Frequently Asked Questions - Time Off Sync

Frequently Asked Questions - Time Off Sync

Q: What if an employee has not taken any time offs in the current pay period?

A: You will need to click on the Import Time Off button, though it would not transfer any hours. In the event you do not click the Import Time off button, you will get a warning in the Errors and Warnings report.

Q: What if I do not want to import any time offs within the current pay period?

A: In the event you don’t want to import any time offs, please do not click on the Import Time Off button and ignore the warning in the Errors and Warnings report. Note that the hours that have not been transferred from the current pay period will be imported the next time you click on the Import Time Off button.

Q: What happens if I forget to import time off hours?

A: In the event you forget to import the time off hours in the current pay period, it would automatically be imported the next time you click on the Import Time Off button. Please make sure to note down the hours that have not been paid out in the correct (current) period so you can adjust your employees’ ROE accordingly. The current system can not automatically adjust the ROE for you.

Q: My organization tracks vacation times in dollars in Payroll. How do I import time off? 

A: In this case, importing time off results in setting hours in the dollar value fields. To avoid any such scenario, you will need to change your payroll instructions to track vacations in hours instead of the dollar.

Q: Can I change the dates or settings for Time off sync?

A: To make any changes to the Time off sync, you will need to contact your Rise Implementation Specialist.

Q: Does the time off sync adjust the ROE so it has the right time off hours for the right pay periods?

A: No, you will need to adjust all time offs from the wrong periods in the ROE manually.

Q: What happens if an already approved time offs is adjusted?

A: The adjustments will be imported the next time you click on the Import Time Off button.
Example:
  1. Time Off Dates: March 3- 6
  2. Time Off Approved: March 7
  3. Submission date: March 12
  4. Pay run: March 1- March 15
  5. Time off synced on March 12: March 3- 6
  6. Let’s say the March 3-6 Time Off was adjusted on March 13 to be March 3-5. Then the next time import is clicked, we’ll get a positive one-day adjustment (because of March 6th extra vacation day counted).

Q: What happens when an employee submits a vacation request between the pay period submission date and the end of the pay period?

A: Employee’s hours will be imported the next time you click on the Import Time Off button.
Example:
  1. Submission date: March 12 (The date that Import Time Off has been clicked)
  2. Pay run: March 1- March 15
  3. Time Off Dates: March 13 - 14
  4. Time Off Approved: March 13
  5. Time off synced on March 12: None

Q: How often does the Time off to Payroll sync happen?

A: The time off sync takes place as soon as you click on the Import Time Off button.

Q: What happens when a synced time-off policy is removed in HR?

A: When a time-off policy is removed, all the pending requests will be cancelled, and all the time offs scheduled for the future dates will not further sync.

Q: Can I use the Time off sync for ad-hoc pay runs?

A: Yes, time off sync imports the hours only for the employees that are currently in the input-sheet, regardless of the type of pay run (ad-hoc or regular).