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HR Announcements… What’s “News"

HIRE Act – New FICA Status for HIGHER EDUCATION ONLY

All institutions of Higher Education are now required to collect a W-11: HIRE Act Employee
Affidavit from all new employees hired as of February 4, 2010 to determine if the institution
qualifies for a federal credit under the HIRE Act.  Click HERE for a W-11 or follow the
Forms link under Quick Links.  To learn more about the HIRE Act visit www.irs.gov. 
Questions regarding this new legislation can be found at: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=220745,00.html

EAP Offers Additional Tools

Your Employee Assistance Program offers a variety of resources, including multimediaeducational
tools, to help you deal with health and life issues. You may want to take another look at your health
plan’s EAP benefit. Using the EAP is as simple as making a toll-free telephone call. You receive up to
four sessions at no cost for counseling on a particular issue. There are new tools available on EAP Web
sites, including 5-to-12 minute videos on the COVA Care EAP site under “What’s New” and companion
guides with a list of suggested articles on the topic covered. Other helpful tools and articles are
available for COVA Connect, COVA HDHP and Kaiser Permanente HMO members.

About Human Resources

The Human Resources Department of Southside Virginia Community College serves two campuses, the Christanna (Alberta) campus and the John H. Daniel (Keysville) campus, as well as off-campus sites in Blackstone, Chase City, Cumberland, South Hill, South Boston, and Emporia. 

The Human Resources department is dedicated to providing consultative services to employees and management in order to attract and maintain a highly qualified, diverse workforce.  The information provided on this site is intended to provide information about HR services as well as links to additional resources, forms and resources to assist in conducting SVCC business. 

Human Resources provide services in the following areas:

• Employee Benefits and Compensation
• Employee Relations and Conflict Resolution
• State Service Awards
• Job Analysis and Classification
• Recruitment and Hiring
• Policy Interpretation and Guidance
• Performance Management
• New Employee Orientation
• Leave Accounting and Administration
• Worker’s Compensation Claim Administration
• And more…
  

About Payroll

The mission of the Payroll office is to provide payroll services to the employees of SVCC in an efficient, accurate manner and to administer pay and benefits according to College and Commonwealth of Virginia standards.  Click HERE for additional Payroll information. 

Commonwealth of Virginia
Payday and Holiday Calendar

Disclaimer:  SVCC does not observe each Paid Holiday on the day that it occurs but follows an alternative holiday schedule for College closings. Contact HR if you have questions regarding closings. 

Disclaimer:  SVCC does not observe each Paid Holiday on the day that it occurs but follows an alternative holiday schedule for College closings. Contact HR if you have questions regarding closings. 

Previous Announcements

Get a Free Flu Shot

Protect yourself against the flu this year. Your state health plan is making it easy. COVA Care and COVA HDHP members, including covered dependents, will be able to get a free flu shot at participating Virginia pharmacies from now until the end of flu season. Click here for more information and a list of participating pharmacies.