State of Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller MEMORANDUM NO. 2003-36


	STATE OF CONNECTICUT
NANCY WYMAN COMPTROLLER	OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER 55 ELM STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775	MARK OJAKIAN DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

MEMORANDUM NO. 2003 - 36

September 02, 2003

TO:	ALL PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL OFFICERS
SUBJECT:	LONGEVITY PAYMENT FOR PAYROLL CHECK DATE OCTOBER 17, 2003

The semi-annual longevity payments for State employees, as defined in Section 5-213 (b) of the Connecticut General Statutes, are to be processed with the payroll check date of October 17, 2003. Central Payroll must receive the longevity payment data by October 7, 2003.

Longevity payments should be completed in accordance with instructions contained in the PAYROLL MANUAL.

The only deductions taken from longevity payments are Federal and State Withholding taxes, Social Security, Retirement and Wage Executions, if applicable.

PAYROLL ENTRIES

1. ON-LINE Enter the longevity benefit payments on the "Multiple Employee Time Card Entry" screen (047) or the "Single Employee Time Card Entry" screen (190).

ie.	Trans		Reg. Rate	D/OE	Extended
	Code		or Amount		Dist.
	1		0010000	09	106
		=	$100.00

2. REMOTE JOB ENTRY (RJE)

Generate a ZT transaction with the following required information:

RECORD
POSITION:	1-2	3-4	5-6	7-16	17-18	24-30	44-45	65-71	72-74
	________________________________________________________________
DATA	Tran	LVL	LVL	EE	R1	Longevity	D/OE	Extend	Maj.
Name:	Code	1	2	Number		Amount	Code	Distr.	Min
EXAMPLE:	ZT	CT	YOUR	0000654321	R1	0023600	09	FUNC	106
			PYRL					ACTIVITY
			UNIT			i.e. $236.00

RJE agencies should contact the Payroll Services Division at (860) 702-3458 should you require any necessary system changes.

Nancy Wyman
State Comptroller

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