Employer Update

Watch this promotional video, and share it with new employees.

A new publication, the VRS Member Guide, is now available onlineand in print. It will make it easier for you to counsel and guide new employees on their benefits. A short description of the guide is included below.

Watch our promotional video , which you can also share with your new employees.

What is the VRS Member Guide? This easy-reference booklet briefly describes each VRS plan, principal benefits and how to contact VRS. The guide:

• Explains VRS plan information in simple terms with action steps members can take now:
  • Registering their myVRS accounts.
  • Setting voluntary and deferred compensation contributions.
• Guides members to find plan resources online.
• Provides a timeline for acting on other benefits, like purchasing prior service and signing up for optional group life insurance, if eligible.

How do I use it? This compact guide supplements member handbooks and applies to all VRS plans, new VRS members and current members who are moving to a new job or employer.

• Distribute one publication to all covered employees as you onboard new hires and hold orientation sessions.
• Quickly introduce new members, or returning members, to VRS, highlighting benefits available to them, action steps to take and where to go for more information.

VRS welcomes your feedback on this new guide; contact us at PRoffice@varetire.org. You can order copies for your employees from our publications order form.