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Q: To extend the encumbrance end date on some UDAKs, and not change anything else.
A: Fund Change Only. This request will affect the funding and will be keyed in by the Payroll Staff

Q: A Faculty employee receives a promotion, but the salary remains the same.
A: Assignment Change. A "Faculty Promotion" is a reclassification since the class code and title will change. All data will show, salary and funding, to ensure that the employee is accurately set up in all systems.
Note: In the State system, an "FTE promotion" refers to something different: that's an action that involves a class code change, a title change AND and change in the State FTE Position Number.

Q: An employee in going into the TERI program.
A: Assignment Change. Even if the job remains the same, the conditions of employment change and you should indicate on the Pear the projected TERI end date. DO NOT SEND a leave payout form, since Bill S618 did away with this payout for new TERI participants. The employee will get their leave paid out upon resignation at the end of the TERI period.

Q: A Bi-Weekly employee only changes his/her number of hours worked.
A: Salary Change only. This affects the FTE%. Note that there is no increase/decrease in salary if this is the only parameter that changes (you can leave the Salary Reason blank in this case). However, if you modify the Annualized Salary, and you need to select a reason to explain the salary increase (or decrease). You can verify in the later case that the hourly rate will change when you change the Annualized Salary.

Q: A Monthly employee only changes his/her FTE%.
A: Salary Change only. This affects the FTE%. Note that there is no increase/decrease in salary if this is the only parameter that changes (you can leave the Salary Reason blank in this case). However, if you modify the Annualized Salary, you need to select a reason to explain the salary increase (or decrease).

Q: I want to lower the FTE% of a Faculty employee, but maintain the same annual salary. Why is it an increase? How do I key this into UMS?
A: Salary Change only. The Annual Salary is the product of the Annualized Salary and of the FTE%. If FTE% decreases, then Annualized Salary must increase to maintain the same resulting Annual Salary. The Annualized salary you need to enter is: Annual Salary / FTE%. Because the Annualized Salary is increased, this operation is truly an increase. The employee earns the same amount of money for less time spent on the job.

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