Announcements

Program Description:  The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) helps New York State employees and their family members cope with personal problems which negatively affect their lives and which might intrude upon their jobs.  Emotional stress, family disintegration, financial and legal difficulties, alcoholism, drug abuse and marital disruption impair not only an employee’s personal life, but workplace productivity.  EAP was formed with the knowledge that such problems can be addressed and treated with appropriate help.  It is

The NYS/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committee is pleased to offer FREE online professional development to all UUP-represented employees.  Please see attached flyers for more information.

Please visit this webpage for the most up-to-date information from your Human Resources and Payroll offices.

Date Posted:  June 23, 2020

Yesterday we learned that the Governor issued an executive order declaring the observance of Juneteenth a holiday for all state employees. Effective immediately, this Friday, June 19, 2020 will be recognized as a paid holiday.

If you are not required to work, you shall be entitled to leave at full pay without charge to existing accruals. If you are required to work, you shall receive one day of compensatory time.

The Department of Civil Service recently informed us of changes that have been made to previous time off to vote bulletins.

Legislation passed in April, 2020 amending the Election Law. Employees may take up to two hours of paid leave to vote in any election in New York State, when the employee does not have sufficient time to vote before or after their work shift.

We are pleased to share with you additional information and procedures about the recently negotiated agreement between SUNY and UUP regarding continuing and permanent appointment flexibility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement included the following:

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We have been advised by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations that another day will not be designated to be observed as a holiday by State employees in lieu of July 4, 2020.

Full-time employees who are entitled to observe holidays, and are not scheduled to work on Saturday, July 4, will be credited with holiday compensatory time after July 4, 2020. 

The date to utilize a 2019 Memorial Day or Independence Day holiday compensatory time has been extended to December 31, 2020.

University-wide Human Resources will be automatically extending the expiration date to 12/31/2020 for anyone who has a balance for either of these compensatory holidays in the SUNY Time and Attendance System. Please click here to see the full agreement document.

Agreements between GOER and NYSCOPBA, Council 82 and PBANYS Unions have been reached to grant relief from contractual limits on vacation forfeiture because of staffing needs resulting from the State’s response to the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19.

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training (Partnership) is pleased to announce the 2020 Summer Webinar Series. Webinars allow CSEA-represented New York State employees the opportunity to learn from the convenience of their office or home.

In order to participate in a webinar, employees need access to a phone, computer, and an internet connection. Participants access a website to see the instructor's computer screen and participate by using a telephone.

SUNY Perks at Work is an online discount program with offers from a wide variety of nationally recognized merchants, vendors, and providers in many categories including electronics, toys, apparel, flowers & gifts, and home.