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January 18, 2024

APO and BRS kick off 2024 Summer Salary for Faculty efforts

Link to the BRS News article.

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Call for 2024 Summer Salary

Dear Colleagues:

Campus faculty will shortly be receiving the call for summer salary requests from Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) or their departmental staff. While the BRS team is working diligently on additional components, I wanted to share some important factors you should be aware of to help prepare you for this year’s efforts. Please review the following details and cascade them as appropriate to PIs, department research administrators, finance and/or AP analysts.

No changes to the process

January 16, 2024

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Important Upcoming Visa Deadlines and Updates

Hello SHARE Region,

I am reaching out to provide guidance and important deadlines for J-1 and H-1B requests. Please cascade this information to any new or existing Faculty or Academic Analysts that may benefit from these deadlines.

H1-B guidance and upcoming deadlines:

January 4, 2024

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SHARE Payroll Client Newsletter - January 2024

SHARE January 2024 Newsletter

Dates to Remember

B2 PPE 12/24/23-1/6/24

  • Saturday 1/6/24– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 1/8/24– Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

B3 PPE 1/7/24-1/20/24

  • Saturday, 1/20/24– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday, 1/22/24 – Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

MO PPE 1/1/24-1/31/24

December 1, 2023

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December SHARE Payroll Client Newsletter

SHARE December 2023 Newsletter 

Dates to Remember

B2 PPE 11/26/23 – 12/9/23

  • Saturday 12/9/23– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 12/11/23– Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

B1 PPE 12/10/23-12/23/23

November 21, 2023

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Action Needed: Lecturer End Date Report - Fall 2023

Dear SHARE Region,

We are getting ready to process Lecturer separations. In an effort to ensure that we do not end lecturer appointments that you intend to reappoint, we ask that you please take a few minutes to review the Lecturer End Date report (contact for the link) and inform us what action is required for the appointment by completing column A.

November 15, 2023

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November SHARE Purchasing Updates
SHARE Purchasing November 2023 Newsletter

Bearbuy Dashboards

With the recent update to Bearbuy, some approval steps are encountering the following error:

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November 6, 2023

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SHARE Payroll Client Newsletter November 2023

 SHARE November 2023 Newsletter 

Dates to Remember

B2 PPE 10/29/23 -11/11/23

  • Saturday 10/29/23– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 10/30/23– Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

B1 PPE 11/12/23 – 11/25/23

  • Saturday 11/12/23– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 11/25/23 – Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

MO PPE 11/1/23-1130/23

November 1, 2023

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Spring '24 ASE/GSR and Lecturer Hiring Reminder

Hello SHARE Region,

October 25, 2023

Thanksgiving Holiday and Winter Curtailment Deadlines-2023-24

Link to the full BRS News article.

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SHARE Overpayment Deadline 11/1/23

Dear SHARE Region,

This year our deadline for departments to submit their overpayment requests to our region is Wednesday, November 1st We encourage you to submit your ServiceHub case by this deadline to ensure that overpayments will be processed by UCPath this calendar year.

October 10, 2023

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Spring ‘24 ASE/GSR and Lecturer Hiring - Here is what you need to know

Dear Campus Colleagues, 

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Spring '24 ASE/GSR and Lecturer Hiring

Dear Campus Colleagues, 

October 4, 2023

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SHARE Payroll October 2023 Client Newsletter

SHARE October 2023 Newsletter

Dates to Remember

B2 PPE 10/1/23-10/14/23

  • Saturday 10/14/23– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 10/16/23– Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

B1 PPE 10/15/23-10/28/23

  • Saturday 10/28/23– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 10/30/23 – Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

MO PPE 10/1/23 – 10/31/23

October 3, 2023

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October SHARE Purchasing Updates
SHARE Purchasing October 2023 Newsletter

Web Accessibility Procedures & Consent Decree

September 6, 2023

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September SHARE Purchasing Updates

SHARE Purchasing September 2023 Newsletter

Blucard Refunds

September 5, 2023

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SHARE Client Newsletter - September 2023

SHARE September 2023 Newsletter 

 Dates to Remember 

B2 PPE 9/3/23 – 9/16/23

  • Saturday 9/16/23– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 9/18/23 – Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

B1 PPE 9/17/23 – 9/30/23

  • Saturday 9/30/23– BW Pay Period Ends / BW Employee Timecard Approval
  • Monday 10/2/23 – Supervisor Bi-Weekly CalTime Approval by 12:00 PM

MO PPE 9/1/23 – 9/30/23

September 1, 2023

ASE and GSRs move to CalTime on September 1, 2023

Link to BRS page.

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UAW members are now live in CalTime

Dear Berkeley Regional Services Colleagues:

We would like to inform you that UAW GSR’s and ASE’s have transitioned to CalTime. Beginning today, September 1, 2023, Graduate Student Researchers, Academic Student Employees and their supervisors will begin using CalTime, Berkeley’s automated timekeeping system, to record their leave usage (and hours worked if biweekly paid). As part of this change, supervisors and delegates will need to review and approve their employees timecards each pay period.

August 28, 2023

New calculators and Office Hours to help with Fall 2023 GSI/TA appointments

Link to original BRS News article.