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FY2010 One Time
Payment Guidelines for
Faculty and Staff Employees
Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ)
For fiscal year 2010, a
one time payment of $300
will be given to each
benefits eligible faculty
and staff employee with an
annual rate of $50,000 or
below.
When will the payment be
paid?
The one time
payment will be included as
Other Earnings in the
regular check on September
25, 2009 for biweekly
employees and October 1,
2009 for monthly employees.
Will I get the entire
$300?
No, this payment will be
taxed for Federal
Withholding, FICA and
Medicare (OASDI) at the same
rates as the regular
earnings.
Will this $300 be
included in my retirement
credit for this year?
No, this payment does not
qualify for retirement
purposes and retirement
contributions will not be
deducted.
Who determines which
employees are eligible?
Human Resources, Budget and
Payroll are working together
to determine eligibility
based on the criteria listed
below. If you have specific
questions about eligibility,
please contact your HR
Generalist.How was
eligibility calculated?
To determine eligibility and
prorated payments for
employees with multiple jobs
or part time jobs, all
benefits eligible jobs at UH
were included. Stipends,
summer assignments,
overloads and additional
compensation were not
included in this
calculation. For example, if
an employee worked 50% in a
benefits eligible staff job
and 50% in a benefits
eligible faculty job and
both jobs together were
$50,000 or less, that
employee would receive $300.
If the employee's benefits
eligible jobs totaled 50%
FTE and $50,000 or less,
then that employee would
receive $150.My last
day is September 14, 2009.
Will I get the payment?
Employees who terminate
before the date the payment
is due will not receive the
payment.
Is this a merit program?
No, this is an across
the board type payment for
benefits eligible faculty
and staff whose full time
annual rate is $50,000 or
below.What if I did
not get a PCD or complete
mandatory training on time?
Since this is not a merit
program, PCDs and mandatory
training do not affect the
payment.If I set up a
payment plan or pay my debt,
can I get the payment?
The Financial Hold in
PeopleSoft must be removed
and Human Resources must be
notified before the payment
will be authorized. For more
information about debt,
please contact the Bursar’s
Office.Where are
these payments funded from?
Payments for employees in
central funded positions
will be centrally funded.
Payments for employees in
local or sponsored funded
positions will be funded by
the department.Why
would the qualifying date,
Sunday March 1, 2009, fall
on a day that is not a work
day?
UH has
consistently used March 1 as
the qualifying date for
payment programs to ensure
that employees receiving
payments have at least six
months of continuous
service.I transferred
from another UH System
campus after March 1, but I
did not have a break in
service. Do I get the
payment?
No, only service at UH
(business unit HR730) or the
UHS Administration (HR783)
applies towards the six
months of continuous
service. Service at other UH
system campuses (Downtown,
Victoria, Clear Lake) does
not apply.
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