Banner 9 Employee Self-Service is a secure online portal that gives faculty and staff easy access to important employment-related tools and information. Through this platform, users can view and manage their pay, benefits, leave balances, job details, and more.
Need Help with Another Topic?
If you need assistance with a different Employee Self-Service topic, check out the following links:
- For approving leave reports, click here.
- For SHRA Subject Biweekly Reporting, click here.
- For SHRA Exempt and EHRA Monthly Reporting, click here.
- For changing direct deposit information for employees, click here.
- For changing direct deposit information for students, click here.
Accessing Employee Self-Service
To access Employee Self-Service:
- Log in to myEOL.
- Navigate to the Administrative & Academic Services section.
- Click on Banner 9.
- Select Employee Self-Service.
Once selected, users will be directed to a landing page. The appearance of this page may vary depending on the user's access level.
Key Features of Employee Self-Service
My Profile
The Employee Dashboard is the entry point to Employee Self-Service. It allows users to view and manage personal and employment information. Institutions can configure the dashboard to display specific information relevant to their needs.
Time Entry and Leave Management
This feature enables employees and supervisors to:
- Enter and approve time worked,
- Submit and manage leave requests,
- Review leave reports.
Position Description
Allows users to:
- Create, modify, and approve position descriptions,
- Build and maintain a centralized position description library.
Additional capabilities include:
- Creating configuration templates,
- Assigning originator positions,
- Managing proxy users and superuser capabilities,
- Uploading/viewing attachments and exporting data.
Effort Reporting
Effort Reporting is a federally mandated process used to certify that salaries charged to sponsored projects are reasonable in relation to actual effort. This ensures compliance with U.S. federal funding requirements.
Labor Redistribution
This tool allows institutions to redistribute labor costs from one FOAPAL (Fund, Organization, Account, Program, Activity, and Location) to another for prior pay periods. It's essential for accurate financial reporting and budget alignment.
Superuser and Proxy Management
Ensures business continuity by enabling:
- Superuser roles for administrative oversight,
- Proxy assignments for delegated tasks in time entry, effort certification, labor redistribution, and position description workflows.
Electronic Approvals
Streamlines HR processes by digitizing personnel action approvals. Features include:
- Creating or updating Electronic Personnel Action Forms (EPAFs),
- Defining approval hierarchies and routing queues,
- Tracking actions and maintaining an audit trail,
- Viewing and approving items and adding multiple comments.
Faculty Load and Compensation
Integrates faculty data from Banner Student and HR systems to manage compensation based on workload. Capabilities include:
- Defining compensation rules,
- Managing schedule changes,
- Overriding pay factors,
- Tracking compensation for both instructional and non-instructional duties.
Salary Planner
Supports budget planning and salary management by enabling:
- Evaluation and approval of organizational budgets,
- Automation of salary adjustments and postings,
- Upload data for streamlined fiscal year planning.
Benefits and Deductions
Allows employees to:
- View and update benefits (e.g., retirement plans, health insurance, FSAs),
- Create life change events,
- Update beneficiary information.
Tax Forms
Employees can:
- Access year-end tax statements (W-2, W-2c, and 1095-C),
- Update their W-4 withholding information directly through the portal.