In an effort to align with Operational Excellence goals of 2020FWD and standardize payroll processes, UW System Administration has made the decision to move forward with a single biweekly payroll for all employees beginning in January 2021. This project will transition all monthly payroll activities to the biweekly payroll calendar, meaning that monthly paid employees will be paid biweekly. At this time, it has been communicated that this change will begin after the Jan. 4 monthly pay date.
Specifically, pay dates for employees transitioning from a monthly to a biweekly payroll are expected to be as follows:
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- Full monthly paycheck 01/04/2021 (pay for month of December)
- Partial monthly paycheck 02/01/2021 (pay through January 16)
- First biweekly paycheck 2/11/2021 (pay for January 17 – 30)
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For all employees (including those that are currently paid biweekly), paycheck deductions also will be evenly split between biweekly A and B paychecks (24 paychecks/year). Deductions will not be taken on C paychecks (2 paychecks/year). Check out the 2021 biweekly payroll calendar here.
All employees should begin reviewing personal finances to budget for biweekly paychecks and the split deduction schedule. If you have automatic/online payments set up (e.g. mortgage payment, car loan, insurance) you will want to review your monthly finances and prepare for bi-weekly paychecks and split deductions.
A dedicated website to answer employee questions has been created and can be found here. UW System Administration also will begin direct communications to employees the week of Nov. 9. The UW-Green Bay Office of Human Resources and Workforce Diversity will provide more information to the University community as it is made available.