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Questions About The Payroll Schedule Change? These Resources Can Help!
July 19, 2021

In September 2021, 9-month academic year contract employees will move from the monthly payroll schedule to a new biweekly payroll schedule.

• If you have a 9-month contract beginning between August 15 and August 28, 2021, you can expect a first biweekly paycheck date of September 9, 2021.
• If you have a 9-month contract beginning August 29, 2021, or later, you can expect a first biweekly paycheck date of September 23, 2021. 

Effective July 2021, UW System moved 12-month contract employees from the monthly payroll schedule to the new biweekly payroll schedule.

Resources

The following resources provide detailed information about the payroll schedule change and may answer many of your questions.

• The Single Payroll resources web page includes frequently asked questions, budget planning information, the 2021 payroll schedules and other helpful resources.
• Update Contributions and Withholdings
  With the biweekly pay schedule, 9-month employees will receive 20 paychecks per academic year instead of 9. Twelve-month employees will receive 26 paychecks per year instead of 12.
  
  If not updated, certain contributions and withholdings that you currently have taken on a monthly basis, such as TSA, WDC, and additional taxes, will potentially be doubled when you move to a biweekly schedule. To avoid having more deducted than you intended, review this resource to help you recalculate and take action to change the amount deducted from each paycheck. 
• Pay Date Models 
  This online tool allows you to enter your annual salary to calculate the gross earnings by pay date. 
• Paycheck Estimator
  This tool is designed to provide financial planning assistance associated with the schedule change.
• 2021 Payroll Schedules
  This resource provides you with the biweekly payroll schedule. 
• Slides and videos from previously held Single Payroll Town Hall Meetings are available on the Single Payroll resources web page.

Questions

Direct your questions to the following:

Posted: July 19, 2021, Updated: August 13, 2021

Source: UW System Human Resources
Categories: Payroll