{"id":36,"date":"2018-12-11T01:49:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T19:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-04-04T01:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:50:23","slug":"human-resources-and-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/human-resources-and-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SSEC Human Resoures Office plays a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and empowering work environment. Led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/staff\/jessica-liegel\">Jessica Liegel<\/a>, HR Manager (Rm 301), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/staff\/denise-weidner\">Denise Weidner<\/a>, HR Generalist (Rm 303), we are here to create and maintain a workplace environment that enables employees to contribute their best efforts while aligning with the strategic goals of the organization. We serve as a bridge between leadership, supervisors and employees, working to balance the needs of all for mutual success.<\/p>\n\n\n<div ><style>#sp-ea-909 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-909.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-909.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-909.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-909.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-909.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1708553187\"><div id=\"sp-ea-909\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-9090\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse9090\" aria-controls=\"collapse9090\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Employee Guidelines<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse9090\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-909\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-9090\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>As part of our commitment to fostering a positive and collaborative work environment, we have developed Employee Guidelines to provide you with a clear understanding of expectations, values, and the principles that guide the workplace culture at SSEC. These guidelines are designed to ensure that every member of the team feels empowered, supported, and equipped to contribute to SSEC&#8217;s shared success.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/employee-guidelines\/\">Employee Guidelines<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-9091\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse9091\" aria-controls=\"collapse9091\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> SSEC Remote Work Guidelines<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse9091\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-909\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-9091\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>SSEC understands employee desire for flexibility with regards to remote work, but also recognizes the importance of in person collaborative interactions. These guidelines intend to balance the two for mutual benefit to the employee and the Center.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/02\/SSEC-Remote-Work-Guidelines-Final-V30JULY2021.pdf\">SSEC Remote Work Guidelines<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-9092\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse9092\" aria-controls=\"collapse9092\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Supervisor Resources<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse9092\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-909\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-9092\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/aspiring-managers\/\">Aspiring Managers<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=001601028090761970182:uu2tbvfp4za&amp;q=https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/docs\/new-supervisor-welcome-packet.pdf&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiFoMmMz6qBAxXThIkEHbbYDpQQFnoECAkQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QDvWSy6BYJaxDObtC76b9\"><strong>New Supervisor Welcome Packet<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/leadership-and-management-development-conference\/\"><strong>Leadership and Management Development Conference<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/campussupervisorsnetwork.wisc.edu\/\"><strong>Campus Supervisors Network<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/programs\/manager-and-supervisor-training\/\">Manager and Supervisor Training<\/a><\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talent.wisc.edu\/catalog\/\"><strong>OHRD courses<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/programs\/principles-of-supervision-and-management\/\">Principles of Supervision and Management (PSM)<\/a><\/strong><ul><li>PSM is a certificate program for managers and supervisors to learn and practice skills to enhance their effectiveness in creating a healthy, inclusive and engaging work environment so their employees can be successful. (Combination of classroom and virtual learning.)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/programs\/fully-prepared-to-lead\/\"><strong>Fully Prepared to Lead (FP2L)<\/strong><\/a><ul><li>FP2L is a comprehensive, competency-based development program designed to help individuals master the knowledge, skills, and tools for effective leadership.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/programs\/thrive-at-uw\/\"><strong>Thrive@UW-Madison<\/strong><\/a> (Virtual and Classroom options):<ul><li>Thrive participants look at situations from different perspectives as they develop skills to navigate times of change, actively listen to others, build trusting relationships, contribute to an inclusive work environment, and solve challenging problems. You as an individual can implement these skills in your current role to benefit yourself, your team, and your organization.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/cls\/plain-language-training\/\"><strong>Plain Language<\/strong><\/a>:<ul><li>Plain Language skills can help you get your message across quickly and clearly. These skills are useful to UW employees in a wide range of positions that involve communicating with others.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/internal\/\"><strong>Workday Job Aids<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><strong>Timekeeping<\/strong>:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/internal\/144881\">Requesting Time off in Workday<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/internal\/144871\">Edit Time off in Workday<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/internal\/144865\">Manager Approval of Employee&#8217;s Time Off Request<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Performance Management<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.explore.wisc.edu\/e\/er?s=1427524768&amp;lid=140143&amp;elqTrackId=DD523ECADD6F5EDAF9BBAD13BB4C9389&amp;elq=760a1b10a8e346f98271e9d2cf2f2efa&amp;elqaid=69299&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqak=8AF5EADC52D4BD00D56B36FAE476BBBFAE86EE4E33C43E8EC666D5B9C887E965B802\">Performance review setup at Workday go-live<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.explore.wisc.edu\/e\/er?s=1427524768&amp;lid=140142&amp;elqTrackId=AD042A72ADF63A4DA42C857F6038E532&amp;elq=760a1b10a8e346f98271e9d2cf2f2efa&amp;elqaid=69299&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqak=8AF5F021584344E9C5A15538DCAF55C70592EE4E33C43E8EC666D5B9C887E965B802\" data-targettype=\"webpage\">Performance Management \u2013 side by side comparison 2025 and 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.explore.wisc.edu\/e\/er?s=1427524768&amp;lid=140141&amp;elqTrackId=3CE8C47A1FBF51B60FF8EEE7B46BF669&amp;elq=760a1b10a8e346f98271e9d2cf2f2efa&amp;elqaid=69299&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqak=8AF5F338A0584770B41184CF7980691AFA8FEE4E33C43E8EC666D5B9C887E965B802\" data-targettype=\"webpage\">Performance Ratings in Workday<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.explore.wisc.edu\/e\/er?s=1427524768&amp;lid=140140&amp;elqTrackId=6BD046F42F70BB334590B1A21708F203&amp;elq=760a1b10a8e346f98271e9d2cf2f2efa&amp;elqaid=69299&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqak=8AF5682627F0EF9F4E49199B088CF822FC18EE4E33C43E8EC666D5B9C887E965B802\" data-targettype=\"webpage\">Performance Management Process for Employees in Probationary Period during Go-Live<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-9093\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse9093\" aria-controls=\"collapse9093\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Career Development Resources<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse9093\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-909\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-9093\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/career-management-series\/\">Career Development@UW<\/a><\/strong><ul><li>Workshops<\/li><li>Self-Service Resources<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/career-counseling\/\">Learning and Talent Development<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/career-counseling\/\">Career Counseling<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/acsss.wisc.edu\/career-and-educational-planning\/career-planning-process\/\">DIY Career Planning Process<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/docs\/career-counseling\/GrowYourCareer_Module_1\/index.html\">Grow Your Career: Self-Guided Module<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/career-counseling\/career-toolkit\/\">Career Toolkit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/\">Employee Development<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/career-counseling\/\">Supporting Development<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/career-counseling\/professional-development\/\">Professional Development<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Additional Campus Resources and Information<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/career-counseling\/campus-resources\/\">Campus Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/professional-development\/develop-your-career\/employee-development\/career-counseling\/career-management\/\">Career Management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dcs.wisc.edu\/\"><strong>Division of Continuing Studies<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingeducation.wisc.edu\/\">Continuing Education Programs<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingeducation.wisc.edu\/leadership\/\">Leadership, Management &amp; Workplace Skills<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/career-counseling\/\">Employee Career Counseling<\/a><\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/career-counseling\/#career-resources\">Career Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/career-counseling\/#communities\">Communities and Peer Networks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/career-counseling\/#campus-support\">Campus Support<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wisc.edu\/\">Research | UW-Madison<\/a><\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wisc.edu\/funding\/\">Funding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wisc.edu\/compliance-policy\/principal-investigator-status\/\">Principal Investigator Status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsp.wisc.edu\/\">Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsp.wisc.edu\/funding\/\">Finding Funding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsp.wisc.edu\/proposalprep\/\">Proposal Preparation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-9094\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse9094\" aria-controls=\"collapse9094\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Mental Health Resources<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse9094\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-909\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-9094\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><ul><li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/well-being\/managers-and-supervisors\/\">Workplace Well-being<\/a><\/b><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/docs\/well-being\/guides\/managers-and-supervisors-guide-to-well-being.pdf\">Manager and Supervisor Guide: Supporting Wellne<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/docs\/well-being\/guides\/managers-and-supervisors-guide-to-well-being.pdf\">ss at Work<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/well-being\/managers-and-supervisors\/supporting-employee-mental-health\/\">Supporting Employee Mental Health<\/a><\/strong><ul><li>These resources are to help managers and mentors in faculty and staff appointments to care for their own mental health while supporting the mental health of their students and employees.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/employee-assistance-office\/\">Employee Assistance<\/a><\/strong><ul><li>Provides timely solutions for life transitions, physical or emotional health issues, and relationship challenges.<\/li><li>Offers counseling and consultation at no cost to UW-Madison faculty, staff, graduate student employees, significant others, and family members.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/employee-assistance-office\/news-for-managers\/\">Employee Assistance Office News for Managers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.wisc.edu\/employee-assistance-office\/lifematters\/\"><strong>LifeMatters<\/strong><\/a><ul><li>Wide variety of resources including training, financial and legal consultation, time saving searches, 1-5 sessions with a counselor for personal or work-related issues, and management consultation regarding workplace concerns.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ombuds.wisc.edu\/\"><strong>Ombuds<\/strong><\/a><ul><li>Provides faculty and staff with a confidential place to collaboratively explore complaints, clarify issues, and consider options and resources to address their workplace concerns.<\/li><li>Impartial and non-aligned, working to promote fairness in the workplace.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SSEC Human Resoures Office plays a pivotal role in ensuring a positive and empowering work environment. Led by Jessica Liegel, HR Manager (Rm 301), and Denise Weidner, HR Generalist (Rm 303), we are here to create and maintain a workplace environment that enables employees to contribute their best efforts while aligning with the strategic goals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1004,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/1004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/researchsupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}