Setting a Salary Using the Merit Increase Form

***  HYPERION WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED AS OF AUGUST 30, 2024. THESE TRAINING MATERIALS WILL BE UPDATED ONCE THE NEW BUDGET MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SYSTEM IS LIVE. ***

   Overview   

The Merit Increase Form allows Budget Planning and Salary Setting (BPSS) users to input merit increase percentages for all employees within the HR department.

Note: BPSS users will still need to individually fund each employee to fully budget for the position.

In this article, you will learn the steps to set a salary using the Merit Increase Form.

The Merit Increase Form allows Budget Planning and Salary Setting (BPSS) users to input merit increase percentages for all employees within the HR department.

Note: BPSS users will still need to individually fund each employee to fully budget for the position.

1. Step 1

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First, log into the Budget Management System

On the UGA Budget Management System HomePage, click the BUDDEV link in the Applications box.

2. Step 2

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In the Form Folder section, follow the navigation Forms > Salary.

Click the Salary link.

3. Step 3

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The Merit Increase form is displayed in the Forms in Salary section.

Click the Merit Increase form.

4. Step 4

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The Merit Increase form is displayed on the right side of the screen.

To collapse the pane on the left side of the screen and maximize your workspace, click the collapse pane arrow to the left of the Merit Increase form.

5. Step 5

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The Merit Increase Form shows the Adjusted Base Pay, Merit %, Merit Amount, and New Base Pay for all employees housed in a specific HR department.

Select the appropriate HR department.

Example shown here: " My HR Department: H1001234 - Sample Unit " is selected.

6. Step 6

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Start entering the target merit increase by percentage into the  Merit %  field for all employees of the selected HR department.

Note: You can enter the value either in decimals or using a percentage sign.  

Example shown here: .02 " for Danae Nickles.

7. Step 7

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The adjusted Merit % cell will be highlighted in yellow.

Continue to enter the target merit increase by percentage into the  Merit %  field for each of the employees of the selected HR department.  

Example shown here: " .035 " for Georgia Noir.

8. Step 8

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After entering the target merit increase for all employees of the selected HR department, click the Save button in the toolbar.

9. Step 9

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A pop-up message confirms that the new data has been successfully saved.

Click the OK button.

10. Step 10

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The information about the Merit Amount and the New Base Pay has been updated according to the adjusted Merit %.  
 
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