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1. What is RIAS Phase III?
   
   The RIAS Phase III project includes Human Resources, Payroll and Budgeting solutions, and will provide university employees with an online system which will streamline and simplify the processing of transactions associated with university personnel. Rutgers employees will be able to view their paycheck information and leave balances, verify personal data and change personal information and benefit selections through self service screens in the RIAS system.

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2. Why was a new system needed?
   
   The systems that supported human resources functions at the university have become outdated, inefficient, costly to maintain and require excessive manual processing. RIAS Phase III will replace these obsolete administrative systems with an integrated, easy-to-use web-based application.

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3. What are the objectives for RIAS Phase III?
   
   The objectives of RIAS Phase III are:
   
   • replace inefficient, paper-based, administrative processes with more efficient and effective Internet-based administrative systems
   • enhance the timeliness, accuracy and usefulness of information to end users, thereby eliminating the need for redundant systems and forms
   • provide employees with improved data access and reporting capabilities

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4. What does this mean for Rutgers employees?
   
   We will be altering the way we do business by eliminating paper and engaging employees in managing their own data and offering greater control over personal information. The manual paper processing of payroll authorization forms (PAF), personnel data records (PDR), time reports and salary reallocations will be eliminated. There will be online approvals and routing of this information and access to this data will be timelier.

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5. What are the benefits of RIAS Phase III?
   
   The benefits of RIAS Phase III are:
   • reduced overall processing time and automation of previously paper intensive processes
   • easy to use web-based application with user friendly data retrieval and reporting
   • online access to view and initiate changes to your own personal records
   • offer online time entry and approval
   • provide online paycheck advice and forms processing such as W4s
   • allow for multiple direct deposit accounts
   • automate retroactivity processing for labor contracts
   • offer a mechanism for faculty tenure tracking
   • provide a budgeting tool that is flexible and responsive to employee needs

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6. When will the new system become available?
   
   All Rutgers university employees will be introduced to RIAS Phase III, during its implementation in January 2011.

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