Newly Hired Employees

Welcome to the Westfield Board of Education!

Here are some answers to important questions that you might have. Additional questions should be emailed to payroll@westfieldnjk12.org.

PAYROLL RECORDS, W-2’S, ATTENDANCE AND OTHER INFORMATION IS NOW AVAILABLE AT:

https://payroll.westfieldnjk12.org

Click "Forgot Password" and enter your email address as your login Click the Green tab “Send Reset Password Token”.
Retrieve the email you were sent and click the Reset your password
Create a new password that has at least 7 alpha-numeric-case sensitive characters example: Abc1234 or abc1234 or abcdefg etc.
Enter your emergency contact and cell phone information accordingly.

Employees are paid semi-monthly on the 15th and the last day of the month (unless it is a weekend or holiday). 10 months a year for teachers/paraprofessionals, 12 months for everyone else.

Please see your association agreement for specific information about absences, health benefits and costs associated with your group. You can obtain this agreement from the Human Resources department.

Health Benefits (if applicable)

Medical, prescription, and dental coverage are available. You also have the option to waive any or all of the coverage.

All coverage is administered with Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Click here to go to the health benefits website for specific information and to calculate your share of cost.

Username: westfield
Password: Westfield1 (caps sensitive)

You will need the username and password listed above EVERY time you access this site – so please keep this information for your records.

COMPLETED ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS AND MEDICAL BENEFIT WAIVER FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE PAYROLL OFFICE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF HIRE OTHERWISE YOU MAY NOT ENROLL IN ANY HEALTH PLAN UNTIL THE NEXT OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 1st OR JANUARY 1st ANNUALLY.

COMMON EARNING/DEDUCTION CODES ON YOUR PAYCHECKS

Earning codes
-Absence	ABS
-Regular Salary	REG
-Salary Guide	SG

-Stipend Associates degree	SAD
-Stipend BA degree	SBD
-Stipend County Sub TC	SCSC

-Stipend NJ Teachers Certificate	STC
-Stipend Voc/30 credits	SV30
Deduction codes
-Medicare Tax	MED
-FICA Tax	FICA
-Federal Tax	FED
-NJ State Tax	NJST
-Unemployment Insurance Tax	SUI
-Family Leave Insurance	FLI
-Pension –TPAF & PERS	PEN
-Back Pension	BPD
-Contributory Insurance	CONT
-Back Contributory Insurance	BKCI
-Defined Contribution Retirement Plan	DCRP
-Emp Benefit Ctb	EBC
-Union Dues:
Teachers	WEA
Paraprofessionals	WISSA
Secretaries	WAES
Custodian	WSSA
-Employee Assistance	EAP
-Net Direct Deposit	DD
-Additional Direct Deposit	SAV

Disability Insurance (optional)

-AFLAC This is a private disability insurance plan available for administrators and custodial groups only. If you are interested, please call732-306-5890 Michael_fiedler@us.aflac.com

-Prudential Financial (Educators Insurance Services, Inc.) - This is a private disability insurance plan. If you are interested, please call Prudential Financial directly at 1-800-727-3414.

-AETNA - This is a private disability insurance plan available for administrators and custodial groups only. If you are interested, please call AETNA directly at 1-856- 866-8131.

Additional Optional Services

-Tax Shelters– Information on WBOE approved companies, please contact the representatives directly..

TAX SHELTER LIST

-County Educator’s Federal Credit Union – If you wish to join, you may call them directly at 908-245-0173 or visit www.CountyEdfcu.org.

-LegalShield & IDShield are available to all staff as a voluntary benefit.If you wish to join, you may call them directly at Jerry Gabriele848-459-5438 gtire@aol.com

If you are interested in any of the above services, please contact the appropriate representative. We cannot make a payroll deduction for any of the above without proper authorization.