Request a Compensation Change

Needing to request a compensation change for one of your direct or indirect reports? The following will highlight how to do this from BambooHR.

Request a Compensation Change from the BambooHR Web Portal

  1. Login to your BambooHR profile from any web browser.

  2. Navigate to the employee’s profile.

    • Select Employees from within the BambooHR navigation tab.

      • Use search-bar at the top of the employees list.

      • Scroll through employees list.

    • Use the search-bar near the top-right corner of any BambooHR page.

  3. Select the Request a Change button near the top-right corner of the webpage. 

  4. Select Compensation… from the Request a Change dropdown list.

  5. Enter/select the appropriate information for the following provided fields:

    • Effective Date - Date you would prefer this request to take effect.

      • Generally this date should be at least two (2) weeks from the date of request to allow time for review and financial approval.

    • Pay Rate

      • e.g. $14.42 per Hour (if hourly) or $29,993.60 (if salary).

      • If moving an employee from hourly to salary, or vice versa, consult with Human Resources before submitting a request.

    • Pay Type

    • Pay Schedule - Determines the pay cycle.

      • If employee’s Pay Group is Dow Aero Payroll (view the top of the employees Job tab), select “Every other week” if not already selected.

      • If employee’s Pay Group is anything else use the currently provided Pay Schedule or consult Human Resources.

    • Change Reason - Select the appropriate category for the reason of the request.

    • Comment (Optional) - Very brief explanation on the reasoning of this change that will be seen by the employee should the request be approved.

    • Comment for the Approver(s) - Explanation on the reasoning for this request that can help aid management tasked with reviewing the request.

  6. Select the Submit icon that appears at the bottom pop-out window.

Human Resources will receive this request and review its accuracy. You may be contacted by Human Resources if more information is needed to process the request. Human Resources will then pass this information along to Accounting for financial review. You will be notified by email once this request has a change in status. The employee will be notified on the day in which the effective date of the requested change arrives.