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BEARS (Benefits and Retirement System) Employer Reporting Tool Survey
1.
Employer Name:
2.
Employer numbers associated with the Employer:
PERS
TRS
SBS
DCP
3.
How do you anticipate providing your payroll data through the new Employer Service reporting tool? Select one of the following:
Manually enter payroll information for each employee to create new payroll file
Clone a previous payroll to create a new payroll file (employee data can be edited if needed)
Import a payroll file
4.
Do you use the same internal payroll system for each fund that you report to DRB?
(The system you use to prepare your paychecks.)
Yes
No
5.
Do you anticipate any changes to your internal payroll and/or HR systems within the next year?
Yes
No
6.
Approximately how many employees do you report to each system (PERS,TRS, SBS, DCP)?
PERS
TRS
SBS
DCP
7.
In the current eReporting system, do you use the "calculate" function?
Yes
No
8.
Does your internal payroll system split out the different DCR contribution types between HRA, RMP, ODD, and DBUL, or is the employer rate set at 22%?
Internal payroll system splits out employer contribution types (HRA, RMP, ODD, DBUL) based on Fiscal Year rates
Internal payroll system is set to calculate employer contributions at 22% of earnings
9.
We are looking for a small group of employers to assist with initial testing of the new BEARS employer reporting functionality in early Spring 2023. Are you interested in assisting with testing?
Yes
No
10.
If yes to Question 9, please provide the name and email address of the primary payroll contact and the human resources contact who will be responsible for testing each fund (if different). Please anticipate that payroll data and personnel data will be tested separately.
PERS Payroll contact
PERS Human Resources contact
TRS Payroll contact
TRS Human Resources contact
SBS Payroll contact
SBS Human Resources contact
DCP Payroll contact
DCP Human Resources contact