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The Division of Human Resources is committed to provide outstanding customer service. One of the ways of achieving this goal is to establish strategic partnerships with all departments through HR communication partners. HR Liaisons support the delivery of HR services at the division, college, or department level.

To facilitate communication, the Division hosts HR Liaisons meetings generally on the third Thursday of every month.

Below is a guide for requesting access, based on the HR Liaisons’ role.

HR Liaison for One or More Departments

HR Liaisons for a department are known as HR Contacts. They have the following access and responsibility:

  • Receive meeting invitations and important HR updates to share with their department.
  • Access to the HR Liaisons Teams where they can find HR Liaisons meeting presentations and HR reports.
  • Receive email notifications when new employees are hired in a department.
  • Access to submit key requests on behalf of new employees.

HR Contacts typically request the following access:

  • PantherSoft HR: ePRF (Electronic Position Request Form) User Role
  • PantherSoft HR: ePAF (Electronic Personnel Action Form) User Role
  • PantherSoft HR: Contract Initiator Role
  • HR Contact (See Department Changes Manual for instructions)

HR Liaison for a Business Unit

HR Liaisons for a business unit have the following access and responsibility:

  • Receive meeting invitations and important HR updates to share with their department.
  • Access to the HR Liaisons Teams site where they can find HR Liaisons meeting presentations and HR reports.
  • View personal, job and other information in the HR system.
  • Serve as a point of contact to answer questions about bio-demographical data, salary, paychecks, positions, contracts, and leave balances.
  • Run HR queries in the HR reporting database.
  • Batch approve time in Time and Labor for their business unit.

HR Liaisons typically request the following access:

  • PantherSoft HR: HR Liaison Role
  • PantherSoft HR: TAM Hiring Manager Role
  • PantherSoft HR: Student Recruitment Liaison Role
  • PantherSoft HR: TL Batch Approver
  • HR Contact (As necessary, see Department Changes Manual for instructions)

PantherSoft HR Access can be requested through PantherSoft HR Employee Self Service.