The Human Resources Office at SUNY Oswego is committed to keeping our campus community informed and supported. This page provides timely updates on important HR news, upcoming deadlines, employee programs, and policy changes.
Whether you’re looking for information on benefits, professional development opportunities, or workplace initiatives, you’ll find the latest announcements here to help you stay connected and engaged.
Mandatory COVID-19 testing of CSEA employees
As you may know, SUNY and CSEA have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) requiring mandatory COVID-19 testing of CSEA employees. As a result, effective immediately, all CSEA employees who are required to report to campus in person for some or all of their work obligations are required to get tested for COVID-19.
Employee COVID-19 (saliva) testing will be held at the Lee Hall Testing Center every week according to the schedule listed below:
Mandatory COVID-19 testing of UUP employees
Dear UUP Employees,
As you may know, SUNY and UUP have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) requiring mandatory COVID-19 testing of UUP employees. As a result, effective immediately, all UUP employees who are required to report to campus in person for some or all of their work obligations are required to get tested for COVID-19.
Additional Voluntary Employee COVID-19 Testing
Dear Faculty and Staff,
I am pleased to announce that SUNY Oswego will be offering two additional COVID-19 (saliva) voluntary testing opportunities on campus for employees next week. Testing will be held in Lee Hall on:
Federal Payroll Tax Holiday
This message is in response to questions and concerns about the Federal Payroll Tax Holiday. At this time, SUNY Oswego has received no information from the Office of State Comptroller (OSC) regarding the payroll tax holiday put into effect this month by Executive Order of the federal government. The Executive Order provides for Social Security tax normally withheld from payroll to be deferred through the end of 2020 and repaid in 2021. However, SUNY Oswego cannot implement the deferral of such tax without further direction from OSC and SUNY.
New Human Resources Electronic Processes
Human Resources is pleased to announce the rollout of the new electronic forms through Hirezon/Interview Exchange. The following forms have been converted to an electronic process:
Undergraduate Student Assistant Appointment Process
Due to budget restrictions and limitations, undergraduate student hiring is only allowed on a critical basis and requires the respective Vice President approval. The information outlined here does not provide permission to hire, but rather contains information about the new electronic process for submitting approved undergraduate student appointment forms.
Employee Training: "New York State COVID-19 Response: Return to Work" video
SUNY Oswego's Office of Human Resources is announcing today the launch of the “New York State COVID-19 Response: Return to Work” training video. All employees are required to complete this 12-minute training video.
SUNY Oswego Workplace Entry Guidelines
As we prepare to head into the new academic year, the College will begin to phase in additional employees to work on campus. Please remember that your supervisor and/or department head will be communicating with you when/how you will return to campus.
Questions and Communication on Employee Daily Health Screening
To better serve our employees, Human Resources has a dedicated email address - [email protected] which can be used to submit any questions or correspondence you may have about the Employee Daily Health Screening.
Helpful Information Regarding Covid 19
To find out more about what the health insurance covers regarding testing and other updates please first click this link, check 'I am a NY State Employee' and click continue. Then choose your appropriate bargaining unit from the drop down menu, choose your health insurance plan and click finish. After that you should be able to click the following links for
