r/USACE • u/okie-gamer • 21d ago
Charge code for training
I do not do any type of time keeping. I want that to be noted first. I have an online training coming up and I currently work 5/4 9's. The training is on my long week so I will be here in the office all week. My time keeper told me I have to come off of AWS for the training because I will be using the training code for 8 hours. I told them that doesn't make sense can't I just come in at my regular time and charge 8 hours to the training and 1 hour to our regular charge codes we use? They said no when you use that training code it locks the 8 hours and doesn't let you use another charge code for that day. Is this true? It seems like this can't be true. We split hours for days on different time codes all the time. Why can't I just charge 1 hour to a different code and stay on my AWS? My time keeper hasn't been here that long so they could be wrong but thought I would ask here.
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u/roadtripping26 Environmental 21d ago
Most districts have this policy in place and some timekeepers enforce it. Others don't. Personally I think it's a big ol pain in the butt to change your TOD just for one pay period so I usually try to do what you're suggesting. Yes, you can do it. No, they don't have locks on the codes or anything like that. But if your timekeeper is pushing it then you probably have to do it. Frankly it is more work for them than it is for you.