{"id":588,"date":"2025-01-09T09:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T14:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:32:26","slug":"timesheets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/getting-paid\/timesheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Timesheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>How to Submit Your Time<\/h4>\n<p>Each department at Boston University has its own procedures for processing weekly timesheets, which you should discuss with your supervisor. If you\u2019re paid hourly, it\u2019s your responsibility to submit a timesheet to your supervisor every week that you work. Once you\u2019ve entered and released your hours, your supervisor will then verify your hours worked. If they are correct, they will approve them to be paid out by BU\u2019s central payroll office. Hours that are entered and approved after the weekly payroll deadline will be paid out in the next pay cycle. <\/p>\n<h5>Entering Your Hours is Easy<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Enter your hours via\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ppo.buw.bu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employee Self-Service <\/a><\/strong><strong>every day that you work.<\/strong> For more information on submitting your timesheet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Watch<\/strong><strong> this <a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_e0nxlf23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Review this <a href=\"\/seo\/files\/2025\/01\/Student-timesheet-entry-instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Hourly vs. Weekly Pay<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Students paid hourly<\/strong> \u2013 Students who are paid hourly are paid for\u00a0<strong>hours worked<\/strong>\u00a0only. Lunch time, breaks, sick days, holidays, emergency closures, and snow days are not to be counted as hours worked. Timesheets must accurately reflect the hours worked and all breaks taken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students paid weekly<\/strong> \u2013 Students receiving a weekly stipend amount will not need to input hours on a timesheet but should confirm the hours per week with their supervisor.\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/icon?family=Material+Icons\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<p class=\"alert\"><span class=\"material-icons\">&#xe002;<\/span>Falsifying a timesheet is a serious offense<\/strong>Fraudulent reporting of hours worked is considered\u00a0<strong>gross misconduct<\/strong>\u00a0and will result in immediate termination. You may also lose your financial aid, and you will be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students for potential further disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion from the University.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Holidays<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Holidays may necessitate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/payroll-coordinators\/dates-and-deadlines\/\">early timesheet deadlines<\/a>. If hours estimated in advance do not accurately reflect actual hours worked, you should consult your supervisor about making the appropriate adjustment for the next payroll cycle.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sick Time<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re <a href=\"\/seo\/getting-paid\/student-earned-sick-time-eligibility\/\">eligible to receive earned sick time<\/a>,\u00a0contact your departmental supervisor\u00a0for assistance with processing this\u00a0payment.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Submit Your Time Each department at Boston University has its own procedures for processing weekly timesheets, which you should discuss with your supervisor. If you\u2019re paid hourly, it\u2019s your responsibility to submit a timesheet to your supervisor every week that you work. 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