[DAS_Centralized_PERS_Services_Team] FW: SEIU PERS PU Change - effective November 1, 2016

[VIDAL Trudy * DAS]

Forwarded on behalf of OSPS:

Trudy Vidal, CPA
Financial Business Systems Manager
Enterprise Goods and Services
Department of Administrative Services
Telephone:  503-373-0170


From: OSPS-News [mailto:osps-news-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Announcements from OSPS to the users of the Oregon State Payroll Application
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 3:20 PM
To: OSPS News (osps-news at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) <osps-news at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: OSPS E-News ~ SEIU PERS PU Change - effective November 1, 2016

Hello Payroll Professionals,

This is a reminder that starting with the November paid December 1 pay period, SEIU represented PERS participating members, (SEIU represented employees currently making contributions) will begin paying the mandatory 6% PERS Pick-Up contribution.  What this means is rather than the state paying the mandatory 6% contribution to members' PERS IAP account, the 6% will be deducted from the employee's gross wages as a pre-income tax contribution to PERS. To help offset the impact this will have on an employee's net pay, SEIU represented PERS participating members will see their base salary increase by 6.95% starting November 1.

DAS will be processing a mass update in both PPDB and OSPA on November 5.  PPDB will run a job that updates SEIU represented PERS participating members with a range option code of 'P' which will increase the employee's base salary by 6.95% with an effective start date of 11/01/16.  OSPA will run a job that will update the RTMT STAT field on the P010 screen with an 'E' which will trigger the 6% contributions to be deducted from the employee's paycheck with an effective date of 11/30/16.  Any SEIU PERS participating member separations that occur on November 1 - 4 will require an update of the range option code and the P010 RTMT STAT fields by the agency's HR and payroll offices.  If these entries are not done then you will not be able to request a manual check.  Also each agency will need to update both PPDB and OSPA for SEIU represented employees using the *'E357-020 Employees Eligible for Participation in Retirement' report, available with each final run, for employees who are eligible for PERS contributions starting with the 11/30/16 pay period.

*The 'E357-020 Employees Eligible for Participation in Retirement' report will have the new changes added for October Final Run 2.  Please use that version to process your November entries in HR and payroll.

Additional references:

*         For agency payroll and HR staff attached is a FAQ from DAS CHRO.

*         For members with additional questions here is a FAQ from SEIU's website: http://www.seiu503.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/10/files/2016/10/PERS-pick-up-FAQ-10.14.2016-update.2.pdf

*         The other attachment is a copy of a paystub with employee paid PERS contributions.  Employer paid falls under the 'RETIRE STATE PICKUP' section.

If you have any questions about this or anything else please contact our Help Desk at 503.378.6777 '0' or by email osps.help at oregon.gov<mailto:osps.help at oregon.gov>.

Thanks,

Seth Lewis
Manager
DAS/EGS/FBS/Oregon Statewide Payroll Services
503-373-0198, direct
503-378-3518, fax
503-378-6777, OSPS Help Desk
seth.lewis at oregon.gov<mailto:seth.lewis at oregon.gov>
Visit Our Online Resource Center:  State of Oregon: Oregon Statewide Payroll Services<http://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Payroll/Pages/Index.aspx>

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