Announcements

Changes to Symplicity

January 31, 2024

Please note that users of the SEO Jobs Database will temporarily recieve email messages from seo-harvard-csm@csm.symplicity.com instead of seoweb@fas.harvard.edu. Please be sure to review your spam folder and mark any messages from seo-harvard-csm@csm.symplicity.com as "not spam." 

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Address Updates and 2023 W2's

December 1, 2023

A reminder to students to keep their Physical Location Address in my.harvard.edu and the Home Address in PeopleSoft up-to-date. Instructions are available on the SFS website. The Physical Location Address entered in my.harvard should feed to the student’s Home Address in PeopleSoft; students should check to confirm that updates made in my.harvard appear in PeopleSoft, as well. The PeopleSoft Home Address will be used for paper W-2 mailings.

Addresses must be updated by...

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10/16/23 Alert: New Employment Phishing Scam in Your Inbox

October 16, 2023
Students, Faculty, and Staff should not respond to an emailed phishing scam that appears to advertise an open Personal Assistant position with an organization called Heart to Heart International. This position is not posted on the SEO jobs database. It was sent to people's inboxes over the weekend of 10/14-10/15. Anyone who responds with interest in the position is asked to provide personal identification information that may put your identity in jeopardy. If you have responded, STOP all correspondence and do not send personal information. For more information visit: https://security.... Read more about 10/16/23 Alert: New Employment Phishing Scam in Your Inbox

Changes to I-9 Completion Process

August 22, 2023

All I-9’s will now be processed by Harvard’s Central Payroll Office. Student employees who need to complete an I-9 must schedule an appointment with the Central office to complete Section 2; the SEO will no longer be completing this portion of the I-9.

Once a student employee has accepted a position, their hiring manager must email them instructions on how to digitally submit Section 1 of the I-9 as well as how to schedule an appointment with a Central Payroll I-9 specialist to complete Section 2.

More information about the centralization of I-9 completions at...

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2023 Fall Job Fair will be September 7th

July 11, 2023
The SEO's Fall Job Fair will be held on September 7th, 2023 from 3:00 - 6:00pm in the Smith Campus Center. Mark your calendars! Registration available soon. 

MA Minimum Wage Increase

January 1, 2022

Massachusetts minimum wage is $15 per hour, effective January 1st, 2022.  

DACA

April 6, 2021
If you are a member of the Harvard community who is interested in applying for DACA, or who have questions about your existing DACA or TPS status, please contact the Harvard Representation Initiative for a free consultation with an immigration attorney. To make an... Read more about DACA