UW‒Madison has released an updated training module to help the UW community respond to and/or address hostile and intimidating behavior (HIB). The training is designed for faculty, staff, graduate student employees, and postdocs. Participants will learn about campus HIB policies and characteristics; work with scenarios that explore what HIB is (and isn’t); and review campus processes and resources to address concerning workplace behavior. The training invites participants to consider their shared responsibility when witnessing or hearing about incidents of hostile and/or intimidating behavior. The training is available as both a self-paced, on-demand module and as a facilitated online workshop offered every 4‒6 weeks. Completion will appear on the employee’s learning transcript. Learn more at hr.wisc.edu/hib/training.

A new W-4 Quick Guide is now available online in English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese and Nepali. This one-page guide provides instructions and tips on how to change the amount of income tax you have withheld from your paycheck. This can help prevent you from having too little or too much federal or state tax withheld from your paycheck. All UW‒Madison employees are encouraged to do a “paycheck checkup” by reviewing their earnings statement. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers a Tax Withholding Estimator to help you determine the right amount of tax withholding for your situation at irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding estimator. UW‒Madison cannot provide tax advice. Each employee must make withholding decisions on their own or with the assistance of their individual tax consultant. If you would like to make a change in how much tax you have withheld, go to MyUW > Payroll Information > Update W-4. The new W-4 Quick Guide is available at go.wisc.edu/7tbgy4.

The Volunteer Tutoring Program matches tutors with UW–Madison employees who have individual learning goals such as practicing English conversation, improving reading and writing skills, understanding culture, or learning basic computer skills. Participating learners are UW–Madison employees and J-1 visiting scholars. Tutors can be UW employees, students, or community members. Tutors receive training in the skills they need and may choose to earn an online Tutor Training Certificate.  Cultural Linguistic Services is offering free online informational sessions about becoming a volunteer tutor via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2‒3 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1‒2 p.m., and Thursday, Jan. 25, 10‒11 a.m. Advance registration is not required, and there is no obligation to volunteer after attending.