Editor’s note: Due to employee demand to attend Ready To Retire, University Human Resources has increased the number of virtual seats available for some Ready To Retire sessions. UHR has added 200 seats to each of the following sessions: Navigating Your State Health Plan Retirement Benefits and Medicare, the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System and Social Security 101: Social Security and Your Retirement Benefits. UHR added the additional seats Feb. 21.
Please join University Human Resources Feb. 23, Feb. 27 and March 1 for its annual Ready To Retire workshop. This year the workshop has a new format. Ready To Retire will take place over the course of four stand-alone sessions rather than a single half-day workshop.
Each session will be virtual and will focus on a specific topic typically covered during the traditional half-day workshop. This format change will offer a more focused learning approach, allowing employees to concentrate on one topic per session.
All employees are welcome to attend the workshop, but employees thinking about retiring in the next five to seven years are strongly encouraged to attend. More details about the workshop sessions are presented below. Employees should register for each session they would like to attend. Each session will be limited to the first 300 people to register.
Ready To Retire Sessions
Thursday, Feb. 23, 9-11 a.m.
Navigating Your State Health Plan Retirement Benefits and Medicare
In this session, a speaker from the State Health Plan will review retiree health plan options and details about using Medicare upon retirement, including enrollment, plan comparisons, Medicare Advantage and more.
Monday, Feb. 27, 10 A.M.-Noon
Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System
In this session, a speaker from UHR will review the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System, the ORBIT platform, retirement eligibility for TSERS, how to estimate your pension benefit, retirement payment options and the TSERS retirement process.
Only members of TSERS should attend this session.
Monday, Feb. 27, 2-4 p.m.
The Optional Retirement Program
In this session, a speaker from UHR and representatives from TIAA and Fidelity Investments will review the Optional Retirement Program, retirement eligibility for that program, retirement payment options, other income sources and the ORP retirement process.
Only participants in the ORP should attend this session.
Wednesday, March 1, 10-11:30 a.m.
Social Security 101: Social Security and Your Retirement Benefits
In this session, a speaker from the Social Security Administration will review eligibility for Social Security benefits, how retirement affects your benefit, qualifications for spousal and survivorship benefits, how to get the most from your Social security benefit and more. SSA will host this session through Microsoft Teams. Each registrant will receive a link to the session.
Resources
The following retirement resources are available for NC State employees:
- Ready To Retire website and previously recorded sessions.
- Retirement at NC State.
- University of North Carolina System: Your Retirement Planning Guide.
- Financial planners.
- Retiree perks and privileges.
August Ready To Retire
UHR will offer a Ready to Retire half-day workshop Aug. 29, 1-5 p.m., in Talley Student Union for those who prefer the traditional format. We will post registration details for the August workshop on the Ready To Retire webpage in June.
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