Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Policy
statement. The university is committed to employment practices that promote the
health and welfare of its employees and to ensure the ability to recruit and
retain high quality employees. Through its various fringe benefits packages, it
offers employees incentives to pursue additional education, to take advantage
of events, activities and performances offered, and to otherwise enhance each
employee's standard of living.
(B)
Scope. Unless otherwise specified, the policy applies
to both full-time and part-time excluded professional administrative employees.
Academic department chairpersons are excluded professional administrative
employees, covered by this policy.
(C)
Parameters. The university may provide these and other fringe benefits for
excluded professional administrative employees:
(1) Discount programs. Employees may receive
discounts for the purchase of athletic and theater tickets and for bookstore
purchases for the personal use of employees and their immediate family as
follows:
(a) Athletic and theater tickets -
fifty per cent discount;
(b)
Bookstore purchases - twenty per cent discount for purchases over five
dollars.
(2) Use of
university facilities. Employees may use the resources of the Maag library and
campus recreational facilities and areas during normal hours of operation when
the use does not conflict with scheduled activities.
(3) Parking program. All persons who operate
or expect to operate a motor vehicle on university property must obtain and
display a valid Youngstown state university parking permit. Employees may
register to obtain a parking permit online through the university parking
services. Further, any person who operates a motor vehicle on university
property is expected to abide by the university traffic and parking rules and
regulations.
(4) Retirement
programs. University employees are required by law to participate in the state
teachers retirement system ("STRS") or the Ohio public employees retirement
("OPERS"). Employees may opt to participate in the alternative retirement plan
("ARP") as allowable by law.
(5)
Deferred compensation program. Eligible employees who are members of OPERS and
STRS may participate in the Ohio public employees deferred compensation
program. Under this program, eligible employees may defer a portion of their
income from current liability for state and federal taxes via available
investment options.
(6)
Tax-deferred annuity program.
(a) Eligible
employees may elect to defer a portion of their income to an annuity contract
or custodial account within the provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(b) The university assumes no
responsibility regarding the advisability or appropriateness of any annuity
contract or custodial account or for any tax consequences resulting from such
investments.
(7)
Additional fringe benefits include (corresponding university policies can be
found on the university policies website):
(a)
Sick leave accrual, use and conversion, rule
3356-7-13
of the Administrative Code;
(b)
Vacation leave, rule
3356-7-09
of the Administrative Code;
(c)
Maternity/parental leave, rule
3356-7-14
of the Administrative Code;
(d)
Bereavement leave, rule
3356-7-15
of the Administrative Code;
(e)
Employee health insurance, rule
3356-7-22
of the Administrative Code;
(f) Civic leave, rule
3356-7-11
of the Administrative Code;
(g) Military leave,
rule
3356-7-12
of the Administrative Code;
(h) Distinguished
service, rule
3356-7-27
of the Administrative Code;
(i)
Fee remission, rule
3356-7-31
of the Administrative Code;
(j) Leave without pay,
extended child care, rule
3356-7-06
of the Administrative Code;
(k) Leave without pay,
extended serious health condition, rule
3356-7-08
of the Administrative Code.
(D) The chief human
resources officer is authorized to develop procedures to implement these
benefit programs.
