Wayne State University's Human Resources has developed comprehensive offerings to support employees physical, mental and financial well-being. Services are free, confidential, and available to employees and their family members, including parents.

Consistent with President Wilsons post-pandemic restart charge, the Human Resources (HR) Restart Subcommittee has been working on plans to bring employees back to a safe campus and effectively re-engage in on-campus operations. The committee is working on dual fronts to ensure the health and safety of faculty and staff upon their return to campus, as well as provide learning modules curated by Wayne State experts.

In consultation with these experts, HR has developed comprehensive offerings to support employees physical, mental and financial well-being. The services provided through the Ulliance Employee Assistance Program are free, confidential, and available to employees and their family members, including parents.

The plan is designed to meet the majority of needs you or a family member may have during this period of rapid change and uncertainty, said Merilyn Merkison, associate director of benefits administration. The pandemic did not break us, instead we took a pause and listened to what the scientists and experts in the field recommended. We have a solid plan for our new environment.

The objective is to ensure all aspects of faculty and staff concerns and WSU commitments are addressed and meet federal health and safety guidelines. Here are a few examples of employee resources being offered:

Being successful in a changing environment requires new knowledge, skillsand ways of approaching our work. Four new programs are now available in the Accelerate eLearning library that feature a variety of remote work-related learning and development resources. Log into Academica to find short e-courses, videosand books on working virtually, leading virtually, personal wellbeing and virtual productivity.

In addition to curated content in Accelerate, interactive learning experiences will also be available soon to enable leaders and employees to identify and plan for development opportunities, reinforce learning and apply new concepts.

We'll also provide employees with an individual development plan template and guidance to develop learning goals around their chosen topic, said Dawn Aziz, director of organization and employee development. We're striving to share best practices in a safe space and helping individuals to apply and share what they learn.

Leaders and staff will soon be able to participate in a series of webinars to explore virtual leadership best practices, join learning communities, and receive coaching to support employee learning, sharing and application of new knowledge.

For more information or to ask questions about these offerings, emailOED@wayne.edu.

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