Create a Change Hours Personnel Action

1. Log into Sinai Central.
   If you've never used Sinai Central before, see the instructions for obtaining a username and password at Activating Your Sinai Central User Account.
   Access to HRTS is activated by an HR Manager in your department after attending a training session.
   
2. From the Sinai Central left-hand menu (that shows all Sinai Central service areas), select HR > HR Transactions.
   You may need to click on Home in the top right hand corner of the screen to expose all of Sinai Central service areas.
   The HR Transactions menu displays in the left-hand menu.
   
3. From the Select sub-menu, select the EMPLOYEE tool.
   
   
   Enter the person's last name (1), first name (2) or life number (3) into the fields provided. You can also browse the employees within the department by selecting a letter (4).
4. Click on the Search button.
5. Click on the name to select the employee. The left hand menu will expand and the main section of your screen will show you the Employee's Profile. Employee Profiles contain*:
   
   • a list of department personnel that can create performance appraisals and personnel actions for the employee
   • appointment, contact, and emergency contact information
   • salary funding and payroll information
   *Depending on the roles established for you in HRTS, you may not see all of the sections listed.
   
6. From the user sub-menu, under the employee's name, select PERSONNEL ACTIONS.
   
7. This will bring up a table showing you a table of transactions that are in progress for the user.
   To submit a new transaction, click the button.

1. Indicate the action by selecting Change Hours from the check boxes available. Other actions can be selected at this time.
2. This personnel action must have an effective date. In the Effective Date field, enter the actual date for the hours change. You can use the  tool to select a date. Use the date format mm/dd/yyyy in the date field if you are entering it manually.
3. The FROM row is available to compare against the changes that you have made below. These fields cannot be modified.
4. Enter the new hours for the employee into the field exposed in the TO row. This field also displays the frequency of pay for the employee.
5. A change in hours for salaried employees will always change an employee's pay.  HRTS will calculate the change for you and display the new salary in the TO row.*
   
   * HRTS will calculate a prorated salary based on the hours change ONLY IF it is not in combination with any other salary change. Any further changes in salary (in combination with any other action) requires a manual entry into the salary fields in the TO row.
6. Add a comment in the Remarks or Special Instructions field as needed to support the personnel action request.

 Look below the Remarks and Special Instructions section of the form.

• Select Temporary from the Hours Change Type drop-down.

• The End Date entered in this section represents the end of the hours change period.
  The Effective Date represents the beginning the hours change period.

7. When you are finished making changes, review the requirements area. If there is a requirement that needs to be completed you will not be able to submit the form. Optionally, you can attach a file, print the action, or review the notifications sent from Sinai Central.
   
   Requirements with a warning icon will stop an action from being submitted.
8. Click the Submit button to submit the transaction for approvals. The personnel action is automatically saved in its current state when you navigate away from the form.

Are you trying to trigger a frequency of pay change (weekly to biweekly)? Then your intent is to also do a change job personnel action.