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MISSION STATEMENT

The primary mission of Human Resources Information Services is to provide leadership, policy direction and centralized coordinated support to institutions' staff benefits and payroll functions. The office seeks to influence the development of benefit plans by the State of Wisconsin as well as develop such plans where the Regents have autonomy.

The Office staffs two standing committees that advise the President about benefits. One is the Tax Sheltered Annuity Review Committee and the other is the Advisory Committee on Fringe Benefits. The Office is directly responsible for systemwide benefit plan development and policy. In its plan development role, the office is responsible for identifying gaps in coverage, inequities and inefficiencies in plan structures and alternative solutions to those. The Office also performs policy and issue analysis for the President. Key service delivery goals include the following:

• To maximize employees' disposable income and mitigate financial hardships caused by unemployment, illness, disability or death while working and upon retirement.
• To assure that employees are knowledgeable about the benefit programs available and to facilitate maximization of benefits based on their unique goals and needs.
• To structure for individual choice and flexibility and assist employees in choosing the optimal packages for their situations.
• To administer plans so that any employer penalties assessed do not exceed the cost of avoidance.

This document was last revised on February 1, 2005