Dear Mr. Pope: This is in reply to your letter of July 8, 1999, to Mr. David H. Densmore requesting assistance concerning Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Grade Separation Underpass and Overhead Structures. I first must apologize for the delay in providing this response.
Temporary Flat-rate employees are paid on the last business day of the month with the exception of December, when the pay day is earlier in the month. Temporary Hourly Employees are paid on a bi-weeky pay schedule. Visit the Bi-weekly Payroll Calendar page for further information.
A pay cycle determines how often payroll is run and on what specific days workers are paid. For example, a pay cycle might be monthly and employees might be paid on the last day of the month, or it might be weekly and employees might be paid on the Tuesday following the end of the pay period. Pay cycles are assigned to positions to control when workers in those positions are paid.