Units and departments are eligible to request these incentives for jobs that have been persistently difficult to fill. Request forms for both pilot programs are available on Human Resource Services’ website.
University employees will be receiving at least a 2.5% raise next fiscal year. WSU employs more than 8,200 employees across five physical campuses as well as through the online Global Campus.
Employees should watch for an email Tuesday from Human Resource Services. They will have until April 19 to provide feedback.
In accordance with Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent actions, Washington State University will be refunding taxes collected from employee paychecks last month as part of the Washington Cares Trust Fund.
WSU is launching a new pilot program next week aimed at reducing work‑related fatigue and stress.
A dedicated Facilities Services team will tackle whatever the winter season brings as they did prior to the COVID‑19 pandemic.
In order to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18—the deadline for state workers—WSU employees need to have their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one‑dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson by Oct. 4.
Beginning Oct. 19, employees who are not fully vaccinated and lack an approved exemption will not be able to engage in university work.
To comply with the state’s vaccination requirement, unvaccinated WSU employees have until Sept. 13 to get the first Pfizer shot, or they can get the single-dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine by Oct. 4.
The new process, which supersedes WSU’s previous vaccination declaration system, applies to all employees regardless of work location.