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TIAA-CREF Represenative Interviews TIAA-Cref, a provider for the SUNY Optional Retirement Program and Supplemental Retirement Accounts, announces a series of opportunities for University employees to discuss retirement planning. You can make an appointment by calling 866-842-2046 x4206 or at: http://www.tiaa-cref.org/services/retirement-planning-advice/index.html UUP Negotiated Salary Increases 2007 3% retroactive across-the-board salary increase Effective 6/28/07 for
eligible employees with a calendar year or full-time college-year
obligation, or with a pay basis of hourly or bi-weekly; paychecks
dated 7/23/08. To be eligible for the $500 salary increase, employees must be: Granted a permanent or
continuing appointment by the Chancellor effective on or after 7/1/07
and before 1/1/08, or 2008 3% across-the-board salary increase Effective 6/26/08
for eligible employees with a calendar year or full-time college-year
obligation, or with a pay basis of hourly or bi-weekly; paychecks
dated 7/23/08. Details regarding these pay period 10 increases (check date of 9/3/08) will be announced as soon as they are available. New UUP Salary Schedules are available on our web site: http://humanresources.binghamton.edu/uupsalaryschedule.html Click here for Alternative Work Options June 2008 Policy on Payments for Travel, Room, and Board for International Persons Click here for Policy on Payments for Travel, Room and Board for International Persons Benefit Changes Effective 7/1/08 for Empire Plan Enrollees Effective 7/1/08, benefits changes will affect Empire Plan enrollees represented by CSEA, UUP, PEF, M/C and retirees. Below please find a brief summary of these changes. A detailed description has been mailed to home addresses directly from the Dept of Civil Service, Employee Benefits Divison. Click here for Benefit Changes Effective 7/1/08 for Empire Plan Enrollees Payroll Distribution Center Summer Hours 2008 Click here for Payroll Distribution Center Hours 2008 Employee Tuition Assistance 2008 Click here for Employee Tuition Assistance 2008 Last check for GA/TA and Adjunct Lecturers June 2008 The last paycheck/advice date for Graduate and Teaching Assistants will be June 11, 2008. Since this is after GA/TAs have left campus, arrangements should be made with departments to collect these checks/advices. June 11, 2008 will also be the last paycheck/advice date for faculty in Adjunct Lecturer and Instructor (CSL) titles with an academic year appointment. This does not include those Adjunct Lecturers in a 26 pay period appointment or Summer Session faculty. Summer Session
1 payments will be : June 25,2008 and July 09,2008 Summer Session
3 payments are dependent upon the actual appointment dates, but
will fall between June 25,2008 and August 20, 2008. Over 40 Comp Time Memo for CSEA Employees TO: All CSEA Classified Employees FROM: Sara DeClemente-Hammoud, Manager of Classified Service Cheryl Robinson, Payroll Manager SUBJECT: Over40 Comp Time DATE: May 14, 2008 This memorandum outlines the changes to the Compensatory Time Off for Overtime Worked in the 2007-2011 collective bargaining agreements between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association. These changes are addressed in Article 27 of the bargaining agreement. The previous agreement in the 2003-2007 contract allowed employees to choose compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay for the hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a work week. Effective July 1, 2008 the following changes will be made to this program: Over 40 Comp Time can no longer be used for time off. Participating
employees still earn 1.5 hours of compensatory time for every hour
of overtime worked. Participating employee may liquidate up to 120
hours in the bank one time per year payable in the payroll period
closest to December 1 at the current rate of pay. Employees who
enroll in the new program may now accumulate up to 240 hours maximum
of Over 40 Comp Time Employees who do not re-enroll in the new program
will not be eligible for the payout in December, but are permitted
to use time accrued prior to 4/2/07 until it is exhausted At separation,
any Over40 Comp Time will be liquidated and paid at the rate of
pay at the time of the liquidation. The cash-out value is also at
the rate of pay earned at the time of liquidation Effective July 1, 2008, an employee must make an election to participate for a one-year time period. Open enrollment for this program is from May 1, 2008 to June 15, 2008.
If you have any further questions regarding these changes you may direct them to Sara DeClemente-Hammoud at X74939 or Cheryl Robinson at X72129. FORM MUST BE RECEIVED IN Human Resources AD 242 BY June 15, 2008 If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact: Sara DeClemente-Hammoud x74939 or Cheryl Robinson ext. 72129 Payroll Distribution Center Move 5/19/2008 The Payroll Distribution Center is moving to UUW B15 as of Monday, May 19, 2008. Services such as picking up paychecks and producing Faculty/Staff IDs will not be available that day. New hire forms can be completed in the Couper Administration Building, room 244. If you need to contact the Center on that date, please call and leave a message at (607) 777-2042. Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) for PEF, UUP & MC The Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible employees to forfeit annual leave in exchange for a credit towards their NYSHIP health insurance premiums. For more details including the enrollment forms please select the appropriate link below. PEF Click here for the PEP Program 2008 memo for PEF employees Click here for the PEP Program description and institution teachers/appendix for PEF employees Click here for the PEP Program enrollment form for PEF employees UUP & MC Click here for the PEP Program memo 2008 for UUP & MC employees Click here for the PEP Program enrollment form for UUP & MC employees Click here for Summer Hours Memo 2008 ORP Enhancement effective 4/1/08 Click here for ORP Enhancement effective 4/1/08 Contact kavery@binghamton.edu; esinger@binghamton.edu; jsprague@binghamton.edu; or ckoban@binghamton.edu for more information regarding tax deferred plans. New
UUP Dental carrier effective 4/1/08 Important Information for M&T Bank Customers with Direct Deposit Click here for Important Information for M&T Bank Customers with Direct Deposit Retroactive Salary Increases and Deferred Compensation Deferrals for CSEA and MC Classified Employees CSEA Membership Dues/Agency Shop Fees Effective January 1, 2008 Click here for CSEA Membership Dues/Agency Shop Fees Effective January 1, 2008 NYS & CSEA Partnership Tuition Benefits Program The Tuition Benefits Program provides educational benefits to CSEA-represented New York State employees. The 2007-2008 Tuition Benefits Program provides two benefits (tuition vouchers or tuition reimbursements) and an unlimited number of Credit-by-Examination Fee Reimbursement benefits. Eligible courses must begin between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008. Courses that started prior to April 1, 2007 are not eligible. Eligible CSEA-represented
New York State employees can apply for TWO tuition benefits. Application
must be received by March 31, 2008. Applications will be accepted
by mail or by fax. For more detailed information and applications
please visit www.nyscseapartnership.org.
The 3% retirement
contributions that University employees make to their main retirement
plans are classified by the IRS as 414 (H) contributions. |