August 2015

Tracking and Reporting on the New Policy Regarding Massachusetts Sick Time

August 13, 2015

Tracking and Reporting the New Policy Regarding Massachusetts Sick Time

In November 2014, Massachusetts voters approved a ballot question to require all employers in the Commonwealth to provide up to forty hours of earned sick time annually for all employees. Harvard has created a policy for these new regulations and crafted an interim solution. The Administrative & Professional Staff Personnel Manual has been updated (see Earned Sick Time) to...

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New GMAS Features – User Help

August 13, 2015

The GMAS 2.0 Project Team recently converted 24 pages belonging to the accounts, sponsor notice and sub-agreement modules to a new page design and layout. This layout provides larger fonts, leverages more space on the page, highlights key page information, and provides page and data field assistance.

This release provided users with online help on many of the converted pages that is topic-focused (by page), procedural and/or reference information. These help features are referred to as tool tips, related links and  page info and offer the GMAS team the ability to update these...

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HarvardKey is Coming This Fall!

August 13, 2015

HarvardKey is nearly here! A single credential spanning nearly the entire Harvard Community — and a replacement for the current PIN System — HarvardKey gives users one identity for life that enables access to the applications and services Harvard users need every day. HarvardKey makes it easier for new users to get started, makes role changes seamless for users who change roles, jobs, or classifications, and keeps the Alumni community connected to their alma mater.

Brought to you by the Identity & Access Management program at Harvard University Information Technology, HarvardKey...

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