State Agencies Bulletin No. 1825

Subject
April 2020 Security Performance Advances
Date Issued
March 23, 2020

Purpose

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2020 Security Performance Advances and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically.

Affected Employees

Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility criteria are affected:

  • Security Services Unit (SSU)
BU01 and BU21
  • Agency Police Services Unit (APSU)
BU31
  • Security Supervisors Unit (SSPU)
BU61 and BU91

Background

The following Chapter Laws provide for payment of performance advances on April 1 to eligible employees based on the appropriate 2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91), or 2014 Salary Schedule (BU31).

Chapter 24 of the Laws of 2019 implemented the 2016-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the NYS Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) for interest arbitration eligible members of the Security Services Unit (BU01) and interest arbitration ineligible members of the Security Services Unit (BU21).

Chapter 15 of the Laws of 2012 implemented the 2005-2015 Agreement between the State of New York and the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, Inc. (PBANYS) for members of the Agency Police Service Unit (BU31).

Chapter 257 of the Laws of 2012 implemented the 2009-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and the NYS Law Enforcement Officers’ Union, District Council 82 (Council 82) for interest arbitration eligible members (BU61) and interest arbitration ineligible members (BU91) of the Security Supervisors Unit.

Effective Date(s)

The April 2020 Security Performance Advances will be paid using the following effective dates and check dates:

Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Effective Date Check Date
Institution 1 Lag 03/26/2020 04/23/2020
Administration 1 Lag 04/02/2020 04/29/2020

Eligibility Criteria

Performance Advance

Employees in graded positions (Grade 101-125) and NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 101-125) and whose basic annual salary is below the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the payment effective date based on the appropriate 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule ( BUs 61 and 91) or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31) are eligible for the April 2020 Security Performance Advance provided the employee:

  • Is in a BU01, BU21, BU31, BU61 or BU91 position on the payment effective date; and
  • Has completed one hundred (100) work days in such grade during fiscal year 2019-2020; and
  • Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN on the payment effective date; and
  • Was rated at least “Satisfactory” or its equivalent on their last rating date.

Promotion Recalculation

Employees who would have been eligible to receive the April 2020 Security Performance Advance but were promoted to a higher grade in any bargaining unit prior to April 2020 may be eligible for a revised promotion salary (promotion recalculation) provided the employee is not eligible for a performance advance in the higher grade in April 2020.

Ineligible for Performance Advance

Employees with an “Unsatisfactory” evaluation on their last rating date are ineligible to receive the April 2020 Security Performance Advance. The agency must submit a Data Chg on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code USP (Unsat Perf) and an increment code of 7777 in the Incr. Code field to withhold the performance advance. The effective date should be the employee’s last rating date. This transaction should be submitted as soon as practicable following the employee’s rating date and must be submitted prior to the automatic processing of the April 2020 Security Performance Advances.

In addition, employees new to a Security bargaining unit who have not completed one hundred (100) work days in their grade on the payment effective date are also ineligible to receive an April 2020 Security Performance Advance. These employees are identified using Increment Code 300X.

If Increment Code 300X appears in an employee’s record at the time of processing the April 2020 Security Performance Advance, the increment code will be updated automatically to indicate the employee’s eligibility for the next performance advance (see OSC Actions).

Control-D Report Available Prior to Processing

The following Control-D report will be available for agency use on 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration). This will give agencies time to correct employees’ records, if necessary, prior to the automatic processing of the April 2020 Security Performance Advances. The report will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order.

NHRP708 – Mass Increment Payment Exception Report

This report is a preliminary listing of employees who appear ineligible to receive the April 2020 Performance Advance, Promotion Recalculation, or Increment Code Update based on information available as of the date the report is produced. Included on the report is one or more of the following messages which identifies the reason(s) the employee’s record will not be updated:

  • Position and Job Do Not Match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position Number on the employee’s Job Data page but the Bargaining Unit, Salary Administration Plan or Grade on the Job Data page and the Position Data page are not equal.
  • FIS Missing – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 0008 and the FIS Amount field is blank.
  • FIS At or Below Current – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 0008 and the value in the FIS Amount field is less than or equal to the employee’s current salary.
  • FIS Below Hiring Rate – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 0008 and the value in the FIS Amount field is less than the Hiring Rate for the employee’s grade on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91), or 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31).
  • Increment Code Missing – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is blank or ‘0000.’
  • Increment Code Invalid – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is other than 300X, 001X, 002X, 003X, 004X, 005X, 006X, 007X, 008X, 0099, 9900, 0008, 2222, 6900.
  • Inc Code Req Review – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 6900 or 2222.
  • Salary Outside Range – if the employee’s salary is equal to or greater than the Current Salary Maximum for the employee’s grade on the 04/01/2019 Salary (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary ( BUs 61 and 91) or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31) based on the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page.
Increment Code on Effective Date Current Salary Maximum
001X Job Rate (Step 7)
004X Long Step 1 (Step 8)
005X Long Step 2 (Step 9)
007X Long Step 3 (Step 10)
9900 Long Step 4 (Step 11)
  • Sal Below Hiring Rate – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 001X, 004X, 005X, 007X, 300X, 9900 or 0008 and the employee’s salary is less than the Hiring Rate for the employee’s grade on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule ( BUs 61 and 91) or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31).
  • Sal At or Above Job Rate – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 300X and the employee’s salary is equal to or greater than the Job Rate for the employee’s grade on the 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule ( BUs 61 and 91) or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31).
  • Insufficient Days – if the increment code is 001X, 004X, 005X, 007X or 9900 and the employee has not completed one hundred (100) work days in their grade. Note: The number of days worked is included on the report.

If an employee appears on this report but is due a performance advance, promotion recalculation, or increment code update, the agency must take the following action:

  • Submit the appropriate transaction(s) on the Job Action Requests page to correct the information on the Job Data row(s). If the row(s) is corrected prior to Institution or Administration Pay Period 1L, the automatic performance advance, promotion recalculation or increment code update will be processed.
  • Submit a Position Change Request to the Position Management Unit if the position information is incorrect on the Position Data page in PayServ but is correct in NYSTEP. The position will be updated to reflect the change and the automatic performance advance, promotion recalculation or increment code update will be processed provided the agency’s position request contains the same information as the position information in NYSTEP.

Agency Actions – Administration or Institution Pay Period 1

The following procedures must be used by the agency when submitting transactions in Institution or Administration Pay Period 1L.

For pay changes, position changes and transfers requested on the Job Action Requests or Transfer Requests page with an effective date on or before 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration):

  • The agency must not include the performance advance in the salary reported in the Pay Rate field.
  • The agency must report the proper increment code for April 2020 in the Incr. Code field.
    For pay changes, position changes and transfers requested on the Job Action Requests or Transfer Requests page with an effective date after 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration):
  • The agency must include, if applicable, the performance advance in the salary reported in the Pay Rate field.
  • The agency must report the projected increment code based on the employee’s next performance advance cycle in the Incr. Code field.

Time Entry

To report miscellaneous earnings that are automatically calculated by the system (e.g., overtime), agencies must separate earnings by pay period so the earnings will not overlap the effective date of the Pay Change transaction.

In addition, agencies must manually update the Pre-Shift Briefing amount paid to employees in BU31, BU61 or BU91 using the Time Entry Earnings Code PS2 (Pre Shift Briefing Adj).

OSC Actions

OSC will process the April 2020 Security Performance Advances, Promotion Recalculations, and Increment Code Updates for those employees who meet the eligibility criteria and have a Payroll Status of Active or Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence due to a Workers’ Compensation Leave on the payment effective date with the following exceptions:

  • Eligible employees in a composite position (identified by Increment Code 2222) on the payment effective date
  • Eligible employees in a position which was previously downward reallocated (identified by Increment Code 6900) on the payment effective date
  • Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of Paid Leave of Absence/SKL (Sick Lv) on the payment effective date

Performance Advance Processing

Performance advances will be processed for eligible employees with Increment Code 001X, 004X, 005X, 007X, or 9900 on the payment effective date. OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration) using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/PAV (Perf Adv) and will increase the employee’s base salary to reflect payment of the performance advance. The employee’s base salary will be capped at the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the payment effective date based on the appropriate 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91), or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31).

Promotion Recalculation Processing

Promotion recalculations will be processed with Increment Code 0008 on the payment effective date for eligible employees who are entitled to a revised promotion salary based on the FIS (Fixed Incremented Salary) Amount on the Job Data/Compensation page. The FIS Amount:

  • Must be equal to or greater than the Hiring Rate of the employee’s grade on the payment effective date based on the appropriate 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91) or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU 31); and
  • Must be greater than the employee’s salary on the payment effective date; and
  • May exceed the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the payment effective date based on the appropriate 04/01/2019 Salary Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91), or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31)

OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration) using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/PMR (Prom Recal) and will update the employee’s salary to reflect the FIS Amount.

Increment Code Update Processing

OSC will automatically update the increment code on the inserted row for employees who receive a performance advance or promotion recalculation as follows:

Current Code Updated Code
001X 001X if the new salary is below Job Rate
006X if the new salary is equal to Job Rate
004X 004X if the new salary is below 10 Year Longevity Step
003X if the new salary is equal to 10 Year Longevity Step
005X 005X if the new salary is below 15 Year Longevity Step
002X if the new salary is equal to 15 Year Longevity Step
007X 007X if the new salary is below 20 Year Longevity Step
008X if the new salary is equal to 20 Year Longevity Step
9900 9900 if the new salary is below 25 Year Longevity Step
0099 if the new salary is equal to 25 Year Longevity Step
0008 Any of the Increment Codes Listed Above – based on the new salary and status of longevity pay

OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration) using the Action/Reason code of Data Chg/CIC (Chg IncCd/or AnnDt/or FIS Sal) and update the following increment code:

Current Code Updated Code
300X 001X if the salary on the payment effective date is equal to or greater than Hiring Rate and below Job Rate

Note: X represents the last digit of the fiscal year in which the next longevity payment is due.

Pre-Shift Briefing Processing

The Pre-Shift Briefing amount paid to employees in BU01, BU21, or BU31 using Additional earnings Code PS1 (Pre Shift Briefing) will be increased by normal processing in accordance with the above payments. OSC will insert a row on the Additional Pay page effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration).

Employees with one of the following amounts will not be increased:

BU01 $40.00 or $80.00
BU21 $30.00 or $60.00
BU31 $24.00 or $48.00

The Pre-Shift Briefing amount paid to employees in BU61, BU91, or some employees in BU31 using Time Entry Earnings Code PS6 (PreSft Brief Auto Calc NY31/61) will calculated based on the new rate.

Control-D Reports Available After Processing

The following Control-D reports will be available for agency review after the automatic payments have been processed. All reports will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order.

NHRP704 – Mass Increment Payment Report

This report identifies all employees who received the automatic April 2020 Performance Advance or Promotion Recalculation on the payment effective date. The report includes the Action/Reason code used as well as the old compensation rate and new compensation rate.

NHRP708 – Mass Increment Payment Exception Report

This report identifies employees who did not receive the automatic April 2020 Performance Advance, Promotion Recalculation or Increment Code Update. Included on the report is one or more of the following messages which identifies the reason(s) the employee’s record was not updated:

  • NYS Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE
  • Position and Job do not match
  • FIS Missing
  • FIS At or Below Current
  • FIS Below Hiring Rate
  • Increment Code Missing
  • Increment Code Invalid
  • Inc Code Req Review
  • Inc Code not in Anniv Dt range
  • Sal Below Hiring Rate
  • Sal At or Above Job Rate
  • Insufficient Days

See Control-D Report Available Prior to Processing for an explanation of these messages.

Agency Actions – Beginning Administration or Institution Pay Period 2

Employees Not Processed Automatically

Beginning in Administration or Institution Pay Period 2L, agencies may submit the appropriate transaction(s) for the following employees who are eligible on the payment effective date but will not be processed automatically. Refer to the appropriate instructions described below:

  1. Eligible employees who are in a composite position (identified by Increment Code 2222) on the payment effective date
  2. Eligible employees who are in a position which was previously downward reallocated (identified by Increment Code 6900) on the payment effective date
  3. Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of Paid Leave of Absence/SKL (Sick Lv) on the payment effective date
  4. Eligible employees who are on a Paid or Unpaid Military Stipend Leave or a Military Leave on the payment effective date
  5. Eligible employees who are Inactive or on a Leave of Absence on the payment effective date

1. Increment Code 2222

Eligible employees who are in a composite position on the payment effective date may receive the April 2020 Security Performance Advance or Promotion Recalculation. Agencies must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code PAV (Perf Adv) or PMR (Prom Recal) effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration). Information regarding the composite position must be included on the General Comments page.

2. Increment Code 6900

Eligible employees who are in a position on the payment effective date which was previously downward reallocated may receive the April 2020 Security Performance Advance. Agencies must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code PAV (Perf Adv) effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration). The performance advance amount is based on the previous grade and the new salary cannot exceed the Job Rate of that grade. Information regarding the payment must be included on the General Comments page.

3. Paid Sick Leave

Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of Paid Leave of Absence/SKL (Sick Lv) on the payment effective date who completed one hundred (100) work days in their grade during fiscal year 2019-2020 may receive the April 2020 Security Performance Advance or Promotion Recalculation. Agencies must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code PAV (Perf Adv) or PMR (Prom Recal) effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration).

4. Military Stipend Leave or Military Leave

Eligible employees who are on a Paid or Unpaid Military Stipend Leave or a Military Leave on the payment effective date may receive the April 2020 Security Performance Advance or Promotion Recalculation when they return to the payroll.

If the effective date of the return from leave transaction is on or before 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration), in addition to entering the Return from Leave on the Job Data page, the agency must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code PAV (Perf Adv) or PMR (Prom Recal) effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration).

If the effective date of the return from leave transaction is after 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration), in addition to entering the Return from Leave on the Job Data page, the agency must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code CSL (Cor Sal) and the effective date of the Return from Leave with the next available sequence number.

5. Inactive or Leave of Absence

Eligible employees who are Inactive or have a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence on the payment effective date and who completed one hundred (100) work days in their grade during fiscal year 2019-2020 may receive the April 2020 Security Performance Advance or Promotion Recalculation when they return to the payroll. In addition, an employee who is Inactive must be rehired within one year to be eligible for the payment.

If the effective date of the rehire or return from leave transaction is on or before 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration), in addition to processing the transaction(s) related to the rehire or return from leave, the agency must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code PAV (Perf Adv) or PMR (Prom Recal) or a Data Chg on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code CIC (Chg IncCd/or AnnDt/or FIS Sal) effective 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration).

If the effective date of the rehire or return from leave transaction is after 03/26/2020 (Institution) or 04/02/2020 (Administration), in addition to processing the transaction(s) related to the rehire or return from leave, the agency must submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code CSL (Cor Sal) or a Data Chg on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code CIC (Chg IncCd/or AnnDt/or FIS Sal) and the effective date of the Rehire or Return from Leave with the next available sequence number.

Questions

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox.

Questions regarding position change requests may be directed to the Position Management mailbox.