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Human Resources Services’ (HRS) Compensation team recently kicked off the Variable Pay Program Project (VPPP), which is a a key Impact Argonne initiative to consider affordable and effective variable pay program options for exceptional employee contributions pivotal in creating and sustaining Argonne’s World-Class Community of Talent. Variable pay, also known as a bonus, is contingent … Read More »

Volunteers are needed for “Lunch with a Researcher” program, which gives Argonne scientists and engineers a chance to speak directly to a small group of undergraduate interns about potential career paths, scientific topics and valuable tips learned along the way.

The Manganese meeting space in the Building 213 Cafeteria will be reserved on Thursdays from … Read More »

By Julie Nuter, Chief Human Resources Officer

In order to deliver on our commitment to diversity and inclusion within the Argonne community, it is important for all of us to know where we are so we can better chart a path to where we need to be.

This is why the laboratory is committed to … Read More »

Argonne’s Educational Programs is seeking volunteers to help officiate the U.S. Department of Energy’s annual Illinois Regional Middle School Science Bowl Academic Competition on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at Oswego East High School. Students from local middle schools will compete in a science and math trivia-style competition.

There are volunteer opportunities for both STEM and … Read More »

Argonne Laboratory Director Paul Kearns and Chief Human Resources Officer Julie Nuter recently hosted a luncheon honoring employees who achieved a milestone service anniversary at Argonne in 2018. Human Resource Services (HRS) organized the Nov. 29 event held at the Argonne Guest House to recognize employees who reached 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or … Read More »

Employees are needed to mentor eighth-grade girls during Argonne’s annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED), an all-day event Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at the Building 240 TCS Conference Center from 7:30 a.m. … Read More »

Undergraduate intern Betmarie Matos presents her research at Educational Programs’ summer research symposium “Learning on the Lawn.”

All employees are invited to meet Argonne’s fall interns as they present their research Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, from … Read More »

HRS-Educational Programs is seeking Argonne scientists and engineers that are interested in mentoring faculty members in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Visiting Faculty Program. This is an opportunity for researchers from academic institutions that are small, historically underrepresented, not well-resourced, or from a satellite campuses to conduct research at a national laboratory. Argonne research … Read More »

Human Resource Services would like to thank each employee who participated in the Total Rewards Survey. Forty-three percent of benefits-eligible employees completed the survey that sought input on compensation, benefits and wellness, learning and development, and work environment. Together these represent the Total Rewards employees receive from working at Argonne.

This is the first time … Read More »

Now is the time to start thinking about Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for 2019. Employees can put aside pre-tax dollars up to $2,650 in a healthcare FSA and up to $5,000 in a dependent day care FSA. These accounts can be used to pay unreimbursed expenses for healthcare and dependent care related expenses.

If you … Read More »