Frequently asked TA questions/tips:
- TA covers an employee's
"weekend" round-trip: work - home - work
* The worksite the employee left from
at the end of the previous work week
should
be the TA FROM site
* The worksite the employee reports
to at the beginning of the week (on Monday)
should
be the TA TO site.
- Worksites begin with the state
abbreviation: GA for
* The next 3 characters are the first
3 letters of the city: ATL for
example.
* The last 2 characters are numbers
for the sites that have the same city state
information
so that each site has a unique identifier(worksite ID)
Do not try to find and select a location that is close to
your home.
- You should only select worksites.
*
Your home address information is saved behind the scenes in Payroll.
*
Mileage will be calculated: work – home – work.
- Worksites should be chosen
specifically. If your exact work location or
hotel is not in
the
system, call Sarah Smith at 404-582-6222 or send her an email to
sarah.smith@nscorp.com
so a new location can be added.
* Leave as much information as
possible so Sarah can add your location.
* For hotels, leave the hotel name
and address.
* For work locations, leave the
milepost, city, and if possible any street
information
you may have (even if only a street name).
- If you previously entered TA and now
need to go back and change Worksite
information,
from the Daily Time Report screen (Option 4 in Payroll), hit PF20 if your
keyboard
has a PF20 key.
If your keyboard does not have a PF20 key
hold down the
shift key and press PF8.
- In order for your mileage to be
calculated as accurately as possible, please update
your
Home address with Payroll to reflect your street address.
* This home address in Payroll will
only affect your Travel Allowance. * All other
address
on file in Payroll.