The staff of your Departmental Business Office is available to assist you in all aspects of Business Services. The following list touches on several of the initial business-related areas of interest for new faculty. Flexible benefits are programs that the employee selects to fit his or her specific needs. Each fall, staff members are given the opportunity to change their flexible benefits during the open enrollment period.
Core benefits are the basic benefits for which there is no annual choice-making.
Reference the Faculty and Staff Handbook, the Benefits Enrollment Guide, and the Compensation and Benefits web page for more information. Employment Hiring any personnel requires prior Department Head approval. The role of your Departmental Business Office is to assist in the employment and compensation process after the necessary approvals are obtained. Employment approvals should be obtained and compensation should be clarified before a commitment is made. Payroll Purdue's payroll system provides compensation to employees depending on the employee's position classification.