Switch Primary Job

Switch Primary Job

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Switch Primary Job

Job Aid for Managers

Last Updated: May 16, 2025 

Contact Information

For more information about this job aid, please contact hris-support@uni.edu.  

Overview

This job aid walks through the process for managers or their delegates on how to complete a Primary Job Switch.

Primary Job Guidelines

  • If an employee has a salaried position and an hourly position, the hourly position must be the primary position due to timecards.

  • If both positions are the same pay rate type (hourly or salary), then ideally the position with a higher FTE percentage would be primary due to funding.

  • If an employee has tenure, then the position that has tenure needs to be primary.

Switch Primary Job

Step 1: Create a request via email to one of the following employment teams:

Step 2: Include the following information in your email:

  • Employees Name

  • Employees UID

  • The date you would like the change to be effective.

  • The position you would like to be the primary.

  • Reason

    • Change in Hours

    • Change in Job Responsibility

    • New Job is Primary

    • Primary Job is Ending

    • Other: Please explain if you choose this option.

What Happens Next

The team you contacted via email will complete the primary job switch in UNI Works.