On December 18, 2023, Governor Brian Kemp and legislative leadership announced a one-time $1,000 state employee retention pay supplement for K-12 educators, school support staff and state employees, including the University System of Georgia (USG).
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Faculty and staff eligible for the supplement are those in a regular, benefits-eligible status working 30 or more standard hours as of December 1, 2023, and are actively employed at the time the payment is processed.
HOW WILL THE SUPPLEMENT BE RECEIVED?
This supplemental retention payment will be paid on the last business day of the month, December 29, for all eligible bi-weekly and monthly employees. Please note that these pay supplements will be automatically added to your paycheck.
SCAM OR FRAUD AWARENESS
Any emails or other messages asking employees to validate their pay or banking information to receive this supplement are scams or fraud attempts and should be reported to the Office of Information Security via email to [email protected].
QUESTIONS?
University Human Resources and the Payroll staff are working now to review and validate payroll data to process these payments. Please feel free to contact University Human Resources at [email protected] if you have any questions.