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TIM is UNC-Chapel Hill’s official employee payment and leave reporting system.

SHRA Student and Temporary

Employee

  • Captures timestamp/punch via TIM app or badge terminal at the start and end of shift.
  • Cannot edit entries.
  • Notifies manager of any required edits by noon on the Monday after pay period ends.

Training Resources

SHRA Non-Exempt

Employee

  • Records time at start and end of shift, plus start and end of meal break.
  • Depending on job role, either:
    • Enters time manually in TIM app > My Timecard.
      • Can edit entries before approving a timecard. If edits are required after approving timecard, they must notify their manager ASAP.
      • Must review and approve timecard by noon on the Monday after pay period ends.
    • Captures timestamp/punch in and out via TIM app or badge terminal.
      • Cannot edit entries.
      • Notifies manager of any required edits by noon on the Monday after pay period ends.

Training Resources

EHRA and SHRA Exempt

Employee

  • Only records leave hours.
  • Enters leave hours manually in TIM app My Timecard.
  • Can edit entries before approval. If edits are required after approving their timecard, they must notify their manager ASAP.

Training Resources

Tips for Managers

  • New hires cannot log into TIM until 24-48 hours after the new hire action has been completed in the HR system.
  • Manager can edit employee timecards before approving them. Any corrections required after approving a timecard must be sent to their department’s TIM administrator.
  • Employee timecards must be reviewed and approved by the end of the business day following the end of the pay period. (Monday for SHRA employees.)

Managers and Administrators

Administrators Only

Help Using TIM

  1. See the training listed in the sections on the first two tabs.
  2. Ask your manager.
  3. Managers: contact the department’s TIM administrator if additional help is needed.
  4. TIM Administrators: email TIM support at timsupport@unc.edu.

Technical System or Access Issues

Call 919-962-HELP (4357) or submit a help ticket online.

News

TIM System Upgrade is Complete

April 15, 2024

The upgrade to the University’s Time Information Management (TIM) system is complete. Employees should ensure their time and leave reporting is correct before the close of the current pay period.

Categories: Memos, Payroll News, TIM Administrators News, TIM General News

[Formal Notice] Approaching TIM System Upgrade and Impacts

April 8, 2024

The University is updating the Time Information Management (TIM) system on Monday, April 15. In advance of this system upgrade, employees should expect impacts to the current TIM system beginning the evening of April 9.

Categories: Memos, Payroll News, TIM Administrators News, TIM General News

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