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Employee and Manager Self Service for Hours Worked and Leave Time Taken Reporting

Sample Email Communication, Job Aids, and other materials relevant to Employee and Manager Self-Service for hours worked and leave time taken reporting Faculty, Academic Staff, Limited Employee, University Staff, Temporary Employee, Student Assistant

Information on this KB will be updated to Workday language and resources after go-live on July 7th, 2025.

 

Employee FLSA Status

Job Aids for Employees/Enterers by Employee Classes
Job Aids for Supervisors/Approvers
Non-Exempt University Staff Temporary Employees Academic Staff (TTC)

Academic Staff (below FLSA threshold or hourly)
Limited Employees (below FLSA threshold or hourly) Student Assistants (below FLSA threshold or hourly) Non-Exempt and
Exempt US, TE
Approvers
Exempt
US, TE
University Staff Temporary Employees
Exempt
FAASLI
Faculty Academic Staff Limited Employees FAASLI
Approvers


Sample Email to Employees about ESS/MSS Implementation


Sample Email to Non-Exempt and Exempt US, TE Enterer

Job Aids for Non-Exempt University Staff, Temporary Employees and Academic Staff (changed due to TTC)

1.
Access the Timesheet
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_access_the_timesheet.pdf
Time
2.
Entering Time and Absence on the Timesheet [Video]
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/pd/phit-time-absences/
3.
Entering Time
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_enter_time.pdf
4.
Comp Time
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_comp_time.pdf
5.
Overtime and Differentials
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_overtime_differentials.pdf
6.
Work on Legal Holiday
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_work_on_legal_holiday.pdf
7.
Delete Rows
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_remove_row.pdf
8.
Status Icons on the Timesheet
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_status_icons.pdf
Absence
9.
View Absence Request History
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/review_absence_hx_bw.pdf
10.
View Absence Balance
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/view_absence_balances_bi-weekly.pdf
11.
Enter a Full Day Absence on the Timesheet
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_enter_full_day_absence-113.pdf
12.
Enter a Partial Day Absence on the Timesheet
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_enter_partial_day_absence-113.pdf
13.
Legal Holiday- Record Absence
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_legal_holiday.pdf
14.
Cancel / Edit an Absence on the Timesheet
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_cancel_edit_absence.pdf

Job Aids for Exempt University Staff and Temporary Employees, Non-Exempt Academic Staff, Limited Employees, Student Assistants (below FLSA threshold) and Hourly Academic Staff, Limited Employees, Student Assistants

15.
Access the Timesheet
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_access_the_timesheet.pdf
Time
 16.
Entering Time and Absence on the Timesheet [Video]
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/pd/phit-time-absences/
Note: Exempt timesheet contains 1 column (Quantity) to enter total hour worked for each day instead of 4 columns (Shift In, Break Out, Break In, Shift Out).
17.
Entering Time
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/time-exempt_enter_time.pdf
18.
Work on Legal Holiday
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/time-exempt-work-on-legal-holiday.pdf
19.
Delete Rows
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_remove_row.pdf
20.
Status Icons on the Timesheet
   https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_status_icons.pdf
Absence
21.
View Absence Request History
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/review_absence_hx_bw.pdf
22.
View Absence Balance
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/view_absence_balances_bi-weekly.pdf
23.
Enter a Full Day Absence on the Timesheet
  a.
Exempt US, TE, Hourly AS
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/time-exempt_enter_full_day_absence-113.pdf
  b.
Non-Exempt AS, LI
       https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_enter_full_day_absence_faasli_nonex.pdf
24.
Enter a Partial Day Absence on the Timesheet
a.
Exempt US, TE, Hourly AS
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/time-exempt_enter_partial_day_absence-113.pdf
b.
Non-Exempt AS, LI
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_enter_partial_day_absence_faasli_nonex.pdf
25.
Legal Holiday - Record Absence
a.
Exempt US, TE, Hourly AS
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_legal_holiday.pdf
b.
Non-Exempt AS, LI
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_legal_holiday_faasli_nonex.pdf
26.
Cancel / Edit an Absence on the Timesheet
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/phit_cancel_edit_absence.pdf

Sample Email to Non-Exempt and Exempt US, TE Approver

Job Aids for Non-Exempt and Exempt University Staff, Temporary Employees Approvers

27.
Access the Dashboard
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-accessing.pdf
28.
Approving Time and Absences on Dashboard [Video]
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/pd/mss_dashboard/index.html
29.
Selection Criteria on the Dashboard
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-selection-criteria-113.pdf
Time
30.
Payable Time Approvals
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-payable-time-approvals.pdf
31.
Payable Time Summary
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-payable-time-summary.pdf
Absence
32.
Absence Request
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-absence-request.pdf

Sample Email to Exempt FAASLI Enterer

Job Aids for Exempt Faculty, Academic Staff and Limited Employees

33.
Access the Leave Report
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/leave_report.pdf
34.
Entering Absences [Video]
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/pd/absences-for-monthly-employees/
Absence
35.
View Absence Request History
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/review_absence_hx_monthly.pdf
36.
View Absence Balance
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/view_absence_balances_monthly.pdf
37.
Report Absences including No Leave Taken
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/time-faasli-enter-no-leave-taken.pdf
38.
Cancel / Edit an Absence
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/cancel_edit_absence_monthly.pdf
39. Summer Leave Reporting (Summer Service/Session)
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/time-C-basis-summer-leave-reporting.pdf

Sample Email to Exempt FAASLI Approver

Job Aids for Faculty, Academic Staff, Limited Employees Approvers

40.
Access the Dashboard
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-accessing.pdf
41.
Approving Time and Absence on Dashboard [Video]
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/pd/mss_dashboard/index.html
42.
Selection Criteria on the Dashboard
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-selection-criteria-113.pdf
Absence
43.
Absence Request
https://uwservice.wisconsin.edu/docs/publications/mss-absence-request.pdf

If you need assistance on the Employee and Manager Self Service for Hours Worked and Leave Time Taken, please contact your L&S Payroll Representative.

If you have questions or feedback related to the materials on this page, please contact ChoonYee Ho-Jonas (choonyee.hojonas@wisc.edu or 608-263-2314).



Keywords:
Employee, Manager, Self Service, ESS, MSS, Time, Hours Worked, Leave Time Taken, Used Time, Labor Absence Management 
Doc ID:
28502
Owned by:
ChoonYee H. in L&S KB
Created:
2013-02-06
Updated:
2025-06-06
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