UK Work-Life Policies, Benefits and Programs

Objective: Provide strategies, solutions, and support to build one great place to work with an environment that helps employees be effective and productive, through being able to manage work, family, and personal responsibilities. 

Contact: Robynn Pease, Ph.D., Director, UK Work-Life, 257-1003

Management and Culture/Change Initiatives:

• Work-Life Workshops (balancing work, family, personal lives; building an effective work environment, etc.)
• Customized workshops/seminars/brown bag discussions of interest to you and your department
• UK@Work – Work-Life Culture Survey Results (Faculty; Staff) – use data to develop actions
• Manager and supervisor workshops for creating a work-life friendly environment
• Toolkits for creating a great place to work
• Teambuilding strategies and workshops
• Leadership development and coaching
• Work-Life topics in HR training and development programs
• Consulting in redesign of jobs/work and alternative measures of productivity
• Strategies and solutions to enhance commitment, satisfaction, employee engagement, morale, motivation
• Casual Attire Day
• Staff Appreciation Day
• Work-life Friendly HR Policies
• National background checks and pre-employment drug screening (safety and health)
• Risk Management assessment

Workplace Flexibility:

• Flexible work schedules
• Reduced work schedule (.75)
• Alternative work arrangements (job sharing, telecommuting, flextime, compressed work week, etc.)

Health and Well-Being:  

• Health and Wellness programs, screenings, fairs, conference
• UK Health Care
• UK Health Support Groups
• Farmers Market Bus Transportation
• Recreational Facilities (ex. Seaton and Johnson Centers, Alumni Gym)
• REFER – counseling referral
• Work-Life workshops (Stress and Time Management)
• Environmental Health and Safety
  • Occupational Health and Safety
• Ergonomics analyses
• Training programs
• Employee Safety handbook
• Medical Center Security: provide escort to and from car in parking garage
• Starr Self-Defense Program
• Designated walking paths for evenings
• Cultural resources
  • Arboretum
  • Art Museum
  • Singletary Center
  • Spindletop Hall
  • Music
  • Library
  • Theatre
• Athletics
• Numerous academic presentations
• Women’s Place
• UK Prescription Benefit (Help with Your Medicine & Copay Counseling with a UK pharmacist)
• Dental; Vision Insurance
• Health Care Insurance
• Wildcat Wagon in Hospital
• On-site medical care
• On-site dental care

Caring for Dependents:

Elder Care:

• Resource and Referrals
• In-person or Phone Consultation with an Elder Care Specialist
• FREE book titled Resources on Caring for Your Aging Relative or Friend
• Monthly In-the Know E-Newsletter
• Customized workshops/seminars/brown bag discussions of interest to you and your department.
• Pre-Planning for all adults (Living Will Directive, Financial Power of Attorney form, and Getting Organized Worksheet).
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Caregiver Lending Library

Child Care:

• On-site child care center (Early Childhood Lab or KinderCare)
• Child care resource and referral

Other:

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Support groups
• QPR: Suicide Prevention Training
• Dual Career Partner Employment program
• Relocation policy
• Developmental disabilities services and support

Financial Support:

• Employer Assisted Housing Program
• Employee Education Program (EEP)
• Employee Discount Program (with local businesses)
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Disability Insurance (Temporary; Long-Term)
• Financial/investment planning seminar
• Pre-retirement planning seminar
• Identity Theft presentation
• Pre-tax parking fee
• Discounted parking fee for carpooling
• Re-instatement Policy
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., short-term disability, long-term care insurance, universal life insurance, cancer/specified disease insurance, auto and home insurance, veterinary pet insurance)
• UK Credit Union

Paid and Unpaid Time Off:

• Vacation Days and Bonus Days (day after Thanksgiving and holidays)
• Expansion of Funeral Leave: Definition of Family Expanded
• Temporary Disability Leave (TDL): Definition of Family expanded; Adoptive Parents provisions added
• Family Medical Leave – spouses do not have to share leave, and phased in return
• Convert TDL for vacation

Career Growth & Professional Development:

• Human Resources Training and Development programs and workshops
• Employee Learning Services (GED support and assistance)
• Job posting system for current openings
• Displaced Employees assistance
• Performance Evaluations
• Adult Student Services

Community Involvement:  

• External outreach
• Participate in fund-raising for charities
• United Way Campaign
• Shared Leave Pool
• Blood drives