Employee Services

The Community Newsletter

Stay involved with what's happening in Auxiliary Services by signing up for our monthly newsletters. The monthly newsletter will cover a variety of items, from what's happening, top stories in the department, updates, events, birthdays, new hires and more.

To see previous article or PDF versions of our monthly newsletter, check out our News and Updates. Monthly Newsletters are available for the previous 5 months.

Connect With Us

Share your news, updates and stories with Auxiliary Services. Submissions can be featured in our Community Newsletter, Social Media or LinkedIn.

Submission Form

Our Benefits

Learn more about our Retirement, Prescription benefits, Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, FSA, Life Insurance, Legal Benefits, Paid Leave, Wellness Services, Child Care, Education Programs and more by visiting our benefits page.

Employee Discount Program

This program is offered in cooperation with businesses offering discounts or other incentives to University of Kentucky employees. Learn more about the participating partners and how you can receive discounts by visiting our Employee Discount Program.

Official Staff Holiday Schedule

UK staff receive a variety of holidays throughout the year. An employee in a regular position with a full-time equivalent (FTE) of 0.5 or greater is entitled to regular pay on a holiday. To learn more about holiday time visit the Holiday Leave Schedule.

Student Employment Resources

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Employment Opportunities

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Nearing Retirement?

If you are age 65+, you are automatically eligible for normal retirement. If you are looking to retire early and have 15 years of continuous service we can check your years of service so you know when you’re eligible to retire. This is the first step.

Contact the UK Retirement Office at retirement@uky.edu

Telephone Consults:

TIAA 800-842-2252

Fidelity 800-328-6608

Concur Travel & Expense Management

For information regarding travel time, expense reports and Concur, please visit our Travel and Expense Reporting page.

If you have questions about the Concur system you can e-mail ConcurExpense@uky.edu.

Travel and Expense Reporting

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Tools and Guides

We ask that staff review our policies and procedures.

Staff Handbook

After completing the SuperVisor training, you have resources available to help you be a Big Blue Leader. HR offers resources for Hiring, Onboarding, Employee engagement and support.

Learn More

UK Employees have access to professional development through their myUK Learning portal, where a variety of courses are offered to help them elevate their skills. These courses cover content for a variety of different roles and needs and are not limited on what an employee can take. Your myUK Learning offers On-Demand and Instructor-led courses for your convenance.

To ensure that our UK team members continue to strive towards excellence, we offer a variety of resources to allow our staff to continue to be educated and develop their skills.

Leadership Development

Professional Development

Toolkits are provided to assist employees maintain our UK standards and practices.

Staff Handbook

Team Building

Retirees

If you do not have a headshot and are in need of one please review the following information.

This headshot service provided is from 9:30 am – 11:30 am on the first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month. Headshot sessions are in the LexMark Public Room in the Main Building.

This is submission form is for requesting headshots from the UK Photo department (in UK's Office of Marketing and Brand Strategy).

Submission Form

Safe Pledge

At the University of Kentucky, diversity is valued, inclusion is imperative, and belonging is foundational. By signing the Safe pledge, wearing a Safe badge, and displaying an electronic Safe badge in your email signature, you are conveying your commitment to these ideas and announcing your commitment to share a safe space with your colleagues through tangible action.