Employees who fail to return to work at the end of an approved leave are terminated. 3 Severance Pay and Notice Staff reductions are the only type of termination in which notice, severance pay, or both are given. The Division or Program Director determines whether notice, severance pay, or a combination of the two is given. The notice period is the period that an employee remains on the job after being notified that his or her position has been eliminated or changed. At the time of notification, the employee is advised by the Division or Program Director of the length of the notice period.
Employees affected by a staff reduction receive a minimum of two weeks' notice.
Employees are under no obligation to work either part or all of the notice period. If they choose to do so, and unless otherwise approved by the supervisor, employees follow their regular schedules and perform their normal job responsibilities. The remaining unworked portion of the notice period is converted to severance pay. Notice and severance pay for partial-year employment are prorated. Scientists I and II who have been given the normal one-year's notice are not eligible for severance pay.