1. Acting Upon A PAR (Personnel Action Request) Checklist Manager & HR Professionals Only
Checklist For Acting Upon A PAR:
Required Employee Information
Is the PAR for an Original Appointment or Dual Hire?
If yes, ensure you have all necessary employee information required prior to clicking the Act Upon button.
These types of PARs can only be Acted Upon once to prevent the generation of multiple IDs for the employee and the possible generation of duplicate warrants. If for some reason you cancel or exit the PAR before fully processing it or if the system times out, contact the People First Service Center for processing assistance.
Is the effective date originally submitted on the PAR correct?
If it is not, it can be changed on the first screen accessed after clicking on the button.
Effective dates can be backdated up to one pay period prior to the current cycle.
PARs should not be acted upon prior to the valid effective date of the action to ensure accurate data is maintained in People First.
Using the Save button versus the Next button.
Click the button on those screens where information is changing related to the Action.
Click the button on screens that are not relevant or changing in the action being processed.
Does the action involve a change in Pay?
The button must be clicked on the Base Pay and Recurring Pay Additives (if applicable) screens for salary or pay additive changes to reflect on the employee record.
Has the action has been properly completed?
Refer to the “Verifying An Action Has Been Completed” Quick Reference Card to verify the action has been completed.
Mark the PAR only after you have verified everything has been processed correctly. 
The following employee information is needed to successfully process an Original Appointment or Dual Hire PAR:
Employee Name
Employee SSN
Date Of Birth
Gender
Home Address
Key Service Dates 
Additional Employee Information
The following employee information, though optional, is still needed to successfully process an Original Appointment or Dual Hire PAR:
Emergency Contact Information
W4/W5
Employee Address
I9 Information
Education/License Information (if applicable)   
Version 1.0
Revised 11/15/2005