BAMA E-mail Address Is Official Means of E-mail Communications from HR

Employees are reminded that the BAMA e-mail address is the "official" e-mail of record.  When HR communicates to employees or when departments are approved to send mass e-mail distribution that requires assistance from HR, the BAMA e-mail address is utilized.  All employees have a BAMA e-mail address established in Banner even if it is not used routinely.  If you do not check BAMA e-mail regularly, to ensure timely receipt of any HR e-mail communications, please set up your BAMA e-mail account to forward to your work e-mail. Instructions on how to set up the forward can be found on the HelpDesk website http://helpdesk.ua.edu/mail/index.html.  To set up automatic forward of BamaMail, click here.

The Family and Medical Leave Act and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (NDAA). The NDAA amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide eligible employees working for covered employers two important new leave rights related to military services.  Click here for more information.

New I-9 Form Now Available

The United States Department of Homeland Security has issued a new I-9 form that must be used for employees hired after June 30, 2008.  The form can be used effective immediately.  The new form bears an expiration date of 06/30/2009 in the upper right hand corner.  Any older forms in stock should be destroyed. Older forms will not be accepted for employees hired after June 30, 2008.  The new form is now available on the HR website - Policies/Forms or by using this link http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9.pdf

Any questions should be directed to the HR Service Center at 348-7732.

Student Assistant Employment

The Department of Human Resources is excited to announce that as of May 1, we will implement the first, comprehensive on-campus Student Employment program (for non-work-study students) at The University of Alabama. Students will be able to search and apply for available jobs online and hiring departments can quickly and easily recruit students for their departmental openings. Click here for more information.

Federal Minimum Wage Increase

The Federal minimum wage will increase to $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008. This is the second of three annual increases to the federal minimum wage rate approved in 2007. All employees must be brought to the new minimum no later than July 24. This includes student employees. The University of Alabama has decided to implement the new minimum wage effective July 13th to coincide with the beginning of the affected payroll period.

Leave Reporting Questions and Answers Now Available

Some common questions and answers related to leave reporting have been compiled and posted on the HR - Payroll website. To access this information, please go to http://hr.ua.edu/payroll_services/index.html and click on Leave Reporting Questions and Answers. If you still have questions, please feel free to contact Monica Hatchett at mhatchett@fa.ua.edu.

New Advertising Service from HR and Office of Student Media

Now available, a comprehensive statewide classified advertising program that offers ease of placement through the Office of Student Media, consistent and professional employment ads and significantly reduced recruiting costs. The program includes deeply discounted advertising rates with Tuscaloosa News and Birmingham News, as well as access to Ala-Scan, which allows placement of ads in over 100 Alabama newspapers at very reasonable rates. For information, or to submit an ad, contact Human Resources at 348-8213 or Joel Mask at jmask@sa.ua.edu or 348-2456.