As 2025 comes to a close, here are some important reminders and announcements related to your pay, taxes and benefits. Some items may require action on your part, so please note these upcoming deadlines.

Veterans Day | On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, your UCLA Payroll Partner office will close to observe the university holiday.

UCPath recently identified a system error that is affecting Manage Accruals. Please monitor transactions and report resubmissions to CRU, if applicable. 

Effective January 2026, UCPath will deduct benefits premiums from bi-weekly paychecks during the the current month of coverage. To adjust to the timing, UC will take no premium deductions from the December 3 and December 17 paychecks for the certain benefit plans.

For questions, please contact UCPath Center (UCPC) directly at (855) 982-7284 or Create a UCPC Case. 

It's important to remove the Expected Job End Date when submitting a termination to avoid impacting future actions. Learn more! 

Effective January 2026, UCPath will update the process to deduct benefit premiums during the current coverage month.

For questions, please contact UCPath Center (UCPC) directly at (855) 982-7284 or Create a UCPC Case. 

Open Enrollment Overview video provides a step-by-step guide to the enrollment process on UCPath.

Find out about recent enhancements to UCPath and UCPath Online.

Due to a vendor issue, UCPath's phone system is down today, October 20, 2025. Learn more.

Effective January 2026, UC will deduct voluntary disability premiums, from monthly paychecks, during the current coverage month.

For questions, please contact UCPath Center (UCPC) directly at (855) 982-7284 or Create a UCPC Case. 

Adjustment requests for overpayments occurring January 1 through October 1, 2025, must be submitted by October 17, 2025.

UCPC provides guidance on an annual basis for payroll adjustment requests that must be processed by the end of the current calendar year. 

Open Enrollment for 2026 Benefits: Starting 8:00 AM (PT), Thursday, October 30 through 5:00 PM (PT), Friday, November 21, 2025

On October 7, UC Systemwide Human Resources sent the following open enrollment notice to UC employees.

UCLA Health Sciences Compensation Plan (HCOMP): Retroactive transactions that include a decrease to their Y component and result in a retro amount due to the employee. These transactions will now be processed on-cycle. Learn more. 

Common data mismatches can occur when retroactive transactions are entered in UCPath, potentially impacting benefits. Learn more! 

Employees received an alert from the UCPath Center advising of employee records and contingent worker records with an "Expected Job End Date" of September 30, 2025.

To avoid unintended impacts, employees are asked to review job records with upcoming end dates and determine the required action by September 30. 

A special protocol is required for submitting off-cycle pay requests near quarter-end for monthly paid employees to ensure wages are captured accurately in UCPath for requests that span two quarters. 

As of September 22, UCPath launched an enhanced version of our Live Chat feature, bringing meaningful improvements to the employee support experience. Employees will find a more reliable, accessible and user-friendly way to connect with UCPath agents. Learn more!

UCPath Center’s Retro Results Reports Overview video provides information about the Retro Results report and Retro Discrepancy form. As a reminder, we created two UCLA retro pay resources: UCPath Retro Pay Triggers and UCPath Retro Pay Reports.

Find out about recent enhancements to UCPath and UCPath Online.