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December 6, 2012

Year-end payroll processing info

Remaining pay dates for 2012 earnings

  • Remaining bi-weekly pay dates: Dec. 5,  Dec. 9 and Jan. 2, 2013. Timesheets for the Dec. 9-Dec. 22 pay period are due on Monday, Dec. 17. Employees will need to estimate time worked from Dec. 16 to Dec. 22.
  • Pay date for employees paid monthly: Jan. 2, 2013.
  • Employees who receive payroll checks might want to consider enrolling in direct deposit in order to access earnings before Jan. 2. See online instructions on how to set up direct deposit.

2012 W-2 forms

  • Did you know UC Merced employees can receive their W-2 forms electronically? More than 84 percent of employees receive their annual W-2 form in this manner. Those interested in receiving an electronic W-2 form may sign up to do so. The electronic W-2 forms will accessible starting the third week of January.
  • If you prefer to receive a paper W-2, make sure the university has your current home mailing address on file. All paper W-2 forms will be mailed to each employee’s home address that is on file in the payroll system. The At Your Service website has instructions for updating your home address. Mailed W-2 forms will be postmarked by Jan. 31.

Payroll tax changes effective Jan. 1, 2013

  • Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) withholding rate will resume to 6.2 percent.
  • Taxable salary wage base for Social Security increases from $110,100 to $113,700.
  • Medicare withholding will remain at 1.45 percent and employees who earn $200,000 or more will see a 0.9 percent increase.

Questions regarding year-end payroll information? Call 228-2729 or send an email to payroll@ucmerced.edu.

Payroll Fridays offer in-person assistance

Have a payroll related question or concern you want to discuss in person? Bring your questions to KL 201 on Fridays when a Payroll Services representative is on campus. Each week, a payroll expert is stationed on campus until 5 p.m. to meet and discuss concerns without employees having to make a formal appointment. The Payroll Services department is easily reached at payroll@ucmerced.edu or by calling 228-2PAY (2729).

UCPath Center executive team named; general recruitment now open

Staffing of the UCPath shared-services center in Riverside is well under way. James “Jim” Leedy has been appointed as the center’s executive director. Before his appointment, Leedy most recently served as worldwide director of finance at Tanberg Data Corporation, and his experience includes 18 years at Hewlett Packard where he managed a shared-services organization that has direct applicability to the UCPath Center. Leedy will work in Oakland alongside Gayelea Allison and Bryant Bailess as the third member of the UCPath Center executive team until the center opens. Allison and Bailess joined UCPath project this fall as operations director and customer service director, respectively.

With the executive team members in place, general recruitment for the center is now open and applications are being accepted. UCPath center career opportunities can be found on the UC systemwide job board. The university expects to fill 156 positions by April 2013, and up to 500 more positions by October 2014, when the center is fully operational.

Priority consideration will be given to current UC employees. Applicant screening and job offers will be made before interviewing external applicants. The recruitment period for managerial, technical and executive support positions closes Dec. 21, 2012. For all other positions, the recruitment period closes Jan. 18, 2013.

Additional information about UCPath Center job opportunities and a list of answers to frequently asked recruitment questions will be posted to UC Merced’s UCPath website. You can also visit ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu to learn more or send questions to UCPathJobs@universityofcalifornia.edu. Inquiries specific to UC Merced’s UCPath implementation may be researched at the campus's UCPath website or emailed to the UC Merced project team at ucpath@ucmerced.edu. Please allow up to 48 hours for a response.

December meetings and training

  • AO/MSO Meetings will return to their normal schedule -- the third Tuesday of each month -- after the campus’s holiday closure. The next meeting is from 10:45 a.m. to noon Jan. 15 in KL 232. Attend to hear about campus updates, requirements, training, support and other information.