CSEA PEP 2024

The 2024 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 2024. 

The enrollment period for the 2024 calendar year is from November 1, 2023 to December 11, 2023. 

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).  

Full time employees in SG 18-24 who meet eligibility requirements will forfeit either 2.5 days for up to a $750 annual health insurance credit (will receive a bi-weekly credit of $28.85) or 5 days for up to a $1500 annual health insurance credit (will receive a bi-weekly credit of $57.69).

The days will be deducted from your accrued balance at the time of enrollment. 

Part-Time Employees

Part time annual salaried employees who meet the eligibility requirements will be eligible to participate on a prorated basis in accordance with their payroll percentage. 

The following are the criteria for eligibility for enrollment in the PEP program.

• For CSEA represented employees, be a classified or unclassified service employee in the Executive branch in a title at Salary grade 24 or below.

• Have a minimum combined balance of annual and personal leave of at least 8 days after making the forfeiture; and

• Be a NYSHIP enrollee in either the Empire Plan or an HMO at the time of enrollment. 

To sign up click here, fill out the PEP Election form online. Online forms must be submitted by close of business December 11, 2023.  

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

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Date Posted: 11/1/2023