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UPB - Initiating a Prior Underpayment Adjustment (PUA) Agreement/Settlement for Bi-Weekly Hourly Employees

A properly executed legal or union agreement to settle an employee grievance requires an adjustment to make the appropriate payroll payment. Settlements or legal agreements must be accompanied by the signed legal paperwork stipulating the payment instructions.

View the Employee’s Payroll Record View (PRV)

  1. Log in to PARIS.
  2. Choose the employee to adjust.
    1. Enter the employee’s UIN in the QUICK SEARCH field.
    2. Select the Search button and the Payroll Record View (PRV) opens.
      NOTE: If you don't have the employee's UIN, use the EMPLOYEE SEARCH. See the Performing an Advanced Employee Search job aid for help.
  3. Review the pay event you need to adjust.
    1. Select the Pay Event Year of the pay period to adjust if adjusting a previous year.
    2. Open the gray pay event accordion to review the pay event.
    3. Open the EVENT DETAILS accordion to view summary payroll information.
    4. Open the JOBS accordion to view all active jobs for the pay period.
    5. Select the green job bars to view payroll detail.
      NOTE: Review jobs in subsequent pay events to check for backdated personnel dates. The personnel date (PCD) is indicated on the job bar beginning with the pay period the job became effective.

Adjust Pay

  1. Start the PUA.
    1. Open the gray pay event accordion to select the pay event and review payroll information.
    2. Select the ADJ button to the right. The PAY HISTORY tab displays a new row in yellow for the adjustment.
    3. Choose the Adjustment Reason from the menu under Pay Event Detail: Agreements/Settlements
      NOTE: PARIS automatically completes the Event Type, Calc Method, and Print Method based on the selected adjustment reason. These are not user editable.
  1. Select the appropriate adjustment earnings code.
    1. Open the JOBS bar to display each active job for the pay period.
    2. Open the green job bar for the job to adjust and Job Detail opens.
    3. Select the New Earn Code Selection menu to expand the list.
    4. Choose the appropriate adjustment earn code from the New Earn Code Selection menu.
      NOTE: If you are unable to locate and select the necessary earn code, see the Setting User Preferences for Earn Codes job aid.
      • ADD – Adjust Dollar Amt if payment is subject to SURS.
      • SAP – Supplemental/Agreement Payment if payment is not subject to SURS.
    5. Select the Add New Earn Code button.
  2. Enter the adjustment pay.
    1. Enter the total dollar amount in the Special Rate field.
      AND
      Enter 1 under any date.
    2. Select the Edit button to edit the C-FOAPAL if needed.
      NOTE: See the Editing Labor Distributions in PARIS job aid for help.
    3. Select the Save button (lower left) when all entries have been made.
  3. Make additional changes if required:
    • Add additional earnings as required
    • Select another job from this pay period to adjust.
    • Select another pay period to adjust.
      NOTE: Multiple adjustments can be bundled into one transaction
  4. Review changes.

        Enter Memo

        Enter a description for each adjustment in the transaction.

        1. Select the green MEMOS tab.
        2. Navigate into the Memos box.
        3. Type a detailed description for each adjustment of the transaction.
        4. Select the Add button.
        5. If necessary, edit your phone number listed in the INITIATOR PHONE NUMBER field.

        Route

        Route the transaction.

        1. Select the Routebutton near the bottom left of the screen once all changes have been made.
        2. Successful routing is displayed in the yellow dialogue box at the top of the screen.
          NOTE: To cancel a transaction before routing it, select Delete Entire Transaction from the TRANSACTIONS menu.


        Keywords:
        PARIS, adjustment, PUA, settlement, agreement, legal, union 
        Doc ID:
        119824
        Owned by:
        Don S. in UI Training and Development Resources
        Created:
        2022-07-20
        Updated:
        2025-05-01
        Sites:
        University of Illinois Training and Development Resources