PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL PROGRAM REVIEW PROGRAM REVIEW PARTICIPANTS Claudette McClenney Submitted: January 31, 2011 Updated: August 8, 2011 Typed and Organized by Mary Vargas, Facilities Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS Los Angeles Harbor College Mission Statement 3 Los Angeles Harbor College Administrative Services’ Mission Statement 3 Payroll and Personnel’s Mission Statement & Values 4 Payroll and Personnel’s Description Organizational Chart Description of Work Performed by Payroll Description of Work Performed by Personnel 5 6 6 Description of Payroll Staff’s Duties Payroll Assistant 7 Description of Personnel Staff’s Duties Administrative Analyst Single Point of Contact 8 9 Payroll and Personnel’s Data Assessment 10 Payroll’s Support to College Programs and Services 12 Personnel’s Support to College Programs and Services 13 Payroll and Personnel’s Service Area Outcomes 15 Payroll and Personnel’s Goals and Objectives 2007 - 2010 Objectives and Outcomes 2011-2012 Goals and Objectives 16 18 Payroll and Personnel’s Review Summary 2011-2012 Staffing Needs 2011-2012 Equipment Needs 20 21 22 Appendix 23 Survey Results Staffing Comparisons Unit Plan 2007 2008 2009 2 LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Los Angeles Harbor College is to offer an environment that fosters learning by providing comprehensive programs that meet the educational needs of students and are appropriate and useful to the community we serve, including: Degree and Transfer Programs Vocational and workforce preparation Basic skills instruction English as a second language Credit and noncredit courses for life-long learning Contract education including customized corporate training Community services Support services Information Literacy An essential aspect of the mission for the community we serve is to advance economic growth and global competitiveness through education, training, and services that contribute to continuous workforce improvement and civic responsibility. We are committed to student learning in a supportive educational environment that recognizes the uniqueness of individuals, provides a center for the cultural enrichment of the community and seeks dynamic dialog and reflective evaluation and improvement of the institution. LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT The Administrative Services units strive to support student learning and student services with effective and efficient business operations by providing a quality learning environment that is aesthetically pleasing, safe, and healthful. The Administrative Services area supports the mission of the college by providing adequate resources required to meet student learning needs both in services and the environment. 3 PAYROLL and PERSONNEL MISSION STATEMENT It is the mission of the Payroll and Personnel Department to advance and support the overall mission of Los Angeles Harbor College through customer-responsive services. The Payroll and Personnel Department at Los Angeles Harbor College provides employee support services such as benefits, payroll, recruitment, training, employee relations, and other services related to employee support. We succeed by earning the satisfaction of our customers, the respect and trust of those who govern us, support us and do business with us, and the pride of our employees. PAYROLL and PERSONNEL VALUES INTEGRITY: The college community will have confidence in the Payroll and Personnel staff’s abilities to handle their pay and assignments with reliability, consistency, and that the staff is trustworthy. We are accountable. SERVICE: The college community will know that their Payroll and Personnel issues or complaints will be handled timely and with the utmost care and professionalism. TEAMWORK: The Payroll and Personnel offices will work collegially with campus departments and or staff to provide the best service possible. RESPECT: The college community will know that the Payroll and Personnel staff values each employee and will guard their privacy. Communication is key. COMMITMENT: The college community will know that Payroll and Personnel value the high quality that characterizes everything that we do. 4 Administrative Analyst Payroll Assistant Senior Personnel Assistant (Vacant) 5 Payroll Assistant PAYROLL WORK PERFORMED The Payroll office reports time and resolves routine payroll problems for academic, classified, and/or unclassified employees of a college using the District’s computerized payroll system. PERSONNEL WORK PERFORMED The Personnel office performs many duties for the college and its’ employees. The full list can be found in this Program Review under Data Assessment. 6 PAYROLL JOB DUTIES PAYROLL ASSISTANT Reports time and resolves routine payroll problems for academic, classified, and/or unclassified employees of a college using the District’s computerized payroll system and other resources. Reviews weekly time reports and absence request forms submitted by college offices for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate documentation. Codes and inputs time reports into a computerized payroll system. Prepares time reports, transmittals, and adjustments using negative and positive reporting procedures established by the District Payroll Section. In a service-oriented environment, assists college employees in resolving payroll problems by reviewing warrants and computerized payroll and personnel records, identifying the source of problems, initiating corrective action, or reporting unusual problems to the District Payroll Section. Distributes weekly time reports and related payroll documents to college offices. Completes information from payroll records and generates special reports related to the college payroll. Processes applications for emergency pay and lost warrant affidavit forms for submission to the District Payroll Section. Answers inquiries from employees about discrepancies in time reports and related payroll documents and explains policies and procedures and bargaining unit contract provisions related to time keeping issues. Contacts employees, supervisors, and staff to verify absence, leave, and employment status information for time reports. Collects reimbursements from employees for jury duty or overpayment of salary for submission to the District Payroll Section. May provide work direction to clerical staff assigned to the unit. Reviews weekly time reports and absence request forms submitted by college offices for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate documentation. Codes and inputs time reports into a computerized payroll system. Prepares time reports, transmittals, and adjustments Processes applications for emergency pay and lost warrant affidavit forms for submission to the District Payroll Section. Answers inquiries from employees about discrepancies in time reports and related payroll documents and explains policies and procedures and bargaining unit contract provisions related to time keeping issues. Contacts employees, supervisors, and staff to verify absence, leave, and employment status information for time reports. Collects reimbursements from employees for jury duty or overpayment of salary for submission to the District Payroll Section. 7 PERSONNEL JOB DUTIES ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST Performs a variety of journey-level administrative staff work related to the business, technology, and operational activities of an assigned organizational unit in an administrative services, academic affairs or student services area. Conducts complex administrative and management studies by collecting, analyzing, and compiling data related to areas such as administrative policies, procedures, processes, systems, forms and reports, organizational structure, performance standards, facilities and equipment acquisition and utilization, staffing, budgeting, finance, contract and procurement coordination, economic analysis, and coordination of educational and student programs and services, and prepares reports and recommendations based on findings. Resolves substantive problems, discrepancies and responds to non-routine inquiries related to the assigned organizational unit. Writes instructions, procedures, and manuals involving the administrative, technology, and operational activities of an assigned organizational unit. Fully utilizes the capabilities and functions of standard office software applications such as data management, spreadsheet, presentation, and word processing in completing assigned projects. Fully utilizes the capabilities of specialized software programs in the production of management information and reports. Provides technical assistance and training to staff on matters related to the business, technology, and operational activities of an assigned organizational unit. Analyzes the possible effects of proposed laws and regulations, codes, and ordinances that affect the business, technology, and operational activities of an assigned organizational unit. Confers with District and college personnel regarding assigned projects and makes recommendations based on findings. Makes written and oral presentations on matters within their assigned area of responsibility to college executives, committees, and staff. Prepares reports and correspondence containing descriptive, analytical, and evaluative content related to business and operational activities of an assigned organizational unit. Surveys and investigates practices, procedures, and methods in private firms and public jurisdictions in order to find solutions to problems, or improvements in operations which can be applied to the business, technology, and operational activities of the assigned organizational unit. May analyze and make recommendations on budget requests and prepares budget proposals for assigned areas. May supervise lower-level analysts, technical and clerical support staff. 8 SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT Currently performed by the Administrative Analyst. The Single Point of Contact (SPOC) provides a quick resolution of late and error pay issues for all employees at each campus. The SPOC is one of two SAP Super Users and is the primary resource designated to manage organizational tasks needed to ensure the system operates properly, the necessary positions are in place when employees are hired, electronic approval process routing is correct, and that all these tasks are timely. They are the primary resource to teach employees how they can use the employee self-service system and to teach administrative personnel how to use manager selfservice. They are the critical internal business specialists focused on developing the Collegebased HR system. The SPOC is a critical internal business specialists focused on keeping processes flowing, identifying issues, and helping with solutions. SPOCs have quick access to a technical or functional District specialist whenever a problem arises. The college SPOC analyzes error and discrepancy reports and correcting deficiencies in source data maintained at their structure of the campus. The SPOC supervisors and maintains the following areas. 1. Organizational Management (OM) 2. 3. Benefits (BN) 4. 5. Payroll (PY) 9 PAYROLL and PERSONNEL DATA ASSESSMENT LIVESCANS Schedule livescans (at the District Office) to new employees. This is done on a virtual calendar that all campus (and District) use. LEAVES Provide leave paperwork to the employee. If the employee is already off work, send it to their home with a letter explaining exactly what is needed. Once receiving completed paperwork from the employee, Payroll office obtains signatures from employee’s supervisor, Vice President, and President. Keep a log of employees who are on a leave. Find out if employee will be extending leave, and if so, have a PCR initiated to extend the leave in the system. HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES The Personnel office request eligibility list from the Personnel Commission and contacts applicants (in groups of three ranks) on the list. If unable to contact by phone, the Personnel office sends a three day letter and continues through the list until three ranks are obtained. Then the paperwork for the interview committee is assembled. After the President’s approval, prepare Report of Vacancy Filled. The Personnel office then sends letters to applicants who were not selected. APPROVAL OF PCR’S If PCR is for a current employee, check all other assignments in SAP. Check for FTE and for proper employee number to use (Academic, Unclassified, C-basis, Z-basis). If a different employee number should be used than what is on the PCR or if it should be an organizational change instead of additional assignment, the assignment needs to be entered manually. If the PCR is for a “new hire”, the Personnel office matches up the information on the PCR with information in the packet. Then a check is made to make sure all the paperwork is complete and if not the initiator/department is notified of what is needed. For Community Services’ teachers, the Personnel office notifies the District Office to populate IT0008 with pay rate and what subject the employee is teaching. The Personnel office sends a spreadsheet to all initiators, payroll, and departments to notify them that the assignment is now in SAP. Indication is made on the sheet the proper employee number to use on the timesheet. New hire forms are then completed with required information. All new hire packets and PCRs are first scanned and the packets are sent to the District Office, with the PCRs being filed. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION The Personnel office receives the incident report and the worker’s compensation claim. The employer section is completed along with the 5020 form which is completed electronically and goes directly to SCRMA. The form is completed by looking up (in SAP) pertinent information about the employee (i.e, rate of pay, date hired, social security number, date of birth, and employee’s job title.) The Supervisor’s Report form is sent to the supervisor of the injured employee for completion. All forms are faxed to SCRMA and copies sent to the Risk Management office at the District. All copies of forms are filed in the Incident Reports binder. 10 NEW EMPLOYEES Process new employees in PCR from processing paperwork gathered from the Personnel Assistant. UNEMPLOYMENT REQUESTS Send requests to the third party administrator, answer inquiries from EDD and employees regarding unemployment rights. BENEFITS Handel the coordination of benefits, open enrollments, workshops and access to the Portal for employees. Answer any inquires from employees regarding benefits. Keep abreast of any new changes that affect employees. EAP/WELLNESS Act as the coordinator of any Wellness or EAP workshop, event or training. Answer inquires from manage and staff regarding EAP. Refer employees who request referrals. Compile a monthly log of request and attend coordinator meetings when possible. RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS Process resignation and retirements. Advise employees of their return rights if they resign. Recommend that retirees first speak to either STRS or PERS before making the decision to retire, explain the retirement process, provide employee with necessary forms e.g. health benefit, COBRA and resignation forms and obtain signed form from the employee and obtain the necessary signatures from administration. NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATIONS Invite new employees to a meeting to discuss benefits, vacation, illness, process and procedures of the district, probation period, evaluations, etc. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS Help managers navigate the evaluation process, proper forms, and the submission of forms to HR. LIAISON Work as a go between for District and the campus regarding process and procedures related to benefits, pay, assignments, etc. POSITIONS Get request from department to create a position or change the characteristics of a positions. Requests usually come via email to create a position. If the position is a classified position, the Classified Staffing Request and an organizational chart are uploaded. To create a position information regarding the department, begin date, budget and FTE is needed. This information is then input into PCS. To change the characteristics the same information and what aspect of the position needs to be changed such as the FTE or budget. FTE and budget changes are the most common. The next step would change the FTE or budget directly in SAP and not PCR because it is faster. 11 COMPLIANCE Set on interview panels to ensure candidate’s rights are not violated and that the campus is following federal and state guidelines regaling hiring and or recruitment. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT/TEACHING The Personnel office completes verification of employment requests received from outside agencies, including date of hire, rate of pay, job title, etc. Letters of verification for teaching faculty are composed for those who need this. Letters for faculty consist of pay rate, hire date, units, and what courses were taught. OTHER DUTIES Process, Classified Staffing requests, reinstatements, transfer requests, address changes, populate the 008 pay screen, process, Professional Expert assignments, Ancillary adjunct assignments, coach stipends, department chair supervisory pay, process mentor pay, process development granted assignments. Answer inquires from the public and campus community regarding employment, benefits, salaries, etc.. Post jobs to the CCC Registry. What are the trends identified from the data? Information can be gained from BW 20 and PCR showing the increase of assignments processed. Are there increases/decreases in the data? There are increases in hourly and full-time faculty due to the District mandate to correct 75/25 ratio of full-time to hourly faculty. Increase in student assignments due to the economy. Increase in summer assignments due to special program (grant from City of Los Angeles). What do these changes mean to the unit operation? The changes mean that without adequate/sufficient support staff, overtime is how the work is handled. 12 PAYROLL SUPPORT TO COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES STUDENTS Reviews weekly time reports and absence request forms submitted by college offices for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate documentation. Codes and inputs time reports into a computerized payroll system. Prepares time reports, transmittals, and adjustments Processes applications for emergency pay and lost warrant affidavit forms for submission to the District Payroll Section. Answers inquiries from student workers about discrepancies in time reports STAFF All that is listed above. Answers inquiries from employees about discrepancies in time reports and related payroll documents and explains policies and procedures and bargaining unit contract provisions related to time keeping issues. Contacts employees, supervisors, and staff to verify absence, leave, and employment status information for time reports. Collects reimbursements from employees for jury duty or overpayment of salary for submission to the District Payroll Section. 13 PERSONNEL SUPPORT TO COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES STUDENTS Process new employees in PCR from processing paperwork gathered from the personnel assistant. Work as a go between for district and the campus regarding process and procedures related to pay and assignments. STAFF Receive completed leave request from the personnel assistant and process the leave in PCR. Process new employees in PCR from processing paperwork gathered from the personnel assistant. Send requests to the third party administrator, answer inquiries from EDD and employees regarding unemployment rights. Handle the coordination of benefits, open enrollments, workshops and access to the portal for employees. Answer any inquires from employees regarding benefits. Keep abreast of any new changes that affect employees. Act as the coordinator of any wellness or EAP workshop, event or training. Answer inquires from manage and staff regarding EAP. Refer employees who request referrals. Compile a monthly log of request and attend coordinator meetings when possible. Process resignation and retirements. Advise employees of their return rights if they resign. Recommend that retirees first speak to either STRS or PERS before making the decision to retire, explain the retirement process, provide employee with necessary forms e.g. Health benefit, Cobra and resignation forms and obtain signed form from the employee and obtain the necessary signatures from administration. Invite new employees to a meeting to discuss benefits, vacation, illness, process and procedures of the district, probation period, evaluations, etc. Help managers navigate the evaluation process, proper forms, and the submission of forms to Personnel. Work as a go between for district and the campus regarding process and procedures related to benefits, pay, assignments, etc. Get request from department to create a position or change the characteristics of a positions. The Administrative Analysts receives a request usually via email to create a position. If the position is a classified position, the Administrative Analysts need to upload the classified staffing request and an organizational chart. To create a position the Administrative Analyst needs the department; begin date, budget and FTE. This information is then input into PCS. To change the characteristics the Administrative Analysts needs the same information such as what aspect of the position needs to be changed such as the FTE or budget. FTE and budget changes are the most common. The Administrative Analysts would change the FTE or budget directly in SAP and not PCR because it is faster. 14 Process, classified staffing requests, reinstatements, transfer requests, address changes, populate the 008 pay screen, process, professional expert assignments, ancillary adjunct assignments, coach stipends, department chair supervisory pay, process mentor pay, process development granted assignments. Answer inquires from the public and campus community regarding employment, benefits, salaries, etc. Post jobs to the CCC registry. Sets on interview panels, for compliance, in order to ensure candidate’s rights are not violated and that the campus is following federal and state guidelines regaling hiring and/or recruitment. 15 PAYROLL and PERSONNEL SERVICE AREA OUTCOMES FOR 2011 - 2012 Service Area Outcomes In support of student learning, the Payroll and Personnel offices will seek ways to assist student employees in processing assignments and pay in a timely manner. Students are only aware of payroll and personnel if they are student workers. We will encourage students to check out job lists or how to apply online for District jobs. Students, faculty, and staff rely on the Payroll and Personnel offices for their pay. We will research what other innovative ways we can assist the employees with their pay issues. Methods of Assessment PCR report of late assignments submitted and the number of results for off-cycle payments. Measurement Criteria Survey Focus Group Flyers Job Listing Board Workshop Survey on what needs improvement. Focus Group Workshops Website Information 15 Summary and Analysis of Data Use of Results and Modifications Email Student Survey Personal Feedback (To be submitted after analysis.) Use data to revise process and procedures between departments on campus. Number of Applications Submitted Personal Feedback Student Survey Personal Feedback Email (To be submitted after analysis.) Use data to better advertise our services. (To be submitted after analysis.) Use data to decrease the areas of deficiency. Payroll and Personnel 2007 - 2010 OBJECTIVES Year 2007 Objective Strengthen communication and interpersonal skills of the Personnel and Payroll and Payroll staff. Status C 2007 The SPOC will improve reports generated for administration, managers and supervisors. Personnel and Payroll will develop and deliver training programs to help staff and managers accomplish the goals of the College Strategic Plan in using SAP and PCR. The Personnel and Payroll Department will undertake review of Personnel and Payroll systems, processes, procedures and policies using the principles of continuous quality improvement and excellent and seamless client service. The SPOC will improve reports generated for administration, managers and supervisors The SPOC will work with managers and supervisors to improve the timeliness of the return of Performance Evaluations IP Payroll and Personnel will continue the to scan documents in a timely manner C 2007 2008 2008 2008 2009 17 C Outcome I continue to meet with the Payroll Assistants on a weekly basis to know if there are departments on campus that continue disregard rules and regulations of the district where timer reporting are concerned. We work together on strategies to best address the issue. We either speak directly to the department via telephone or send an email. If that strategy does not work we meet face to face to review or address the issue or concern. The SPOC begin to use BW to generate comp time, illness and vacation reports departments to review. Several trainings have taken place informally and on a one on one basis. IP The payroll and personnel department try to review the rules, policies and regulations of the district to improve input of time and assignments on a continuous basis. In doing so we proved the campus with the best possible customer service. IP The SPOC continues to use BW to generate reports such as comp time, illness and vacation. District office implemented a automated system whereby supervisors are notified of upcoming evaluations. The SPOC ensures that evaluations are completed in a timely manner. The SPOC is available, if the supervisor requires instruction as to how to complete the form and to show them how to use PCR to show that the evaluation was completed. This was a big challenge for both departments since we must carve out time to complete this task. We learned to scan and index payroll and personnel documents. C 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 Personnel and Payroll will develop and deliver training programs to help staff and managers accomplish the goals of the College Strategic Plan in using SAP and PCR. The SPOC will improve reports generated for administration, managers and supervisors Payroll will reduce error rate on time input by 15% by January 31, 2011 Payroll will reduce the number of off cycle request by 5% by January 31, 2011. Legal compliance is another goal for the Personnel and Payroll department. Because of the legislation that affects employers and employees, the Personnel and Payroll department must be careful to maintain appropriate documentation of all compliance activities in the area of hiring and record keeping and follow each piece of legislation carefully. Payroll and Personnel will continue the to scan documents in a timely manner. 18 C A formal Payroll and Personnel workshop was presented on April 16, 2009. IP The SPOC purchased software to learn Excel 2007 and continues to practice at least once a week. In the meantime the SPOC gets more familiar with the reports in BW. IP The error rate has dropped but it is an on going process. C The files in both areas are under lock and key and the payroll assistants and the SPOC take care to maintain confidentiality regarding employee records. C The payroll assistants and the SPOC continue to find this area challenge simply because it requires time away from the desk duties. We are shooting for every Friday, when the campus is somewhat quiet. PERSONNEL and PAYROLL GOALS for 2011 - 2012 GOAL # 1: To expedite/be proactive when assisting the employees with their personnel and payroll issues. Objective Planned Activities Act to solve employee complaints and problems within 24 hours and Beginning working to solve the problem by contacting the correct department or source. Being proactive by checking assignments and reviewing timesheets for accuracy to prevent over or under payments or mistakes. Begin to research the needs of the department chairs by sending out a short survey. Anticipate and accommodate our employee’s needs. Develop one sheet handout of personnel procedures for department chairs. Individual Responsible Start Date End Date Resource Request Payroll Assistants 1/1/11 Administrative Assistant Payroll Assistants 1/1/11 Administrative Assistant 06/30/11 SAP, PCR and district office staff. 6/30/11 SAP and PCR. Administrative Assistant 06/30/11 Time 1/1/11 GOAL # 2: To provide information to employees on how to work more productively and safely at the college. Objective Planned Activities Individual Responsible New employee orientation At least once a quarter. Employee Assistance Program EAP- Engage employees to promote a more productive workforce. Workers Compensation – curtail work place injuries. Aggressively addressing prevention and wellness. Meet with Facilities Department to plot a course of action whereby precautions are in place to maintain a safe workplace safety is emphasized. 19 Start Date End Date Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant 1/1/11 06/30/12 1/1/11 06/30/12 Administrative Assistant 1/1/11 06/30/12 Resource Request Paper, conference room and time. Paper , meeting place, buy in by administration and time. By in of management, time, meeting place and training. GOAL # 3: To provide training for employees, payroll, and personnel staff on programs necessary to facilitate employee services. Objective Training –PCR and SAP Planned Activities Individual Responsible Training for the Payroll and personnel Staff A least once a year offer training or refresher on the use of SAP and PCR. Request training from district and other sources if need be. Website attach to Harbors main page. Work with the webmaster to complete the webpage that is in progress. 20 Administrative Assistant District payroll & Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Start Date End Date Resource Request 1/1/11 6/30/12 1/1/11 06/30/11 Time, paperwork and a meeting place. Time 1/1/11 06/30/12 Time PAYROLL and PERSONNEL PROGRAM REVIEW SUMMARY How does are mission align with the college mission statement? Our mission What are the trends identified from the data collected? That employees have entirely different experiences with the Payroll and Personnel offices and their opinion is based sometimes on issues that are out of the control of the campus offices. Are there increases/decreases in the data? Not noticeable. What do these changes mean to the unit operation? The absence of a Personnel Assistant is noticeable to the faculty and staff when they sometimes have to wait longer to be helped or are unable to visit the office during scheduled hours. Strengths: Committed and dedicated staff. Staff provides technical training and support to the college. Weaknesses: Inadequate number of staff. Inadequate lead time. Opportunities: Continue to train others on the system, policies, and procedures of the District. Challenges: Staff needs continuous professional development especially with SAP – Data Warehouse. College planning does not consistently inform appropriate personnel, facility, budget, and IT in advance of projects. 20 PAYROLL and PERSONNEL STAFFING NEEDS Positions Needed for 2011-2012 Personnel Assistant Positions Needed One Projected Salary for Each Justification of Need $36,371.40 To assist the SPOC with Personnel issues such as processing of paperwork, review of assignments, insure compliance with rules and regulations, review applications, license and credentials explain the purpose of various employment forms, prepare correspondence, bulletins,, scan documents and maintain personnel files. 21 PAYROLL and PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT NEEDS 2011- 2012 Equipment Needed for Academic Year 2011 - 2012 # of Equipment Needed Approximate Cost Computer Monitor (larger) 3 $ 5,000.00 Memory for CPU 3 $ 300.00 23 Justification of Need To prevent employee from having vision problems, blurred vision, headaches, etc. To process assignments and pay faster because currently the computers freeze and cause delays. 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