Glossary

The term “educational assistance” means— (A)the payment, by an employer, of expenses incurred by or on behalf of an employee for education of the employee (including, but not limited to, tuition, fees, and similar payments, books, supplies, and equipment), and (B)the provision, by an employer, of courses of instruction for such employee (including books, supplies, and equipment.)

Effort is the time devoted to a particular activity, expressed as a percentage of the total time spent on UF activities.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is a system of transferring money from one bank account directly to another without any paper money changing hands.

You are an employee if you perform services that can be controlled by an employer (what will be done and how it will be done). This applies even if you are given freedom of action. What matters is that the employer has the legal right to control the details of how the services are performed, whether or not the right is actually exercised.

Convert information or data into a cipher or code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.

An encumbrance represents a commitment, which generally results from the issuance of a purchase order for which goods or services being purchased have not yet been received. Since the goods or services being purchased have not been received, they are not considered a liability and therefore, no legal obligation to pay exists. Encumbrances are deducted from budget balances. This is done as a budgetary control and should not be construed as an actual expenditure.

Electronic Personnel Action Form (ePAF) is a form used to support HR transactions such as hires, retirements, terminations, reclassifications, etc. for Faculty, TEAMS, OPS, and students.

Leaves, Administrative Time, Pay Additives

An employee who is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime payment provisions (“Salary”).

These include refunds, reimbursements, rebates, and returned funds from a vendor.

The ECCN is an alpha-numeric classification code used by the Department of Commerce for export control purposes. The ECCN is used to help determine if access to a particular item should be restricted or if a special license will be required before the item can be transported to a foreign country. Vendors/manufacturers can supply the ECCN. When purchasing new scientific or technical equipment the ECCN should be requested from the manufacturer and included in the description or comment field. The ECCN will be required on any property item before it can be transported outside of the US.