Fermilab Time and Labor
From Fermilab Today, May 29, 2009
Changes to timecard system
A change is coming to the Fermilab Time and Labor electronic reporting system.
Once a week, beginning June 15, employees will need to report all hours worked by day on the electronic time card, including hours worked in excess of the standard 40 hours per week.
The change results from a recent Department of Energy review. The reviewers found deficiencies in Fermilab’s implementation of the electronic reporting system. Particularly, DOE reviewers found that the electronic reporting system currently allows employees to report either hours worked on various tasks, or units which total 40 and are based on the percentage of an employee’s time dedicated to each task.
Allowing the option to record units can prevent the laboratory from earning a recommendation for certification of FRA’s Earned Value Management System as required by DOE Order 413.3A for large projects. In order to resolve the problem, management will modify the time keeping system to only accept actual hours worked.
On June 15, employees who normally report units will need to begin reporting the actual hours they worked by day on each weekly time card.
For more information, visit the Chief Financial Officer's Labor Capture and Distribution Policy on the Finance Web site.