Announcements

NYS/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committees is pleased to announce a new program for Certification and License Renewals.

 Application and Guidelines can be found here:   https://oer.ny.gov/nysuupjlmc

 Please see attached announcement.

Our Voya Financial representative, Aaron Cahill, will be holding one-on-one in person meetings on Wednesday, January 31st at the Marano Campus Center Room 226. 

 Click Here to Reserve a Meeting!

 Open meetings, times are adjustable, can help with optional retirement plan (ORP) and Voluntary 403b retirement plan enrollment/changes/consolidations. Get answers to your investment, planning, and protection questions. 

The Department of Civil Service is alerting you, at your request, that the following examination announcements have been updated and added to our public website.

Promotion and transition examinations are open to current State employees. You can apply for promotion and transition examinations online. Each examination title listed below links to the relevant examination announcement, which provides information on how and where to apply

Continuous recruitment promotion examinations — applications for most continuous recruitment examinations are accepted anytime.

The Department of Civil Service is alerting you, at your request, that the following examination announcements have been updated and added to our public website.

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.  

The Operational Services Unit (OSU) clothing allowance is back for fiscal year 2023-2024. The payment to individuals is limited to $78.00 per fiscal year, for each full-time OSU employee performing traditional “hands-on” operational duties and who were on the payroll on October 1, 2023.
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, 2024.

The Minimum Wage for student assistant employees will increase from $14.20 to $15.00 per hour, effective December 21, 2023.

All student assistant employees currently paid below $15.00 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. 

We have received notice that the health insurance rates for 2024 have been established. The deadline for changing health insurance options is December 29, 2023.