Wage & Salary Payments Procedure
Section 400, Proc. 475
Related Policy: HRO160 – Termination of Employment
Related Forms: Refer to IRIS Procedures and Forms.
Effective: 3/7/08
Objective:
To give a brief overview of the process for authorizing the payment to staff for their time worked.
Who is affected:
All employees
Procedures:
1. Payroll
The payroll for the University and Knoxville-Area is managed by the Treasurer’s Office. The treasurer web site is http://treasurer.tennessee.edu. On the web site are HR/Payroll deadlines for entering data in IRIS so that employees will be paid for the hours worked during a pay period. Information and instructions regarding payroll forms and time entry are found on the IRIS Support website, http://iris.tennessee.edu.
2. Questions About Payroll Processes
The director or associate director of the payroll office should be contacted when there are questions concerning the appropriate way to make payroll entries or about particular types of deadlines.
3. Direct Deposit
Generally, wage and salary payments are distributed by direct deposit to the banking institution(s) designated by the employee.
4. Biweekly Payroll
The official payroll distribution for the biweekly payroll is the second Tuesday following the pay period ending date (refer to the HR/Payroll deadlines). The following groups of employees are paid on the biweekly payroll: non-exempt employees and UT Student Assistants.
5. Monthly Payroll
The official payroll distribution for the monthly payroll is the last working day of each month. The following groups of employees are paid on the monthly payroll: Exempt employees; faculty; non-exempt flex year employees; graduate students; fellows; medical interns; student interns, resident assistants; and student publications assistants.
6. Terminating Employees
Refer to Policy/Procedure HRO160 – Termination of Employment.