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ITD employees will benefit from extra check
ITD employees who meet eligibility criteria should receive an additional check late this month as a result of action taken by the 2004 Legislature.
As part of a salary increase package, legislators approved an additional, one-time lump-sum payment equivalent to 1 percent of employees’ annual salary. For that bonus to be awarded, the state needed to finish FY04 with a surplus of at least $5 million. An economic rebound and increased tax collections produced a general fund surplus of more than $26 million.
The ITD Human Resource office began running reports this week to determine employee eligibility. Disbursements will come as a single check, probably issued around Aug. 27. They will not be deposited directly into personal accounts, but instead, will be delivered internally.
To qualify for the one-time payment, state employees must meet the following criteria established by the Division of Human Resources, the Division of Financial Management and the state Controller's Office (see memo):
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Must have accumulated at least 1,040 hours (equivalent of six months) of service, as of July 1
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Must have been an active employee on April 1 and still on the payroll as of Aug. 3
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Must achieve a performance evaluation rating of at least “meets expectations,” and
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Cannot have been subject to formal disciplinary action within the past 12 months
Approximately 90 percent of Idaho’s 17,000 employees will receive an additional check. With a statewide average salary of approximately $34,000, the average check will be about $340, before taxes. The payment is based on employee salaries as of April 1.