Overview: Customer Service Standards and How to Get Help
On this page:
- Customer Service Standards
- Contacting Payroll by HelpSU
- Contacting Payroll by Phone or Fax
- Visiting Payroll
Customer Service Standards
HelpSU tickets are monitored to ensure that Payroll meets the following customer service standards:
- Payroll will respond to all HelpSU tickets within 1 business day
- Urgent requests generally receive a response within 2 business hours
- All tickets are triaged to identify urgent requests
If you have concerns about the level or timeliness of service, please contact the Payroll Director at 650-725-3276 or the Payroll Operations Manager at 650-724-9202.
Contacting Payroll by HelpSU
Payroll responds to the majority of customer service questions through the HelpSU system. Use of HelpSU allows Payroll to track customer service response times to ensure that customers receive a timely written response.
When submitting a HelpSU ticket directly to Payroll, please include all pertinent information on the HelpSU ticket, including:
- a summary of the issue or question
- the employee's name and his/her Employee ID Number
Payroll will respond to all tickets within 1 business day, more quickly if the issue is urgent. Urgent requests generally receive a response within 2 business hours.
Contacting Payroll by Phone or Fax
The main Payroll phone number offers a phone tree with answers to several frequently asked questions before rolling to customer service staff. If staff is not available to answer the call, it will roll to voicemail. Calls are returned as quickly as possible.
- Phone: 650-723-2259
- Fax: 650-723-7238
Visiting Payroll
All customer service inquires for Payroll are handled by HelpSU or by phone as described above.
As Payroll is located away from the main campus, Payroll Will Call checks are available from the Payroll & Payments Services Will Call at the University Payments Office, 459 Lagunita Drive, Tresidder Memorial Union Suite 7. Hours are 3 – 5PM, Monday – Friday. Appointments may be scheduled outside of office hours by phoning Payroll & Payments Services Will Call. Photo ID is required when picking up paychecks or other confidential documents from the University Payments Office.