Using the My Working Hours App

How can I access the My Working Hours app?

You will only be able to access the My Working Hours app once the department you are working for creates your first work assignment.

Viewing work assignments

When you log into the My Working Hours app you will see all your on campus work assignments listed on the left hand side.

To see details of a role, click on the box for the assignment you want to view.

You should check the maximum weekly hours allocated for each week before you work. You must not work more than this allocation for the work assignment or in weeks where there are no hours assigned. Working hours can only be updated in advance, and so it is very important that you do not work more than the hours you have been assigned. 

If your assignment or working hours are not showing in the app, you should contact the department you are working for. You cannot work until assignment hours are showing. 

Changing or cancelling a work assignment

If you want to change anything about your work assignments you should contact your manager or the department you are working for. This might include changing  allocated hours, cancelling an assignment or changing the duration of an assignment. 

Claiming payment

To claim payment for a work assignment, first select the assignment in the app, and then select the ‘weeks’ tab. You will then be able to select the number of hours you have worked that week, and either save or submit the claim. You can only claim payment for the hours you have actually worked that week, even if you are assigned more hours. Claims can be submitted from the week after you have worked, not during the week you are working.

• saving the claim saves the details for later so that you can make changes
• submitting the claim sends the claim to be approved for payment

Once you have submitted a claim you cannot change it or cancel it. You should contact your manager if you have claimed incorrectly.

Getting paid

Although you claim payment on a weekly basis, your payments are made monthly, on the last working day of each month. There is a deadline each month for approvals, payments approved by that deadline will be paid at the end of the month. Please note that it can take up 14 days to have a payment approved.

Approval deadlines and pay dates are available in the Payroll Deadlines 2024-25 document.

If you need to change your bank details email payroll@ncl.ac.uk to request a change of bank details form.

Paying Income Tax or National Insurance

Once your earnings hit a certain amount you will start to pay Tax and National Insurance. You can find out more on the pay and conditions page. 

How can I check the progress of my payment claim?

You can check the payment status for each week of your work assignments in the My Working Hours app.

A description of each status is below:

Submitted claims can take up to 14 days to be approved.  If your hours are not approved within this time you should speak to the main contact for the work assignment.