The National Business Center (NBC) is preparing to support the Department of the Interior's (DOI) recently issued policy to provide electronic Leave and Earning Statements (LES) to their employees in place of the paper copy. Employees will receive official notification in the near future on how this policy will be implemented at the NBC. This initiative is a huge step in protecting and conserving our environmental resources. It also provides additional personal benefits to employees:
- The LES is available for viewing online through Employee Express several days prior to the official pay date. Employees will no longer have to wait to receive this information through the mail where it can be delayed, lost, or stolen.
- Employee Express provides a print option, if an employee wishes to print the LES for future reference. It can also be saved to a disk.
- The Employee Express program is available to employees who have Internet access, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Employee Express is available to all DOI employees who have Internet access at 'www.employeeexpress.gov'. Employee Express is safe and reliable and is just as secure as using an ATM. To access Employee Express, the employee will need a Personal Identification Number (PIN). Employees can request a PIN by calling 478-757-3030. Upon receipt of the PIN, employees may change it to something easier for them to remember.
Employee Express maintains the current pay period LES plus the two previous pay periods online. If there is a need to obtain an LES for a time period prior to this, a request can be directed to the Payroll Information Line, 303-969-7732.
Many DOI employees have been using Employee Express for years. In fact, every DOI employee has been issued a PIN. DOI employees initiate and complete an average of over 31,000 transactions per month using Employee Express, and nearly 22,000 of those are to request the current LES. In addition to viewing the LES, employees can initiate certain personnel-payroll transactions electronically, without going to the personnel office to fill out a paper form. Actions that can be processed through Employee Express include:
- Change to Federal and State Tax Deductions
- Direct Deposit and Financial Allotments
- Home Address change (for payroll purposes)
- Health Benefits (FEHB) changes during Open Season
- TSP Open Season changes
- TSP Catch Up for employees age 50 and older
- Start, change or stop Saving Bond
- Change Personal Identification Number (PIN)
Employees without access to the Internet may receive a waiver from this policy and continue to receive hardcopy LESs. Employees can submit requests for waiver in writing to their supervisor. If the employee meets the waiver criteria and the supervisor approves the request, the servicing personnel office will process the waiver. Employees can contact their servicing personnel office if they have questions about waiver criteria or applying for a waiver.
Employees in offices barred from Internet access under the Cobell litigation or large groups of employees without access to computers (e.g., seasonal firefighters) as identified and approved in writing by the office head, will be exempt from the policy and will not have to apply for a waiver.
Answers to questions regarding privacy, security, and access can be found at the Employee Express main page at www.employeeexpress.gov. A PIN is not needed to access this information. Questions on getting access to Employee Express should be directed to the Employee Express Help Desk or the employee's servicing personnel office. Employees can reach the Employee Express Help-Desk at (478) 757-3030 during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., EST. For other times, employees can leave a message and someone will return their call. They can also contact the Employee Express Help Desk at 'EEXHelp@opm.gov'.
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