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Leaders to Vote on Biweekly Pay for State Employees

A plan to switch thousands of state employees from twice-monthly to biweekly pay could resume soon.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the change to biweekly pay is pending the outcome of a vote Wednesday by the Enterprise Resource Planning board. Approval by the board — made up of the governor, treasurer and auditor — would permit the transfer of most state employees to biweekly pay beginning in May.

The board had voted in November to put the second phase of the switch to biweekly pay on hold.

State employees have complained that they will be shorted pay in the transition year. Legislative leaders say the new system overpays employees by providing an extra 27th paycheck roughly once every 11 years.

Auditor Glen Gainer says the change will eliminate timekeeping errors, and errors in calculating overtime and leave time.

Cost Concerns Delay West Virginia State Payroll Change

Cost concerns have delayed the state’s switch to issuing paychecks biweekly instead of semi-monthly.

Legislative auditors say the payroll change would give employees an additional paycheck once every 11 years. The extra pay would cost an estimated $55 million.

The switchover began earlier this year at several state agencies, along with the governor’s, auditor’s and treasurer’s offices. The switchover for other agencies was scheduled in December.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the state Enterprise Resource Planning Board voted on Monday to delay the next wave to allow time to address the concerns.

Auditor Glen Gainer objected to the delay. He said it will complicate calculations of pensions and leave times, which will cost taxpayers money.

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