In This Regulation Layoff means a termination of active state employment solely as a direct result of a reduction in force. Severance payment means a lump sum payment in accordance with the approved pay schedule granted to eligible employees in return for forfeiting all recall rights. A nonexclusively represented employee who meets the eligibility criteria of Standard A.3. who is indefinitely laid off on or after October 1, 1995. The employee is hired for any position within the classified service. Disqualification occurs upon date of hire, unless the new position requires completion of a probationary period.
Disqualification occurs upon completion of probationary period, if one is required.
The employee refuses recall to state employment located within a 75 mile radius of the department from which laid off. The employee is permanently recalled to another job in state government covered by a collective bargaining agreement, in which case the agreement will control. If the employee is hired for any position outside of the state classified civil service and the initial base hourly rate for that new employment is 75 percent or more of the employee's final base hourly rate of the position from which the employee was laid off. The department must notify eligible employees of the option of severance pay after 6 months of layoff, and again after 12 months of layoff. The employee may accept in writing the lump sum severance payment at any time from receipt of first notice until 14 calendar days after receipt of second notice.