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Assistance with ESS

ESS Contact Information

OHR Quick Links



Employee Self-Service

Self-Service Actions

Select any action below to login. This will open a new window.

  When you are done, click Logout button or go to umn.edu/logout.


Reduce Your Work Hours and Keep Your Benefits through the RECESS Program

Full-time, non-represented staff and faculty, with the approval of their unit, can take advantage of the new RECESS Program to temporarily reduce their work percentage to as low as 50 percent while maintaining their health and dental care subsidy at 100 percent.

New - Vacation Leave for Academic Employees

Vacation leave balances for faculty and P&A can now be found at the bottom of their Pay Statements.


Benefits Enrollment for Mac/Safari Users

Safari 3.x and greater may not work well with Benefits Enrollment. If you have trouble with this browser, please use another version of Safari or another browser to enroll for benefits.

Help with Internet ID and Passwords

Call 1-HELP (612-301-4357) if you need help with the ID or password for your University internet account. Passwords cannot be reset by e-mail. Internet account assistance is provided by Academic and Distributed Computing Services (ADCS).

Availability of Self-Service Actions

The Self-Service Actions are NOT available at the following times:

Date Time
Monday-Saturday 4 to 6 a.m.
Sunday 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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