Section 8-B1818. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES

 

1818.1Each competing employee selected for release from his or her competitive level under this chapter shall be entitled to written notice of not less than thirty (30) full calendar days before the effective date of the employee's release.

 

1818.2A notice shall not be issued less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days before release, except that the President may authorize an additional ninety (90) days when it is determined that additional time will protect employee rights or avoid administrative hardship.

 

1818.3In counting the thirty (30) day minimum notice period, the day the employee receives the notice shall be omitted . A notice period that ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday shall be automatically extended to the next working day.

 

1818.4The University shall not retain an employee beyond the end of the notice period.

 

1818.5The notice to the employee shall cite the date on which the retention period ends as the effective date of the employee's release from his or her competitive level.

 

1818.6A notice shall expire when followed by the action specified in the notice, or in an amendment made to the notice before the action is taken. An amendment shall be permitted without extension of the notice period only when the action to be taken is less severe than the action in the original notice.

 

1818.7An action shall not be taken before the effective date of a notice.

 

1818.8An employee shall be entitled to a new written notice of at least thirty (30) full days if a decision is made to take an action more severe than the action specified in the original notice.

 

1818.9In order to allow employees an opportunity to find other employment, those employees who are to be released from employment at the University shall be placed on administrative leave with pay for the duration of the notice period. This shall not apply to employees who will be reassigned, retained on a job sharing or reduced work hour basis, or who will otherwise be retained as employees of the University.