{"id":36983,"date":"2015-11-05T22:26:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T22:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=36983"},"modified":"2015-11-06T20:50:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T20:50:24","slug":"hr-connection-ers-retiree-enrollment-fair-employee-discounts-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/11\/05\/hr-connection-ers-retiree-enrollment-fair-employee-discounts-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Connection: ERS retiree enrollment fair; employee discounts, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><em>The following is provided by the Human Resources Department:<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ERS retiree enrollment fair<\/h2>\n<p>Representatives from the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and its retiree health plan partners will be at ACC Tuesday, November 17, to help ERS retirees and those nearing retirement make informed decisions about their Medicare enrollment options. Details:<\/p>\n<p>ERS Retiree Fall Enrollment Fair<br \/>\nHighland Business Center, Room 201<br \/>\nPresentation:\u00a010:15 a.m.<br \/>\nFair: 10 a.m.\u00a0to\u00a01 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>All employees are welcome. The event is free and registration is not necessary. Individuals requiring accommodations for a disability are asked to email <a href=\"mailto:reservations@ers.state.tx.us\">reservations@ers.state.tx.us<\/a>\u00a0at least 72 hours in advance.<\/p>\n<h2>Deer Oaks EAP news<\/h2>\n<p>Deer Oaks Employee Assistance Program newsletters for <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/austincc.edu\/file\/d\/0B19C4haAU-SjNEpxekRqb2dkOFZxMGxxZWhHQmtuckxsWEVN\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">employees<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/austincc.edu\/file\/d\/0B19C4haAU-SjTjl4T1ZwWl9CbWNPVmZyTXl0cTViYmJOWURN\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supervisors<\/a> can be accessed through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/hr\/benefits\/eap.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR Benefits EAP<\/a> webpage. This month\u2019s features include:<\/p>\n<p><em>Employee newsletter<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress<\/li>\n<li>Details for online seminar,\u00a0\u201cStick With It\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sleep-wake cycle needs to be consistent<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t turn that ignition: Avoid controversial or argumentative emailing<\/li>\n<li>Clinician&#8217;s Corner: Unhealthy habits<\/li>\n<li>How to avoid credit card dependence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Supervisor newsletter<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Six ways to make meetings more productive<\/li>\n<li>Be a great boss when you\u2019re swamped<\/li>\n<li>Ask your EAP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Featured employee discounts for November<\/h2>\n<p>November\u2019s featured discounts from the ACC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneplace.com\/acc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advantage Discount Program<\/a> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Save up to 20 percent when you sign up for exclusive discounts on HP products.<\/li>\n<li>Ashford.com offers watches and fine jewelry.<\/li>\n<li>Save up to 30 percent on cables, headphones, speakers, and more from Monster Cable Products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See these and more offers by accessing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/hr\/benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR Benefits<\/a> webpage and clicking\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beneplace.com\/acc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employee Discounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Service anniversaries<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know 18 employees have served the college 35 years or more? Find the names of those celebrating service anniversaries on the HR <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/offices\/human-resources\/programs-and-initiatives\/service-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Awards<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is provided by the Human Resources Department: &nbsp; ERS retiree enrollment fair Representatives from the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and its retiree health plan partners will be at ACC Tuesday, November &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/11\/05\/hr-connection-ers-retiree-enrollment-fair-employee-discounts-and-more\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3932,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[343,542,384,604],"class_list":["post-36983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-facstaff-news","tag-benefits","tag-employee-discounts","tag-hr-connection","tag-service-anniversaries"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3932"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}