Open enrollment information sessions planned

Open Enrollment for health and welfare benefits at UC Berkeley opens Thursday, Oct. 27, at 8 a.m. and ends on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 5 p.m.

To help faculty, staff and retirees navigate the benefits terrain for 2017, Human Resources will hold several information sessions:

Open Enrollment Information Day for faculty, staff and retirees will take place Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 100. Representatives will be available for questions. Retirees with Medicare are invited from 10 a.m. to 11:35 a.m.; faculty, staff and non-Medicare retirees may come starting at 11:40 a.m.

An information session for emeriti is planned for Tuesday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to noon at 150 University Hall.

An information session for retirees is planned for Thursday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to noon at 150 University Hall.

Fifteen-minute one-on-one phone consultations with an HR representative will be available on Oct. 28. Nov. 3, Nov. 9 and Nov. 18. Reservations for these consultations can be made by phone at (510) 642-7053 (option 7).

Information including benefits and costs can be viewed on the UC open enrollment website.