State of Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller MEMORANDUM NO. 99-8

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MEMORANDUM NO. 99-8

March 22, 1999

TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES

ATTENTION: ALL PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL OFFICERS
SUBJECT: LONGEVITY PAYMENT FOR PAYROLL CHECK DATE APRIL 23, 1999

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 April 23, 1999. Central Payroll must receive the longevity payment data by April 13, 1999.

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
Name:
Tran
Code
LVL
1
LVL
2
EE
Number
R1
Longevity
Amount
D/OE
Code
Extend
Distr.
Maj.
Min.
EXAMPLE: ZT CT YOUR
PYRL
UNIT
0000654321 R1 0023600 09 FUNC 106
i.e. $236.00 ACTIVITY

RJE agencies should contact Kermit Kroll at (860) 702-3462 should you require any necessary system changes.

NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER

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