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Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-74

Subject
April 2015 District Council 37 (DC37) Salary Increase
Date Issued
March 24, 2015

Purpose

To inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2015 DC37 Salary Increase and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically.

Affected Employees

Employees in the Rent Regulation Services Unit – BU67 in the Division of Housing and Community Renewal who meet the eligibility criteria

Background

Chapter 182 of the Laws of 2014, which implemented the 2011-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and the DC37, provides for a salary increase of two percent (2.00%) for fiscal year 2015-2016 and includes the April 1, 2015 RRSU Salary Schedule.

Effective Date(s)

The April 2015 DC37 Performance Advances will be paid using the following effective date and check date:

Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Payment Effective Date Check Date
Administration 1 Lag 03/26/15 04/22/15

Eligibility Criteria

The following employees are eligible to receive the April 2015 DC37 Salary Increase:

  • Employees with a Pay Basis Code of HRY (Grade 600 or 800)
  • Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who are in a traineeship (Grade 800)
  • Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600)
  • Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) which is equated to a grade (Grade 001-032)
  • Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who are in a graded position (Grade 001-032)

Employees with a Pay Basis Code of FEE are not eligible for the salary increase unless the employee is budgeted as per diem but is paid using FEE.

Control-D Report Available Prior to Processing

The following Control-D report will be available for agency use on 03/26/15 (Administration). This will give agencies time to correct employees’ records, if necessary, prior to the automatic processing of the April 2015 DC37 Salary Increase. The report will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order.

NHRP709 – Mass Salary Increase Exception Report

This report is a preliminary listing of employees who appear ineligible to receive the April 2015 Salary Increase 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.

  • NYS Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE – if the employee’s Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 600 and a value exists in both the Equated to Grade field and the Approved Salary Rate field
  • 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
  • Increment Code Missing – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 001-032 or 600 with a value of 001-032 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Pay Basis Code is ANN and the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is blank or ‘0000’
  • Increment Code Invalid – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 001-032 or 600 with a value of 001-032 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Pay Basis Code is ANN and the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is other than 0001, 0003, 0004, 1001, 1003, 1004, 0069, 2222, 7777, 19XX, 20XX, XX10
  • Increment Code Requires Manual Calculation – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 2222
  • Sal Below Hiring Rate – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 001-032 or 600 with a value of 001-032 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Pay Basis Code is ANN and the employee’s salary on any of the Job Data rows being evaluated is less than the Hiring Rate for the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule

If an employee appears on this report but is due a salary increase, 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 Administration Pay Period 1, the automatic salary increase 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 salary increase will be processed provided the agency’s position request contains the same information as the position information in NYSTEP.

Agency Actions – Administration Pay Period 1

The following procedures must be used by the agency when submitting transactions in Administration Pay Period 1:

For pay changes, position changes and transfers requested on the Job Action Requests or Transfer Requests page with an effective date on or before 03/26/15 (Administration):

  • The agency must not include the April 2015 DC37 Salary Increase or Performance Advance, if applicable, in the salary reported in the Pay Rate field. The 04/01/14 Salary Schedule must be used to calculate the salary.
  • The agency must report the proper increment code for April 2015 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 03/26/15 (Administration):

  • The agency must not include the April 2015 DC37 Salary Increase in the salary reported in the Pay Rate field but must include the April 2015 DC37 Performance Advance from the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, if applicable.
  • The agency must report the projected increment code based on the employee’s next performance advance cycle in the Incr. Code field.

OSC Actions

OSC will process the April 2015 DC37 Salary Increase for the following employees:

  • If the employee meets the eligibility criteria and has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence due to a Workers’ Compensation Leave (Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/WCL, WDL, WPS or WSP) on the payment effective date, OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page effective 03/26/15 (Administration) using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/SAC (Mass Salary Increase).
  • If the employee meets the eligibility criteria but has a Payroll Status of Terminated, Retired or Leave of Absence (not related to a Workers’ Compensation Leave) on the payment effective date and returns to Active status in an eligible position in Administration Pay Period 1 but after the payment effective date, OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CSL (Correct Salary) if the Pay Basis Code is ANN or the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CRT (Change Rate) if the Pay Basis Code is HRY.The row will be inserted using the effective date of the Rehire or Return from Leave action.
  • If the employee is newly hired or transfers into an eligible position in Administration Pay Period 1 but after the payment effective date, OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CSL (Correct Salary) if the Pay Basis Code is ANN or the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CRT (Change Rate) if the Pay Basis Code is HRY. The row will be inserted using the effective date of the Hire, Position Change or Transfer action.
  • OSC will automatically insert a row on the employee’s Job Data page using the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CSL (Correct Salary) if the Pay Basis Code is ANN or the Action/Reason code of Pay Rate Change/CRT (Change Rate) if the Pay Basis Code is HRY for all subsequent rows provided the employee remains in an eligible position.
Calculating the New Compensation Rate

The salary on each inserted row will be calculated as follows:

  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of HRY and a Grade equal to 600 or 800, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest cent.
  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of ANN and a Grade equal to 600 (not equated to a grade) or 800, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar.
  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 600 with an equated grade equal to 001-032 and Increment Code 0069, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar.
  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 001-032 and Increment Code 0069, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar.
  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 600 with an equated grade equal to 001-032 and an increment code other than 0069 or 2222 and the salary is equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary to the same salary step on the 04/01/15 Salary Schedule.
  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 600 with an equated grade equal to 001-032 and an increment code other than 0069 or 2222 and the salary is not equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will process as follows:
    • If the salary is less than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar. If the resulting salary is greater than the Job Rate based on the 04/01/15 Salary Schedule, OSC will reduce the salary to the Job Rate.
    • If the salary is greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar OR increase the salary to the Job Rate based on the 04/01/15 Salary Schedule, whichever is greater.
  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 001-032 and an increment code other than 0069 or 2222 and the salary is equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary to the same salary step on the 04/01/15 Salary Schedule.
  • If the employee has a Pay Basis Code of ANN, a Grade equal to 001-032 and an increment code other than 0069 or 2222 and the salary is not equal to a salary step of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will process as follows:
    • If the salary is less than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar. If the resulting salary is greater than the Job Rate based on the 04/01/15 Salary Schedule, OSC will reduce the salary to the Job Rate.
    • If the salary is greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule, OSC will automatically increase the salary by applying 2.00% rounded to the nearest dollar OR increase the salary to the Job Rate based on the 04/01/15 Salary Schedule, whichever is greater.
Exceptions

Employees in a composite position (identified by Increment Code 2222) will not be processed automatically.

Control-D Reports Available After Processing

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

NHRP704 – Mass Salary Increase Report

This report identifies all employees who received the automatic April 2015 Salary Increase and includes all employees’ salaries that were increased in an eligible bargaining unit.

NHRP709 – Mass Salary Increase Exception Report

This report identifies employees who did not receive the automatic April 2015 Salary Increase. 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 – if the employee’s Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 600 and a value exists in both the Equated to Grade field and the Approved Salary Rate field
  • 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
  • Increment Code Missing – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 001-032 or 600 with a value of 001-032 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Pay Basis Code is ANN and the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is blank or ‘0000’
  • Increment Code Invalid – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 001-032 or 600 with a value of 001-032 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Pay Basis Code is ANN and the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is other than 0001, 0003, 0004, 1001, 1003, 1004, 0069, 2222, 7777, 19XX, 20XX, XX10
  • Increment Code Requires Manual Calculation – if the increment code on the employee’s Job Data page is 2222
  • Sal Below Hiring Rate – if the Grade on the Position Data page (based on the NYS Position Number) is equal to 001-032 or 600 with a value of 001-032 in the Equated to Grade field, and the Pay Basis Code is ANN and the employee’s salary on any of the Job Data rows being evaluated is less than the Hiring Rate for the employee’s grade on the effective date based on the 04/01/14 Salary Schedule

Agency Actions – Beginning Administration Pay Period 2

Employees Who Receive an Increased Hiring Rate in Administration Pay Period 1

Employees who receive an Increased Hiring Rate on or after the payment effective date may not be entitled to have the increase applied to their entire salary. OSC will manually update the salaries after the automatic increase is applied.If any additional corrections are needed, agencies should submit transactions as soon as possible in order to avoid an overpayment to the employee.

Composite Positions

Beginning in Administration Pay Period 2, agencies must review employees in composite positions (identified by Increment Code 2222) and submit a Pay Change on the Job Action Requests page using the appropriate Reason code (see below) to pay the salary increase. Information regarding the composite position must be included on the General Comments page.

  • Reason code SAC (Mass Salary Increase) – for transactions effective on 03/26/15 (Administration).
  • Reason code CSL (Correct Salary) – for transactions effective after 03/26/15 (Administration).

Questions

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

Questions regarding Position information may be directed to the Position Management mailbox.