News

The UCPath system will be down for updates starting at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 16, until 9 p.m. on Monday, June 19. During this time, the UCPath system will be updated to the current software version to help ensure functionality and system potential. 

In this Issue

• UCPath systemwide Updates, Demos, and Downtime Warnings

• Lived Name Changes in UCPath
• Relabeling the “Leave Balances” field
• Funding Rollover Freeze Dates
• NEW - Overpayment Metrics Report (R-409)
• Employee Case Assist Upgrades

UCPath will be upgraded with new enhancements on June 20, 2023. 

Join one of our Demos outlining the changes:

In this Issue

• UCPath Sytemwide Update Demos, Upgrades, and Downtime Warnings
• New Lived Name Policy & TAM Updates
• Retirement processing: Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
• Work-Study Guidance: End-of-Year Reminders & Deadlines

In this Issue

• New Ask UCPath Landing Page 
• Student Employees Changing - no longer Optout from Equifax
• 2023 Benefits Billing Calendars
• Payroll Adjustment Form now in the UCPath Forms Library

In this Issue

• End Job Automatically Check Box for Contingent Worker Job Record End Dates
• Academic Job End Date Management Guidance and Best Practices
• New Multi-Location Appointment Form 

Please review for news regarding the implementation of a new combined Multi-Location Appointment/Interlocation One-Time Payment (MLA/IOTP) form, introduced by UCOP and UCPath.

Background

As of January 10, 2023, there is a new report in Cognos, R-397 - GT eForms Transactions, which reports on GT eForms that have been submitted by a location. 

When running the report, you can filter for forms by the following parameters:

In this Issue

• W-2 Statements Available
• 2023 Salary Cap Rates

Updates

W-2 Statements Now Available Online

Effective January 27, 2023 Employees may access their 2022 W-2 statements online.

Effective Monday, December 12, 2022, UCPath chat requests will prepopulate with the following employee information:

• Employee’s prepopulated first name, last name and employee ID
• Employee’s best contact phone number and best contact email
• Chat subject drop-down menu with options

In this Issue

• Final Pay Template Changes Effective December 5
• New Common Chart of Accounts (CCoA) - Display Order for Chartfields
• 2023 Payroll Calendars available in UCPath
• Updated Payroll Configuration Codes

Highlights from this Newsletter:

• UCPath Center Phone Service introduced Virtual Agents
• Updates to the BKBX Salary Plan
• 10/1/2022 Range Adjustments Applied
• Payroll Processing Schedule Updates for December

Beginning October 12, UCPath will introduce virtual agents to their phone services. The virtual agents will have the ability to answer some common questions. Over time the virtual agents will continue to be updated to handle a broader range of questions.

Employees calling UCPath will experience the following:

• Callers, after authenticating their identity, will be greeted by a virtual agent

Highlights from this Newsletter:

• UCPath Improved Navigation Go-Live and Webinars
• UCPath will be unavailable from 10/15 at 6:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
• Open Enrollment Coming soon: 8 a.m., Oct. 27 to 5 p.m., Nov. 18, 2022
• UCPath Fax number has changed

Highlights from this Newsletter:

• Emails from UCPath System will all come from UCPath-Notifications@UniversityofCalifornia.edu

• Emails to ucpath@universityofcalifornia.edu, without a case number and reference number in the subject line, generate a new case create a new inquiry with "email" as the source. A number of cases have been opened in this way, which causes significant extra work to re-structure the case especially if the transactor has Submit on Behalf of (SOBO) access. 

UCPath will begin the first phase of its transition to a new phone system provider, Talkdesk.

Beginning July 13, 2022, employees calling UCPath will experience the following changes: