This guide will illustrate how to submit your leave report as a professional employee at Teachers College.

Submitting Your Leave Report

•  Log into the myTC portal (my.tc.columbia.edu).
•  Navigate to the “Employee Resources” tab.
•  Select "Employee Dashboard."
•  Please navigate to the "My Activities" section of your Employee Dashboard located on the right-hand side of your screen. Click the "Enter Leave Report" button.

•  You will be taken to the "Leave Report" dashboard. You will see all of your pending and completed leave reports listed beneath your given professional employee record. The "Leave Report" dashboard has the following columns:
  • Leave Period: the calendar month associated with a given leave report.
  • Hours/Days/Units: the number of hours processed for a given leave report. This entry will be blank for any leave report with a "Not Started" status.
  • Submitted On: the date a given leave report was submitted by a professional employee. This entry will be blank for any leave report with a "Not Started" status.
  • Status: the status for a given leave report. A submitted and approved leave report is marked as "Completed." A leave report that has not been started is marked as "Not Started."

• Please identify any leave report with a "Not Started" status. To begin and submit your leave report please click the "Start Leave Report" button on the right-hand side of your given leave report.
  

•  You will be taken to the calendar view associated with your selected leave report. Click on the calendar entry for the dates you took leave.

• Navigate to the "Earn Code" dropdown. Select the appropriate category for the type of leave used for this calendar date. Enter the number of hours used for your given earn code. Click "Save" at the bottom of the screen to record your submission.
• If you did not use any type of leave for the given calendar month then you can proceed to the next step.
•  Once your total leave usage is accounted for you can click "Preview Before Submission." If you did not use  any leave for a given calendar month then you can simply proceed to clicking "Preview Before Submission."
•  Please review your total stated leave reporting for a given calendar month. Please review your time entries and summary to ensure proper accounting of your taken leave. Please click "Submit" once you are ready to submit your leave report.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What happens once I submit my leave report?

Your appointed supervisor will review your leave report after it is submitted. Your supervisor can approve or reject your leave report. Your leave report will receive a "Pending" status until further action from your supervisor.

I did not receive any notifications when I submitted my leave report. Was it submitted correctly?

A successfully submitted leave report will have a "Pending" status in the "Leave Report" section of your employee dashboard. You will not receive an email confirmation pending a successful submission or approval.

I submitted my leave report but I did not properly account for my leave. How do I proceed?

Please work with your supervisor to ensure that your leave is properly accounted for.

TO EXIT: Click Employee Dashboard