plans Service Center phone number (1-866-627-5267) remain unchanged.
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The New Year is a great time to commit to your development and enhance your learning opportunities. One way to do that is through the many course topics available in the Prositions e-learning platform. Many of the learning opportunities are bite-sized nano-learning sessions that make it easy to learn new things without committing a lot of time. You will find learning on topics like: Health and Safety | Team Building | Customer Service | Communication | Business Etiquette | Technology | Project Management and much more!
Check out this short video to learn about the newest features and the many training opportunities through Prositions. Log into Prositions with your UC email address and unique password for this account.
The Employee Newsletter features articles such as sticking with your resolutions, financial strategies for the new year and many more.
The Supervisor Newsletter provides the following guidance to leaders on mentoring employees, stress management techniques and more.
The January webinar discusses Coping with Anxiety in a World of Negative News. Participants will:
- Understand common responses to stress
- Recognize the effects of distress on the mind and body
- Explore strategies to cope with anxiety in the media age
- Discover ways to build resilience
Click here for more webinar details and how to register.
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Details will be coming out later this month regarding the upcoming 2024 Annual Performance Evaluation schedule. Don’t forget to utilize the Journal Entry function in NEOGOV Perform. This is a great way to list your accomplishments over the past review period. Having this information easily available will make completing your self-evaluation much easier. Additional NEOGOV resources can be found on the NEOGOV page on County Connect.
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