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Employee Self Service Information

Employee Self Service (ESS) Portal: https://irisweb.tennessee.edu/irj/portal

Help documentation: https://irishelp.tennessee.edu/gm/folder-1.11.2120

Helpful Hints:

  • Bi-weekly employees should record only working time on the last day of your work week to allow time for the system to update overnight (you can enter your time as early as the beginning of your shift on that day)
  • All leave (annual leave, sick leave, etc.) must be entered via the leave request system
    • Submit leave in plenty of time to allow for your supervisor to approve ahead of time for it to populate in your timesheet
  • Make sure you are in the current pay period when entering your time
  • Use the check button to ensure you have 40 hours per week
  • Save your time when you are ready to submit
  • Monthly employees should submit leave requests throughout the month to ensure they populate when it is time to certify your time
  • Supervisors:
    • Have a proxy in case you are unable to approve time before the deadline
    • Periodically check your inbox to see if you have time or leave requests to approve
    • Approve leave requests in a timely manner

UT Holiday and Administrative Closing Schedules

Payroll dates: October 2023 – February 2024

Pay Period EndingBiWeekly (Staff, Students Assistants & Work Study) Timesheets due by 8:30AMBiweekly Paycheck Issued Date
Sunday, October 22, 2023Monday, October 23, 2023Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Sunday, November 5, 2023Monday, November 6, 2023Tuesday, November 5, 2023
Sunday, November 19, 2023Monday, November 20, 2023Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Sunday, December 3, 2023Monday, December 4, 2023Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Sunday, December 17, 2023Monday, December 18, 2023Friday, December 22, 2023
Sunday, December 31, 2023Tuesday, January 2, 2024Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Sunday, January 14, 2024Tuesday, January 16, 2024Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Sunday, January 28, 2024Monday, January 29, 2024Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Sunday, February 11, 2024Monday, February 12, 2024Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Sunday, February 25, 2024Monday, February 26, 2024Tuesday, March 5, 2024

*Timesheets due by 8:30AM

** For payroll periods that end on a holiday, submit your time on your last working shift of that pay period.