Make note of the special payroll process schedule for biweekly, monthly, and off-cycle payroll cutoffs and due dates around the Thanksgiving holiday.

Supervisors on Job Data for each employee is that employee’s Primary Approver in the M-Pathways System. Primary Approvers can assign up to five Delegate Approvers to approve time for their employees. The Delegates may be those that approve consistently because they are closer to the work and have direct knowledge of when employees are working, or they can be backups in case of unexpected circumstances where the Primary Approver isn’t able to approve time. For more information about how to set up a delegate group see the Delegate Group Guide job aid.

Timekeepers should not be listed as delegate approvers to support the integrity of the separation of duties requirements of the Payroll Controls Standard Practice Guide. The role of the Timekeeper is to review and audit the reported time and support approvers and employees throughout the time reporting/approval process in ensuring an accurate payroll. Timekeepers may update timesheets to correct errors followed by the Approver going in to approve/authorize the changes. Timekeepers should not be approving or authorizing time.