Local 1000 participates in development of new payroll system
1:57 PM - September 13, 2012
MyCalPays begins pilot testing at the State Controller’s
Office
As the State Controller’s Office (SCO) works to overhaul the
state’s antiquated payroll system, Local 1000’s team has been
involved at every step to monitor their progress and mitigate its
impact on state workers. The new system is called MyCalPays and
will not only affect Unit 1 employees who process payroll, but
all state employees, who will eventually have to transition to
the new system.
MyCalPays will change the way payroll is processed, employees are
enrolled in pension, health, vision and dental benefits, and the
way personnel transactions are recorded. This statewide change is
being rolled out to departments over the next one to two years,
and will be seen only when your state department is rolled into
the system.
Since April 2011, Local 1000’s team of member leaders, staff and
SCO employees have regularly met with the SCO and CalHR (formerly
DPA) throughout the process to make sure the interests of Local
1000 members are represented. One example – in June 2012, pilot
testing began at SCO to assess the impact on how payroll is
processed, and this included a new phone system for the Personnel
and Payroll Services Division. Local 1000’s team was able to
negotiate for headsets and limitations on call monitoring,
including no monitoring of telephone lines intended for personal
use.
On August 24, 2012, Local 1000 met again with state
representatives to outlined several issues discovered during
testing – specifically issues that impacted SCO Personnel
Specialists’ ability to perform their duties. The following
recommendations were made for management to provide Personnel
Specialists with:
A one-stop place for efficient resolutions to specific MyCalPays
problems
Additional training on specific MyCalPays business processes
A list of recurring MyCalPays problems and their status
A meeting to discuss backlogged MyCalPays issues
Local 1000 will be involved throughout testing and rollout. The
next meeting is scheduled for September 27, 2012. Watch
the Unit 1 webpage for updated information.