CUNY Bulletin No. CU-248

Subject
Payment of CUNY Nurses’ Health Specialty Differential
Date Issued
January 26, 2006

Purpose

To provide agencies with procedures for processing payment of the Nurses’ Health Specialty Differential.

Affected Employees

Employees in the following titles:

  • Staff Nurse
  • Staff Nurse (hourly)
  • Nurse Practitioner

Background

The annual payment of the Nurses’ Health Specialty Differential is made in accordance with the 2000-2002 agreement with the New York State Nurses Association (Bargaining Unit TE) and the City University of New York.

Effective Date(s)

Paychecks dated 2/16/06

Eligible Employees

All Staff Nurses (Annual and Hourly) and Nurse Practitioners who meet the eligibility criteria contained in the memorandum dated December 9, 2005 from Carmelo Batista, Jr. are eligible for the following Health Specialty Differentials:

  • Full-time employees who are Active on 12/15/05 receive $625.00.
  • Hourly employees who work 950 or more hours during the calendar year of January 1 through December 31, 2005 receive $350.00.
  • Hourly employees who work less than 950 hours during the calendar year of January 1 through December 31, 2005 receive $175.00.

Agency Actions

Agencies must submit the payment for the Nurses’ Health Specialty Differential in the Time Entry page using the Earn Code HSD.

Earnings Begin Date: 12/15/05 ANN or 12/31/05 HRY
Earnings End Date: Same as above
Earn Code: HSD
Amount: Applicable Amount

Questions

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations at CUNY Central Office.