UCT HR Employee Self-Service (ESS) provides UCT staff with access to leave, payslips, IRP5 tax certificates and some personal details. Ad hoc staff, paid-on-claim staff or those paid by a temp agency will unfortunately not have access to the service due to the temporary nature of their role.
Logging in to HR Employee Self-Service (ESS)
- Open a web browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge).
- Log in to HR Employee Self-Service via https://sapfiori.uct.ac.za.
Note: You can also access HR Employee Self-Service via the HR website by clicking Login to HR Employee Self-Service in the light purple bar. - If not already logged in, the UCT sign in page appears. If already logged in, the Home page immediately appears (see step 4).
- In the Staff/ student number field, enter your 8-digit UCT staff number.
Note: UCT staff number only, third party “T” accounts will not work. - In the Password field, enter your network password.
- Click Sign in
- In the Staff/ student number field, enter your 8-digit UCT staff number.
- The Home page appears.
- To view a payslip, click My Paystubs.
- To view an IRP5 tax certificate, click My Tax Certificate.
- For leave requests:
- Either create leave requests, view leave requests or view leave balances by clicking My Leave Requests. View either the Employee Self-Service quick reference guide or for detailed instructions, the Employee Self-Service guide.
- Or if you are manager, process leave requests by clicking My Inbox. View either the Employee Self-Service quick reference guide for managers or for detailed instructions, the Employee Self-Service guide for managers.
- To view or update your personal information, click My Personal Data, My Addresses, My Family Members or My Communication Data. View either the Employee Self-Service quick reference guide or for detailed instructions, the Employee Self-Service guide.