Brigham Young University. Benefits Office

The Benefits Office was organized in 1968 in University Personnel Services. Its functions included the orientation of employees concerning benefits available, assisting in enrollment in insurance programs, issuing parking stickers and activity cards, issuing bookstore discount cards and Dairy Laboratory id cards, administration of Remembrance Funds and tuition programs, enrollment of new employees in the United Fund, preparation of handbooks for staff and administrative personnel, applying for medical and retirement benefits, etc. The greatest of these benefits is assistance with tuition for the faculty and their children. The Benefits Office took some responsibilities from the Benefits Committee when formed, such as conducting research and performing ongoing research and evaluation for improvements. Jay Adamson was the director 1970-1985 and Carole Walker 1985-1990. In 1990, University Personnel Services became Human Resource Services and the Benefits Office became known as Benefits Administration with Jay A. Adamson as the Managing Director. In 1993, the Benefits Office became Benefits and Employee Relations/Equal Employment Office.

Variant names

Employee Benefits

Benefits

Benefits Department

Benefits Administration

Description

Established: 1968

Abolished: 1992

Location: Provo, Utah (1968-1992)

Functions

The Benefits Office mainly worked with the Director of University Personnel Services to orient and assist employees with available benefits.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Benefits Office and its Supervisor reported first to Student Personnel Services and by 1969 to the Director of University Personnel Services. In 1990 Human Resources took over for University Personnel Services. In 1993, the Benefits Office became Benefits and Employee Relations/EEO.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Student Personnel Services (1968-1969)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. University Personnel Services (1969-1990)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Human Resource Services (1990-1992)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Benefits and Employee Relations/Equal Employment Office (1993)

Associated unit: Brigham Young University. Benefits Committee (1972-1990)

Associated Archival Materials

Office Handbook, ca.1970 (UA 938)

Employee Relations/Equal Employment Opportunity Office Records, 1967-1996 (UA 1289 box 20)

Records, 1968-1978 (UA 911 boxes 9-11)

Sources

Ben E Lewis Records and Correspondence,1948-1980: (Employee Benefits and Benefits Department variant names; organized in 1968; functions: orientation concerning benefits available, assisting enrollment in insurance programs, issuing parking stickers and activity cards to employees, issuing bookstore discount cards and Dairy Laboratory id cards, administration of Remembrance Funds and tuition programs, enrollment of new employees in the United Fund, preparation of handbooks for staff and administrative personnel, applying for medical and retirement benefits, etc.) (UA1326.18) (The Benefits Office took the place of the the Benefits Committee to conduct research and to perform ongoing research and evaluation for improvements) (UA 1326.18 fol 3.02)

BYU Telephone Directory, 1980: p. 1 (Benefits, variant name)

BYU Telephone Directory, 1990-1991: p. 21 (Became Benefits Administration with Jay A. Adamson as the managing director)

BYU Telephone Directory, 1993-1994: p. 46 (Benefits Administration became Benefits and Employee Relations/Equal Employment Office)

Brigham Young University Personnel Services: box 1 folder 1 (One of the benefits is tuition to faculty and their children) (UA 773)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2011-00068

Creator: UPB