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UUP and CSEA Contract Updates and Highlights

UUP and CSEA Contract Updates and Highlights. Human Resources 2004. COMPENSATION UUP. Nancy Battaglia Assistant Director/Payroll and Appointment Processing. UUP Across the Board (ATB) Increases-Article 20.

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UUP and CSEA Contract Updates and Highlights

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  1. UUP and CSEA ContractUpdates and Highlights Human Resources 2004

  2. COMPENSATIONUUP Nancy Battaglia Assistant Director/Payroll and Appointment Processing

  3. UUP Across the Board (ATB) Increases-Article 20 • $800 bonus upon ratification, pro-rated for part-time (paid in check of 7/28/2004) • 2.50% ATB/1.00% Discretionary for 2004 to be paid as an ATB • All non-faculty to be paid in check of 8/11/2004 • 21P and eligible BIW Faculty to be paid in check of 9/8/2004 • 26P Faculty to be paid in check of 9/22/2004

  4. UUP – Across the Board (ATB) Increases • 2.75% ATB/1.00% discretionary increase in 2005 • 3.00% ATB/1.00% discretionary increase in 2006 and • $800 increase on Base Salary on 07/01/2007 and 1% discretionary increase in 2007

  5. UUP – Other Compensation • Inconvenience Pay: Increase from $500 to $550 per year • Increase to Base Salary: $500 • Eligibility: • Employees who have been granted permanent or continuing appointment effective on or before 4/1/2007 • Employees who have received a second five-year term appointment under Article XI, Title A, of the Policies of the Board of Trustees effective on or before 4/1/2007

  6. UUP – Other Compensation • Increase to Base Salary: $500 (continued) Distribution: • Shall be effective 4/1/2007 and shall occur no later than 4/30/2007 • Employees who receive such appointments effective after 4/01/2007 but effective on or before July 1, 2007 shall also receive such payment, the distribution of such shall occur as soon as practical

  7. Contract ChangesUUP Jennifer Bowen Director, Employee Relations

  8. Professional Development Awards – Article 21 • 15% of labor/management funds for Professional Development Individual Awards dedicated to part-time employees

  9. Professional Meetings – Article 27 • Departments are encouraged to make funds available for attendance at professional meetings • No charge to accruals for attendance at meetings or training required by or funded by the University

  10. Personnel Files • SUNY is encouraging campuses to remove counseling memos, upon the request of the employee, after three years under appropriate circumstances

  11. Evaluative File – Article 31 • Employees are given five working days to review evaluative file prior to a decision on nonrenewal • Notice to employees advising of this right must specify date, time and location for review

  12. Appendix C Titles • New title series under Article XI of the Policies of the Board of Trustees for major fundraising positions

  13. Part-time appointments – Appendix A-30 • Term appointments for part-time faculty are to be made for a full year as opposed to one semester

  14. Leave Donation • Non-family members can now donate across agency lines for vacation donation

  15. CompensationCSEA Nancy Battaglia Assistant Director, Payroll and Appointment Processing

  16. CSEA – Across the Board Increases • $800 bonus upon ratification, pro-rated for part-time (paid in check of 6/30/2004) • 2.50% increase in April, 2004 (to be paid in check of 7/28/2004) • 2.75% increase in April, 2005 • 3.00% increase in April, 2006 and • $800 increase on Base Salary on 03/31/2007

  17. CSEA – Other Compensation • Inconvenience Pay: Increase from $500 to $550 per year • Holiday Pay: For the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays – holiday pay AND compensatory time earned at time and one-half

  18. CSEA – Other Compensation • Overtime Meal Allowance: Increased from $5 to $5.50 per meal. No longer necessary to be contiguous. Less than full-time employees are eligible when they meet the same criteria as full-time employees

  19. CSEA – Other Compensation • Compensatory Time for Overtime Worked • Effective: January 1, 2005 • Eligibility: Grade 22 and below • Allow for eligible employees to choose compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a week • Earn 1.5 hours of compensatory time for every hour of overtime worked • Allowed to accumulate to a maximum of 120 hours • Cash-out value is at the rate of pay earned at the time of liquidation • Three year pilot program; employee may choose to participate for a one year period at a time

  20. Contract ChangesCSEA Robinette Woods Assistant Director, Employee Relations

  21. Health and Safety - Article 15 • Increase of current amount by 5% retroactive • CSEA and the State agreed to discuss five specific safety and health issues in the Statewide Committee: • Workplace temperatures, imminent danger situations, minimizing/eliminating hazards, ergonomics, and workplace security

  22. Out of Title Work - Article 24 • Employees are no longer required to file additional Out of Title grievances when management fails to cease the Out of Title assignment/s • Agencies can extend payment for two three month periods • After six months of extended work, Agency must go to GOER for a final extension payment

  23. Seniority (OSU) - Article 44 • Added clarifying language with respect to breaks in service • Approved leaves of absence shall not constitute breaks in service: -Military leave, maternity leave, child rearing leave, probationary leave

  24. Seniority (ASU) - Article 44 • Includes clarifying language for uninterrupted permanent State service • The definition of seniority is permanent State service without a break of more than one year, unless on an approved leave of absence

  25. Uniform Maintenance Allowance • Institutional Services Unit (ISU): • Added title of Medical Office Assistant • Increased to $48 for Part-Time Employees and $68 for Full–Time Employees • Work related clothing allowance increased to $38 from $30

  26. Work-related Clothing Allowance (OSU) - Article 49 • Increased to $52 per employee from $44 • Tools: $175 annual allowance from $150

  27. Leave Donation • Non family members can now donate across agency lines • Effective upon ratification and expires on March 31, 2007 unless management and the Union agree to extension

  28. Benefits UpdateUUP and CSEA Elizabeth Dundon Manager, Benefits Administration and Time and Attendance

  29. Sick Leave Credit for Retirement for CSEA and UUP • The number of days of accrued sick leave that can be applied toward retirement State service for employees enrolled in the Teachers’ or the Employees’ Retirement System will increase from 165 days to 200 days • This will equate to approximately 6.66 months of state service

  30. Domestic Partner Coverage • Effective January 1, 2005, an employee may enroll a domestic partner after they have been in the partnership for at least six months (previously one year) • There will now be a one year waiting period from the termination date of the previous partner’s coverage before an employee may again enroll a domestic partner (previously two years)

  31. Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) • DCAA is continued to allow employees to put money away pre-tax through payroll deductions for child care, elder care or disabled care • The State will contribute between $200 and $600 on an income sensitive sliding scale

  32. Gross Salary Up to $35,000 $35,001 to $45,000 $45,001 to $55,000 $55,001 to $65,000 Over $65,000 Employer Contribution $600 $500 $400 $300 $200 DCAA (con’t)

  33. Health Care Spending Account • Effective July 1, 2004, Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Expenses are reimbursable through the HCSA for certain bargaining units: • CSEA • M/C • UUP • Working to implement a debit card for this account

  34. OTC Eligible Expenses • Allergy Remedies • Antacids • Cold Remedies • Pain Remedies • See the web at: http://www.flexspend.state.ny.us/

  35. Health Insurance Changes • ID cards for the Empire Plan will no longer have the employee’s social security number • HMOs will follow in the next year

  36. Empire Plan • Co-payment for office visit to increase effective 1/1/05 • CSEA - $12 • UUP - $15

  37. Maternity and Childrearing Leave • Leave for seven months can be delayed if child is required to remain hospitalized after birth • If leave begins and the child is required to be hospitalized the seven month leave can be suspended for a single continuous period • Entitlement to leave expires one year from date of birth

  38. CSEA Employees Only • The following information is for CSEA represented employees only • This includes ASU, ISU and OSU

  39. Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) • Eligible CSEA employees may exchange previously accrued vacation credits and/ or personal leave for a dollar credit to be applied toward the employee share of their health insurance premium

  40. PEP Eligibility • In a salary grade below grade 18 • Have vacation/personal leave balance of 8 days or more • Enrolled in Empire Plan or an HMO • Will be pro-rated for part-time employees

  41. PEP – Pilot Program • The pilot program for 2004 is from August 2 until August 27, 2004 • Memos were sent out to eligible employees on August 2, 2004.

  42. PEP – (con’t) • Enrollment for 2005 will be in November 2004 • Exchange 3 days for $400 credit • Applied toward NYSHIP premiums for 1/1/05 to 12/31/05 • HRS will notify eligible employees via a memo

  43. PEP - (con’t) • This program will be extended into 2006 and will expire 12/31/06 unless the union and management agree to extend it

  44. Sick Leave Accumulation-Article 10 • Up to a total of 200 sick leave credits can be used for both retirement service credit and to pay for health insurance in retirement

  45. Sick Leave at Half-Pay-Article 10 • No waiting period unless the employee was formally disciplined for leave abuse during the previous year • Previously CSEA employees had a waiting period based on bargaining unit • Employees who were formally disciplined may serve a waiting period up to 10 days

  46. Less than Full-Time Employees • The Leave Adjustment Program for part-time salaried employees will now be permanent • HRS will send out further information to the Time and Attendance record keepers this fall

  47. Educational Leave • Management can allow an employee whose position requires either a certification or professional license (not Class D Driver’s license) as a minimum qualification up to 3 days of leave a year to attend programs(s) required to attain or maintain the license or certification • Does not accumulate from year to year

  48. UUP Employees only • The following information pertains to UUP employees only

  49. Health Insurance Eligibility • Part-time UUP professional and non-teaching faculty must earn the following annual salary to be eligible for health insurance, dental and vision benefits: • $11,532 from 7/2/04 to 7/1/05 • $11,839 from 7/2/05 to 7/1/06 • $12,205 from 7/2/06 to 7/1/07

  50. How Annual Salary is Calculated for Part-Time UUP employees • Biweekly UUP employees: • Multiply the biweekly salary by 21 • Hourly UUP employees • Multiply hourly rate x FTE x 2088 • Calendar year • Multiply full-time salary by FTE

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