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Queries are available in the HIP system to assist Leave Keepers so that excessive LWOP can be monitored.  The query HIP_TL_LWOP_IN_ABS_MGMT gives you a listing of employees with LWOP.  Additionally, ...
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There are no limits, however an employee cannot request more hours than they are scheduled in a day.  The employee and their supervisor will want to make sure that all ...
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Administrative Leave is a type of leave in the system, however it is not available for an employee to select for themselves.  When Administrative Leave is granted, it will be ...
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Yes.  We do take the HIP system offline for planned upgrades and maintenance with advanced notice to department HR and Fiscal/Payroll offices.  However, for the most part, the HIP system ...
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There are no preferred browsers that work best with the HIP system per se.  However, Microsoft Edge lacks pop-ups and both Edge and Internet Explorer browsers may have limitations with ...
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Employees can access the HIP system on State kiosks and shared computers.  If they don’t have regular access, they should have their time and leave entered by their Time and/or ...
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This is more of a courtesy notice letting users know that the time you submitted will be processed after the current “Time Administration” process finishes running.  Time Administration runs multiple ...
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The originator of the request (whether is was the employee or Leave Keeper that submitted the request on behalf of an employee) will receive an email notification of the request ...
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How is Compensatory Time tracked?

Posted on Sep 29, 2022 in

In the HIP system, Compensatory Time is tracked as a type of time as opposed to a type of leave.  When an employee works overtime and reports their hours on ...
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What does TRC stand for?

Posted on Sep 29, 2022 in

TRC stands for Time Reporting Code.  These are codes that employees can use to report their time on their Timesheets.  If the employee is salaried, TRCs are used to report ...
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The HIP system has an attachment feature for leave requests that is flexible and can be used for situations where a department policy or collective bargaining agreement requires an employee ...
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How does forecasting work?

Posted on Sep 29, 2022 in

The HIP system will allow employees to forecast their leave so they can plan ahead, and tell them how much they’ll have in a future period according to their anticipated ...
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No.  The HIP system will not allow employees to take more paid leave than they are entitled to take.  HIP checks to see that an employee has enough balance to ...
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If the proxy is not a supervisor with access to the Manager Self-Service MSS screen, they will need to manually navigate to Enterprise Components> Delegation> My Delegated Authorities to approve ...
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No.  Your proxy to approve Time and Leave items needs to be the same person, these responsibilities cannot be split up.

Yes.  Since nothing has been approved, the supervisor can simply approve whatever the system generated.  They should see one (1) row for approval and no negative offsets in this case.

If an employee resubmits an amended timesheet for approval after the original submittal was approved, the supervisor will see two (2) lines, one for a negative amount (to offset what ...
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No.  Employees may pre-request OT they plan on working, up to the day they actually work OT.  If an employee works OT without first getting pre-approval, they will enter their ...
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If a supervisor position is vacant, the HIP system will automatically route employee requests to the next available/active supervisor above the vacant position until a supervisor is hired.  When a ...
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Yes!  When you need to take leave or will otherwise be out of the office, you should set up a delegation in the HIP system so employee requests are routed ...
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