Mid-Jan – Receive opt-in/opt-out forms from employees for Annual Sick Leave buyout. For employees who have opted in:
1st Week in January – Begin processing Annual Sick Leave buyout:
Reporting Only Agencies should follow the Sick Leave Buyout – Reporting Only Agency Determine Eligibility/Calculate Sick Leave Buyout process
Late-Dec – Begin agency planning and preparation for Annual Sick Leave buyout process:
Late-Dec - 3rd run of EVS Verification Failure Report to check for employees who have a mismatch in their SSN or Name provided. Work with your Personnel Administration Processor to make any corrections on the Personal Data (0002) infotype, refer to the Personal Data - Change Existing Record procedure.
Mid-Nov - 2nd run of EVS Verification Failure Report to check for employees who have a mismatch in their SSN or Name provided. Work with your Personnel Administration Processor to make any corrections on the Personal Data (0002) infotype, refer to the Personal Data - Change Existing Record procedure.
Final Day 0 in Dec - Final Offcycle Workbench for the year. Once the final Day 0 concludes, agencies will no longer to be able to process an Offcycle workbench for the closing year. If this deadline is missed, manual adjustments will be required.
Early-Dec - Prior to the first payroll run for the upcoming year, identify and clear all existing overpayments or claims from current year. A current period claim is processed through wage type /561 and a claim from through wage type /563 in payroll processing. Claims can be identified easily running the Wage Type Reporter.
Mid-Nov - Remind employees to update their mailing address for accurate W-2 mailings. Address changes can be made through MyPortal or the Addresses (0006) infotype. Refer to the Addresses user procedures.
Nov - Attend the Year-End Personnel Payroll Association (PPA) meeting. Visit the PPA website for details on time, date, and location. Sign up for the OFM dl SWA Contacts distribution list by emailing OFM Statewide Accounting at OFMAccounting@ofm.wa.gov to receive meeting agendas and handouts.
Run the Payroll Posting Report to check for accounting or funding discrepancies in payroll processing. This report will assist in reconciliation of GLS 1324, 5124, 5145, 5180, 5181, 5183, 5187, 5189, and 5199.