Work/Life
You Transfer between the University and Hospitals

The steps necessary depend on whether you're:

• Transferring to the University
• Transferring to the Hospitals

In either situation, service accruals from your prior job are transferred only in certain situations. For details, click here.

 Transferring to the University

When you transfer from the Hospitals to the University, you start as a new hire. This means you have to enroll in all benefits from the University. For information on starting a new job with the University, click here.

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 Transferring to the Hospitals

If you are transferring to the University of Chicago Hospitals, your employment with the University ends. This means you have to enroll in all benefits from the Hospitals. For information on ending employment with the University, click here.

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 Service Accruals

Please refer to the University of Chicago Personnel Policy Guidelines at http://hr.uchicago.edu/policy/p209.html for the rules regarding the crediting of service when you transfer from the Hospitals to the University.

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 Eligibility and Vesting Rights under ERIP

Please refer to the Retirement Income Plan for Employees (ERIP) Summary Plan Description (SPD) at http://hr.uchicago.edu/benefits/spds/erip/ for the rules regarding the crediting of service for eligibility and vesting purposes.

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