Employee Matters

May we help you?

We at Employee Compensation and Benefits Services, the central benefits office for UW–Madison, are happy to help you maximize use of your benefits package. Our highly qualified benefits specialists are available to provide these services to all employees — whether you are new to the university, in the middle of your career or preparing for retirement:

• A Web site that offers current information that is important to you
• Answering your payroll or benefits questions over the phone or via e-mail
• One-on-one counseling (by appointment)
• Benefit workshops, available throughout the year (registration required)
• An annual Benefits Fair held in October

To learn more: http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/emp-info.html

Call or e-mail us
When you have questions, call us at 263-7556 or 262-5650 or e-mail us at Employee@bussvc.wisc.edu. Hours are 7:45-11:45 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Make an appointment for one-on-one benefit counseling. Schedule a time to discuss any of the following topics or other benefit concerns online at http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/adm-appt-request-form-uw1305.html

• Family status changes (marriage, birth of child, disability, etc.) and effect on benefits
• Employment changes (leave of absence, layoff, termination) and effect on benefits
• Benefits check-up or review
• How to use the Employee Reimbursement Account program
• Saving for retirement through participating in a Tax Shelter Annuity
• How to understand your Wisconsin Retirement System Annual Statement of Benefits
• Pre-retirement counseling session

Attend a workshop, seminar or special event. Many opportunities are available for you to learn about your benefits. Register online for these events at: http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/ecbs/index.htm

• Benefits 101 — for the new employee
• Benefits 102 — for the new employee to learn more
• Mid-Career Benefits — a checkup on your benefits
• Pre-Retirement Workshop — preparing for retirement
• Tax Shelter Annuities & Deferred Compensation — retirement savings plans
• Income Protection — Workers compensation, disability, insurance premium waivers
• Survivor Benefits — benefits payable to survivors
• Buying Creditable Service for Retirement — how to increase creditable service and your retirement benefit
• Annual Benefits Fair (no registration required)

In addition to these services, we also provide individualized UW Staff Benefits Statements each May. You will receive the statement at your campus address if you are an active, permanent UW employee covered under the Wisconsin Retirement System. You will not receive a statement if you are an LTE. The statement provides information about: projected calendar-year employee and university contributions to each benefit program; insurance plans in which you are enrolled and type of coverage; contributions to tax-deferred plans (TSA, Deferred Compensation); and contributions to the Employee Reimbursement Accounts.

Employee Compensation and Benefits Services, 750 University Ave., Room 49; Employee@bussvc.wisc.edu; 262-5650 or 263-7556