ces NAF Human Resour Quarterly 13 Fourth Quarter 20 Performance Evaluations 22 FSS/FSMH NAF Human Resources 53147 Kansas St., Ste. 120 McConnell AFB (316)759-1612 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 0700 - 1630 Inside this issue: Holiday Pay 2 WGIs 2 Health & Wellness 2 Trick or Treat 3 401(k) 3 New Employees 4 NAF Birthdays 4 Quote of the Quarter “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 2013 Holidays Oct. 14 - Columbus Day Nov. 11 - Veteran’s Day Nov. 28 - Thanksgiving Day Dec. 25 - Christmas Day Performance evaluations Keep employees aware are performed once a year of performance stanon all NAF employees. As a dards expected of NAF employee, you must them, in terms of qualbe aware of what is exity and quantity of pected of you in your curwork to be performed rent position. and standards of perSupervisors are to identify sonal conduct and bework performance stanhavior essential to dards and fairly and objectheir successful pertively evaluate the work formance in the posiperformance of employees tion. under their supervision. Provide employees Supervisors are to ensure with constructive help employees are aware of to identify and correct what their performance deficiencies in their standards are, how perperformance or conformance duct, in order to evaluations are help them performed, and achieve full pothe possible tential in their awards availpositions. able for doing a Identify and superior job. resolve points of The objectives of misunderstandthe performance ing between suevaluations are: pervisors and employees regarding work requirements. Evaluate employees fairly and objectively on a scheduled and continuous basis with the results of the evaluation discussed individually with each employee. Increase efficiency of employees and supervisors. Develop constructive relationships between supervisors and employees. Advise employees on whether they meet, fail to meet, or exceed the standards for satisfactory performance. Continued p. 3 Insurance Open Enrollment The annual insurance Open Enrollment Season will be here soon! If you are a Regular employee, you have this benefit available to you. You may receive in the mail information from Aetna regarding your health and dental insurance. Be watching for it in your mailbox! will be an increase in premiums for 2014 during this time. If you are a Regular employee and you have not taken advantage of this benefit, Open Enrollment is the perfect time to enroll. Just contact Abe in the NAF HuOpen Enrollment is the time man Resources office. He will tell you all to make changes to your health and dental plans. You about this benefit so will also be notified if there you can make the right decision for you and your family needs. Don’t forget….. We work for YOU! Page 2 NAF Human Resources Quarterly Holiday Pay and Holiday Premium Pay The holiday season will be upon us very soon. How will a holiday affect your pay? If a holiday falls on a Regular employee’s scheduled work day and they are excused from work in observance of the holiday, they will receive holiday pay for that day. If the holiday falls on a day outside of the scheduled workweek, Regular employes are entitled to observe the holiday with pay on the preceding or following workday (as determined by the manager). Holiday Pay is regular base pay, including any applicable night shift differential, for the number of nonovertime hours that would have been scheduled had it not been a holiday. An employee entitled to observe the holiday, and who performs work on a holiday, is entitled to holiday pay (which is regular base pay, including any applicable night shift differential) for the number of scheduled hours, plus Holiday Premium Pay (which is at a rate equal to regular base pay) for the number of non-overtime hours that do not exceed eight hours actually worked on the holiday. McConnell AFB’s “down days” are not holidays nor are employees automatically approved leave on these days. Employees must request leave for the “down day” and it must be approved by their Manager/Supervisor. If you are a Flexible employee and you are not scheduled to work on a holiday, it is a day without pay. Flexible employees also do not receive Holiday Premium Pay. As always, if you have questions, contact the NAF Human Resources office. Within Grade Increase (WGI) Crafts and Trade employees (NA, NL and NS) whose performance is satisfactory, will be advanced to the next step of his/her grade following the required waiting periods. Employees will be advanced provided they did not receive an effective pay increase during the waiting period. new waiting period for employees begins on the first day of a new appointment, upon receiving a step increase or upon equivalent pay increase i.e. promotions. Regular employees earn WGIs based on the following scale: The effective date of the increase is the Step first day of the first pay period after 1 to 2 the waiting period is completed. 2 to 3 New employees normally start at step 3 to 4 one and progress through five steps. A 4 to 5 Weeks 26 78 104 104 LWOP 1 week 3 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks Flexible employees earn WGIs based on the following scale: Step 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 Days and Weeks 130 days and 26 weeks 390 days and 78 weeks 520 days and 104 weeks 520 days and 104 weeks For more information on Within Grade Increases, give our office a call at 7591612. Health and Wellness Everyone can exercise and everyone can get BIG health benefits from exercising -- a healthy heart and weight. The hardest part is starting a program and sticking with it. Here are some tips to get moving: Set goals. Try to lower your cholesterol. Or work off those last 10 pounds for your reunion. Have fun. Mix up your workouts, or pick activities you enjoy. It will help you stick with Talk to your doctor. He/she can help your exercise program. you figure out your fitness level, and Plan time every day. If what activities are best for you. you’re tempted to skip a workout, reStart slow. Easing into exercise will mind yourself why you deserve it. make it less scary. It can help you -Aetna Health Insurance avoid injury, too. The mobile app called WellWithMe is a great tool to help you stay motivated to exercise. This app lets people invite each other to join them in three healthy activities every day, one from each of its three categories: Move, Eat, and Grow. The app keeps a tally of completed activities. You can find this app at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Fourth Quarter 2013 Page 3 Trick or Treat Trick or Treat Jack O’Lanterns The story The pumpkin Will you be Batman, Ironman, DoroWhen the Irish arrived in America, thy or Despicable Me? Whatever cos- The term Jack O’Lantern comes from they found the native pumpkin to be tume you decide be sure to follow an Irish myth about “Stingy Jack”. He larger and easier to carve. It is the perthese Trick or Treating safety tips: tricked the Devil from taking fect choice for a Jack Be sure you carry a flashlight, glow stick or have reflective tape on your costume. An adult should accompany the children while trick or treating. Never trick or treat alone. Be sure to say “Thank you”. Visit only houses where the lights are on. Never go inside a house. Wait until you get home to eat the treats. his soul several times throughout his life. After Jack died, he was not allowed in heaven and the Devil, being upset by the tricks Jack played, would not allow him into hell. Jack was sent off to roam in the dark of night with just a burning coal to light his way. He carved out a turnip and put the coal inside it. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern”, which later became Jack O’Lantern. O’Lantern. Pumpkins have been grown in America for more than 5,000 years. It is a fruit and it can be found in all sizes. The best size to carve is the medium size (it works well with the stencils that you can find in the store or online). If you want carving patterns for your Jack O’Lantern, go to www.SpookMaster.com. 401(k) If you are a Regular NAF employee, you may have signed up to have part of your pay deposited in the NAF 401(k) plan. To see how your investments are going, log-in to the Wells Fargo website, www.wellsfargo.com/401k. It is a good idea to check your 401(k) account at least once a quarter. Not only can you check your NAF will match your contributions 401(k) account balance, you can based on the following schedule: also change the funds in which NAF Yours your money is invested. Wells 1% 1% Fargo’s 401(k) website allows 2% 2% you, the investor, to be involved 3% 2.5% in how your money is being invested. 4% 3% Don’t forget -- your contributions are a Invest wisely and keep an eye on your pre-tax deduction from your paycheck! 401(k)! Performance Evaluations Evaluate employees only under reasonable standards that are in effect during the rating period, are known to the employee, and that the employee has had a fair opportunity to meet. Use performance evaluations as a basis for making decisions on training, retention, promotion, reassignment, removal, and other personnel actions. Continued from page 1 30 September of the current year and are completed for Regular and Flexible NAF employees. Employees with less than 90 days of employment are not evaluated until they have completed at least 90 days. Performance standards prescribe the quality, quantity and timeliness of job performance essential for fully satisfactory performPerformance evaluations cover the pe- ance in a specific position. It must riod of 1 October of the previous year to clearly apprise the employee of the minimum standard of performance required and must be reasonable, sufficient in the circumstances to permit accurate measurement of performance, and adequate to inform the employee of what is necessary to achieve an acceptable performance rating These evaluations are not meant to discourage employees from performing at their best, but to encourage all employees to strive to do the best job possible. NAF fice Human Resources Of HR Director: Timothy Vincent HR Specialist: Abraham Felipe HR Assistant: Jodi Mumma 316-759-1612 Fax/Job Line 316-759-6104 Email [email protected] To apply for any open position, visit our website: www.NAFjobs.org
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