Find training materials, resources, and job aids related to time and labor in Core-CT.
eLearning modules
- Time and labor self-service training - Learn the basics of Core-CT time-sheets and how to submit time on desktop and mobile devices. View the time and labor self-service transcript.
Infographics
- Core-CT fluid navigation (PDF) - Learn about Core-CT’s Fluid UI, which features a simplified, streamlined navigation menu that lets
users quickly access the pages they need. - Core-CT fluid time approvals (PDF) - Learn how to approve payable time under Core-CT HCM.
- Core-CT fluid time entry (PDF) - Learn how to enter time under Core-CT HCM.
Time and labor job aids
- Task profile template (XLS) - Use this form to create tasks.
- Time and labor navigation paths (PDF) - Learn how to navigate to various time and labor tasks in Core-CT.
- Automated Time Reporting Data (PDF) - The automated Time Reporter Data process compares Job Data and Time Reporter Data and ensures that the two records are in sync as it relates to Active and Inactive employees. This process assumes that Job Data is accurate and modifies Time Reporter Data to match Job Data.
Accruals
- Accrual audit worksheet (XLS) - Provides instructions on auditing an employee’s leave accruals and includes an audit worksheet.
- Accrual balance update report (PDF) - Provides information on the process that syncs up employee leave balances. Includes step-by-step instructions in how to manually adjust leave balances.
- Leave accrual calendar 2025 (PDF) - Accrual jobs are run at the end of each pay period and at the beginning of each month.
- Leave accrual calendar 2026 (PDF) - Accrual jobs are run at the end of each pay period and at the beginning of each month.
- Leave accrual process (PDF) - Outlines the leave accrual process in Core-CT for full time and part time employees.
- Auditing full-time employee accruals (PDF) - Provides instructions on how to audit a full-time employee’s leave accruals including how to run the reports needed.
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Leave accrual calendar 2026 (PDF) - Accrual jobs are run at the end of each pay period and at the beginning of each month.
- Auditing part-time employee leave accruals (PDF) - Provides instructions on how to audit a part-time employee’s leave accruals including how to run the reports needed.
Approve time
- Approving payable time (PDF) - Provides step-by-step instructions on how to approve payable time. Includes instructions on making prior period adjustments.
Compensatory time
- Auditing comp and holiday comp time (PDF) - Provides instructions on how to audit an employee’s compensatory time including how to run the reports needed. Use with the Comp Time Audit Worksheet job aid.
- Comp time audit worksheet (PDF) - Audit worksheet for use with the Auditing Comp and Holiday Comp time job aid.
- Enrolling employees in compensatory plans (PDF) - This job aid illustrates how to enroll new hires into Compensatory and Holiday Plans, how to change employees from one plan to another and how to inactivate plans.
Department of Corrections (DOC)
- Change between CO and LT job titles (PDF) - (DOC only) Provides instructions on the changes required for DOC to change employees between CO and LT job titles.
Exceptions/ cleaning up errors
View a list of all errors that appear on a given error report, a description of each error, and how to resolve.
- Clean up accrual interface errors (PDF)
- Clean up person interface errors (PDF)
- Clean up time and labor exceptions (PDF)
- Correct attendance confirm week (PDF)
FMLA, holiday, leave plans, leaves of absence
- Enrolling employees in leave plans (PDF) - Provides instructions on how to enroll an employee in a sick, vacation or PL plan, how to change plans once enrolled, and how to terminate leave plans.
- FMLA time reporting codes (XLS) - List of FMLA Time Reporting Codes. Includes descriptions of their use and the Earning Code they are mapped to.
- Holiday processing (PDF) - Provides details on holiday processing and the Time Reporting Codes to be used in various situations.
- Leave plans (XLS) - Provides instructions on how to enroll an employee in a sick, vacation or PL plan, how to change plans once enrolled, and how to terminate leave plans.
- Processing leave of absence for rotating average employees (PDF) - Provides instructions on placing a rotating averaging employee on a Leave of Absence.
- Service worker sick leave (PDF) - Learn how to process employees who are eligible to earn sick time under PA 11-52 Connecticut Paid Sick Leave Law in Core-CT.
- Military service leave (PDF) - A guide for allowing employees on Military Leave to accrue and use over the maximum limit of vacation leave plan or use recess time according to Public Act 2007-112.
Naming standards
- Naming standards for time and labor (PDF) - Describes the naming convention for Schedules, Leave Plans, Comp Plans, Taskgroups, Time Reporting Codes and Workgroups.
Override reason codes
- Override reason code (XLS) - List of Override Reason Codes.
- Override reason request template (XLS) - Use this form to request new Override Reason Codes.
Prior period adjustments
- Prior period adjustments (PDF) - Provides instructions for processing prior period adjustments in Core-CT.
Project costing
- Project costing and funding allocation (PDF) - Describes position funding (default funding), time-sheet entries and combination codes for those agencies using Project Costing in Financials.
- Project costing and HRMS (PDF) - Provides information on the impact the Financial Projects Costing module has on HRMS – Human Resources, Benefits, Time and Labor and Payroll.
Reports
- How to run time and labor report (PDF) - List of reports available in Time and Labor. Includes description of the reports, who can run them, how often they should be run and who has access to them. Instructions to run time and labor report in Core-CT.
- Time reporter data (PDF) - Provides information on the automated Time Reporter process which syncs up Time Reporter Data and Job Data for active/inactive status.
Schedules
- Changing an employee schedule (PDF) - Provides instructions on changing an employee’s default schedule. Includes a list of workgroups and the default schedule assigned to each.
- Schedule request template (XLS) - Use this form to request new schedules.
- Types of schedules (XLS) - View the different types of schedules for State of CT employees.
State agencies
- Agency time and labor status (PDF) - Lists agency status in regards to Time and Labor. Displays self-service agencies and the implementation date as well as agencies that do not use Time and Labor in Core-CT.
Time reporting
- Types of time (flowchart) (PDF) - Illustrates the different types of time - scheduled, payable, and reported - and how they are processed.
- Changing between exception and positive time reporting (PDF) - Provides instructions on the information needing to be updated to change an employee between exception and positive time reporting.
- Payable time status (PDF) - Provides users with information about Payable Time Status in order to identify where time resides in the pay cycle process.
- Service worker carryover template (XLS) - Learn how to insert the carryover hours for the Service Worker Sick time calculation.
- Enter time for self service agencies (PDF) - Provides detailed instructions on entering time, approving time, viewing time, managing exceptions and running reports.
- Entering time TCD process flow (PDF) - Diagram of how time is processed from employee set up to time entry through to payroll.
Time reporting codes
- List of all time reporting codes (XLS)
- Using LILA time reporting code (PDF) - Provides information on when and how the LILA Time Reporting Code should be used.
Time and labor groups
- Dynamic group refresh (PDF) - This flow illustrates how employees are enrolled in Dynamic (Time and Labor) Groups.
- Location and T&L group template (XLS) - Use this form to request new time and labor groups, changes to existing time and labor groups or to have obsolete ones deleted.
- Time administration batch processing groups (PDF) - Lists the Batch Processing Groups and which workgroups are contained in each. Includes information on where to find the Batch Processing Group an employee is in.
- Time and labor groups 2025 (XLS)
- Workgroups (XLS) - List of workgroups and the set up criteria for each one.
Weekend and shift differential
- Weekend and shift differential (PDF) - Provides information on how weekend and shift differential is created by Core-CT.
Time collection device (TCD)
- TCD process guide (PDF) - Guide to help you enter the TCD totals in Core-CT.
- TCD error report (PDF) - See and correct transactions that failed validation.
- Time and labor SEBAC 2017 update (PDF) - View the SEBAC 2017 changes that impacted time and labor.