When and How to Report and Approve Time During the Winter Recess December 2011
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 2 at 5 p.m.
System is coming down at 5 for Release 31.0 Migrations |
Time entry deadline for:
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| Friday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. | Absence approval deadline for period of 11/27-12/03 |
| Monday , December 5 at 5 p.m. | Time entry deadline for:
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| Friday, December 9 at 5 p.m. | Time entry deadline for:
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Friday, December 9 at 3:30 p.m. |
Absence approval deadline for period of 12/4-12/10 |
| Monday , December 12 | Have you checked your VPN access? Before the break, login from home using VPN and make sure you can run your payroll reports. |
| Monday, December 12 at 5 p.m. | Approve time and labor for:
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| Thursday, December 15 at 5;00 p.m. | Absence entry deadline for period of 12/11-12/17 |
| Friday, December 16 at 3:30 p.m. | Absence approval deadline for period of 12/11-12/17 |
| Friday, December 16 at 5 p.m. | Time entry deadline for period of 12/12-12/17
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| Friday, December 16 at 5 p.m. | Approve time and labor for period of 12/12-12/17
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| Tuesday, December 20 at 5 p.m. | Absence entry deadline for period of 12/18-12/24 |
| Tuesday, December 20 | Off Cycle payroll |
| Wednesday, December 21 at 3:30 p.m. | Absence approval deadline for period of 12/18-12/24 |
| Wednesday, December 21 | Off Cycle payroll |
| Wednesday, December 21 at 5 p.m. | Time entry deadline for period of 12/18-12-24
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| Thursday, December 22 at 5 p.m. | Time approval for the week of 12/18-12/24
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| Wednesday, December 28 at 5 p.m. | Absence entry deadline for period of 12/25-12/31 |
| Thursday, December 29 at 3:30 p.m. | Absence approval deadline for period of 12/25-12/31 |
| Thursday, December 29 at 5 p.m. | Time entry deadline for period of 12/25-12/31
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| Friday, December 30 at 5 p.m. | Time approval deadline for period of 12/25-12/31
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Paydays for overtime-eligible staff will be adjusted as follows:
This group |
Will be paid |
Student and non-student temporary workers |
Thursday, December 22 for the workweek ending 12/17 |
Service and trades workers |
Thursday, December 22 for the workweek ending 12/17 |
Clerical/technical workers |
Friday, December 30 for pay period ending 12/24 |
Student and non-student temporary workers |
Friday, December 30 for workweek ending 12/24 |
Service and trades workers |
Friday, December 30 for workweek ending 12/24 |
**NOTE: Checks, designated for university distribution, will be available for pick up from 9:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 30th 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). 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 |
12/23 (Half Day) |
HOL |
HWK | [Observed] Time-and-a-half for those hours worked past your half day. 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 over your half day, 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. |
12/24 (Sat) |
N/A |
REG | Your regular pay, but not floating holiday. |
12/25 (Sun) |
N/A |
REG | Your regular pay, but not floating holiday. |
| 12/26 (Mon) | HOL | HWK | [Observed] Time-and-a-half for those hours worked. 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. |
| 12/27 | HOL | REG | A floating holiday to be taken later (see note 3 below). |
| 12/28 | HOL | REG | A floating holiday to be taken later (see note 3 below). |
| 12/29 | HOL | REG | A floating holiday to be taken later (see note 3 below). |
| 12/30 | HOL | REG | A floating holiday to be taken later (see note 3 below). |
| 12/31 (Sat) | N/A | REG | Your regular pay, but not floating holiday. |
| 1/01 (Sun) | N/A | REG | Your regular pay, but not floating holiday. |
| 1/02 (Mon) | HOL | HWK | [Observed] 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. |
Notes:
1. 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.
2. A "day's pay" means one-fifth of the employee's pay for the week.
3. Floating holiday time earned during winter recess cannot be received as pay (FHP). Employees who work on winter break must use this time as time off prior to the end of the fiscal year (6/30). Departments that have their employees record their time as FHE must not pay any unused portion of this time out to the employee at separation or as part any payout of unused floating holiday time at the end of the fiscal year. Departments may elect to have their employees' record these floating holidays outside of the system and then have them report Excused Absences when they are redeeming as time off.
Holiday Worked Time Reporting Scenarios
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 (FHP), or they may bank the time (FHE) and take time off at a later date.
To receive it as pay:
To receive as time off:
Things to remember:
HWK – Holiday Worked
HOL – Holiday
FHP – Floating Holiday Pay
Scenario 1: Employee is part-time (20 hours a week) and not scheduled to work on Christmas Eve (observed). The employee is entitled to a floating holiday of 1/5 their week schedule x. 50
The math: (20/5X.5=2.0)
| Report: | 12/23 | FHE | 2.0 |
Note: All scenarios assume 7-hour scheduled workday
Scenario 2: Employee works 3.5 hours on Christmas Eve (12/23 [observed]), and taking half-day holiday.
| Report: | 12/23 | REG | 3.5 | |
| HOL | 3.5 |
Scenario 3: Employee is asked to work their full 7 hours on Christmas Eve (12/23 [observed]), wants holiday paid out on same day.
| Report: | 12/23 | REG | 3.5 | |
| HWK | 3.5 | |||
| FHP | 3.5 |
Scenario 4: Employee is taking vacation day on Christmas Eve (12/23 [observed]).
In absence management:
| Report: | 12/23 | VAC | 3.5* | |
| In timesheet: | 12/23 | HOL | 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 23rd.
Scenario 5: Employee works 7 hours on Christmas (12/26 [observed]), wants holiday paid out on the same day.
| Report: | 12/26 | HWK | 7 | |
| FHP | 7 |
Scenario 6: Employee works 7 hours on Christmas (12/26 [observed]), wants to take floating holiday on Jan. 3rd.
| Report: | 12/26 | HWK | 7 | |
| FHE | 7 | |||
| (Next TS) | 1/03 | FHT | 7 |
Scenario 7: Employee works 4 hours on Christmas (12/26 [observed]), wants holiday paid out on the same day.
| Report: | 12/26 | HWK | 4 | |
| FHP | 4 | |||
| HOL | 3 |
Scenario 8: Employee works 4 hours on Christmas (12/26 [observed]), wants to take 4 hours of floating holiday on Jan. 3rd.
| Report: | 12/24 | HWK | 4 | |
| FHP | 4 | |||
| HOL | 3 | |||
| 1/04 | REG | 3 | ||
| FHT | 4 |
Scenario 9: Employee works 10 hours on Christmas (12/26 [observed]), wants holiday paid out on the same day.
| Report: | 12/26 | HWK | 10 | |
| FHP | 7 |
Scenario 10: Employee works 10 hours on New Year's Day (1/02 [observed]), wants to take floating holiday on Jan. 6th.
| Report: | 1/02 | HWK | 10 | |
| FHE | 7 | |||
| 1/06 | FHT | 7 |
Tags: Absence Management; Time & Labor