Affected employees are to be notified as soon as possible after approval for the decision is received. The employee must be given a minimum notice of 30 calendar days with full pay. The Director of Human Resources and the appropriate department or office head should conduct an individual meeting with the employee in order to explain the decision process. During that meeting related issues, including priority reemployment consideration, severance salary continuation, retirement options, and other rights of the employee will be briefly covered. A copy of this statement will be forwarded to the Office of State Personnel.
Payment is based on total state service supplemented by an age factor.
Permanent employees separated under reduction in force are eligible to receive priority reemployment consideration for a period of twelve months from the date of notification. Within the University, the employee will be offered any available vacant position with a salary grade level equal or below the position held at the time of notification, provided the employee meets the qualifications for the position and could perform the job in a reasonable length of time, including normal orientation and training given to any new employee. In those cases where the separation is due to a reduction in force based on shortage of funds, the decision is considered to be an institutional one made by the Chancellor. Therefore, in those cases, an affected employee can appeal to the State Personnel Commission so long as the employee has been employed the requisite time period for career status as determined by the Commission. Questions regarding this Personnel Information Memorandum may be referred to the Director of Human Resources.