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UCPath to provide ANR several benefits

ANR employees can expect to see several benefits from the transition to UCPath, a systemwide initiative launched by the University of California to unify and standardize payroll, benefits and human resource systems for all UC employees.

This new system will facilitate formation of ANR as a distinct business unit, establishing a distinct ANR payroll entity, similar to that of an individual campus. With UCPath, ANR's payroll “silos” will be unified, improving the accuracy of our data and the speed at which we can access it, which will strengthen ANR's compliance and accountability.

The creation of ANR as its own business unit, which is supported by President Napolitano, will also increase ANR's visibility within the UC system.

Streamlined HR & payroll processes

In the UCPath system, we will use electronic forms instead of paper and emailed forms. HR and payroll actions will get routed electronically for approval and all backup documents for transactions will be electronically attached and available for review and audit. Many payroll components will auto-populate, resulting in fewer errors. The new system will ease systemwide reporting across all campuses and provide ANR-affiliated employees easier access to ANR/UCD systems. There will be ongoing training and knowledge aids to help employees use the system.

Employee self-service

Employees will be able to view and edit their home and emergency contacts. They will be able to see their current leave balances. They will also be able to view and make changes to benefits choices and income and tax information for direct deposit, paychecks, state and federal withholdings and W-2. Employees will also find links to retirement and savings information at https://myucretirement.com and https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu (formerly called At Your Service).

The UCPath website will have a mobile-enabled interface for easy access from tablets and smartphones.

Manager self-service

Managers will have access to their direct report employees' home and emergency contacts, leave balances, compensation history and job and payroll information.

Job applicant tracking system

CATs, the classification/applicant tracking system, will be replaced by the Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM) for staff recruitments. TAM contains intuitive, user-friendly templates for job applicants and hiring committees and supports an end-to-end recruitment and selection process, from position description development to making an offer to the successful candidate. Hiring managers will be able to check the status of a recruitment throughout the HR process. Job-seekers will be able to apply to jobs throughout the UC system from a single portal. The new system will allow HR to collect data on hiring trends and affirmative action. Because UCPath will integrate recruitment with payroll, when an employee is hired, their information will automatically get transferred to payroll, reducing delays and errors. Training for hiring managers is expected to begin in December, before this system launches in April 2019 

Performance evaluation

E-performance will replace our current paper/email process for annual staff performance appraisals. It will provide goal setting and tracking functions, with electronic routing and electronic signatures. Managers and employees will be able to review the employee's performance history and monitor the overall performance process. Employees will receive notifications throughout the annual cycle. E-performance is targeted to launch in the 2020 performance appraisal cycle.

More about UCPath

For more information about UCPath, visit the website at https://ucanr.edu/UCPath. It will be continually updated with webinar recordings, FAQs, training resources and other information.

If you have questions or comments about UCPath, you can post them on the website https://ucanr.edu/UCPath or email the ANR UCPath team at ucpath@ucanr.edu.

The next webinar, which will discuss UCPath roles for human resource and business officers, will be Wednesday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to noon. To join the Zoom meeting, go to https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/8151602829, or dial +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 815-160-2829.

 

 

ANR to join UCPath next spring

Preparations are underway for UC ANR to join UCPath in the spring. To ensure a successful transition to new systems and new processes, John Fox, executive director of Human Resources, recently hosted the first in a series of monthly meetings with business officers and administrative staff located in UC Cooperative Extension offices, at Research and Extension Centers and in administrative units.

UCPath is a systemwide initiative launched by the University of California to modernize its current payroll system, which is nearly 40 years old. Using new technology, UCPath will unify and standardize payroll, benefits and human resource systems for all UC employees.

Employees at Office of the President, UC Merced and UC Riverside have already made the transition. UCLA and UC Santa Barbara are scheduled to join UCPath this fall. UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC ANR are scheduled to join in April 2019.

This initiative involves a single payroll and HR technology system, a shared services center in Riverside, and the formation of UC ANR as a distinct business unit within UC. The formation of UC ANR as a stand-alone business unit, rather than as part of UCOP or a campus, is one of the strategic initiatives supported by President Napolitano, and provides an opportunity to improve efficiency and strengthen compliance and accountability.

“UC Path will transform the way we do business,” said Fox. “Our fiscal silos will be unified, hugely improving the accuracy of our fiscal data and the speed with which we can access it. It will also give all of us better access to information and improved tools for hiring and transaction approvals.”

Business officers and administrative staff will be key to the success of UCPath for ANR.

“They are the people who know how to get things done in ANR today,” Fox said. “We want to support them in becoming UCPath experts to help ANR employees navigate the new systems and processes.”

Business officers and administrative staff who missed the UCPath Network kick-off Zoom meeting with Fox can view a recording of the Aug 24 session at https://ucdavis.app.box.com/v/ucpathnetwork. The next monthly session will be on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m. to noon.

Highlights of UCPath when it goes live in spring 2019:

• User-friendly, mobile-enabled portal to view and update personal data and manage benefits
• The UCPath Center in Riverside will help with benefits, payroll and personnel services
• Direct deposit in up to three accounts 
• New recruitment tools and enhanced candidate experience
• Manager self-service access to reports and employee data
• Improved security for payroll and personnel data
• Automated routing for approval of personnel and certain pay transactions
• Improved online employee appraisal system
• Standard set of reports provided to all UC business units

Academics who are affiliated with a campus should refer to their respective campus UCPath websites. More information is on UC ANR's UCPath website at http://ucanr.edu/UCPath and it will continue to be updated as we approach the launch.

An email account has been set up to receive questions and comments about UCPath: ucpath@ucanr.edu.

 

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