Some appointment types have restrictions on the number of hours the employee is permitted to work and/or the length of the appointment. These appointment types are listed below and include additional information for each, such as the related guidelines or policy and time entry instructions.
Graduate Assistantship
See UNL's Office of Graduate Studies Assistantships guidelines.
Time Entry
No specific time entry requirements unless the graduate assistant also has an hourly appointment during the summer. See the Time Entry section under Employees with Positions in Separate Payroll Areas.
NRA Student Workers
See hour restrictions based on the NRA student's work permit within the NRA Paperwork Manual.
Time Entry
Hours worked by NRA students are coded as TEM. When auditing BW payroll, the time coordinator must ensure NRA students are adhering to their weekly hourly limit. If an employee works over their hour limit, the time coordinator must contact their department's HR contact and/or the employee’s supervisor. Violating the regulations of one’s work permit could result in the loss of their rights to work in the U.S.
On-Call
See UNL’s On-Call Appointments policy.
Time Entry
Hours worked by on-call employees must be coded as ONC to report and track their hour limit. Benefits are not budgeted for on-call employees and adhering to their hour limit ensures they do not become benefit or leave eligible based on the number of hours they work in a year. It is the responsibility of the time coordinator to ensure on-call employees are using the correct wage type and to monitor their cumulative hours throughout the year. The BI HR Leave and Time report (Attendance tab) is used to assist in this tracking. If an employee is nearing their hour limit, the time coordinator must contact the department's HR contact and/or the employee’s supervisor.
Student Workers
Benefits are not budgeted for student employees, therefore, in order to ensure they do not become benefit eligible, they must work under 30 hours a week or 130 hours a month on average. It is recommended that departments limit student workers to 29.5 hours a week between all appointments on campus.
Time Entry
Hours worked by a student worker who does not have a federal work study award are coded as TEM (temporary pay). If a student employee is consistently working over 29.5 hours a week, the time coordinator must contact their departmental HR contact and/or the employee’s supervisor.
Temporary
See UNL’s Temporary Appointments policy. While temporary appointments do not necessarily have hourly limits, they do have a limit on the length of the appointment as described in the policy.
Time Entry
Hours worked by temporary employees and student workers (who do not have a FWS award) are coded as TEM.