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Employee Self-Service (ESS) Overview

Updated August 11, 2008

myUK Employee Self-Service (ESS) online provides you with convenient, web-based access to important elements of your personal work history, personal information and your benefits with the University (Open Enrollment -see details below).

ESS online provides you with convenient, web-based access to important elements of your personal work history and compensation, as well as tools to register for benefits, training and more - all in one place! And because it's all online, ESS means greater convenience for you. If you're checking out ESS for the first time, check out our introductory guide (see below). And be sure to check out the latest ESS feature - online training registration.

Signing On to myUK

Log on to myUK using your "link blue" user name and password. This is the same, University-wide user name/password combination commonly used to log in to University desktop computers and to Exchange e-mail, among other systems.

For more information on "link blue" accounts, visit this page.

What's Now Available in Employee Self-Service Online

Here's a quick overview of all you can find in ESS, along with links to more detailed guides on ESS features.

Review Features Registration Tools/Update Features

With ESS, you may review:

  • pay stubs (for all current and future pay periods, as well as pay periods dating back to March 2006)
  • tax status
  • vacation leave
  • temporary disability (sick) leave
  • history of leave usage
  • plus much more!

With ESS, you may:

  • Opt out of receiving printed pay stubs. Click here for details.
  • Update beneficiaries (for certain types of insurance, such life and accidental death)
  • Register for benefits
    - new employees, within 30 days
      of hire date
    - current employees, during Open
      Enrollment
  • Register for free instructor-led training courses offered through UK Training & Development
  • Update/change home address information
ESS Feature Guides

Introductory ESS Guide/Overview (pay stubs, status, leave review and more)
Benefits Enrollment (new employees)
Training Registration (instructor-led training from UK Training & Development)

 

 

 

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