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Social Security Number:
Verify number by employees SSA card.

Check Code:
The code for the physical location of the employees department.  See http://www.tulane.edu/~payroll/checkcodes.htm for listing. 

Print Date:
Preprinted date when PAF is produced by the system (for company use only). 

Distribution:
Preprinted date when PAF is produced by the system (for company use only).

Action Options:
Check desired action.  Only one option is acceptable except when a salary distribution, salary change or name change is occurring then you may check more than one (i.e. promotion, salary distribution and salary change).  Further as an example, a termination and a rehire cannot be accomplished on one PAF. 

Employee Number:
This is the same as the Social Security Number (to be changed in the near future).

Name:
To be completed in full for verification purposes.

Hire Date:
First day of employment.

Benefits Eligible Date:
To be completed by Human Resources.

ORG Number:
Departments assigned number.  See http://www2.tulane.edu/tamsacct/department-desc.cfm for listing.

Home Dept. No.:
Not in Use.

Effective Date of Action:
The date the employment condition exists.

Job Class Code/Extent:
Assigned job as per approved Staff Request Form.  See http://www.tulane.edu/~payroll/jobframe.htm for listing.

Position Title:
The literal of the job class code.  This must match exactly to the code.

Fac. Aptmt. Type:
Not in Use.

Appt. Lgth. (Mos.):
Not in Use.

Appt. End Date:
Not in Use.

Activity Code:
The code assigned to the employment condition.  Only one activity can occur per PAF.  See http://www.tulane.edu/~payroll/activitycodes.htm#a fir listing.

Activity Code Description:
The literal of the Activity Code.  This must match exactly to the code.

Tulane Student:
Not in Use.

Annualized Salary:
Employees' annual salary.  If the employee is working for 9 months, the annual would be the entire salary.

Actual Salary:
The Actual should match the Annualized.

Monthly Salary:
The Actual Salary divided by 12 months.

Status:
The assigned code that equates to the employees status (i.e. RF-Regular Full-Time).  See http://www.tulane.edu/~payroll/statuscodes.htm for listing.

% of F.T.:
Percentage of Full-time.  This should calculate to the employees committed hours (i.e. should an employee be expected to work less than 37.50/40.00, you would then divide the intended hours by the full time hours, 37.50 to arrive at a percentage of full time work – 20.00 divided by 37.50 equals 53%).  The percentage amount should confirm that the employee is Regular Part-time with paid benefits.  See the Tulane University Employee Handbook for definitions of Part-time with benefits verses Part-time without benefits.

Hourly Rate:
Use the applicable rate for employees working by the hour.

Hours/Week:
Calculate the exact hours the employee is committed to work.  A PAF must be completed whenever there is significant change in the hours and the % of F.T. should be adjusted.

Shift:
Not in Use.

Termination Date:
Last date working.

Position Control No.:
If BDS is accessible, log on to get the number or contact the Budget Office.

Rehire Condition:

Code

Description

N

No

 

D

Yes

Different Job

S

Yes

Same Job

Pd. Vac. Hrs.:
Internal Use Only.  Vacation Hours are audited by Human Resources.  A timesheet must be presented with the PAF (termination) upon the employee’s notification of termination in order for the vacation payout to be accurate.  To avoid over-payment, contact the Payroll Department immediately to alert them.

Leave Type:
Contact Human Resources.

LOA Begin Date:
The date the leave begins.

LOA Return Date:
This is mandatory and must be completed.  The supervisor should determine with the employee what the estimated date of return will be.

Current Salary Distribution/Account Information:
Complete with the department’s budgeted General Ledger account numbers.  Natural Account numbers can be found at http://www.tulane.edu/~tams/help/conv%20tble/.  The Dept. Use code is specific by department used when the natural account is too general; contact Accounting when necessary for the approved account.  The Salary Amount should calculate equally to each account and should match the % of effort of that account.  The Principle Investigator should sign for his/her approvals.

Planned Salary Distribution/Account Information:
This reflects the latest change of salary distribution.  (Current is the before picture and Planned is the after picture).  Effective Date pertains to the date the salary affects the ledger account.

Remarks:
Use when further explanation assists departments for taking accurate actions.  State the supplemental or one time payments, moving expense reimbursements here with specific accounting distribution instructions. 

Signature Approvals:
See Flow Chart for appropriate routing procedures.  If all necessary signatures are not obtained when the PAF reaches the Payroll Department, the PAF will be rerouted back up the ladder.  (An employee will not be paid until we have the authority to do so).

**If the PAF does not get delivered to the Payroll Department before deadlines, you can expect that employee to be paid in the following pay cycle or you should submit a request for Salary Advance if the employee meets the acceptable criteria.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the PAF is not delivered to the Payroll Department before deadlines, you can expect that employee to be paid in the following pay cycle or you should submit a request for Salary Advance if the employee meets the acceptable criteria.

 

 

(Last updated 06/25/07 04:04 PM )