Announcements

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.  

SUNY Oswego employees’ lives have changed drastically in the past couple of weeks. Whether you are required to report to work at this time or working from home, it can be challenging and stressful.  Linda Carignan-Everts, EAP Wellness Coordinator held  a presentation on Solutions for Managing Stress During a Crisis on May 1, 2020. If you were unable to attend the presentation, please view the powerpoint for important tips on how to manage stress during this crisis. 

It is always a good idea to periodically review your beneficiaries for your retirement system and update them, 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.

In follow up to the email you received on Friday from President Stanley, Human Resources would like to share some important updates with you regarding your work status. 

The Governor has extended his directive for all non-essential State employees to work remotely until at least April 29. As a result, all telecommuting applications previously approved and on file with Human Resources now have an extended approval date through at least April 29, 2020. Please continue to work directly with your supervisor on your individual work plan. 

 To schedule a remote conference/virtual meeting with a retirement vendor, please see information below.

AIG/VALIC:    Click here to schedule a virtual meeting or phone appointment  with an AIG representative. 

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, employees eligible for personal leave will have the ability to carry over unused personal leave that was or would have been lost between the dates of March 9, 2020 to May 31, 2020 until their next anniversary date.   

During these unprecedented times, we strongly encourage our employees to enroll in direct deposit and/or opt out of receiving paper paystubs.  Direct deposit will ensure prompt delivery and avoid the delay that occurs in it being mailed directly from The Treasury.  This will also help reduce the extra costs of mailing your paycheck and/or paystub.

To protect the health of our employees we are currently forgoing any face to face meetings and training sessions with our Retirement Plan investment providers. You can request a virtual meeting or phone consolation with your provider.  Below is information on how to contact each retirement system and set up a meeting.  If you already had a meeting scheduled the provider should have reached out to you directly to make accommodations to meet virtually. 

Optional Retirement Program (ORP)