Access and training issues remain to be resolved, and in the first months of the transition, online access will be optional. Detailed analysis of the proposal to move all employees to a uniform biweekly pay cycle indicates that the annual costs exceed the benefit gained from the proposed change. Positive time entry is required for temporary and student employees. UBMs use preprinted timesheets to submit time and leave usage to the Payroll Office for centralized data entry. All data entry must be completed before audit processes can be run.
Advantages Reduces occasions for clerical error by having UBMs enter data.
Brings data management closer to the source of the data. Eliminates a redundant centralized clerical process. Disadvantages Changes the end of the pay period from Saturday to Thursday to eliminate anticipated pay, with a resulting reduction in days paid for the initial pay period for hourly-paid employees. Other Effects May require departments to re-engineer their business processes to accommodate the associated schedule changes. This saved time can be redirected to provide new or improved services in the affected departments.