HUMAN RESOURCES

from May 2023 PULSE

by PTSMC

APPLY FOR PTSMC’s

May Is A Three Payroll Month

The May 31st payroll will not have medical, dental, voluntary life or Colonial deductions.

Minimum Wage Increase

E ective June 1, 2023, the Connecticut minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour.

Time Off Refresher

Vacation Time - Use it or lose it!

Employees will lose any unused accrued vacation hours as of the reset date, which is the employee anniversary date. Unused vacation hours will be deleted on the reset date.

Full time employees are allowed to use up to 40 hours vacation before the hours are actually accrued. Part time employees are allowed to use up to 20 hours vacation before the hours are actually accrued. Balances will be displayed as a negative. The system will not allow entry of vacation requests if hours will exceed -40 or -20.

Sick Time - Roll it over!

Employees will not lose unused sick hours. Sick hours will rollover each year to a maximum of 160 hours for FT, 120 hours for PT 30 and 80 hours for PT (20) employees.

Holiday Time & Personal - Use it or lose it!

Holiday hours are accrued each January 1st and must be used by December 31st each year or will be lost. This includes the hours for 6 holidays and 1 personal holiday.

Holiday hours must be manually entered on the timesheet. Select “Holiday” under the pay code.

Personal holiday hours should be submitted in advance by selecting the “Holiday” pay code under the “Request Time O ” tab.

Holiday Time O Accrual Schedule

Full Time (FT) 56 hours (48 holiday and 8 personal)

Part Time 30 (PT 30) 42 hours (36 holiday and 6 personal)

Part Time 20 (PT 20) 28 hours (24 holiday and 4 personal)

DO YOU HAVE A 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN?

Employees who have a 529 College Savings Plan can have a biweekly direct deposit into a 529 account through payroll. To add a direct deposit, follow steps below:

• Click on Myself tab

• Under Pay

• Click on Payment Options and Add Bank Account

Learn more about 529 College Saving Plans: https://www. delity.com/about-chet/overview

401(K)

Employees who would like to make a change to their 401(k) biweekly contributions for the 3rd quarter of 2023 must complete the request by Friday, June 16th to be e ective with the July 12th payroll. It takes 3 quick steps to change your contributions:

• Login https://myplan.johnhancock.com/login

• Click on Manage and contributions

• Your current Before Tax and/or Roth contributions will be displayed. Click on the arrows to adjust your percentage then click continue at the bottom of the page.

• Sandra Boccialetti will be noti ed of the change

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to the following PT Aides who completed the SIPTA (Skills Introduction for PT Aides) Program: Derek Horowitz, Simsbury Bella Pasqualucci, Watertown