toolkits for new employees
Welcome to MSU! Much of the information you need to complete and know as you start at the university will be part of your task list through the PageUp Applicant Tracking System task list. In addition, we hope you find the resources below helpful.
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Orientation
- New Hire Orientation: A full day, in-person program for newly hired benefits eligible support staff.
- Faculty & Academic Staff Orientation
- Benefits Guide: guidelines for new hires and newly eligible employees
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Benefits Overview:
benefits information for support, academic and faculty staff employees.
- Enrollment deadlines and instructions
- Health, Dental, Life/Accident, Flexible Spending Account, and Voluntary Benefit Coverage Information.
- Tuition Benefit Programs
- Retirement Plan Options
- Leave Programs
- Additional Resources
- New Graduate Assistants: what you need to know before your first day.
- Life Events and Benefits: birth, adoption, legal guardianship, loss of coverage, marital status changes, loss of a loved one, or retirement.
- Employment Information: ID cards, parking, NetIDs and more.
- Direct Deposit Information from Payroll
- Earnings Statements: Use the EBS Help webpages to navigate the EBS Portal, including view earnings statements.
- Pay Ranges
Retirement
MSU offers a generous 10% matching contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan where employees contribute 5% of their salary. Other retirement plan options are also available.
