Purpose: The longevity pay plan recognizes and expresses the University's appreciation for the long-term service of permanent SPA employees, both full-time and part-time (regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more each work week) who have completed at least 10 years of Total State Service.

Service Requirements: Longevity is paid annually according to the following schedule:

Years of Total State Service	Longevity Pay Percent
10 but less than 15 years 15 but less than 20 years 20 but less than 25 years 25 or more years	1.50 2.25 3.25 4.50

Calculation of Pro-Rata Longevity:

(Annual salary at time of separation) x (longevity %) x (# of months now eligible / 12)

Example 1: Employee's TSSD is 2/1/93 and annual salary is $28,362. Last longevity payment received was in February of 2003. Employee is terminating university/state employment on Nov. 30, 2003. Calculation is as follows:

$28362 x 1.5% x 10/12 = $354.53

Example 2: Employee's TSSD is 2/1/93 and annual salary is $28,362. Last longevity payment received was in February of 2003. Employee is terminating university/state employment on Nov. 10, 2003. Calculation is as follows:

$28362 x 1.5% x 9/12 = $319.07

The difference, between the two calculation examples, is when the employee is separating. The key to determining whether or not an employee earns credit for that month is when you look at the working days and holidays in the month.

• If the employee was in pay status half or more of the working days and holidays in that month, then they earn credit for that month (Example 1).
• If the employee was not in pay status for half or more of the working days and holidays in the month, they do not get credit for that month (Example 2).

  Pro-rated longevity pays dollars and cents. It is not rounded to the nearest dollar.

The pro-rated longevity is processed in HRIS using the Other Direct Pay workflow. Please click here for instructions for this workflow.