Payroll Bulletin

Date: March 25, 2005	Bulletin Number: SU-111

Subject	SUNY Management Confidential (M/C) Bargaining Unit 13 Discretionary Increases
Purpose	To provide instructions to agencies for processing M/C Discretionary Increases.
Affected Employees	SUNY M/C employees in Bargaining Unit 13 (BU13).
Background	Chapter 103 of the Laws of 2004, which implements the agreement between the State and various bargaining units, provides for Discretionary Increases for M/C BU13 employees.
Effective Date(s)	2.75% Discretionary Increase is effective 4/7/05, Pay Period 1L. 1% Discretionary Increase is effective 7/1/05, Pay Period 7L.
Eligibility Criteria	2.75% Discretionary Increase Eligibility Criteria Employees in BU13 must be Active or on an approved Leave on the eligibility date of 3/31/05. 1% Discretionary Increase Eligibility Criteria Employees in BU13 must be Active or on an approved Leave on the eligibility date of 6/30/05)
Agency Actions	Agencies are required to complete M/C Discretionary Salary Increase rosters in EmplID order. The roster must be signed by the College President and forwarded to SUNY System Administration. All Discretionary Increases must be entered by SUNY for processing. To process the 2.75% Increase for eligible employees, agencies must submit a Job Action Request transaction using the Action/Reason of Pay Rt Chg/CFS (Cor Fy Sal) and the effective date of 4/7/05. To process the 1% Increase for eligible employees, agencies must submit a Job Action Request transaction using the Action/Reason of Pay Rt Chg/SIC (Salary Increase) and the effective date of 7/01/05. Subsequent Rows Agencies must submit Pay Rate Change transactions using the Action/Reason of Pay Rt Chg/CSL (Correct Salary) to update any subsequent rows that appear on the employee’s Job Data record provided the employee remained in BU13.
Questions	Questions concerning these increases should be directed to SUNY System Administration. Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox.