Announcements

In a follow up to my Jan. 24, 2022 message regarding vaccination and surveillance testing for employees, please find additional details regarding monthly testing and on-campus booster clinics this semester.

Get Tested

As a reminder, employees who have not provided proof of vaccination must continue mandatory weekly testing.  Vaccinated employees who have not yet received their booster shot (or have not provided proof of having received their booster) are required to participate in monthly surveillance testing. 

We are pleased to announce that the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER)Work Life Services (WLS) will again offer virtual Winter/Spring 2022 NYS Pre-Retirement Sessions from February - June 2022. Using the WebEx platform, these live sessions are conducted bi-weekly over 2 days using the following agenda: 

DIRECTIONS: Pre-Retirement Webinars Winter/Spring 2022 

Session Dates: 

February  

Webinar Session I: Feb 8th & Feb 9th   

Webinar Session II: Feb 22th & Feb 23rd  

 March  

Webinar Session I: Mar 8th & Mar 9th   

As previously communicated, the SUNY telecommuting policy issued on August 2, 2021 is set to expire on December 31, 2021. This policy has been extended through June 30, 2022 with no other changes.

At this time, any existing previously approved telecommuting arrangements will continue as-is. Should there be a change to your approved telecommuting agreement, you will be notified directly by Human Resources. Employees with existing approved agreements are not required to re-apply at this time.

Governor’s Office of Employee Relations has announced the following updates for the Flexible Spending Account.    

Health Care Spending Account Carryover for Plan Year 2021

Employees will now be able to use up to $550 of their remaining 2021 Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) towards eligible expenses incurred during the 2022 calendar year. Employees must be enrolled as of December 31, 2021 for carryover to occur. The last day to submit claims is March 31, 2023. 

Dependent Care Advantage Account Grace Period Extended

During negotiations for the 2016-2022 State/UUP Agreement, the parties agreed to develop guidelines and a methodology for a salary equity study to be conducted at each campus. The purpose of such study is to identify compression and inversion for UUP-represented employees. Salary inversion may exist when new employees are hired at salaries higher than experienced employees; compression may exist when salaries of experienced employees fail to maintain distance above salaries of new employees.

A State/SUNY/UUP executive-level committee developed guidelines and a methodology to analyze and identify the extent of salary compression and inversion, and the adopted guidelines and methodology have been utilized at SUNY Oswego. 

For more information regarding these important options, please see attached document.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office of Human Resources at 315-312-2230 or hr@oswego.edu.

Please visit the HR announcements page for the most up-to-date information from the college’s Human Resources and Payroll Offices.

Date Posted: 12/1/2021

Full-time employees who are entitled to observe holidays, and are not scheduled to work on Saturday, December 25 or Saturday, January 1, will be credited with regular holiday compensatory time after each holiday.

Employees who are regularly scheduled to work on Saturday will observe Saturday, December 25 and Saturday, January 1 as a holiday unless required to work. Any employee required to work on either day will receive either paid holiday pay or granted holiday compensatory time off (holiday leave), as appropriate.

The Operational Services Unit (OSU) clothing allowance is back for fiscal year 2021-2022.  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, 2021.

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, 2022.

Direct Employee Allowance

The Minimum Wage for Student Assistant Employees is increasing from $12.50 to $13.20 per hour, effective December 23, 2021. All Student Assistant employees currently paid below $13.20 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 x3641 or via email at payroll@oswego.edu.