Must an ERIT contract begin only on the first day of a month and end only on the last day of the month?

For employees who are paid monthly, an ERIT contract must begin on the first day of a month and end on the last day of a month. For employees who are paid semi-monthly, an ERIT contract would begin on the first day of the month and terminate at the end of the month.

For contracts to be effective July 1, 2012, contract forms for employees paid semi-monthly or monthly must be received by HR-Records Management unit by 5:00 pm on July 9, 2012. For subsequent months, contract forms for all pay schedules must be received by HR-Records Management unit by the 1st of the month in which the ERIT schedule is to be effective. For example, ERIT contracts to be effective on August 1st must be received by 5:00 pm on August 1st.