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The Productivity Enhancement Program

Program Overview

The Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) allows eligible full- and part-time employees to exchange previously accrued annual and/or personal leave for a credit to be applied toward the employee share of their NYSHIP premium on a biweekly basis.

Eligibility Requirements

Employees who are Management/Confidential or represented by C-82, CSEA, DC-37, NYSCOPBA, PBANYS, PEF or UUP; Legislature and UCS are currently eligible to participate in PEP.

Calculate Your PEP Credit

Full-time employees in positions at or equated to Salary Grade 17 and below:

Employee Group Forfeited Days Annual NYSHIP Credit
C-82, CSEA, DC-37, NYSCOPBA, PBANYS, PEF Non-Teachers and Management/ Confidential;* Legislature 4 $800
8 $1,600
PEF Institution Teachers1 1 $200
2 $400
3 $600
4 $800
5 $1,000
6 $1,200
7 $1,400
8 $1,600

Full-time employees in positions at or equated to Salary Grade 18-24
(through Grade 23 for Management/Confidential; Legislature):

Employee Group Forfeited Days Annual NYSHIP Credit
C-82, CSEA, DC-37, NYSCOPBA, PBANYS, PEF Non-Teachers and Management/ Confidential;* Legislature 2.5 $750
5 $1,500
PEF Institution Teachers1 1 $300
2 $600
3 $900
4 $1,200
5 $1,500

Unified Court System (UCS) full-time employees2 in the following positions:

Employee Group Forfeited Days Annual NYSHIP Credit
UCS employees at or below Judicial Grade 16 4 $800
8 $1,600
UCS employees at and including
Judicial Grades 17 through 23
2 $800
4 $1,600

United University Professions (UUP) full-time employees3 in the following positions:

Employee Group Forfeited Days Annual NYSHIP Credit
Employees earning at or below $78,309 annually 4 $800
8 $1,600
Employees earning above $78,309 and
below $111,905 annually
2.5 $750
5 $1,500

* SUNY Management/Confidential employees, see your HBA for additional information.
1 PEF-represented teachers may only forfeit floating days, compensatory days and/or personal leave for their PEP credit.
2 UCS employees, see your HBA for additional information.
3 UUP employees may only forfeit annual leave for their PEP credit.

How to Enroll

To elect PEP for 2025, you must apply between November 1 – December 9, 2024. Contact your Health Benefits Administrator (HBA), usually located in your personnel office of the New York Business Services Center, for an enrollment form.

Questions?

Additional information about the Productivity Enhancement Program can be found in the following publications and resources:

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