Remember to Check Out Employee Online

Employee Online is a new tab that was recently added on the employee dashboard. Employee Online is a way for staff members to electronically view and manage certain personal information such as home address, emergency contact information, payroll tax withholding and past pay stubs. Another feature of Employee Online is called “What If.” This feature allows you to display current paycheck data and input different data to see the “What If” effect on your paycheck.

A new link named “Emergency Contact Information” has been added to the Employee Online tab. It is recommended you identify a primary contact and an additional local contact, in case your primary contact is unavailable. The Department of Homeland Security has requested that each employee list an out-of-town contact for use during a natural disaster or terrorist threat. Check the out-of-town contact box below the contact’s name to indicate to crisis responders that this contact should only be notified for this type of emergency.

You also have the ability to identify your primary care provider and, if necessary, other care providers for emergency care. On this record a text box is available to add any pertinent medical information along with your preferred hospital. If listing medications in the notes field, please indicate clearly whether these are medications you are currently taking or medications you are allergic to.

If you have not done so already, check out Employee Online. Just sign on to your Employee Dashboard, and Employee Online will appear as another navigation tab at the top of the page, just like the Intranet or Leave Online tabs. Employee Online is designed to provide an intuitive user experience. As such, there are no specific instructions for using it.

We’d also like your feedback. Questions about any of the data presented and feedback can be directed as follows: personal information to Carolyn Jones (cjones@aea11.k12.ia.us, ext. 14614) in Human Resources, tax status and paycheck information to Steve Jordan (sjordan@aea11.k12.ia.us, ext. 14908) or Michelle Westcott (mwestcott@aea11.12.ia.us, ext. 14422) in Payroll and browser and website navigation to Rod Howell (rhowell@aea11.k12.ia.us, ext.14599) in Technology.

Note: We will continue to mail paper direct deposit pay stubs to staff members’ homes until September 30, 2011. After September 30 direct deposit pay stubs will only be available online through Employee Online.