TO: Principal Investigators, Supervisors, and Project Administrators
SUBJECT: Now Available via HR Portal: Pay Award/Personnel Action Form (PA/PAF): Deadline to submit is October 12, 2026
This announcement is applicable for Principal Investigators/projects that follow the Federal fiscal year or for PIs who have missed the first round (July) of the annual performance evaluation period and have submitted performance evaluations for their eligible employees.
The online Pay Award/Personnel Action Form (PA/PAF) is now available via the Human Resources Portal. This is the second step in the October annual performance evaluation period process to elect to provide eligible employees with a pay adjustment (increase to base salary) and/or award (one-time payment) effective October 1, 2026. There will be an option to provide eligible employees with a retroactive lumpsum payment covering July 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
Principal Investigators must complete and submit the PA/PAF no later than 4:30 P.M. on Monday, October 12. Employees will see the pay award or pay adjustment reflected on their pay statement on October 22 (pay day for the pay period October 1-15, 2026).
To access the online PA/PAF:
- Log in to the Human Resources Portal
- Click on “Employee Changes”
- Click on “Annual Pay Awards (PA/PAF)”, select the Distribution Code, and Populate PA/PAF
- Complete the pay actions/awards and secure approvals
- A copy of the 2026 RCUH Pay Guidelines will be available for reference. You will only be able to initiate pay awards or pay adjustments for employees who meet the eligibility requirements.
If you have any questions or have difficulty accessing the PA/PAF, please contact RCUH Human Resources at (808) 956-7106 or [email protected].
