Michigan Medicine Timekeeper Update: December 20, 2021

Special Payroll Cutoffs

Early biweekly payroll cut-off on Monday (12/27/21) following a holiday and weekend

Run your audits early! Payroll Query Guide

The early biweekly payroll cut-off on Monday, Dec. 27 follows a holiday and a weekend, so please prepare accordingly. Talk to your supervisors early about the deadlines needed in order to have a successful and accurate payroll. The following schedule is recommended for an accurate payroll.

Monthly cut-off this week (12/20-12/23):

  • Monthly cut-off is Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m.
    • Monday 12/20: all time should be submitted and approved by end of day
    • Tuesday 12/21: Timekeepers complete audits, make corrections and get approvals from supervisors as needed
    • Wednesday 12/22: Final check of the payable time and exceptions
      • Make last minute corrections before 10 a.m.
  • Requests for off-cycle direct deposit on Monday, Dec. 27 are due Wednesday, Dec. 22 by  9 a.m.

Biweekly cut-off next week (12/27-12/30):

  • Biweekly cut-off is Monday, Dec. 27 at 10 a.m.
    • Saturday 12/25: All time should be submitted and approved by end of day
    • Sunday 12/26: Timekeepers complete audits, make corrections and get approvals from supervisors as needed
    • Monday 12/27: Final check of the payable time and exceptions
      • Make last minute corrections before 10 a.m.
  • Requests for off-cycle direct deposit on Thursday, Dec. 30 are due Wednesday, Dec. 29 by 10 a.m.

Members of the Payroll team will be available on Sunday, Dec. 26 to assist and review early exception audits. Email HR-Payroll@med.umich.edu if you need to reach out to us.

If you will be out of the office during these payroll cut-offs, we kindly ask that you note in your out of office message who will be handling payroll issues while you are out. That will help us if there are corrections needed or need to discuss an issue. 

Attention New (and Existing) Supervisors: Payroll training and resources available

Attention New (and Existing) Supervisors: Payroll training and resources available

In order to meet requirements of an accurate payroll for every department, all new and existing supervisors must be educated on how to accurately report time in the M-Pathways system. It is also important to understand the role of your department timekeepers and the partnership required to successfully prepare an accurate payroll every time.

Review these online courses and resources available to you:

New Timekeepers & Approvers

  • Online training for an understanding of M-Pathways and the U-M payroll process
  • Approver training for self-service and punch/web clock time approval

Payroll Knowledge Resources

  • Delegate Groups: Creating & Maintaining
  • Exception Pay Guide
  • Maintain Time Reporter Data Guide
  • Queries for Payroll
  • Static Groups: Guide to Creating, Maintaining & Renaming
  • Video guides to the most common M-Pathways pages
  • Essential steps to a successful payroll

Holiday Time Reporting Training

Guides to reporting holidays by workgroup (employee type), including policies and examples.

COVID-19 Time Reporting

All the latest news and resources for reporting and auditing COVID-19 Paid Time Off banks.

If you need further guidance or training please reach out to us so we can set up a one on one training session with you based on your specific needs.

Holiday policies and time reporting resources

Holiday policies and time reporting resources

Policies around reporting the holiday can be found here:

Guides to reporting holiday by workgroup (employee type) can be found here:

Holiday Time Reporting Resources