Time & Labor & Absence Management Entering Time Worked Classified Employee Timesheet

1. Time & Labor & Absence ManagementEntering Time Worked Classified Employee Timesheet

2. The most important question is… How do I get paid? You will be entering your time worked via a HRS Timesheet.

3. Time Entry Deadlines First day ofpay period It is recommended employees enter and submit their time each day. If this is not possible, employees should at least enter their time weekly. First day ofpay period

4. Best Practices for Entering Time Worked To avoid not being paid, please note the following best practices: • Employees should enter and submit their time each day. • Employees must at leastenter and submit their time weekly, on the last day worked in the week. • On the last day of the pay period, ALL time entries must be submitted for timely payroll processing.

5. Log into the Timesheet • Employees will log in to the My UW System portal at https://my.wisconsin.edu/.  • For non UW-Madison employees, the Work Record tab can be found on the far right hand side of the page.

6. The date entered here will give you the Time Period in which that date falls. For example, if you enter 10/28, it will give you the Time PayPeriodthat begins on 10/24. OUT: Enter the time that you leave your job for lunch, class, or any other reason and plan on returning. IN: Enter the time you return to your job from lunch, class etc. Punch Exception Timesheet The (+) will add a row and the (-) will delete a row. These links will allow you to view time entered for either the Previous or Next Time PayPeriod. OUT: Enter the time you leave your job for the day and will not return for another shift. Click on the comment bubble to include a message regarding your time. Your supervisor approving your time, will be able to read your message. IN: Enter the time you firstreport to your job. Use this button to clear time out of ALL fields that contain information. Click on this button after entering your time each day. You can go back and change your entries and re-submit up until the last day of the pay period. Even though your timesheet is filled out with your schedule, you may still need to enter your lunch break and you will still need to submit your timesheet. The Balances will show the amount of Sick, Vacation, etc. and all the leave types and number of hours available. The Summary of Hours will be blank until Time Administration (this occurs nightly) has been run. Use the drop down list to choose the appropriate time reporting code for your duties that day. Click on this link to reference the hours you have reported to your supervisor for this time pay period.

7. These fields will be filled in with your scheduled hours. They can be changed if your hours worked differs from your schedule. The date entered here will give you the Time Period in which that date falls. For example, if you enter 10/28, it will give you the Time PayPeriodthat begins on 10/24. Elapsed Exception Timesheet The (+) will add a row and the (-) will delete a row. These links will allow you to view time entered for either the Previous or Next Time PayPeriod. The Balances will show the amount of Sick, Vacation, etc. and all the leave types and number of hours available. Click on this button after entering your time each day. You can go back and change your entries and re-submit up until the last day of the pay period. The Summary of Hours will be blank until Time Administration (this occurs nightly) has been run. Use the drop down list to choose the appropriate time reporting code for your duties on the days reported in this row. Click on this link to reference the hours you have reported to your supervisor for this time pay period.

8. Best Practices for Timesheet Entry Time Entry Details • Standard Time Entry: • Need Colons • Need AM/PM or A/P indicator • 24 Hour Clock Entry: • Military Time

9. Best Practices for Timesheet Entry cont. Time Entry Details • TIPS: • Indicate if your entered time is AM or PM. • You can use A’s and P’s or 24 Hour Clock time. • Colons are not necessary when using 24 Hour Clock time. • If you use Standard Time entry, you will need to use colons.

10. Time Reporting Codes • Time Reporting Codes (TRCs) indicate the different types of circumstances an employee may work under. • The TRC will be chosen if the work is something other than “Regular Hours”. • If no TRC is selected, time entered is treated as Regular Hours.

11. John the Vet Technician • John, who is a veterinary technician, might need to designate his time as something other than the default, Regular Hours. Above is a small sample of his regular (hours) schedule.

12. John the Vet Technician • For Example, If John had Call Back duty on Saturday, then he would have to choose an option from the TRC drop down list. Above, you can see John selected CB050 – Call Back and entered the total number of Call Back hours he worked.

13. Unique Time Reporting Codes • Also included on the Timesheet as Time Reporting Codes are: • Employees must remember to enter these as TRCs and NOT as absences. Floating Holiday Comp Time

14. Floating Holiday • The employee could choose to do the following: • Delete the regularly scheduled hours and enter the quantity of Floating Holiday hours. • OR • Leave the regular hours as is: • With either option, the Time Reporting Code of Floating Holiday must be entered. • In this example, the employee would like to take a floating holiday on 12/22 and 12/23.

15. Designating Comp Time • If you would like Overtime to go towards Comp Time rather than receiving the Overtime pay, this must be entered on the timesheet using a Rule Element. The final result on the timesheet. Clicking on the Magnifying Glass for Rule Element 1 will bring up your choices for this field. Your only choice is Compensatory Time for Overtime or COMP. This will tell HRS to take your Overtime and convert it to Compensatory Time.

16. Using Comp Time • If the employee would like to use Comp Time, the process is a little different, but still done on the timesheet using a TRC. The employee completes the following process: Adds a Row Chooses the Comp Time Taken TRC Enters a Quantity of 2.0 Clicks the Submit button The employee would like to use 2 hours of their Comp time on 1/28 to cover leaving 2 hours early on Friday. This employee usually works until 4:30 p.m. each day. On Friday, the employee decides to work until 2:30 p.m. and use 2.0 hours of Comp Time.

17. Utilizing Timesheet Links • The bottom of the timesheet contains a list of links that can be helpful. Notice the statement informs: what you see is only as accurate as the last running of Time Administration. The next day, after Time Administration has run, the employee can check the Summary of Hours to verify their reported time using Time Reporting Codes was reported correctly. Floating Holiday Legal Holiday Hours Regular Hours This particular pay period happened to have 2 Legal Holidays in it. You DO NOThave to enter codes for these. HRS will automatically separate Legal Holidays from Regular Time.

18. Paycheck & Earning Statement • Your earning statements will be accessible through the Payroll Information module in the My UW Portal. • The Payroll Information module contains both your earning and tax statements. • Your earning statements will be listed in order by the date you were paid, with the most recent earning statement at the top. • For older earning statements you can use the numbered page links or the Previous and Next links under the list of earning statements. • Clicking on an earning statement will open it as a .pdf which you can view, print, or save.

19. You can retake this course at anytime as a refresher. • Contact your supervisor or payroll coordinator. • Knowledge Base documents. • Contact the Help Desk. • Resources