Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 310 - PAY PLAN › Subpart A - NARRATIVE › Section 310.90 - Decreases in Pay

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Employees other than those whose base salaries are determined
				  by the Schedule of Rates (Subpart B) shall have their salaries reduced only as
				  specified below and shall become effective the first day of the pay period
				  following date of approval:
a)
				Demotion for Cause to a Lower Class - Upon demotion, the employee's base salary
				will be reduced to Step 8 of the pay grade for the lower class if the current
				base salary is in excess of that pay grade, or to the step in the lower pay
				grade that provides the salary nearest in amount, but less than, the current
				base salary, except that an employee demoted during a probationary period
				following promotion will have the employee's salary reduced to the step in the
				lower pay grade that represents the salary had the employee not been promoted,
				and the employee's previous creditable service date will be restored.
b) Position Reallocated to a Lower Class -
				The employee's base salary will be reduced to Step 8 of the lower pay grade, if
				in excess of that pay grade, or to the step in the lower pay grade nearest in
				amount to, but in no case more than, the current base salary. However, as
				provided in Section 8(a) of the Personnel Code [20 ILCS 415], the pay for an
				employee whose position is reallocated because of loss of duties and
				responsibilities after the employee's appointment to that position shall not be
				required to be lowered to an exact step for a period of one year. When the base
				salary is identical to an exact step in the lower range, the employee shall be
				placed on this step with no further reduction required. An employee's
				creditable service date will not be affected.
c) Voluntary Reduction to a Lower Class -
				Upon the voluntary reduction of an employee to a vacant position in a class
				having a lower pay grade than the class from which the reduction was made, the
				employee's base salary will be reduced to Step 8 of the lower pay grade if in
				excess of that pay grade, or to the step in the lower pay grade that provides
				the base salary nearest in amount, but less than, the current base salary,
				except that an employee who voluntarily requests a reduction to a lower class
				during a probationary period following promotion will have the employee's
				salary reduced to the step in the pay grade that represents the salary had the
				employee not been promoted, and the employee's previous creditable service date
				will be restored.
d) Assignment of
				a Lower Pay Grade to a Class - Upon assignment, an employee's base salary will
				be that step in the new pay grade nearest to, but not greater in amount than,
				the step being vacated in the former pay grade. The reevaluation shall not
				change the creditable service date.
e) Adjustment - An employee may receive a
				downward adjustment in the employee's base salary for the purpose of correcting
				a previous error or oversight or when the best interest of the agency and 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 class to which
				the position is being moved has a lower pay grade, the employee's base salary
				will be the salary in the new pay grade nearest to, but not greater than, the
				employee's former salary. As provided in Section 8(a) of the Personnel Code,
				the pay for an employee whose position is reclassified shall not be lowered for
				a period of one year. If the base salary is identical to an exact step in the
				lower range, the employee shall be placed on this step with no further
				reduction required. An employee's creditable service date will not be
				affected.