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New GIC-Eligible Employee Payroll & Benefits Orientation Schedule

Employees hired into benefited positions (positions eligible for insurance coverages through the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission / GIC) attend a payroll and benefits orientation session within their first week of benefited employment. At orientation employees are provided instructions on what is required for the University to initiate payment of salary and secure benefits.

Employing departments should schedule new benefited employees to attend an orientation within the employee's first week of employment as failure to submit the payroll and benefit forms timely can result in ineligibility for certain benefits.
Please contact gic-orientation [at] umass [dot] edu with related questions.

Schedulers:

  • Login to register an employee into a GIC-Eligible New Employee Orientation
  • Contact gic-orientation [at] umass [dot] edu to request scheduler access or an exception to the orientation deadline

Dates of  New GIC-Eligible Employee Payroll & Benefits Orientations

Monday, January 6, 2025Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Tuesday, January 14, 2025Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025Monday, July 21, 2025
Tuesday, February 4, 2025Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025Monday, August 4, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Monday, February 24, 2025Monday, August 18, 2025
Tuesday, March 4, 2025Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025Tuesday, September 2,2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025Monday, September 8, 2025
Monday, March 24, 2025Tuesday, September 16,2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025Monday, September 22, 2025
Monday, April 7, 2025Tuesday, September 30,2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025Monday, October 6, 2025
Tuesday, April 22, 2025Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025Monday, October 20, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025Monday, November 3, 2025
Tuesday, May 20, 2025Monday, November 10, 2025
Tuesday, May 27, 2025Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Monday, June 2, 2025Monday, November 24, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025Monday, December 8, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Monday, June 30, 2025Monday, December 22, 2025

 

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