BengalWeb: New Time Reporting & Entry Procedures!
Employees who currently fill out a timesheet will soon be entering their time online. Starting December 1, 2008 most ISU employees will begin using web time entry available through ISU’s new portal, BengalWeb.
This new and exciting tool will allow employees to enter their time online from any computer with access to a web browser. Enter your time directly from your office computer or from any computer, ANYWHERE—even the South Pole. It’s up to YOU! A few clicks here and there, and YOUR web time entry is complete. It’s that SIMPLE.
And beginning January 1, 2009, ISU will stop printing your paystub if you have direct deposit. Say goodbye blue envelopes (and the time and cost of stuffing them), hours spent entering payroll, and completing cumbersome paper timesheets! No worries, employee information will still be accessible via BengalWeb. You’ll be able to view your pay details easily, and even print them out if you like.
One of the changes associated with the new payroll system involves how benefitted employees enter their time. For them, web time entry is “exception” based, which means they only need to record vacation, sick time, etc. Employees will access their time sheets through the Time Entry channel within BengalWeb. (Remember that channels provide at-a-glance information and links to all your important web resources.) Employees will submit their electronic timesheets for approval even if there are no exceptions during that pay period.
For those periods where there are exceptions (i.e. vacation days, sick days, etc.), employees will record their exceptions and then submit them for approval. Approvers will be the employee’s manager or the manager’s designated proxy. Approvers will review, approve, 
and submit to Payroll each employee’s time sheet.
Faculty will also be asked to enter their time online. Any faculty member that accumulates vacation leave will report their time exceptions every pay period. Those who do not earn vacation leave will only report exceptions when they take sick leave.
Employees currently using Time Clock Plus and most employees using physical time clocks will continue to report their time as they do now.
Training on the new web time entry functionality will be offered through online tutorials, videos, and user’s guides. There will also be demonstrations and open lab hours. Training opportunities will be provided in a timely manner to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to effectively carry out their jobs. TigerGuides in all departments of the university will also be on hand to answer basic questions about the new web time entry feature. More information will be coming soon.