What's New - Powerpay Self Service 5.2

An employment verification letter confirms a current employee's employment status. These letters may be required for landlords, financial institutions or government agencies. For example, a bank might request employment verification to decide about a house or automobile loan, or a government agencies might seek this information to request wage garnishment. These letters are also sometimes necessary for insurance reasons.

When enabled, employment verification letters can be requested through Powerpay Self Service.

Note: This option is only available for current, Active employees.

To request an employment verification letter:

1. Navigate to the Payroll Details page. From the Profile & Settings menu, select Payroll Details.

2. Click the Request button in the Employment Verification Letter section.

   A Success message displays, and the text in the Employment Verification Letter section is updated.

3. When the requested Employment Verification Letter is ready, you will receive an email and your letter will be available for download in Self Service.

4. Navigate to the Payroll Details page. From the Profile & Settings menu, select Payroll Details.

5. Click the link in the Employment Verification Letter section to download the letter in PDF format. The link name includes the date the letter was generated. The letter remains available for download for 30 days.

6. Open the downloaded file to view, print and save your letter.

   Note: If you request a new letter within the 30 days by clicking on the Request button again, the old letter will no longer be available for download.

   Note: If your request for an Employment Verification Letter is rejected, the Request link reappears.

When Electronic only is selected as the Earnings Statement Delivery option in the Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery section on the Profile page. From the Profile & Settings menu, select Profile., a Send e-mail notifications when new electronic earnings statements are available checkbox displays.

When the checkbox is selected, an E-mail Notification ON icon displays in the Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery section indicating that E-mail notifications are on.

When the checkbox is cleared, an E-mail Notifications OFF icon displays in the Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery section indicating that E-mail notifications are off.

Select the checkbox to receive an email notification when your Earnings Statements are ready to view.

When Electronic only is selected as the Year End Form Delivery option on the Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery page, an e-mail notification is sent automatically when a new year-end form is available, an E-mail Notification ON icon displays in the Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery section indicating that E-mail notifications are on, and a message displays indicating that an e-mail notification will be sent when the year end forms are available.

Consent for employers to distribute year-end tax forms electronically is no longer required. Intent is implied by selecting a delivery option. The wording on the Earnings Statement & Year End Form Delivery page has been updated to remove the consent instructions.