StraitTalk - November 2019

solution
We are aware of this situation and are working to correct it.
No action required by employees. Actual amounts are correct.
6. Union Dues
what’s happening
My union dues don’t look right.
why it's happening
Union dues (for Unifor employees) are displayed on your new pay stub
as 2 different codes in the new system. No action required.
solution
The coding for union dues looks different (2 codes vs the former 3
codes) but the amounts are correct.
8. Unpaid Training Reference
what’s happening
I noticed that there is a reference to unpaid training on my timesheet.
why it's happening
When a person is scheduled to attend training, it is noted in the
timesheet. If there is a change of status, even if the status is
cancelled it is still captured in the timesheet. There is a reference in
the pay code column of “Training Unpaid” per the below screen. If the
employee is scheduled for work, they can still see the Training Unpaid
on the same day but in an additional row. This does not prevent the
time approver from approving the time worked, it just needs to be
approved on the line where they are scheduled into their job. The line
of the Training Unpaid reference has no impact on the employee’s pay.
7. Leave Balances
what’s happening
The leave balances on my pay stub are different than in MyMAI.
why it's happening
The leave balances on the dashboard in MyMAI (under bank balances)
are current up to today’s date. This means that any adjustments to
the bank balances, up to and including today’s date, will be accurately
reflected here:
The leave balances on the pay stub, on the other hand, reflect the
information up to the pay period ending date (in red on the attached
pay stub):
solution
This is an in-office item, so employees can just ignore this.
We keep track on whether an employee is or was registered,
cancelled etc., in the class column.
If an employee is “registered” it does not mean that they were
contacted as they may have been identified or requested to attend
the training but could not be released to attend.
An employee can choose the “Identified” as a status selection option
so that they are not placed as registered until confirmed.
solution
EXAMPLE: The employee’s dashboard is showing the balances as of
today’s date (in this case Oct 17). They have holiday bank of 196 hrs
(95.25 + 100.75), Overtime bank balances of 155.63 and vacation
of 40 hours. On the pay stub, you see 178, 142.13 and 40 hrs
respectively…same order. That is as of the last pay processed.
This means that the employee has banked 18 hrs of holiday bank
since the last pay processed (196 vs 178), plus 13.5 hrs of OT bank.
If you are experiencing challenges with your pay, please contact
Payroll Department 709-695-4284
Help Desk 1-866-977-3354
For scheduling issues, please contact the Crew Calling
Department using 1-877-413-4785, a toll-free line.
Terminal employees please contact your Timekeeper.
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