HR Monthly Newsletter - January 2021

Welcome New Staff 

• Useful Link for New Staff
• New Staff Induction - Semester 2, AY2020-2021

HR Notice

• Salary Adjustment Scheme Y2021
• AY19/20 Annual Performance Results and Y2021 Salary Adjustments

Highlights in January 2021

• Staff Training - Performance Feedback and Coaching 
• Staff Training – Winter English Course

XJTLU Winter Break Guidebook on the Control and Prevention of the Pandemic

XJTLU Working Party for Corona Virus Disease 2019 Prevention has put together a pandemic prevention and control guidebook, which would provide the necessary guidance to protect and safeguard our staff members' health during the upcoming holidays and winter vacation. For more details about the key points of the guidebook , please see the University Communication Notice issued on 27^th January 2021.

Hospitalization Information in Suzhou

According to the updated notice on the hospitalization in Suzhou during the Spring Festival Holiday, a number of hospitals in Suzhou have issued notices on implementation measures. Please click here to view the requirements for visiting the hospital during Spring Festival Holiday. Please also be informed that the notice is only available in Chinese.

Opening Speech and Induction Slides:

Please login with your XJTLU account to view the information below.

1.  Opening Speech from Prof. Youmin Xi
2.  Opening Speech from Prof. David Goodman
3.  New Staff Induction Page

 Useful Links:

1. Staff Handbook 
2. University Academic Calendar
3. Tax Rate (Individual Income Tax)
4. Payroll Processing Schedule  
5. Health Insurance, Claim Form, Insurance Training Videos
6. Living in China
7. Legal Stay in China (Tips for Foreign Staff)

If you have any questions, please use the contact information provided below.

Staff Training - Performance Feedback and Coaching was organized on 13^th January 2021, which 20 participants from 14 different departments joined us in the training session. Through this training session, participants understood that the purpose of performance management is not only to score the performance of staff, but also to provide opportunities to nature and motivate them.

Performance communication is the last mile of performance management, which is also the stage where problems are likely to arise. Based on a solid theoretical foundation, this training session is designed to develop the performance communication and coaching skills needed in different situations.

Throughout the course, participants took their experience as examples in the role-playing, as well as discussed the goal setting and the priorities of employee’s daily work, so as to demonstrate the skills on improvement. They also have a heated discussion on the issue of dealing with challenging behaviors.

Staff Training – Winter English Course was scheduled from 18^th January 2021 to 28^th January 2021. This training program focus on a very practical topic, writing professional emails, which is a strong communication channel in the workplace. In order to improve the email writing skills, almost 50 participants from 13 different departments joined this training session.

Staff took one-week classroom learning, obtaining the sense and skills of how not to be misunderstood, how to write and deal with complaints, how to send good and bad news, how to be ‘polite but firm’, and how to aim for customer satisfaction, etc.

In the second week, participants took self-study and peer review for further self-learning and practice, applying what they have learned into practice.

For more information and training materials, please feel free to contact with HR office at TD.hr@xjtlu.edu.cn.