Annual Performance Evaluations

Annual Staff Evaluations – March 15, 2023 through May 31, 2023 Rollout to employees/managers March 15th Employee enters goals April 1st Manager comments on goals May 1st Completed/signed by employee/manager May 15th Deadline to submit to HR May 31st All information and the form are at: https://intranet.highlands.edu/human-resources/performance-progression/ Training Zoom sessions: Monday, March 20, 2023- 2-3 […]

State Business Transactions Disclosure

USG has asked us to share this memo- State Business Transactions Disclosure Reports Georgia law requires all state employees to disclose all business transactions occurring during the previous calendar year that the employee has transacted with the State of Georgia. This requirement includes transactions with any agency of the State of Georgia for himself/herself or […]

Human Resources Lunch & Learn session on Wellness

Each month during the academic year, Human Resources will present a one hour lunch and learn Zoom session on various topics. For January, we are featuring the USG Wellness program. Bradley Gilmore and Sarah Ozment will present the program. If you have participated in the past, there are changes to how points are earned to […]

Alternative Work Agreement Request

If you are full-time staff member that is working a regular schedule that differs from 8:00-5:30 (Monday- Thursday) and 8:00-12:00 (Friday), you need to fill out an alternative work schedule each year for approval. The form is located at: https://intranet.highlands.edu/human-resources/teleworking-and-alternative-work-schedule-requests/ Fill out this form, have your supervisor sign and email to: alternativework@highlands.edu Note, this is […]

MLK Holiday Monday and 2023 Calendar

Reminder that Monday, January 16, 2023 is the Martin Luther King Holiday. The 2023 Holiday calendar is on the GHC Intranet at:https://sites.highlands.edu/human-resources/ghc-holidays/ As payroll sent out earlier, we are allowed 8 hours holiday pay for 01/16/2023. You have two options to make up the 9 required hours for that day. 1. You will need to […]

Family Dynamics during the holidays

Family Dynamics During the Holidays The period between Thanksgiving and New Years can be both joyous and overwhelming. Managing tension among family members is probably the number one source of stress for most people. The following are some tips to help you take care of yourself and enjoy your holidays. 1. Remember that you have […]

Remote Work agreement

Email went out yesterday with the Remote work request form. Staff should complete online Teleworking Request and submit a brief narrative to Telework@highlands.edu that outlines proposed remote work plans that ensures on-campus services are not interrupted. Staff should work with their manager to complete both. https://intranet.highlands.edu/human-resources/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/10/GHC-Telework-Agreement_103122.pdf?v=2 Please submit both by December 12th. Plans and requests […]

Thanksgiving Holiday

GHC has three holidays with pay for all full-time benefit eligible employees next week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Wednesday and Thursday eight (8) hour paid holidays. Friday will be four (4) hours. Since the normal workday is 9 hours, employees will need to: • Request vacation for the 1 hour for Wednesday and ThursdayOR• Work […]

Answer to Friday EAW question

Friday’s answer: Today’s question concerned the USG’s Conflict of Interest Policy. Which of the following statement(s) are true? A. USG employees have an ongoing responsibility to report and fully disclose any personal, professional, or financial interest that has the potential to create an actual or apparent conflict of interest with respect to the employee’s USG […]