The College is excited to announce that the Finance Office, Information Technology Services, and Human Resources have partnered with Strata Information Group, Inc. (SIG) to implement an electronic paid time off system (PTO) within Banner for our salaried administrative employees. The PTO system will allow employees to request and record all paid time out of the office, i.e., vacation, floating holidays, etc., within Banner and eliminate the need for manual reporting at the end of the fiscal year. The PTO system will accrue employee’s vacation time on a monthly basis and provide the employee and supervisor with up-to-date, real-time balance information. The implementation is scheduled to be completed by mid-June with a “go-live” date of July 1, 2024. During the implementation process, you may see the “Leave Balance” section populated with zero days on the home page of your Employee Dashboard in Banner Self-Serve. These zero balances do not reflect your current available time and will not be populated with real data until we go live.
For the current fiscal year, 2023-24, the College will follow the same process as in the past, where salaried administrative employees will submit their carryover vacation balances to the Finance Office via a Qualtrics survey. The carryover information provided to the Finance Office will then be uploaded into Banner and made available for use through the PTO system for the 2024-25 fiscal year. There will be more detailed information, along with training, on how to use the PTO system, as we approach the July 1, 2024 “go-live” date.
As a reminder, vacation days are limited in the amount that can be carried over. I encourage employees to reach out to the Human Resources Office with any questions. On occasion, exceptions to carryover balances may be granted for unforeseeable circumstances. Exceptions will require the approval of your Supervisor, Senior Leadership Team member, and the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration.
We are very excited to be bringing you this enhanced Banner functionality, and look forward to providing more detailed information throughout the implementation process.