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Instructions on the Processing of State Bonus Awards for Faculty
 
 

MEMORANDUM

DATE: July 12, 2002
TO: Online Personnel Action System (OPAS) Users, Deans, Department Heads, and Administrative Officers
FROM: Thomas E. Gausvik
Chief Human Resource Officer
SUBJECT: Instructions on the Processing of State Bonus Awards for Faculty

The State Bonus Awards for Faculty and Professional Research Staff will be processed through the Online Personnel Action System (OPAS). OPAS faculty bonus transactions for 12-month faculty must be received in University Human Resources no later than August 5, 2002. OPAS faculty bonus transactions for 9-month faculty must be received in University Human Resources no later than September 2, 2002.

Current OPAS users will use the following procedure to initiate the bonus for faculty only:

  1. Select Faculty Salaried Actions from the main menu
  2. Select Initiate Faculty Actions
  3. Select Miscellaneous Changes
  4. Select Name Changes

    For 12-month faculty, please use an effective date of July 25, 2002. The faculty member will receive their bonus in the August 30, 2002 paycheck.

    For 9-month faculty, please use an effective date of August 25, 2002. The faculty member will receive their bonus in the September 30, 2002 paycheck.

  5. Continue to hit enter until you reach the comments screen in OPAS. On the comments screen, please key in the dollar amount the Faculty member is to receive.

Please note: This method of processing is being used to document the dollar amount of the faculty bonus through the OPAS system.

For additional information, or instruction, call (434) 924-4427 or e-mail hrdept@virginia.edu.