PowerUP! RCUH Open Enrollment Election period is now live!

Annual Election Period:

This year’s annual benefit Open Enrollment (OE) period will be April 24, 2024 – May 17, 2024. This marks your opportunity to elect, waive, or change certain benefit elections for the upcoming plan year: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.

ACTION NEEDED: Unlike previous years, we are requiring all benefits-eligible employees to complete the new electronic RCUH Open Enrollment form to confirm their elections for the new plan year.

Open Enrollment Electronic Election Form:

The all-electronic RCUH OE form will allow employees to initiate and save their elections/changes and submit when they are ready through the deadline of Friday, May 17, 2024. Employees may recall their submissions and resubmit up until the deadline on May 17th. Elections/Changes will be effective July 1, 2024.

Please access the OE form via RCUH Employee Self-Service > Benefits > Open Enrollment

NOTE: The Open Enrollment form is accessed from a different location than eUpload. Please do not submit Open Enrollment elections via eUpload. All other benefit change requests may still be submitted via eUpload.

RCUH Open Enrollment Webpage:

Your one-stop location for all relevant information including:
Guide to Benefits
Open Enrollment Quick Guide
Rate Sheets
Medical Plan Comparison

RCUH Open Enrollment Office Hours: Chat with RCUH Employee Benefits staff in real time with any questions you may have.

Wednesday, April 24: 2:00pm HST
Wednesday, May 1: 2:00pm HST
Wednesday, May 8: 2:00pm HST
Wednesday, May 15: 2:00pm HST

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89815507464
Meeting ID: 898 1550 7464

IMPORTANT DATES

Open Enrollment Election Period	April 24 – May 17, 2024
Open Enrollment Submission Deadline	May 17, 2024
RCUH HR Personalized Confirmation Email to all benefits-eligible employees. Please report any discrepancies by June 12, 2024.	No later than June 7, 2024
Effective Date for Open Enrollment Submission (enrollment and changes)	July 1, 2024
First Premium Deduction for Health Insurance	June 16 – 30, 2024 pay period (will be reflected on July 5th pay stub)
First Premium Deduction for Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and/or Dependent Care	July 1-15, 2024 pay period (will be reflected on July 22nd pay stub)

Questions? Please contact RCUH Employee Benefits section at: [email protected] or (808) 956-7055, (808) 956-2326, (808) 956-6979.

DID YOU KNOW: The RCUH Employee Benefit Spotlight Series was created in response to employee feedback on benefits-related topics that mattered to you!. Features include: Understanding Your Pay Statement, Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare & Dependent Care, PreTax Transportation Benefits Plan: Parking & Transit, Healthcare Options, Health Insurance: Qualifying Life Event, Retirement Accounts, Vacation Leave: Use It or Lose It, and more!

The RCUH Open Enrollment Webpage is now live!

This year’s annual benefit OE period will be April 24, 2024 – May 17, 2024. The RCUH annual benefit Open Enrollment (OE) period is your opportunity to elect, waive, or change certain benefit elections for the upcoming plan year – July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.

Applicable documents (summary of benefits, rate sheets, comparison document), updates, and virtual OE office hours information will be posted on the RCUH Open Enrollment Webpage on April 24, 2024. The RCUH Open Enrollment Webpage will be updated with additional information as we approach the election period, so stay tuned!

Unlike previous years, we are requiring all benefits-eligible employees to complete the new electronic RCUH Open Enrollment form to confirm their elections for the new plan year. Starting Wednesday, April 24^th, all benefits-eligible employees will see the new electronic RCUH OE form on their RCUH Employee Self-Service. The electronic RCUH OE form will allow employees to initiate and save their elections/changes and submit when they are ready through the deadline of Friday, May 17, 2024. Employees may recall their submissions and resubmit up until the deadline on May 17^th. Elections/Changes will be effective July 1, 2024.

DID YOU KNOW: RCUH Employee Benefit Spotlight Series was created in response to employee feedback on benefits-related topics that mattered to you. Features include: Understanding Your Pay Statement, Healthcare Options, Health Insurance: Qualifying Life Event, and more!

JUST UPDATED:

• Benefits Spotlight: Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare & Dependent Care (https://www.rcuh.com/benefits-spotlight-series-fsa/)
• Benefits Spotlight: PreTax Transportation Benefits Plan – Parking and Transit (https://www.rcuh.com/benefits-spotlight-pretax-transportation/)

Please note: All employees with a hawaii.edu email may have received an email from EUTF regarding their open enrollment period. This announcement is for State of Hawaii employees, and is not applicable to RCUH employees.

Questions or concerns? Please contact the RCUH Employee Benefits Section at [email protected] or call (808) 956-2326 or (808) 956-7055.

To: RCUH Principal Investigators and Project Staff

The RCUH Human Resources Recruitment Team is hosting an informative online session on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 10:00am (HST).  Join us for some helpful tips and hear about recent updates to ensure a smooth recruitment process.  Attendees will be provided with a summarized Recruitment Reference Guide.  Topics will include:

• General Overview of the Recruitment Process
• How to Submit & New Features on the Recruitment Request
• Next Steps After a Position is Posted
• Other Recruitment Processes
• Q&A

Principal Investigators and primary RCUH project representatives are welcome to join.  Whether you are new to the recruitment process or haven’t submitted a request in a while, this refresher will offer insights and takeaways for your next recruitment.  Over the past few years, Recruitment has focused on streamlining procedures by updating processes based on feedback from projects.  Our goals are to offer tips for a smooth recruitment, share updates on our processes, and to strengthen our project relationship. 

WEBINAR REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!  Please click this link to register.  Registration will close at 2:00pm (HST) on Monday, April 22, 2024.  

Check out our refreshed Careers page, which has replaced our previous Job Postings, Application Instructions, and FAQ’s pages, under the Work column of our RCUH home page.  Applicants can learn what it means to work at RCUH, as well as review our job listings and frequently asked questions all in one location.  

If you have any questions, please contact RCUH Recruitment at [email protected].

You can now add reminders to your email calendar for upcoming RCUH ePAF and Payroll Deadlines for the calendar year 2024. You may edit these calendar reminders as necessary to fit your project’s needs and deadlines. Please click on the links below for the calendar invitations:

• ePAF Deadlines
• Payroll Deadlines

If you need any assistance with adding these dates to your calendars, please click here for instructions.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact RCUH HRIS at [email protected] or 808-956-8900.

Level Up your financial education game with the MetLife Retirewise Financial Wellness Workshop! This four-part series can play a fundamental role in directing your basic financial and retirement planning.  In its 15^th year, Retirewise has offered over 14,000 workshops to more than 3,000 companies in all 50 states.

A broad spectrum of financial and retirement-related issues will be covered in these one-hour sessions, including budgeting, investment principles, Social Security, and estate planning – there is something here for everyone. Each session includes different topics and employees are able to choose which session they want to learn more about. However, to make the most out of this special opportunity it is recommended to attend all sessions, as each session build on the previous week’s content and employees will also be asked to do homework to assess their own personal finances.

 This virtual series is offered (at no cost) to all RCUH employees and registration is forthcoming. The workshop will be from 12noon – 1pm HST for the following Tuesdays in April:

• April 9: Building the Foundation: Understand your financial and retirement planning basics by creating a budget, learn about compound interest, tax diversification and inflation.
• April 16: Creating and Managing Wealth: Review the principles of investing including how to get started, different types of investments and their common risks and strategies.
• April 23: Establishing Your Retirement Income Stream: Learn how to examine risks, manage assets and structure a retirement income stream to address your retirement needs and wants.
• April 30: Making the Most of What You Have: Review your employer’s benefits and how they can fit into your plan while also covering estate planning, Medicare options and life and disability income insurance.

With Retirewise, you’ll be on your way to making smarter financial decisions and creating an action plan that works for you. 

Because these sessions are being held during the middle of the day, all employees should notify their PIs and supervisors if they would like to attend. We encourage Principal Investigators and Supervisors to allow their employees to attend these sessions, if requested.

[Spouses and partners are welcome!]

Sign up today!

https://web.cvent.com/event/0a37b9b5-fb6d-4e64-b136-d7761c26348f/register?Refid=Registration+from+emails

Contact RCUH Employee Benefits with any questions or concerns:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (808) 956-2326 or (808) 956-7055

Individuals who require special needs accommodations may request assistance in writing to [email protected] prior to the scheduled session.

Questions?

Contact RCUH Employee Benefits Section
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (808) 956-7055 or (808) 956-2326