University of Wisconsin System HRS Project Unclassified Employee TL/AM Entry Manager Approval Spring 2012 (Manager Self-Service)

Who are Unclassified? Faculty Academic Staff Limited Appointments 2

Leave Reporting Multiple appointments Within the same Institution/Campus a separate leave report for each appointment will be located on your portal for each appointment. In different Institutions/Campuses, you may or may not be live with Employee Self Service so please review your portal and contact appropriate campus if necessary. 3

Less than Full Time Unclassified Employees If you are a less than full time Unclassified employee, your time is reported in actual time in increments of quarter hours. 4

Reporting Absences Each division/department will continue to use its current method of “requesting” an absence HRS’ ‘Request Absence’ screens are used the same as “reporting absences” on your leave sheet and should be updated as they are taken for best work practices. 5

Absence Management: Reporting No Absences 6

Login to My UW system Located on For Faculty and Staff > My UW System

Absence Management: Supervisor/ Chair/Manager Approval 8

MSS Absence Approval Sign into ‘My UW System’. my.wisconsin.edu to enter your Portal site Login using user name and password Locate the ‘Manager Time and Approval’ box. A list of employees with absences ready for approval will be seen by clicking on the ‘Absence’ tab. Only employees who have entered absences will be listed. Click on ‘Approve Absence’. 9

Manager Time and Approval 10

Reported Absence Approval This will bring you to the ‘Absence Requests’ screen. The list of employees and requests changes based on the “*Show Requests by Status” selected. Default status is ‘Pending’ All Staff (Classified/Unclassified) appear To review and approve an absence request, click on the employee’s name. This opens a “Request Details” page. Click on the appropriate action to take on this request (Approve, Deny, or Push Back). Approve – Verify the employee has enough leave time available Deny – Not to be used at this time Push Back – Used when the date/time/type requested does not match prior approved request 11

“Absence Request” Page 12

“Request Details” Page 13

Employee – Verification & Push Back 14

Employee – Verify Absence Approvals Check for Absence approvals at My UW System Verify all absences have been ‘Approved’ Rework shows an Absence was “Push Back” 15

Handle a “Push Back” 16 Click Enter Absence Towards the bottom is View Absence Request History Click the Edit button to the far right on the absence that says “Push Back”

Edit the Absence Change what was incorrect and resubmit 17

Employee Best Practices Enter Absences as taken – After the fact! Enter ALL absences entered and approved by supervisor by the 5 th of the next month Be sure to post a “No Leave Taken” using the first day of the pay period All “leave reports” must be submitted or sick leave will be reduced Take your time and be patient NOTIFY HR of any/all Supervisory changes! Contact your Payroll Coordinator before you record any leave without pay transactions. 18

Supervisors Approval Best Practices Approve Absences as submitted (weekly) Approve ALL absences by the 5 th of the next month Approve Absences after the fact only! Work with employees to correct errors Approvals are necessary so employees’ leave is correct Take your time and be patient NOTIFY your Payroll Coordinator of any/all Supervisory changes! 19

When to Request Assistance from: Audrey Beckwith, Payroll Coordinator COOP-Extension Sreekumari Nair, Payroll Coordinator - all other Divisions. Missing an Employee? If you are unable to see one of your employees, your HR Manager. Not Sure on Approval? If you are unsure about anything regarding absence approval, please your Payroll Coordinator. 20

Resources Available to You HRS Online Tutorials General Information about Self-Service UW-Extension – Payroll & Benefits Training website 21

Resources Available to You HRS Knowledge Base HRS Online Knowledge Base Searchable How to/step by step documentation on time entry How to/step by step documentation on time approval Supported by the UW-System HRS project General HRS support documentation 22

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