Employee Data Topics
Getting Started with Employee Data
Overview: Employee Data & Payroll Overview covers adding a new employee and maintaining all staff related information including hire dates, schedules, time cards, benefit hours and immunization records.
How to Setup Employee Schedules
Learn to set up a schedule for each employee then you’ll be ready to factor in planned absences like vacation.
How to Record Employee Absences
Record days a staff member will be away and track benefit hours they have earned and used.
What is Required for an Employee to Check In
What is required and recommended to setup for an employee to check in.
How to Record Time Off Without Pay
Instruction on how to record unpaid days off for employees.
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It’s easy to mark an employee as “hidden” or change them to be visible again. Although you may hide an employee for any reason most often it is because they are no longer employed.
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How to Limit an Employee from Checking In Outside Their Scheduled Hours
This is referred to as the “Schedule Adherence” or “Restrict to Schedule” feature. If an employee attempts to check in before their schedule start time or after their scheduled end time, they’ll get a message stating they are not authorized to do so.
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How to Zero Out Benefit Hours so They Don’t Carry to the Next Year
It’s easy to mark an employee as “hidden” or change them to be visible again. Although you may hide an employee for any reason most often it is because they are no longer employed.
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Learn the basics of how to set up and use the Employee Data module including employee information, time cards, vacations, sick time and holiday pay.
How to Add Relationships and Emergency Contacts to Employees
On the employee Information & Relationships screen you’ll assign a Primary Work Area and Primary School Location (where they work). You may also add people who are connected to the employee including their spouse, children and any other emergency contacts.
Contents:
- Assign a Work Area and link people to the employee
How to Setup Benefit Codes Such as Vacation, Sick and Holiday
Select items which are benefits from your list of Pay Codes such as vacation, sick, holiday, etc. Benefit codes are used to help you Track Benefit Hours for each employee..
Contents:
- How to setup benefit codes
- Instructional videos
How to Setup Pay Periods
How to Setup Pay Codes
Pay Codes are used to describe the type of work a person does or position they hold like director, assistant director, head teacher, assistant teacher, etc. You’ll also include benefit categories like vacation, sick, unpaid absence, training and so forth.
Contents:
- How to setup pay codes
How to Run Employee Data Reports
This article contains a brief description of the various types of reports available for Procare Employee Data.
Contents:
- Detail on the various employee reports
How to Setup Employee Schedules
Learn to set up a schedule for each employee then you’ll be ready to factor in planned absences like vacation.
Contents:
- How to assign schedules to employees
- How to review schedules
How to Record Employee Absences
Record days a staff member will be away and track benefit hours they have earned and used.
Contents:
- How to record planned absences
- How to track earned benefits
- How to record used benefits
- How to print benefit reports
- Instructional videos
How to Look Up Employees
Once your basic employee information has been entered you’ll want to know how to look up or search for a particular person.
Contents:
- How to look up or search for an employee
- Instructional videos
How to Delete an Employee
This article explains when and how to remove (delete) an employee. Removing an employee is a serious step and should only be done in certain situations.
Contents:
- When to remove an employee
- How to remove an employee
What is Required for an Employee to Check In
What is required and recommended to setup for an employee to check in.
Contents:
- How to apply the required settings
- How to apply the recommended settings
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How to Set Employee Time Card Rounding
This option may be set at either the regional level (to affect all schools in the region) or the school level (to affect one particular location). You must be a member of the System Supervisor User Group to change the options.
Contents:
- How to set time card rounding
How to Limit an Employee from Checking In Outside Their Scheduled Hours
This is referred to as the “Schedule Adherence” or “Restrict to Schedule” feature. If an employee attempts to check in before their schedule start time or after their scheduled end time, they’ll get a message stating they are not authorized to do so.
Contents:
- Instructional videos
View the ‘May I limit employee check in to their scheduled hours’ Article
Check-In Displays "You don't have any children enrolled"
How to correct the “You don’t have any children enrolled at this school” error
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How to Record Time Off Without Pay
Instruction on how to record unpaid days off for employees.
Contents:
- Instructional videos
How to Zero Out Benefit Hours so They Don't Carry to the Next Year
If you have a “use it or lose it” policy regarding benefit hours like vacation or sick time you may wish to zero out any unused hours that expire at the end of the year.
How to Hide an Employee
It’s easy to mark an employee as “hidden” or change them to be visible again. Although you may hide an employee for any reason most often it is because they are no longer employed.
View the ‘How do I make an employee “hidden” or un-hide them’ Article