HR Quarterly - Winter 2025

HR UPDATES

FAQs

ACCESSING YOUR W-2

On the new Web4U employee landing page, select Employee Dashboard to bring you to the Pay Information page. Select W-2 Wage and Statement link.

Example of Employee Landing Page
Example of W-2 links to click on

CHANGES TO YOUR MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND/OR VISION PLANS

Typically, you make changes to your plans during the annual open enrollment for plan changes that are effective the first of the following year. Every Fall, Western will inform employees via Western email as to when open enrollment is occurring for that year. 

If you have a life change event that triggers a special open enrollment, please visit the HCA website for making changes to your benefits outside of annual open enrollment. Examples of events that let you change your benefits outside of open enrollment. 

CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS

When you update your address in Web4U that automatically updates your address for your W-2 and Banner record. It will feed over within a pay period to your HCA Benefits 24/7 account, your insurance providers, and all retirement accounts. 

Start at Web4U

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Select Personal Information

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Click on Access Additional Personal Information

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Select Addresses and Phone - View/Update

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Click on Address/Phone Change Form

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Make updates on this form, making sure to check the box for W2/Employee Permanent if updating your address. Once complete, you must click the update button for the change to be accepted.

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FEATURED STORIES

Recent HR Sponsored Training

HR was pleased to offer a three-part training in November and December related to conflict resolution in the workplace. The training was presented by Sheri Russell, JD, of Bellingham Mediation and Consulting. The trainings were very well attended, and we received many requests for the PowerPoint slides so have included those links below. 

Conflict Resolution Training Part 1 PowerPoint

Conflict Resolution Training Part 2 PowerPoint

Conflict Resolution Training Part 3 PowerPoint

SUPERBOWL RECIPES

Football cake with a special pan:

  • Bake your favorite cake mix in a round cake pan.
  • Cut a 1-2 inch strip from the middle and remove.
  • Push the remaining halves together to form a football shape.
  • Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting. 

Touchdown!

 

Ground Beef Taco Dip

Recipe

So easy and yummy!! Serve with tortilla chips :-)

Raspberry Cheese Spread

Recipe

Love this recipe - but definitely don't add the nuts - ewww!

Dish with crackers and cheese spread with raspberry sauce topping

 

HR Holiday Gathering

Two HR employees at table
HR team playing a game
Two HR employees at Holiday Gathering
Two HR employees at Holiday Gathering
HR Group
2 HR employees at holiday gathering
4 HR employees posing for photo
Two HR employees at Holiday Gathering

SHOUTOUTS

  • To Meredith Stott for her exceptional support and expertise. She consistently goes above and beyond in addressing questions and solving problems related to Millennium FAST. Her helpfulness, patience, and deep knowledge make her an invaluable resource, and her contributions truly enhance our ability to navigate and utilize the system effectively. Thank you, Meredith, for always being so dependable and supportive!
  • To our incredible HRIS team for their outstanding work this Fall Quarter! They successfully processed an impressive 1,549 Personnel Actions forms (PAs) and processed 128 jobs from PageUp. Your dedication and effort are truly appreciated!
  • To Bow Jerns from HR and Matthew Yoakum from Transportation Services. HRIS gets many parking deductions every pay period and they have been super helpful in helping HRIS get those in timely and effective ways.
  • To Tara Terry and Bow Jerns for helping HRIS get things going again to feel smoother and more cohesive every pay period.
  • To Katie Swanson whose organization and problem-solving skills are top notch! Thank you for helping our reception area run so efficiently! Especially during Fall Quarter start!
  • To Tara Terry for always being available for any type of HRIS or Employment question.
  • To Stephanie Norsby for being the most supportive supervisor ever!
  • To Toni Ladner for her willingness to take on projects and help whenever asked
  • A big thank you to Carrie Thurman and Kim Ayre for their invaluable support with position activations and management. We truly appreciate you!

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