Severance pay shall be paid at twice the individual's monthly rate, or portion thereof, for the period by which the notice is deficient. The notice provisions of this section shall not be applicable to non-tenurable unit employees paid from grants, contracts, or other sponsors or outside funding sources. The employer will honor the term of such an employee's individual contract for its complete term. However, when funding for such an employee is eliminated or reduced, the employer may reassign the employee appropriate to the employee's professional qualifications as the Administration sees fit for the remainder of the employee's contract term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, summer employees paid from grants, contracts, or other sponsors or outside funding sources are hired subject to the continued availability of funds, and in the event of reduction or elimination of such funds, the employer may terminate such employees prior to the designated terminal date of the individual's summer contract.
Time spent on summer-session appointments is excluded.
For the purpose of calculating prior service, as well as service at The University of Montana, commensurate credit may be given for any academic term of full-time service. No credit for probationary service may be granted for any time on leave without pay for other than academic or professional reasons. Credit may be granted for leaves or extended service away from the campus with prior written approval by the Provost. Credit for prior service must be determined in writing and signed by the Provost at the time of initial appointment or it will be presumed none was given. The terms and conditions of each reappointment shall be specified in writing in the annual individual employment contract.