MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING
between
THE STATE OF
and
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION, AFL-CIO
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into by the State of
The State and the
I. The Productivity
Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible employees to exchange previously
accrued annual leave (vacation) and/or personal leave in return for a credit to
be applied toward their employee share of NYSHIP premiums on a biweekly
basis. In no case can the credit
available under the program be applied to the employer share of NYSHIP premiums.
II. The program will be available for six
months in calendar year 2008 and for the entire calendar year in 2009, 2010
and 2011 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Full-time employees who enroll in the program in any of these years
will forfeit a total of 1˝ days for calendar year
2008 and/or 3 days for 2009, 2010, and 2011 of annual and/or
personal leave standing to their credit at the time of enrollment in return for a credit of up to $400 $225
for 2008 and/or $450 beginning January
1, 2009 and/or $500 beginning January 1, 2010 to be applied
toward the employee share of NYSHIP premiums deducted from biweekly paychecks
in that year. During
each of these years 2008 the credit will be divided evenly among the
State paydays that fall between July
1 and
For 2008 the enrollment
period will be conducted prior to the effective date. The enrollment
period for each of these the remaining program years
will be conducted during the month of October immediately preceding that year.
III.
The program will be available to eligible
part-time employees on a prorated basis.
IV.
In order to enroll an employee must:
·
Be a classified or unclassified service
employee in a title below Salary Grade 18 or equated to a position below Salary
Grade 18;
·
Be an employee covered by the 2003-07 2007-2011
New York State/PEF Collective Bargaining Agreement;
·
Have a sufficient leave balance to make the
full leave forfeiture at the time of enrollment without bringing their combined
annual and personal leave balances below 8 days; and
·
Be a NYSHIP enrollee and contract holder in
either the Empire Plan or an HMO at the time of enrollment.
Once enrolled, employees continue
to participate unless they separate from State service or cease to be NYSHIP
contract holders. Leave forfeited in
association with this program will not be returned, in whole or in part, to
employees who cease to be eligible for participation in the program.
V.
Employees
must submit a separate enrollment form for each program year in which they wish
to participate.
VI.
During
any calendar year in which an employee participates, the credit established
upon enrollment in the program will be adjusted only if the employee moves
between individual and family coverage under NYSHIP during that calendar year.
VII.
Disputes
arising from this program are not subject to the grievance procedures contained
in the 2003-07
2007-2011 State/PEF collective bargaining agreement.
VIII. The
program will end on 2007
FOR THE STATE: FOR THE
_____________________ _________________________
John Currier
Deputy Director for
Contract Negotiation President
and Administration Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO
Governor’s Office
of Employee Relations
Date: Date:
MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING
between
THE STATE OF
and
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
FEDERATION, AFL-CIO
This Memorandum of
Understanding is entered into by the State of
The State and the
I. The Productivity
Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible employees to exchange previously
accrued personal leave in return for a credit to be applied toward their
employee share of NYSHIP premiums on a biweekly basis. In no case can the credit available under the
program be applied to the employer share of NYSHIP premiums.
II. The program will be available for six
months in calendar year 2008 and for the entire calendar year in 2009, 2010
and 2011 2005, 2006 and 2007. Full-time employees who enroll in the program
in any of these years will forfeit 1 or 1˝ days for
calendar year 2008 and/or 1, 2
or 3
days for 2009, 2010, and 2011 of personal leave standing to their credit at
the time of enrollment in return for a
credit to be applied toward the employee share of NYSHIP premiums deducted from
biweekly paychecks in that year. In
each year that the program is available, this This credit will be
worth up to $133.33 $75 for each half-day during 2008. This credit will be worth up to $150 beginning each of these
years 2008 the credit will be divided evenly among the
State paydays that fall between July
1 and
For 2008 the
enrollment period will be conducted prior to the effective date. The enrollment period for each of these the remaining program years will be conducted during the month of October immediately
preceding that year.
III.
The program will be available to eligible
part-time employees on a prorated basis.
IV.
In order to enroll an employee must:
·
Be a classified or unclassified service
employee in a title below Salary Grade 18 or equated to a position below Salary
Grade 18;
·
Be an employee covered by the 2003-07 2007-2011
New York State/PEF Collective Bargaining Agreement; and
·
Be a NYSHIP enrollee and contract holder in
either the Empire Plan or an HMO at the time of enrollment.
Once enrolled, employees continue to participate
unless they separate from State service or cease to be NYSHIP contract
holders. Leave forfeited in association
with this program will not be returned, in whole or in part, to employees who
cease to be eligible for participation in the program.
V.
Employees must submit a separate
enrollment form for each program year in which they wish to participate.
VI.
During any calendar year in which an
employee participates, the credit established upon enrollment in the program
will be adjusted only if the employee moves between individual and family
coverage under NYSHIP during that calendar year.
VII.
Disputes arising from this program are
not subject to the grievance procedures contained in the 2003-07 2007-2011 State/PEF collective bargaining agreement.
VIII.
The program will end on 2007
FOR THE STATE: FOR THE
_____________________ _________________________
John Currier Kenneth
Brynien
Deputy Director for
Contract Negotiation and President
Administration Employees Federation, AFL-CIO
Governor’s Office of
Employee Relations
Date: Date: