Year-End Reminders and Deadlines

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Year-End Reminders and Deadlines

Information to help you plan for the final weeks of the year.

In preparation for UCSF year-end deadlines, Human Resources is providing reminders of important dates to assist you with planning. Please share this with others on your team as needed. Additionally, key contacts for urgent matters are noted below for quick reference.    

Deadlines and reminders for department administrators 

  • Pay cycle deadlines: 
    • Monthly: for the Jan. 2, 2024 pay date, cases must be submitted by Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 
    • Biweekly: for the Jan. 3, 2024 pay date cases must be submitted by Monday, Dec. 12, 2023 
  • We urge Departments to please plan accordingly and ensure they utilize the HR Reports tool to verify the following: 
    • Employees with end dates in late December/early January 
    • Employees with planned separation dates in late December/early January 
    • Employees who need adjustments to % time in late December/early January 
    • Stipend extensions 
    • Affiliates that need to be extended or requested 
      • For all case types listed above we ask that you submit PCMA cases as early as possible to ensure employees are paid correctly and there is no system access disruption 
  • Cutoff for the FY25 policy covered salary program (approval pending) is Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Please plan accordingly for your staff new hires. 
  • As a reminder, the final biweekly pay period ends on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Please encourage employees and supervisors to complete and approve timesheets by Dec.   21, 2023 to ensure on time pay for this pay period. 
  • For your reference here are links to the payroll deadline calendar, Academic Appointment timing guidelines, and HR Reports: 

Year-end reminders for all UCSF teammates (please share with your teams) 

  • Confirm employee personal information such as home address is updated leading up to W-2 creation. 
  • Sign up to receive your W-2 and 1095-C electronically. In UCPath, select Employee Actions > Income and Taxes and follow the prompts to go paperless. 
  • Employees who reached their maximum Social Security or 403b/457b contribution limit before the end of 2023 will have deductions resume in January. 
  • Remember to use your Health FSA funds by Dec. 31, 2023. While the filing deadline for 2023 is April 15, 2024, funds must be used in 2023. 

Contacts (please share with your teams) 

  • For urgent Labor and Employee Relations matters, contact the LER Officer of the Day at (415) 353-4012 or (415) 353-4107. 
  • For workplace injuries, refer to contacts for employees and managers. 
  • To reach the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, call (415) 476-8279 or email [email protected] for urgent matters, request to speak with the Officer of the Day. 
  • For urgent benefits related matters, please contact your local benefits office: 
  • UCSF Campus Benefits, [email protected], 415-476-1400. 
  • UCSF Health Benefits Office, [email protected], 415-353-4545, option 2.