Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 273 - STATE PERSONNEL DIVISION › Chapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 273-2-001 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
For the purpose of these rules and regulations, the following
				  definitions apply.
001.01
ADJUSTED SERVICE DATE.
See Service Date.
001.02
AGENCY.
Any
				legally constituted board, commission, department or other branch of state
				government in which all positions are under the same appointing
				authority.
001.03
AGENCY HEAD.
The administrative head of an agency,
				such as Agency Director, Executive Director, Commissioner, Executive Secretary,
				etc., reporting directly to the Governor, a commission or board.
001.04
CATASTROPHIC
				EVENT.
A serious illness or injury resulting in a prolonged
				absence of at least 30 work days during a six-month period.
001.05
CATASTROPHIC
				LEAVE.
Vacation leave and/or compensatory time donated by one
				employee to another for the purpose of providing paid leave during an absence
				relating to a catastrophic event when the receiving employee has exhausted sick
				leave.
001.06
CLASS.
One or more positions similar enough as to
				duties performed, degree of supervision exercised or received, knowledge,
				skills and abilities needed, and other characteristics so that the same title
				and pay range assignment may be applied to each position in the
				group.
001.07
CLASS
				SPECIFICATION.
The formal description of the work of a class,
				which defines the class and lists typical examples of work performed and the
				knowledge, skills and abilities associated with performing the work.
001.08
CLASSIFIED
				SYSTEM.
All state agencies and positions covered by the State
				Classified Personnel System.
001.09
CLASSIFY.
To assign a position to a specific class
				based upon duties, responsibilities and knowledge, skills, and
				abilities.
001.010
COMPENSATORY TIME.
Time off granted by an agency head
				to an employee in lieu of payment for overtime or holiday hours
				worked.
001.011
DIRECTOR.
Unless otherwise annotated, "Director"
				refers to the Director of Personnel, DAS-State Personnel Division.
001.012
DISABLED
				VETERAN.
A disabled veteran is defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									48-225.
001.013
DISCIPLINARY
				DEMOTION.
Reassignment of an employee from one class to another
				class at a lower pay range as a result of disciplinary action requiring a
				reduction in salary.
001.014
DISCIPLINARY PROBATION.
A special employment status
				imposed for disciplinary reasons; the period of time for such probation may not
				exceed one year.
001.015
DISMISSAL.
Involuntary separation of an employee,
				excluding layoffs.
001.016
EMPLOYEE.
Any person, except those excluded by
				statute, who works in any state agency in the State Classified Personnel
				System. For the purposes of these rules, employee refers to classified
				employees only.
001.017
EXEMPT.
A class which is not covered by the time and
				one-half overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state
				law.
001.018
FAMILY
				MEMBER.
A family member, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									49-1499.07(1)(a).
				For the purposes of sick leave, family member means spouse, child, and
				parent.
001.019
FULL-TIME.
Employees who work a minimum of 40 hours
				per week or 80 hours in a two-week period on an ongoing and continuous
				basis.
001.020
FTE.
Full time equivalent; 2080 work hours in a year,
				averaging 40 hours per week, equals 1.0 FTE. To calculate the percentage of FTE
				for part-time employees divide the average number of hours worked per week by
				40.
001.021
FURLOUGH.
A temporary non-duty, non-pay status because
				of lack of funds. This is an alternative to layoff that provides for the
				continuation of critical work and retention of valuable human
				resources.
001.022
HIRING RATE.
Minimum rate of a pay range.
001.023
INTERN.
A
				student who is formally enrolled at a secondary or post-secondary institution
				and is working on either a paid or unpaid basis via agreement with an
				individual agency and receiving academic credit or fulfilling a recognized
				requirement for a specific work training experience.
001.024
LAYOFF.
Involuntary employee separation or reduction of hours because of economic
				reasons, elimination of funds, reduction in workload or reorganization of the
				agency.
001.025
LEAVE
				OF ABSENCE.
Unpaid time off from work requested by the employee
				and granted by the agency head or appointing authority.
001.026
MAXIMUM
				RATE.
Highest rate of a pay range.
001.027
MINIMUM PERMANENT
				RATE.
The lowest pay rate of an employee who has satisfactorily
				completed their original probationary period.
001.028
NON-CLASSIFIED
				SYSTEM.
All state agencies and positions not covered by the State
				Classified Personnel System.
001.029
NON-EXEMPT.
A position which is covered by the time and one-half overtime provisions of the
				Fair Labor Standards Act and state law.
001.030
OCCUPATIONAL
				GROUP.
A broad set of classes recognized as a field of
				employment.
001.031
ORIGINAL PROBATION.
Evaluation period during which the
				employee is assessed for their ability to satisfactorily perform assigned
				duties.
001.032
PART-TIME.
Employees who work an average of less than
				40 hours per week on an ongoing and continuous basis. Work schedules may
				fluctuate by week, month, or season.
001.033
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE
				INCREASES.
Percentage or flat dollar increase which is added to
				the base rate, given in recognition of job performance.
001.034
PAY RANGE.
A
				range of pay for each classification with a Hiring Rate and a Maximum
				Rate.
001.035
PAY
				STATUS.
A condition whereby an employee is receiving pay from the
				employing agency.
001.036
PERMANENT POSITION.
A full-time or part-time position
				worked on an ongoing and continuous basis.
001.037
POSITION.
A
				group of specific duties and responsibilities to be performed by one or more
				employees and which may be part-time, full-time, permanent, temporary,
				seasonal, filled or vacant.
001.038
POSITION DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE (PDQ).
Questionnaire used when requesting reclassification of a specific position or
				creation of a new position in an existing classification.
001.039
PROMOTION.
Movement of an employee from one class to another class at a higher pay range
				with increased duties and responsibilities.
001.040
REASSIGNMENT.
Involuntary movement of an employee from
				one position to another for business reasons.
001.041
REDUCTION IN
				FORCE.
The elimination of occupied positions.
001.042
REINSTATEMENT.
Act of rehiring a former employee who
				has been subject to a reduction in force.
001.043
RELOCATION.
A reassignment requiring a move of more than 50 miles from the employee's place
				of residence.
001.044
SELECTION CRITERIA.
The competencies, knowledge,
				skills, abilities, personal characteristics, job elements, experience,
				education, or other measurable qualities used in employee selection procedures;
				what a selection device measures.
001.045
SELECTION
				DEVICE.
A valid, job-related instrument used to obtain an
				indication of the possession of the relative competencies, knowledge, skills,
				abilities, personal characteristics or other criteria that make a difference in
				job performance and are needed at entry to a particular job (e.g., Training and
				Experience Rating Scale, Interview Questions, Supplemental
				Questionnaire).
001.046
SERIES.
Two or more classes similar in duties, but
				differing primarily in level of difficulty, responsibility, knowledge,
				abilities and skills needed and supervision exercised or received. The Director
				determines what classes constitute a series.
001.047
SERVICE
				DATE.
Date from which an employee's vacation and sick leave
				entitlement is computed. This is the date of hire minus the number of calendar
				days of unauthorized leaves of longer than one day, suspensions without pay,
				leaves of absences exceeding 14 calendar days (except military leaves) and/or
				any breaks in service as allowed by Chapter 9.
001.048
STATE PERSONNEL
				SYSTEM.
All state agencies and positions not excluded by Neb. Rev.
				Stat. §
									81-1316 or subsequent legal
				decisions.
001.049
SUSPENSION.
An involuntary leave of absence with or
				without pay.
001.050
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE.
An employee hired for a limited
				period of time in one of three categories:
(1) for less than six months;
(2) for six to 12 months or 2080 hours;
				or
(3) term for grant funded
				positions or special projects.