1. Upon receipt of a staff member’s signed completed form, log in to the Umoja Portal as an HR Partner or HR Administrator with your Unite ID credentials.
  2. Click on the HR Partner tab.
  3. The Employee Services screen is displayed.
  4. In the Employe e Services section, click on the Employee on Behalf Processes link.
  5. The Employee on Behalf Processes screen is displayed.
  6. Select Certification of Presence at a Danger Pay location. link.
  7. The Start Danger Pay Process screen will be displayed.
  8. Enter the staff member’s index number in the Personnel Number field.
  9. Click on the Start button. The staff member’s name will be displayed on the Employee Details screen.
  10. Select the staff member’s name.
  11. Click on the Select Employee button.
  12. The Start Danger Pay Process screen will be displayed, reflecting the available processes.
  13. Click on the Next button.
  14. The Fill Out Form Danger Pay – Employee Online Self-Certification screen will be displayed.
  15. Click on the Create a New Form button.

    The Month of and Year fields are displayed. The month field is empty, and the year defaults to the current year.
  16. In the Month field, select the month that you are requesting the danger pay on behalf of the staff member.
  17. Click on the Display Form button.

    The Employee Self-Service (ESS) Danger Pay form will perform the following eligibility validation when you click the Display Form button:
  • If the staff member is not entitled because they were not assigned to a Danger Pay Duty Station for any part of the month selected the system will display a message advising: “Records indicate that you were not assigned to a duty station in a Danger Pay location in month, year. Please contact your HR Partner for further assistance.”
  • * If the staff member is entitled to Danger Pay for the month/year selected, but has already submitted a form for the specific month/year the system will display a message advising: “A form for this month has already been submitted. Please contact your HR Partner for assistance.”
  • If the HR Partner attempts to submit a form before the end of the current month they will receive the following message: “Submissions for future months are not permitted”
  1. The Staff Basic Data Danger Pay and Status description trays will be displayed.
  2. If the staff member was physically present in the danger pay location for the entire month, there is no need to make any changes.
  3. Click on the Next button.
  4. The Attachments and Acknowledgements and Certification by or On Behalf of Staff Member trays will be displayed.
  5. Click on the Attachments tray.
  6. The Attachment sub-tray is displayed.
  7. Click on the Attachment sub-tray.
  8. The Add Attachment button is displayed. Click on the button.



  1. The Attachment sub-screen is displayed.
  2. Click on the Browse button and locate the copy of the paper form submitted by the staff member
  3. The file name appears in the folders path.
  4. Click on the Upload button to upload the document.


  1. The text in the Attachment tray changes to blue indicating that the document has been successfully attached. If you need to delete the attachment, click on the check box next to the document and click on the Delete Attachment button.
  2. In the Acknowledgement and Certification section select I acknowledge and Certify that the data above is correct. check box.


  1. The Submit Form button appears, click on the button. Please note that if the “Acknowledge and certify” box is not checked, the Submit Form button would will not appear.


  1. The Step Completed box will be displayed confirming that the form has been certified and submitted.

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Last modified: 10 February 2022