When and How to Report and Approve Time During the Winter Recess December 2009

Due to Harvard's winter recess, it is necessary to shift the deadlines for the submission of paperwork and the reporting and approving of time. Below is a highlight of important deadlines. For a full schedule, please see the Payroll and Time & Labor Closings Calendar.

By this date and time
This must be completed
Friday, December 4 at 5 p.m.

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Time entry deadline for:

  • weekly check of 12/11
  • biweekly check of 12/18
Monday , December 7 at 5 p.m.

Approve time and labor for:

  • weekly check of 12/11
  • biweekly check of 12/18
Friday, December 11 at 5 p.m.

Time entry deadline for:

  • weekly check of 12/18
  • biweekly check of 12/18
Monday , December 14

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Monday, December 14 at 5 p.m.

Approve time and labor for:

  • weekly check of 12/18
  • biweekly check of 12/18
Tuesday, December 15 at 5 p.m.

Absence entry deadline for period of 12/13-12/19

Wednesday, December 16 at 3:30 p.m.

Absence approval deadline for period of 12/13-12/19

Wednesday, December 16 at 5 p.m.

Time entry deadline (Weekly employees) for period of 12/13-12/19

  • weekly check of 12/23
Thursday , December 17 at 5 p.m.

Approve time and labor (Weekly employees) for period of 12/13-12/19

  • weekly check of 12/23
Friday , December 18 at 5 p.m.

Time entry deadline(Bi-weekly employees) for period of 12/13-12/19

  • biweekly check of 12/31
Monday, December 21 at 5 p.m.

Time approval deadline (Bi-weekly employees) for period of 12/13-12/19

  • biweekly check of 12/31
Monday, December 21 at 5 p.m.

Absence entry deadline for period of 12/20-12/26

Monday, December 21

Off Cycle payroll

Tuesday, December 22 at 3:30 p.m.

Absence approval deadline for period of 12/20-12/26

Tuesday, December 22

Off Cycle payroll

Wednesday, December 23

Time approval for the week of 12/20-12/26 opens

Wednesday, December 23

Off Cycle payroll

Thursday , December 24

Off Cycle payroll (only for dire emergencies)

Thursday , December 24 at 5 pm

Time entry deadline for period of 12/20-12-26

  • weekly check of 12/31
  • biweekly check of 12/31
Friday , December 25 at 5 p.m.

Time approval deadline for period of 12/20-12/26

  • weekly check of 12/31
  • biweekly check of 12/31
Thursday , December 31 at 5 p.m.

Absence entry deadline for period of 12/27-1/02

Friday , January 1 at 3:30 p.m.

Absence approval deadline for period of 12/27-1/02

Paydays for overtime-eligible staff will be adjusted as follows:

This group
Will be paid

Student and non-student temporary workers

Wednesday, December 23 for the workweek ending 12/19

Service and trades workers

Wednesday, December 23 for the workweek ending 12/19

   

Clerical/technical workers

Thursday, December 31st for pay period ending 12/26

Student and non-student temporary workers

Thursday, December 31st for workweek ending 12/26

Service and trades workers

Thursday, December 31st for workweek ending 12/26

**NOTE:  Checks, designated for university distribution, will be available for pick up from 9:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 31st at the Harvard University Employee's Credit Union. (16 Dunster Street). If departments need to pick up checks for local distribution, please contact Ken Toy (ken_toy@harvard.edu) no later than Friday, December 11th. Employees must show an HUID card to pick up checks

Many users have also asked which time types to use when reporting time over the winter recess. Here are some guidelines for clerical/technical workers.

Date
If you do not work
If you work
What you are entitled to if you work

12/24

HOL

HWK Time-and-a-half for those hours. You have a choice of being paid for the holiday at your regular rate in addition to the time-and-a-half for hours worked, or you can take this time at a later date. If you choose to be paid for it now, report your hours worked as HWK and also report the time as FHP.

12/25

HOL

HWK Time-and-a-half for those hours. You have a choice of being paid for the holiday at your regular rate in addition to the time-and-a-half for hours worked, or you can take this time at a later date. If you choose to be paid for it now, report your hours worked as HWK and also report the time as FHP.

12/26 (Sat)

N/A

REG Your regular pay, but not floating holiday.
12/27 (Sun) N/A REG Your regular pay, but not floating holiday.
12/28 HOL REG A floating holiday to be taken later
12/29 HOL REG A floating holiday to be taken later
12/30 HOL REG A floating holiday to be taken later
12/31 HOL REG A floating holiday to be taken later
1/01 HOL HWK Time-and-a-half for those hours. You have a choice of being paid for the holiday at your regular rate in addition to the time-and-a-half for hours worked, or you can take this time at a later date. If you choose to be paid for it now, report your hours worked as HWK and also report the time as FHP.
1/02 (Sat) N/A REG Your regular pay, but not floating holiday.
1/03 (Sun) N/A REG Your regular pay, but not floating holiday.

Notes:  The grid above refers to HUCTW and nonunion, overtime-eligible, clerical/technical employees only. For exempt employees, temps, or service/trades workers, please refer to the relevant personnel manual, union contract, or your local HR office.

  • A "day's pay" means one-fifth of the employee's pay for the week.

Reminder: Extra hours for a holiday worked are not paid automatically. If an employee works a holiday, they should report HWK to be paid at a rate of 1.5 times their normal pay for the holiday hours worked. The employee is also entitled to their regular pay for the holiday, or they may take time off at a later date. If the employee wishes to receive pay for the time, they should report HOL for all hours not worked as well as FHP and HWK for all hours worked. If they wish to take the owed time at a later date, they should report HWK to receive pay for the hours worked. At a later date, when the time is taken, they should report HOL with a comment that it is time owed for working on the holiday.

Holiday Worked Time Reporting Scenarios

Things to remember:

HWK – Holiday Worked

  • Paid at 1.5 x Hourly Rate
  • Adds to Overtime Hours

HOL – Holiday

  • Paid at Hourly Rate
  • Adds to Overtime Hours

FHP – Floating Holiday Pay

  • Paid at Hourly Rate
  • Does not add to Overtime Hours

Scenario 1: Employee is part-time (20 hours a week) and not scheduled to work on Christmas Eve. They are entitled to a floating holiday of 1/5 their week schedule x. 50

  Report: 12/24 FHE 2.0

Note: All scenarios assume 7-hour scheduled workday

Scenario 2: Employee works 3.5 hours on Christmas Eve (12/24), and taking half-day holiday.

  Report: 12/24 REG 3.5
      HOL 3.5

Scenario 3: Employee is asked to work their full 7 hours on Christmas Eve (12/24), wants holiday paid out on same day.

  Report: 12/24 REG 3.5
      HWK 3.5
      FHP 3.5

Scenario 4: Employee is taking vacation day on Christmas Eve(12/24).

In absence management:

  Report: 12/24 VAC 3.5*

*Reporter can enter this as a full day request (partial day set to NONE) and the system will automatically set it to half their hours for absences requested on the 24th.

Scenario 5: Employee works 7 hours on Christmas (12/25), wants holiday paid out on the same day.

  Report: 12/25 HWK 7
      FHP 7

Scenario 6: Employee works 7 hours on Christmas (12/25), wants to take floating holiday on Jan. 2nd.

  Report: 12/25 HWK 7
      FHE 7
    1/02 FHT 7

Scenario 7: Employee works 4 hours on Christmas (12/25), wants holiday paid out on the same day.

  Report: 12/25 HWK 4
      FHP 4
      HOL 3

Scenario 8: Employee works 4 hours on Christmas (12/25), wants to take 4 hours of floating holiday on Jan. 4th.

  Report: 12/25 HWK 4
      FHP 4
      HOL 3
    1/04 REG 3
      FHT 4

Scenario 9: Employee works 10 hours on Christmas (12/25), wants holiday paid out on the same day.

  Report: 12/25 HWK 10
      FHP 7

Scenario 10: Employee works 10 hours on Christmas (12/25), wants to take floating holiday on Jan. 4th.

  Report: 12/25 HWK 10
      FHE 7
    1/04 FHT 7

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