Summer 4/10 schedule begins this week

As the university community gears up for the start of the four-day-week summer schedule, FIU employees should take note of related adjustments to the payroll calendar.

By Trudy Fernandez

Back by popular demand: the Summer 4/10 schedule, which begins on June 19 and runs through July 31. The start of the four-day week brings revised payroll deadlines for all university employees.

In the past month, the Division of Human Resources has published articles in News@FIU related to the Summer 4/10 schedule: Employees play pivotal role in helping FIU weather challenging economic times and Preparing for a modified summer schedule. These two articles plus today’s installment should allow the university community to transition seamlessly to the modified schedule that employees voted overwhelmingly to bring back again this year.

Please make note of the adjusted payroll calendar for the Summer 4/10 schedule:

Salary Paperwork Submission Schedule:

All payroll actions must be received in Human Resources no later than Wednesday on the following dates:

• June 17, 2009
• July 1, 2009
• July 15, 2009

 TimeSaver Schedule:

Employees must report their time/leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday on the following dates:

• June 24, 2009
• July 8, 2009
• July 22, 2009

Time Approvers must sign-off by 2 p.m. Thursday on the following dates:

• June 25, 2009
• July 9, 2009
• July 23, 2009

Paycheck Distribution Schedule:

Physical paychecks will be available for distribution after 2 p.m. Thursday at University Park, PC 220, and at Biscayne Bay Campus, LIB 322, on the following dates:

• June 18, 2009
• July 2, 2009 **
• July 16, 2009
• July 30, 2009

**Paychecks will be available for distribution after 8:30 a.m. at the locations specified above.

Employees are encouraged to visit the complete 2009 Payroll Calendar.  For more information, please contact the Division of Human Resources at 305-348-2181.

Thank you and have a safe and pleasant summer.