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CONTACT US
AU Career Center
202-885-1804
careercenter@american.edu
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016

SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS
Off-Campus Employment
Darnise Samuel
Program Manager, Job Location & Development
careercenter@american.edu

On-Campus Employment
Office of Human Resources
theworkline@american.edu

Federal Work Study
Financial Aid Office
financialaid@american.edu

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You've Earned It

Once you have been hired by American University, login to Workday at workday.american.edu.  American University pays hourly employees on a biweekly schedule, but it is important that you submit your time by the last day of the pay period to get paid on time.  

If you are new to Workday, help is available.

We have job aids and training to get you started. And if you can’t find the information you need, you can always contact us at hrpayrollhelp@american.edu for more assistance.

  • Mark your calendar with a reminder for the last day of the pay period.  The Payroll Schedule is posted on the website. 
  • Employees should submit time entry by the end of the day on the Friday at the end of the pay period (i.e., every other week).
    • Managers (or timekeepers) must approve the time by the end of day, the Monday after the pay period ends.
  • Time entry locks for everyone at 11:59 on the Monday after the pay period ends. No one can enter or approve time for the most recent pay period while time entry is locked.
    • If you try to enter, time while the system is locked it generates errors (clicking on the red warning box shows "ERROR: Time Period is Locked for Processing. No edits can be made at this time. You will be able to make adjustments after Payroll has been issued".)
    • If you miss the deadline, time entry reopens Thursday morning and time entered (or corrected) will paid on the next regular payday.

Direct Deposit automatically deposits your paycheck into your designated bank account(s) on payday. Direct deposit to receive earnings in Workday must be set up separately from the direct deposit to receive tuition and fee refunds in Eagle Service.  But don’t worry – it’s easy! Follow the instructions on the Manage Pay Optionsjob aid.

If you are still receiving a paper check it is very important that you have a complete address in Workday.  Mail cannot be delivered to campus addresses without a building and room number.