1. Schools Leavers System
JUNE 2016

2. Logging in to SAP
Access the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning via the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop.
To access the Remote Timesheet, double click on your Internet Explorer, or chosen internet browser, icon.

3. Accessing SAP Select School Admin The Grid homepage opens.
Click on School Admin.

4. Accessing SAP Select Schools Remote Time Sheet
Towards the bottom of the page, in the middle section, click on Schools Remote Timesheet.

5. Access TO SAP SYSTEM
On the right hand side, click on Access to SAP System.
Alternatively, type into the address bar: -
And press Enter .

6. SAP Log On Screen The SAP Log on screen displays.
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7. Signing in to SAP The SAP Log In screen is displayed.
Type in the User ID, which has been sent to you by e mail or post. User names are not case sensitive.
Type in the two digits of your PIN that are requested. The PIN is case sensitive, so ensure that CAPS LOCK is on if your PIN contains letters.
Click on PIN Authenticate.
If your User ID and PIN have been entered correctly, the Password box appears.
Type in your password, as sent to you with your User ID. NB Passwords are case sensitive. Click Log On.
The first time that you log in, you will be prompted to change your password and subsequently every ninety days.
NB The PIN and Password allow three attempts before they are locked. If either becomes locked, please contact the helpdesk, on , who will unlock them for you.

8. Accessing the School leaver system
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR/AUTHORISER
Once you have logged in, you will be presented with an additional tab entitled ‘School Leaver Entry’ for Administrators or ‘School Leaver Auth’ for Authorisers.
Select this tab to carry out the recording of a Leaver action for an employee at your School.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

9. Selecting Employee FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR
The User is presented with two boxes. The first of these is School Selection. This allows the User to select the School from which the employee is leaving.
Select the appropriate school and click ‘Show Employees’.
Please ensure that the Leaver action is only completed where the employee is not taking up a post with another HCC school, is moving from an academy to another school or from an HCC school to an academy.
An employee moving between two HCC (i.e. not academies) should be treated as a transfer and not a Leaver.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

10. Selecting Employee
The second box, School Employee List, allows the User to select the employee which they wish to make a Leaver.
All current employees will be displayed in alphabetical order. Select the appropriate employee record by clicking on the button to the left of the employee record and click on the ‘Complete Leaver Form’ button.
Where an employee has more than one record please ensure you select the correct record where the employee is continuing in the other employment.
Where a Leaver action has already been completed and authorised for that employee, the first day after their leaving date will appear in the column headed ‘Leave Date’.
On selecting an employee record the ‘Leave Request history for selected employee’ box will display any Leaver actions which have been entered but not approved.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

11. Selecting Employee
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

12. Leaver Form
Having selected an employee to be made a Leaver, the User will be presented with the Leaver Form.
This will display the employee details including employee name, forwarding address.
Please complete the following fields:
Last date of employment - enter the last day of employment as appropriate for the employee’s notice periods. This may not be their last working day. The form includes guidance on end dates for teaching and non-teaching staff. Please select the ‘View Notice Period Guide’ or ‘View End of Term Dates’ for guidance.
The system has built-in validation and will present a warning if the dates entered appear to be outside the normal range for that employee.
If you are entering a date which generates a warning please use the Notes field - ‘Notes to payroll team’ - to explain why this date is being selected.
For 52 week per year employees only (not teaching staff).
Confirmation of Leave to be paid or deducted – (this field will only appear for non-teaching staff working 52 weeks per year)
Paid or Deducted - Please identify whether an employee has a balance of untaken annual leave to be paid or has taken more annual leave than they are entitled to which needs to be recovered.
Unit (Days/Hours) - Please identify whether the payment or recovery is based on days or hours.
Amount (time) – Please identify how many days or hours should be paid or recovered in the final payment.
Loans/Repayments – This field will identify any outstanding loans or repayments to be deducted from their final pay. You do not need to take any further action for this field. It is for information only.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

13. Leaver Form LEAVER REQUEST FORM FOR THE AUTHORISER
Forwarding Address
Once the Administrator has completed the necessary fields they should click on the ‘Send for Approval’ button.
This will send an to the Authoriser alerting them that a new Leaver request has been submitted and is awaiting their authorisation.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

14. Leaver form
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

15. Leaver Form FOR THE AUTHORISER
The Authoriser will receive an alerting them to the Leaver action completed by the Administrator which is awaiting approval.
Once the Authoriser has logged into the School Leaver system they are presented with two boxes. The first of these is School Selection. This allows the User to select the School from which the employee is leaving.
Select the appropriate school and click ‘Show Leaver Requests’.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

16. Leaver REQUESTS FOR THIS SCHOOL
The second box, Leaver Requests for this School, allows the Authoriser to select those records ‘Awaiting Approval’ from the drop down list. This will display those Leaver actions which are awaiting authorisation.
Select the Leaver action to be authorised by clicking in the box to the left of the employee record and clicking the ‘View Selected Request’ button.
This will display the details of the Leaver action for that employee.
This screen includes the ability to print a PDF version of the Leaver details if required.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

17. Leaver Form - AUTHORISATION
LEAVER REQUEST FORM FOR THE AUTHORISER
The User is presented with the Leaver details entered by the Administrator.
The Authoriser has the ability to amend the details entered. Once the Authoriser is satisfied the details are correct they should approve the Leaver action by clicking on the ‘Approve Leaver Request’ button. This will change the status of the Leaver action to Approved and generate a confirmation to the Administrator.
If the Authoriser wishes to reject the Leaver action they should click on the ‘Reject Leaver Request’ button. This will generate a Reject Reason box and an to the Administrator informing them of the rejection and the reason given.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.

18. Leaver - PAYROLL PROCESSING
LEAVER ACTION – PAYROLL PROCESSING
The Payroll system will be updated daily and the approved Leaver actions uploaded. Once the uploaded Leaver actions are accepted the status of the Leaver action will change to ‘Completed’.
The HR/Payroll Team will be carrying out validation of Leaver actions via a series of reports prior to the processing of the monthly payroll.
LEAVER ACTION – LATE NOTIFICATION
There will inevitably be occasions when it is not possible to notify the Payroll team of a member of staff leaving within the payroll timetable due to short notice.
Where the School are aware of a late Leaver, please contact the HR/Payroll team and complete the Leaver action via the SAP portal as soon as possible. It may be possible to make late adjustments to the Payroll to avoid overpayments occurring.
Support for the timesheet is provided by the SAP support team.
We can be contacted by telephone on , or Comnet Choose the options for IT/SAP for SAP support.
You can e mail us at :-
Please, do not call payroll direct, as we need to log your call and make sure that it is allocated to the right person.
Additional guidance, payroll cut off dates and access forms can be found on the Grid at : -
If you have any comments, or feedback on the timesheet or the materials, please do let us know.