Announcements

The Minimum Wage for student assistant employees will increase from $13.20 to $14.20 per hour, effective December 22, 2022.

All student assistant employees currently paid below $14.20 will receive an automatic wage increase to the new minimum and no action is necessary. For any other hourly rate changes for Student Assistant Employees, a Student Assistant Appointment form will need to be completed and submitted to the Payroll Office. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Payroll Office at (315) 312-3641 or via email at payroll@oswego.edu.

The Operational Services Unit (OSU) clothing allowance is back for fiscal year 2022-2023. The payment to individuals is limited to $65.00 per fiscal year, for each full-time OSU employee performing traditional “hands-on” operational duties and who were on the payroll on October 1, 2022.
Employees on approved leave status, including employees on Workers’ Compensation Leave, on the eligibility payroll date, and who otherwise satisfy the eligibility criteria, are entitled to the allowance upon their return to duty as long as the return date does not exceed beyond March 31, 2023.
Direct Employee Allowance

The State University of New York (“SUNY”) provides employees with the opportunity to save for their retirement through the SUNY Voluntary 403(b) Savings Plan (the “Plan”). Participation in the SUNY Voluntary Savings Plan is a great way to build your retirement savings through pre-tax and/or post-tax payroll deduction contributions.

Whether you want to enroll in the plan for the first time, or you are already enrolled but wish to change the amount of your deferral, you can do so through the SUNY online enrollment and management system at www.retirementatwork.org/suny. 

ELIGIBILITY

Each eligible employee is entitled to one day as a Christmas Day holiday and one day as a New Year’s Day holiday for purposes of holiday compensation. The days that eligible CSEA represented, PEF represented, UUP represented (non-faculty), and Management/Confidential (M/C) employees will observe as the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays will be contingent upon their regular work schedule* as follows:

SUNY Oswego is pleased to inform our employees that the New York State Office of Employee Relations (OER) has reached agreements with the unions to further extend the annual vacation accrual expiration for all bargaining units and management/confidential employees. Normally, any vacation accruals in excess of 40 days at the close of business on December 31 are forfeited to bring vacation leave credits down to 40 days as of January 1. However, with the accrual cap expiration being extended, all unused annual leave can now be carried over for an additional year through December 31, 2023. These changes will automatically be reflected in the SUNY Time and Attendance system; no action on your part is necessary.

The 2023 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible employees represented by CSEA to exchange vacation and/or personal leave for a credit to be applied toward their health insurance premium.  The PEP Credit will be applied to biweekly paychecks issued between January 1st to December 31st of 2023.

The enrollment period for the 2022 calendar year is from November 1, 2022 to December 12, 2022. Full employees in Salary Grades (SG) 1-17 who meet eligibility requirements will forfeit either 4 days for up to a $800 annual health insurance credit (will receive a bi-weekly credit of $30.77) or 8 days for up to a $1600 annual health insurance credit (will receive a bi-weekly credit of $61.54). 

The 2023 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible employees represented by UUP to exchange vacation leave for a credit to be applied toward their health insurance premium. The PEP Credit will be applied to biweekly paychecks issued between January 1st and December 31st of 2023.

The enrollment period for the 2023 calendar year is from Tuesday, November 1 to Monday, December 12, 2022.

Eligible full-time employees with a salary of $72,366 and below who enroll in PEP for the 2023 plan year will forfeit a total of three days of vacation leave in return for a credit of up to $600 or six days of leave for a credit of $1200 to be applied toward the employee share of NYSHIP premiums.

The open enrollment period for 2023 Flex Spending Account is November 1, 2022 to December 12, 2022. The Flex Spending Account (FSA) includes the Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAAccount) and the HealthCare Spending Account (HCSAccount).

Dear SUNY Oswego employees,

Do you have a federal student loan? If so, you may be able to benefit from temporary changes made to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. These changes, called the “Limited PSLF Waiver,” are helping borrowers across the nation more easily get their loans forgiven – but if you haven’t already applied for PSLF, you must submit a PSLF form and/or consolidate your non-Direct federal student loans by October 31 to get the benefit.

                   Department of Civil Service recently announced that the following examination announcements have been updated and added to their public website.

When filing your online application, please be advised that technical assistance is available Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.