Employees may work during their short work break from their C- or A-Basis appointment to teach (Summer Session) or perform research/administrative tasks (Summer Service) during the summer months. These summer jobs are separate positions.
(Note: Madison will create new positions each summer through JEMS using the Rehire option.)

• IMPORTANT:  Do not use a C-Basis or A-Basis job for summer employment. Leave the employee's job in a Short Work Break status until the employee returns to work. Benefit deductions are ONLY taken on the C- or A-Basis job.
• For the summer job, create a new Position or modify an existing Position from last summer.
• If you are using a Position from last summer, review the Position data and existing funding for accuracy before hiring the employee.
• Summer positions are short-term positions with an 02A Continuity and a Pay Basis of either Summer Session (Teaching) or Summer Service (Research/Administrative).
• If it's possible to determine the FTE, create or rehire the summer Position with the correct FTE percent; if not, use 0.01 Standard Hours (0.00025 FTE) and pay with a lump sum in Additional Pay.
• If you are using a terminated Employment Record from last summer, Rehire into the Employment Record # from the previous year even if you are creating a new Position.
• If there are multiple jobs in the summer that have effective dates that overlap each other, create separate Employment Records for each job.  If effective dates do not overlap, use the same Employment Record to transfer from job to job.
• If you are setting up effective dates for the entire summer and using 0.01 standard hours (0.00025 FTE) and Additional Pay, be sure to use a $0 Compensation Rate or they will be paid a small amount (salary x .00025).
• For budgeting purposes, the Teaching (Summer Session) position is paid in the Fiscal Year earned, but reported entirely in the new Fiscal Year.
• For budgeting purposes, the Research (Summer Service) position is paid and reported in the Fiscal Year in which it is earned.
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) earnings are accumulated on the Summer Session or Summer Service positions.

Critical Timing for hiring a New Fall C-Basis (First Time Hire) early for Summer Session/Service

• If you are hiring a new Faculty, Instructional Academic Staff, or Graduate Assistant for the fall, and this person is also working in the summer, create the Academic Year job first (such as Empl Rec 0), with an Effective Date equal to the Effective Date of the summer job.
• Then, place the Academic Year job on a Short Work Break with the same Effective Date as the Hire, with a Sequenced Row = 1. The summer jobs may be added and hired as Empl Records 1, 2, etc.
• If the Academic Year job was entered before the summer start date was known, open a WiscIT ASAP to request the Start Date of the Fall job be changed to the same Start Date as the summer job. Insurance deductions do NOT take from the Summer Session/Summer Service jobs.
• In this example, insurance premiums will not be paid on the Academic Year job during the Summer because no Pre-pay Deductions were taken in the biweekly payrolls during March, April, and May. If the employee is hired for June or July, they will need to be set up for Benefits Billing to pay the appropriate premiums during the summer months. If the employee is hired for August, a Benefits Payline Adjustment will need to be set up for the first payroll of their Fall job.

Critical information for hiring Summer Session/Service employees only:

• The continuity code must be 02A.
• Pay Basis must be Summer Session or Summer Service, even if the person is paid a lump sum.

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