MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Policy and Procedures Statement - 3.1.7
Payroll and Overtime

I. Payroll

Librarian, Administrative-Professional, Clerical-Technical and Labor personnel must be processed at the time of employment in order to have their names appear on the payroll.

Clerical-Technical, Administrative-Professional, and Labor personnel are hired through the University Employment Office.   They will be requested by that office to complete the required forms for the record of employment and the Payroll Office.

For those personnel not processed through the University Employment Office, the Library must obtain the required forms and forward them to the Payroll Office.

Librarians, Administrative Professional Association, Administrative Professional Supervisors Association, and Assistant Instructor employees are on a monthly payroll ending on the last day of the month.  Checks are distributed on the last working day of the month.  Labor personnel and Clerical-Technical employees are on a bi-weekly payroll ending on Sunday.  Checks are issued on the Friday following the end of the pay period.  Checks should be received before 2:00 PM.   Any employee may have his checks deposited directly to a local or any other authorized bank or credit union account by completing a Direct Deposit Authorization.   Payroll information may be found online at e-Payroll system.

II. Recording Time

Non-academic employees are required to report leave time taken using the University’s Attendance System.   Locking your time on the Attendance System certifies that it correctly reflects the hours actually worked.   Librarians use a monthly absence form provided by the Division Office.

III. Overtime

Overtime work is only applicable for Labor and Clerical-Technical personnel.  Librarians and Administrative-Professional personnel at grade 11 and above are exempt from the Wage Hour Act.

Overtime is earned only when an employee works in excess of 40 hours in a standard workweek.  The Libraries’ standard work week is a 168 hour period starting at 12 midnight on Sunday and continuing until 12 midnight the following Sunday.

Supervisors should make every effort to not require overtime by adjusting the work schedule following the appropriate labor contract.  The contracts can be found at the MSU Human Resource website. 

Overtime work must be approved in advance by the employee’s immediate supervisor and by the Director of Libraries.  No overtime may be authorized unless funds are available, from the hourly payroll funds allocated to the Library Department, to compensate an employee for such overtime.  The approval form for overtime may be found online at Libraries’ Human Resource Office website.

Emergency overtime may be authorized by the Librarian in charge of the library at the time, when a condition exists requiring immediate attention because of the adverse effect of a delay.  Prior approval by the appropriate administrative head or his/her designated representative is required when it can be reasonably obtained.  If prior approval is not obtained, approval must be obtained as soon as possible for overtime not yet worked.