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CruzPay Time and Attendance System

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​WARNING! The above link launches the University of California Santa Cruz CruzPay system login process. Access is limited to authorized UCSC employees only. Unauthorized access is prohibited.

CruzPay Announcements

CruzPay Announcements Archive
Dec32025

Hourly Staff Employees, Biweekly Students and Hourly Academics: Early Timesheet Deadlines for December 2025
Due to the upcoming December holidays and Winter Campus Curtailment, timesheet submittal and approval due dates for Biweekly employees (Students, Hourly Academics and Staff) have been changed. The due dates have been accelerated to allow for earlier payroll deadlines. Click here for more information regarding the accelerated due dates.​

Dec12025

Winter Campus Curtailment 2025-2026 Information
Winter Campus Curtailment runs from Monday, December 22, 2025 through Friday, January 2, 2026. Work is scheduled to resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Information has been sent to all CruzPay staff, student and academic employees and their supervisors regarding the Winter Campus Curtailment and CruzPay. For a copy of the email, click here

For additional information regarding Winter Campus Curtailment 2025-2026, please reference the campus curtailment information sent to all academic and staff employees, as well as the ​2025-2026 Staff Winter Campus Curtailment FAQs and ​2025-2026 Academic Winter Campus Curtailment FAQs.

Dec12025
New Look & Feel for All Financial Affairs Guides
Financial Affairs Guides have been redesigned! We've updated the look and feel to simplify navigation, enhance search and filtering, and create more space for comfortable reading.

This visual refresh improves the overall guide experience while keeping all content unchanged. Explore our redesigned guides through the Financial Affairs Guide Directory.

Please share any feedback on the new presentation with the Financial Affairs tech team.
Feb182024
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If you have been recently hired, it is likely your CruzPay account is still being processed. You will be notified via UCSC email (@ucsc.edu) when your account is ready. Contact your timekeeper if you have questions about recording your hours before you receive your CruzPay account email.​

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CruzPay Contact

Mailing Address:
   CruzPay
   Univ of California Santa Cruz
   1156 High St
   Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Office Location:
   100 Enterprise Way
   Scotts Valley, CA 95066

Intercampus Mailstop:
   Accounting-CruzPay

Email: cruzpay_help@ucsc.edu

cruzpay objective

​CruzPay is the enterprise time and attendance system for UCSC.  It is a web-based system used by UCSC employees for recording time worked and leave used; automating accrual and overtime calculations; and tracking and reporting time and attendance data.