Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 310 - PAY PLAN › Subpart C - MERIT COMPENSATION SYSTEM › Section 310.480 - Decreases in Pay

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Employees subject to this Part shall have their salaries
				  reduced only as specified in this Section. Any reduction in salary shall become
				  effective on the first day of the month following approval of the
				  reduction.
a) Demotion for Cause to a
				Lower Class - If the employee's current base salary is within the lower salary
				range, it shall be retained without change, but shall be reduced to the maximum
				of the lower salary range if in excess of that maximum. An employee demoted
				during a probationary period following promotion will have the base salary
				reduced to the same salary the employee received before being promoted and the
				previous creditable service date will be restored.
b) Position Reallocated to a Lower Class - If
				the employee's current base salary is within the lower salary range, it shall
				be retained without change, but shall be reduced to the maximum of the lower
				salary range if in excess of that maximum. However, as provided in Section 8(a)
				of the Personnel Code, the pay of an employee whose position is reallocated
				because of duties and responsibilities after appointment to that position shall
				not be required to be lowered to a salary within the range for a period of one
				year. The reallocation shall not change the creditable service date.
c) Voluntary Reduction to a Lower Class - If
				the employee's current base salary is within the lower salary range, it shall
				be retained without change, but shall be reduced to the maximum of the lower
				salary range if in excess of that maximum. However, an employee who voluntarily
				requests a reduction during a probationary period following a promotion will
				have the base salary reduced to the same salary in the lower salary range from
				which the employee was promoted and the previous creditable service date will
				be restored.
d) Assignment of a
				Lower Salary Range to a Class - If the employee's current base salary is within
				the lower salary range, it shall be retained without change, but shall be
				reduced to the maximum of the lower salary range if in excess of that maximum.
				The reevaluation shall not change the creditable service date.
e) Adjustment - An employee may receive a
				downward adjustment in base salary for the purpose of correcting a previous
				error or oversight or when the best interest of the agency or the State of
				Illinois will be served. Adjustments must have the prior approval of the
				Director in writing. In determining the appropriateness of a request for a
				salary adjustment by an employing agency, the Director will consider whether
				the need for the adjustment is substantial, whether the action is consistent
				with the treatment of other similar situations, and whether the action is
				equitable in view of the particular circumstances prompting the request. The
				adjustment shall not change the creditable service date.
f) Reclassification - If the employee's
				current base salary is within the lower salary range, it shall be retained
				without change. If the employee's current base salary is higher than the
				maximum of the lower salary range, the base salary shall be reduced to the
				maximum of the lower salary range. As provided in Section 8(a) of the Personnel
				Code, the base salary shall not be lowered to a salary within the range for a
				period of one year.