Job Setups - Adjunct Employees (FT/FW)
The resources below will provide you with important information about adjunct employees. The basic information you will need to submit job forms, process electronic submissions, and make changes to your adjuncts鈥 assignments is outlined in the tabs below.
Adjunct faculty (FT) that are represented by United Academic Adjuncts (UNAD) meet a few criteria as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (Article 3.2 & 3.3):
- Teaches for-credit courses
- Will earn tuition waivers per CBA
- Cannot teach more than 15 credits per academic year
As union-represented employees, the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) outlines requirements for pay, working conditions, and the like.
FT adjuncts are typically paid on a bi-weekly basis per credit hour, using full pay periods. Minimum pay requirements are determined by the CBA based upon prior semesters taught. Use the to determine the rate per credit, bi-weekly rate, and total salary due. Adjunct instructors can be paid more than the minimum at the department鈥檚 discretion. Paying them below the minimum rate can be done in special circumstances. See our guidance for for more information.
There are times that FT adjuncts may need to be paid on an hourly basis. See the Concurrent Assignments section below for more information.
Not sure what type of adjunct you are hiring? Use the .
Adjunct faculty (FW) are those that are not represented by the union. These are usually faculty who are teaching non-credit courses, developing courses, or conducting research. They can also be adjunct faculty who are teaching for-credit courses, but have a primary benefited ECLS (CR, EX, NR, XR).
FW adjuncts are typically paid on a bi-weekly basis using full pay periods. Their pay is determined by the department based upon the work being performed as well as their qualifications.
There are times that FW adjuncts may need to be paid on an hourly basis. See the Concurrent Assignments section below for more information.
Not sure what type of adjunct you are hiring? Use the .
As part of the Affordable Care Act, we have to track the number of hours that adjunct instructors work each week to determine if they are eligible for health care. For salaried adjuncts, please use the following calculations to find their hours per pay-period (PP), which is also used to set up the 091 earnings code.
For an FT, use the following calculation: Number of credits x 5 = Hours per PP
For an FW adjunct, use your best determination of how many hours they will be working each pay period. Or, if you are not sure use the following calculation: Biweekly salary/45 = Hours per PP
If the adjunct is consistently working more hours per pay period, please submit an updated job form with the new Hours per PP (job change reason ACA). If the adjunct is working more hours in a given pay period, submit a paper time sheet using 091 earnings code for ALL hours worked.
Hourly adjunct assignments do not need the 091 hours set up since their actual hours worked are tracked on their timesheet.
Adjuncts can hold most other positions at the 好色tv at the same time as their adjunct assignments.
Benefited Staff Assignments (CR/EX/NR/XR)
- The staff assignment will be the primary assignment
- The adjunct assignment will be FW Non-Union Represented
- If the staff assignment is hourly (NR/CR), the adjunct assignment must also be paid hourly
Temporary Staff Assignments (NT/XT)
- The adjunct assignment (FT) will be the primary assignment
- The adjunct faculty member will be union represented
- If the temporary assignment is hourly (NT), the adjunct assignment must also be paid hourly. Any exceptions to this must be approved by Talent Acquisition before being submitted to Personnel
Please note: If the primary job is hourly (CR/CT/NR/NT), then the adjunct assignment must also be set up as hourly. Use the 147 earnings code and designate a supervisor and timesheet approver. Timesheets will need to be submitted for each pay period and the employee will be eligible for overtime pay, which is paid at the highest hourly rate set up for that employee in Banner. Any exceptions must be approved by Talent Acquisition before being submitted to Personnel.
After your recruitment has been completed and the Offer Card is approved you are ready to submit your New Hire packet to UA HR! Use the sections below for more information on how to submit this paperwork to UA HR.
Check Banner First
- Check PEAEMPL
- Check to see if they are Active or Termed:
- New Hires display an "Active" status in PEAEMPL, with an accompanying message: "Query caused no records to be retrieved. Re-enter", and no additional employee information.
- Rehires display a "Terminated" status in PEAEMPL, with the termination date and termination code from the employee's previous assignment.
- Existing employees are those who are Active in PEAEMPL, with all relevant employee job information and no termation date or termination code.
- Check to see if they are Active or Termed:
- Check if they have other positions (NBIJLST)
- Check the
- Adjuncts can hold many other jobs, but may require special handling
- Represented Adjuncts can only teach 15 credits per academic year
- Changes to E-Class must take place at the beginning of a pay period
Effective Dates
Adjunct assignments must run full pay periods and should include all the work performed in preparation for, and conclusion of a course. Be sure to review the current chart of pay periods to make sure the assignments begin and end with the pay periods.
For-credit assignments typically follow the same schedule. Review the for current information.
Salary
Represented Adjuncts must be paid at least what is listed in the CBA. Departments may pay above that rate, but not below without good documentation.
All New Hires require at least an offer card, job form, appointment letter and I-9. But what constitutes a New Hire? What about a rehire? In which situations do you need hire documents?
- Active Employee: Only the job form and appointment letter are needed.
- Brand New Employee: All new hire paperwork is required, see 鈥淲hat New Hire Documents are Required鈥 for details.
- Terminated Less Than 10 Days: Only the job form and appointment letter are needed.
- Terminated Less Than 1 Year Ago: In addition to the job form and appointment letter, an I-9 and are required. may be completed (if they want to set up or reactivate).
- Terminated More Than 1 Year Ago: All new hire paperwork is required.
- All Non-U.S. Citizens and Non-Permanent Resident Aliens: A GLACIER Tax Summary Report, including Required Document Copies, are required. If the employee does not have access to Glacier, please from the Personnel Team.
When hiring adjunct employees (FT/FW), you'll need the following paperwork.
Required Forms:
- Job Form
- When not using the Offer Card as the job form
- Signed
- Copy of the
- Form I-9 submitted via LawLogix
- Personal Demographic Form
- For Non-U.S. citizens and non-permanent resident aliens:
- GLACIER Tax Summary Report, including Required Document Copies and Required Forms. If the employee does not already have access, from the Personnel Team.
As Applicable:
Optional Forms - To Be Completed Online after Set Up in Banner
Optional Union Forms:
Print and Deliver to Employee:
- Health Insurance Marketplace Notification
- Employment or Service Outside UA - Memo
- (if Union Represented)
Many adjunct faculty are represented by United Academic Adjuncts (UNAD) under the terms found in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which can be found on the . Guidelines in the CBA impact many pay procedures for adjunct faculty including class cancellation and low enrollment.
Employees must be given the opportunity to elect to join the union. If they choose to do so, then the Adjunct Voluntary Dues and Fair Share Deduction form must be submitted to Personnel. Employees who choose to stop the deductions for union dues or fair share fees will need to submit the Dues/Fees Deduction Revocation Form. You can find these forms on the Labor and Employee Engagement site.
Job forms are the vehicle that tells the Personnel Technician how to set up an employee鈥檚 job in Banner. Our will provide you with general information on completing a job form. For more specific information on completing an Adjunct Job Form, check out our Job Form Completion Guides:
Keep in mind that union represented adjuncts (FT) must be paid according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). If you pay an adjunct below the appropriate , you will need to provide justification, such as 鈥渓ow enrollment鈥 on the job form. If there is no justification, the Personnel Technician will bring the adjunct up to the correct step in compliance with the CBA.
Additional References:
: What type of Adjunct are you hiring?
: What are factors and when do they change?
: What dates do we use for the next semester and when are things due?
: Pay rates for union represented adjuncts
: List of Pooled Position Numbers to use for adjuncts
Once your hiring documents are completed, you will combine them into a PDF file as an electronic new or rehire "packet".
When your packet is ready, you will then upload it to the New Hire & Rehire Submissions in NextGen. Personnel has outlined a preferred order for hiring documents within your packet. Ordering the packets this way helps us to greatly expedite the entry of your employee into Banner, and get them up and running as fast as possible. Linked at the bottom of this page you will find access to the NextGen submission form as well as the preferred document order.
All new hires will need to have an offer card submitted. Review the instructions for .
After you have received notification from NextGen that your employee has been entered into Banner, please review the entry to ensure it is correct. If there are any errors let us know immediately, and we will update it as quickly as possible.
We also suggest sending the following information to your employee, this allows them to update their tax deductions, as well as set up direct deposit if they wish to enroll.
Direct Deposit
If your employee has , which is highly encouraged, their pay is usually received by midnight on Friday morning. If they are receiving
a paper check, receipt timelines are dependent upon their local postal service.
W-4 Form
All new hires are defaulted per IRS guidelines. Your employee may change their withholding
rates at any time using the .
Importance of Updating the Employee's Address
It is imperative that your employee's address is up-to-date. HR addresses affect mailout
of all items mailed to the employee from UA HR, including: paper checks, W-2 and benefits
notifications. Employees can update their address online at any time.
Instructions for Updating an Address through UAOnline
To change your HR address please login to your UAOnline account.
- Click on "Personal Information", then "Manage your address, email, and phone information".
- Under the "Mailing Address" click on the box "Change".
- Enter your updated address and click on "Save Changes".
Please note that the HR Address will then update in the 好色tv at the top of the hour.
When do we make changes to existing employees?
After an employee is hired and settled in their jobs, there will come a time when
you have to make changes. These can range from changes to the number of hours per
pay period to changes in pay. Following the steps below will help you with basic changes.
If you ever have questions or more complex situations, please be sure to email Personnel.
Turnaround Job Forms: What are they?
Turnarounds generate a job form based upon entry that has been done in Banner. Depending
on the date range used, it will pull all job forms connected to the employee and the
TKL that is input. It is a copy of the job form, providing the accurate information
currently set up in Banner.
Using a turnaround makes it easy to update, route for signatures, and turn into UA HR. To make updates, you simply cross out the old information you are changing, and input the new information next to it, preferably in a different color. Using turnarounds makes it easier for the Personnel team to know exactly what sections of the job form are changing.
See our for instructions on printing your turnarounds!
Most adjuncts don鈥檛 have to submit a timesheet, but it is still important to have a supervisor set up in Banner. For hourly adjuncts, having a proper Timesheet Approver allows the timesheets to be completed and submitted by employees through Web-Time Entry.
Supervisors and Timesheet Approvers can be set up by departments in Banner.
It is possible for adjunct instructors to hold other jobs at the 好色tv at the same time. Adjuncts may not hold student positions (GN/GT/SN/ST) while they are in an adjunct faculty role.
Please note: If the primary job is hourly (CR/CT/NR/NT), then the adjunct assignment must also be set up as hourly. Use the 147 earnings code and designate a supervisor and timesheet approver. Timesheets will need to be submitted for each pay period and the employee will be eligible for overtime pay, which is paid at the highest hourly rate set up for that employee in Banner. Any exceptions must be approved by Talent Acquisition before being submitted to Personnel.
Secondary Job: NT/XT
When an adjunct instructor is also a temporary employee, the adjunct position will
be primary and will be set up according to standard adjunct processing. Union dues
may be deducted and tuition waivers will be banked, if the position is represented
by UNAD.
Primary Job: CR/CT/EX/NR/XR
When the primary job has health insurance associated with it or is union represented
(CT), that position will be the primary position and the adjunct assignments will
be secondary and non-represented (FW only). There will be no adjunct union dues deducted,
and no tuition waivers will be banked.
If the class is for-credit, the adjunct may still be paid using the UNAD salary scale (i.e. CR_10), but using the 032 earnings code. Hourly employees would need to have an hourly rate and use the 147 earnings code.
How can I set up an Hourly Adjunct?
Hourly adjuncts must complete web time sheets, and are paid for all hours worked. They are also subject to overtime pay, which is paid based upon the highest paying job.
You'll still set them up like regular adjunct assignments with a few changes:
- Use Grade 00_HR, Step 0
- Include earnings code 148 (FT) or 147 (FW); no units are required**
- Calculate an hourly wage
For most FT assignments, you can use the normal adjunct salary rate divided by the Hours per Pay-Period to come up with an hourly rate. FW assignments are not paid on a pre-established scale and hourly rates may differ.
Please note: earnings code 091 should not be included on the job form, as this earnings code accounts for ACA hours and does not apply to hourly employees.
Depending on the type of change, there are different things you鈥檒l have to keep in mind when employees move from one employee class (E-class) to another. Regardless of the type of change, they must occur at the beginning of a pay period.
Temporary to Regular
Follow these steps when a temporary employee, including adjuncts and students, moves into a regular, benefited position:
- Submit a stop job for the temporary position if it is not already ended
- Upload a resignation letter (if applicable) through
- Sign them up for to learn about benefits
Regular to Temporary
When a regular employee moves into a temporary position, they must be entered through Termination Workflow. This process will ensure that their leave balances are adjusted, their benefits end, and that they are offered COBRA continuation options. Here are the steps you鈥檒l need to follow:
- Enter the termination in Banner on
- Upload a resignation letter through
- Submit the temporary job
The temporary job will not be able to be set up until the benefited position completely processes through termination workflow, which cannot occur until after that pay cycle is finalized. Payroll finalizes one week after the end of the pay period, and it can take up to 5 days to finish the termination after that point. A paper timesheet may be required for the first pay period in the temporary position. Be sure to watch your email; you will be notified as soon as the new position is entered.
Department Coordination
If you are hiring an employee that is coming from another department, please coordinate with that department before submitting documents to Personnel. It works best if you are able to submit the stop job and the start job at the same time. The provides contact information for HR Coordinators across the 好色tv.
Additional References:
The Suffix field is the number of times a person has worked in a specific PCN, starting at 00 and increasing by 1 each time the employee holds a new assignment under that same PCN (01, 02, 03, etc.). If an employee starts in a new PCN, no matter what their suffix was in their old PCN, the suffix will restart to 00 in that new PCN.
As an example:
PCN: 987001 Suffix: 00 Dates: 01/01/20 - 05/01/20
PCN: 987001 Suffix: 01 Dates: 05/02/20 - 08/01/20
PCN: 987001 Suffix: 02 Dates: 08/02/20 - 10/01/20
PCN: 987002 Suffix: 00 Dates: 10/02/20 - 05/01/21
The FTE field is used specifically for Adjuncts (FT/FW) and shows the number of prior full semesters taught. Adjuncts will start with a FTE of 0.000 and increase each semester after that (0.001, 0.002, etc.). All other employee types set the FTE field to 1.00.
What is the FTE field used for?
The FTE field is used for Adjuncts (FT/FW) and shows the number of prior semesters taught. Adjuncts will start with a FTE of 0.000 and increase each semester after that (0.001, 0.002, etc).
When counting the number of prior semesters, be sure to only include assignments that are for teaching courses, which are at least a semester or equivalent in length. Course preparation and development is not included for counting prior semesters. Sabbatical and Leave Without Pay (LWOP) also do not count.
You may use our to assist you in counting your Adjunct鈥檚 FTE.
For all other employee types, the FTE field is simply set to 1.00 and is not used to indicate anything.
Class Cancellations
When a class is canceled, the adjunct faculty member may still be owed partial payment.
A job form will need to be submitted noting the reason for the class cancellation
and when notice was provided to the adjunct faculty. This will allow us to ensure
we are paying the adjunct any monies owed.
For detailed instructions covering a variety of possible scenarios, please review the .
When an employee is terminating, there are a couple of things that you will need to do: enter the termination in Banner and submit the supporting documentation to UA HR.
Entering a Termination
Terminations should be entered into Banner as soon as you are notified. Future dated terminations will be automatically held by the 好色tv and won鈥檛 start the termination process until 10 days prior to their last day.
Termination Codes
When you enter a termination into Banner, it is essential to use the right termination code. These codes are used to understand why people leave the 好色tv and if there are any items requiring special handling.
The provides you a list of termination codes that can be used. Pay attention to the termination types that require coordination with UA HR Teams. Those types of termination will require coordination with UA HR before you enter the termination in Banner.
Submitting Termination Documentation
Whenever an employee is terminated, the back up documentation needs to be submitted to HR through . Examples of documentation include resignation letters or emails; or notice of non-renewal. Even when you are coordinating a termination with a UA HR team, it is the department鈥檚 responsibility to upload the final documents after the termination has been entered. You鈥檒l need the information from NEA2TRM to submit the documents online.
Adjunct instructors that are represented by the UNAD union (FT) cannot teach more than 15 credits per year
- Summer semester doesn鈥檛 count toward credit count
- FW assignments don鈥檛 count toward credit count
If you have a situation where an adjunct instructor is teaching more than 15 credits in an academic year, then they must be moved into a benefited, F9 position and be represented by UNAC.
Required training can be found on the TA&D website.
FT Assignments:
FT Adjuncts are union represented, and as such must be paid according to the current , unless a valid reason exists for paying below the salary schedule rates or 鈥渂elow scale鈥.
Above Scale: Adjuncts can be paid above the official scale.
Below Scale: Adjuncts can only be paid below scale in a few circumstances, such as for a low enrollment class. The job form must provide the justification for the lower rate of pay. If there is no justification, the HR Technician will bring the adjunct up to the correct step.
Use Grade 00_CV, Step 0 for both scenarios.
For more information about salary guidelines for union represented adjuncts, please review Articles 9 and 13 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
FW Assignments:
There is not an official scale for FW assignments and pay varies based upon the type and amount of work that they are expected to perform.
Adjuncts may be paid per student due to low enrollment. Article 9.6 of the CBA outlines an option for paying the adjunct per student rather than canceling the course:
If a bargaining unit member is notified that a class is being canceled as a result of low enrollment, the bargaining unit member in his/her discretion may agree to teach the class for reduced compensation, provided the compensation is at least $120 per student per credit. The 好色tv may either proceed with or may cancel the class at its discretion, subject to the cancellation provisions of this Article. If there is an offer to the bargaining unit member to teach a low enrollment class for reduced compensation, he/she shall have up to two days to decide whether to accept the offer.
Be sure to notate on the job form that the adjunct is being paid per student due to low enrollment. If there is no justification on the job form, the HR Technician will bring the adjunct up to the appropriate step, in compliance with the CBA.
If the number of students changes later, submit the appropriate Increase/Reduction in Assignment (IFTE/RFTE) job form and appointment letter.
Adjuncts can hold a variety of other positions at the 好色tv. For more information, please view the Concurrent Assignment section.
Please submit a to the Personnel team with a detailed explanation of what needs to be corrected. You can always attach documents
to your request, if applicable to your situation.
Please remember that any documents which contain sensitive information should be , not an email, to ensure that the information is sent securely.
Job Form Submissions
Submission of job forms and supporting documentation is done through NextGen. Use
the links below to submit your paperwork to UA Human Resources.
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When submitting job form packets and hiring documentation to UA HR, there is a preferred order for the required documents (shown below). The advantage to placing documents in this order is that it can significantly shorten time spent on data entry, allowing us to process your employee's paperwork much more efficiently and quickly.
Job Form
Offer Card
Student Waiver (if applicable)
Memo (if applicable)
Appointment Letter
Demographics Form
All other applicable forms
EPAF Submissions
Submission of supporting documentation for EPAF transactions is done through the NextGen .