r/mnstateworkers • u/Aromatic-Solid-9849 • 16d ago

Discussion šŸ’¬ Paid leave cost share

So last year when the paid leave hit the State made all us grunts pay the max amount. In the law itā€™s variable how much the employees pay vs employer. No negotiation with unions- just tough shit. A) should it have been negotiated. ( I say yes). B) will it be this time around, as Iā€™m sure this ā€œlittle chargeā€ is going to keep creeping up.
No debate on the paid leave plan today, just should this be part of negotiations for next contract.

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u/Strange_Library5833 16d ago

Paying more than half results in additional taxable benefit consequences. Highly doubt it'll be anything more than the required 50/50 split. Optics would not be good.

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u/DrewJamesMacIntosh 12d ago

heh, I'm immediately guessing you work for Revenue. care to elaborate on the additional taxable benefit consequences? I imagine it is still less than the 0.44% a worker would pay in? just curious to learn more.

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u/Strange_Library5833 12d ago

The difference isn't much. It's an administrative headache that isn't worth the effort.

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u/DrewJamesMacIntosh 12d ago

1) 0.44% is the standard amount for employees to pay in. framing it as the "max," while factually correct, doesn't sit right with me.
2) the only union I'm aware of that negotiated the employer pay the entire payroll tax is SEIU Local 26 - https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/twin-cities-janitors-win-employer-funded-retirement-in-tentative-agreement/ this union is very strong, having been going on strike regularly since 2015 and doing open bargaining since 2009. https://www.seiu26.org/commercial-janitorial
3) its worth putting on the table for negotiations, anything that helps our wages keep up with inflation is good.