Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) for PEF

The Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible PEF represented employees to exchange previously accrued annual (vacation) and/or personal leave for a credit to be applied toward their employee share of NYSHIP Health Insurance premiums on a bi-weekly basis.

For Plan Year 2016 PEP Allows:

• Full-time employees in Salary Grades 1-17 who enroll in the program may elect to forfeit either 3 days (22.5 hours for a 37.5 hour workweek, 24 hours for a 40 hour workweek) or 6 days (45 hours for a 37.5 hour workweek, 48 hours for a 40 hour workweek) of annual and/or personal leave for a credit of either $500 ($19.23 bi-weekly) or $1000 ($38.46 bi-weekly).
• Full-time employees in Salary Grades 18-24 who enroll in the program to forfeit a total of 2 days (15 hours for a 37.5 hour workweek, 16 hours for a 40 hour workweek) or 4 days (30 hours for a 37.5 hour workweek, 32 hours for a 40 hour workweek) of annual and /or personal leave for a credit of either $500 ($19.23 bi-weekly) or $1000 ($38.46 bi-weekly).
• Eligible part-time employees may elect to participate on a pro-rated basis in accordance with their employment percentage of effort.

This credit will be applied towards the bi-weekly health insurance premiums paid in the 2016 plan year.

Eligibility Criteria to Enroll:

• PEF represented employees in a title Salary Grade 24 or below or equated to a position at or below Salary Grade 24;
• Have a combined balance of annual and personal leave of at least 8 days after making the forfeiture; and
• Be a NYSHIP enrollee (contract holder) at the time of enrollment.

Eligible employees may elect to participate in the Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) by completing the enrollment form found at http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr Choose Forms and Publications, Time & Attendance. Submit the enrollment form by Friday, January 8, 2016 close of business to:

Human Resource Services
Administration Building - Room 390
Zip - 0751

A complete description of the program is available on the civil service website at http://www.cs.ny.gov/attendance_leave/pb15-03.pdf. If you require additional information regarding the program, please contact Des Jessop at (631) 632-6181.