Dear Campus Partners,
Business and Financial Services is writing to share an update on the implementation of the campus’s new effort reporting system, Employee Costing Certification (ECC), and to provide guidance on timely review and correction of payroll charges, including salary cost transfers on sponsored projects.
We’re excited to announce that UCM Payroll Services is now hosted at payroll.ucmerced.edu!
Effective Friday, September 5, 2025, the previous page at bfs.ucmerced.edu/our-services/payroll-services will be retired. To ensure uninterrupted access and the best browsing experience, please:
Thank you for staying up to date!
Coming Thursday, August 28 – Payroll Services is launching a new, dedicated website: payroll.ucmerced.edu
Student Employment Services is excited to share the launch of the Student Employment Handbook—a comprehensive guide designed to support both student employees and their supervisors throughout the employment journey.
Colleagues,
As we gear up to start our fall semester, departments are busy preparing to welcome our students back to campus. With that comes planning for students to resume, start new on-campus jobs or end their employment.
Student Employment Services would like to take a moment to remind our campus hiring managers of a few important reminders.
To help keep your personal and banking information safe, UCPath is adding an extra layer of security starting Sunday, August 24. When you view or update your direct deposit details in UCPath, you'll now be asked to complete a quick account number verification step. This added protection is in response to an increase in fraudulent activity and is designed to help keep your data secure.
After completing the self-service security questions in UCPath, you'll see a new verification step:
Dear Hiring Managers,
You are invited to participate in the Fall 2025 Student Job Fair!
UC Merced's Student Employment Services and Student Career Center invite departments and local businesses and organizations to participate in the in-person Student Job Fair, which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025, from 10:00am – 2:00pm in the Conference Center Ballroom.
Dear Hiring Managers,
Hiring Managers and Supervisors play a crucial role in the development and success of student employees, helping students gain valuable work experience and develop essential workplace skills. Supervisors also help students connect with campus resources they need, not only when performing their job responsibilities but also those they may need in order to be successful as a UC Merced student.
Payroll transactions with an Earnings End Date prior to October 4, 2021 or any payroll transactions that have been moved previously using the recently retired Direct Retro tool will no longer be able to be processed as Salary Cost Transfers (SCT)/Direct Retros in UCPATH.
Need to confirm if a transaction was moved? Read more by visiting https://bfs.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/payroll-advisory-salary-cost-transfer-sctdirect-retros
On Monday July 14, 2025, UCPath will introduce a refreshed portal with a more intuitive design, improving how employees navigate and access key information.
