UU Organizations Retirement Plan Updates
December 2017
Have you:

Reminded your staff how the UU Organizations Retirement Plan can be of benefit to them?

Remember, every employee (age 18 or over) can save for their retirement in our Retirement Plan via salary reduction, regardless of hours or length of service!
  • Here's a more granular checklist to use as a script both when informing employees about the UU Retirement Plan at year's end, and when welcoming new employees.

Done a "look back" review of Hours of Service of your employees who have not yet satisfied the Plan's Year of Eligibility Service (which makes them eligible for Employer's Contributions)?

  • If an employee has just met the provision as of 12-31-2017, they are eligible for Employer's Contributions starting 01-01-2018. (Remember, no one has to re-satisfy the provision, even if their hours are reduced after they've qualified.)

Compared your budget to actuals and discern whether all of the contributions due to the employees have been remitted properly to TIAA, the Plan's Recordkeeper?

Contacted your accountant or other support persons with issues or questions? For next year, plan to reach out throughout the year. This helps to ensure that your work is on target, and helps avoid a scramble at the end of the calendar year.

Need definitions or clarifications? Contact lrose@uua.org

Remember

Compensation and benefits are important to all of your employees, and you can make a difference. Use this Compensation Worksheet (excel) to help budget for Retirement Plan contributions and other benefits. As you plan for the coming program year, please refer to the 2018-2019 Salary Recommendations.

Questions? Contact Jan Gartner, jgartner@uua.org, Compensation and Staffing Practices Manager.

Upcoming Topics
Contributions and salary changes
Completing the W-2
Quick Links
 
 

Plan Basics
 


Participant Support
TIAA by Phone:

Participants call the Unitarian Universalist (UU)-dedicated toll-free line:
(800) 842-2829 at TIAA's National Contact Center. 

Be prepared to identify yourself by providing your social security number or account number so that you will be put in touch with a representative familiar with our plan.


TIAA Online:


 

January 2018 Webinars 

 

The Employer:

 

Each employer that offers the Plan is responsible for the Plan's administration. Employees who have questions about the Plan, who want to verify their employer's timely remittance of contributions, or who have questions about their eligibility can make inquiries of their employer. The employer is to provide each employee with a copy of the Employer's Participation Agreement with the Plan, as a springboard to explaining this employee benefit plan. 

UU Organizations Retirement Plan | retirement@uua.org
 24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1409


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