Announcements

Juneteenth 2021 Holiday

We have been advised by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations that another day will not be designated as an observed holiday by State employees in lieu of June 19, 2021.

Full-time employees who are entitled to observe holidays, and are not scheduled to work on Saturday, June 19, will be credited with holiday compensatory time after June 19, 2021. 

Summer hours for office employees will begin effective Monday, May 17, 2021. Hours will be 8:00 am to 4:00 pm with a one-half hour lunch break.​ ​Summer hours will remain in effect through Friday, August 13, 2021. Regular office hours will resume as of Monday, August 16, 2021.

It is always a good idea to periodically review the beneficiaries for your retirement system and make necessary updates, especially if you have had any recent changes in your life. The Office of Human Resources does not have access to view or change your beneficiaries, so you will need to do that on your own.  Choosing a beneficiary for your retirement system is very important.

TIAA is offering Live Webinars during the month of May.  Please see attached flyer for topics, dates and times for TIAA's Live May Webinars. 

Please visit the HR Announcements page for the most up to date information from the Human Resources and Payroll Offices. 

Date Posted:  4/19/2021

Human Resources would like to announce the annual rollout of mandatory online training courses through the Thomson Reuters Compliance Learning Program. These include: Preventing Workplace Violence, Domestic Violence Prevention in the Workplace, Child Sexual Abuse Reporting, Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, Right to Know, and Information Security Awareness.

The Statewide Telecommuting Pilot Program that has been in place since March 2020 for state employees has been further extended through July 2, 2021 for CSEA, UUP and PEF-represented employees, as well as management/confidential employees.

The Office of Human Resources is pleased to announce a newly developed SUNY Oswego Phased Retirement Program. We know that planning for retirement is a highly individualized process and there are many factors to consider. This spring, those planning for retirement have another option. Thoughtfully designed to allow an employee to gradually transition into retirement by working less than full-time, it is our hope that this program will support you with your retirement planning efforts as you plan for your future.

We are pleased to inform you that the annual vacation accrual cap for CSEA employees has been extended. Normally, any vacation accruals in excess of 40 days at the close of business on March 31st are forfeited to bring vacation leave credits down to 40 days on April 1st. However, unused annual leave can now be carried over for an additional period through December 31, 2021.

These changes will automatically be reflected in the SUNY Time and Attendance system.  No action on your part is necessary.

As a reminder, SUNY Oswego employees can access the Human Resources Self-Service module which allows employees to update personnel information via the SUNY HR portal (same system used for time and attendance). It is a good time of year to take a look at your information and make any necessary updates!

Governor Cuomo recently signed legislation granting employees time off to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Effective immediately, employees will be granted up to four hours of excused leave per injection that does not need to be charged against any other leave the employee has earned or accrued. For State employees, time off to receive the COVID-19 vaccination can be requested by using the non-chargeable drop down menu in Time and Attendance. SUNY programmers are working to add a specific non-chargeable category as soon as possible.