Prior Period Corrections

Making corrections for hours reported in a prior pay period requires you to use a different panel. By using this panel, the changes you enter will be noted by the payroll system, and any adjustment in pay will appear on your next check.

You begin by selecting the correct pay period from the blue selector bar at the left side of the screen.

If you hold more than one concurrent job at Cornell, all your job titles will be listed below each pay period. Click on the correct job title.

Click on the minus sign to hide the details for the pay period.

You will see a new tab, labeled "Corrections" appear in the main section of the screen. Click on it to view the Corrections Panel. (Remember that the row of tabs you see will depend on which time-entry option you are using. If you use Standard Schedule or Non-standard Schedule, you will not see an "In/Out" tab.)

At the upper left of the Corrections panel there is a small, two-week calendar showing the dates in the selected pay period. Click on the day where you need to make a correction. At the middle you will see the hours you reported for that day, broken out by each Work, Leave, and Shift earnings code. Click on the Earnings code you need to change. At the middle right is the correction area, which shows the original hours for the Earnings code you just clicked on. Enter the correct hours in the "Correct Hours" field. The Adjustment row will show the results of the correction.

If you are moving hours from one category to another - for example, from Work-Reg to Leave-Sick Hrly - you will need to enter the correct number of hours in each category - for example, a zero in the Reg category and "8" in the Sick category.

To make corrections on additional days, click on each additional date in the calendar and repeat the steps above.

Prior Period Corrections must be approved separately from the approval for the current period. Click on the "Approve" button on this panel and enter your password.