Regular status professional and support staff may be terminated from employment because of misconduct or failure to maintain appropriate work performance standards.

Normally, termination is preceded by corrective action (see Policy 62, Corrective Action ) unless unsatisfactory performance or misconduct warrants immediate dismissal.

Process Overview:

1. Supervisor/Department Head consults with Labor Relations to determine if an employee is to be terminated and proceeds with the termination.
   
   
2. Supervisor/Department Head issues employee a written Notice of Intent to Terminate that includes:
   
   
3. After consideration of the employee’s timely response or after eight (8) calendar days have passed, the supervisor/department head notifies the employee of the action to be taken.
   
   
4. If an employee is to be terminated, the supervisor/department head may choose to grant pay in lieu of advanced written notice of termination.
   
   
5. The employee shall receive at least fifteen (15) calendar days notice, or pay in lieu of advanced notice of termination. The fifteen (15) calendar days notice shall be counted from the date of the issuance of the Notice of Intent to Terminate.
   
   
6. However, if the termination is for misconduct, the employee may be suspended without pay as of the date of the notice of intent to terminate, and the employee may be terminated immediately on the eighth day following the date of the notice of the intent or after consideration of the employee’s timely response to the notice of intent, whichever comes first.
   
   
7. Labor Relations notifies HRSTR of proposed termination and will discuss the timeline for final paycheck and separation paperwork.
   
   
8. Supervisor/Department Head provides the HSTR with a copy of the Notice of Intent to Terminate, the Notice of Action and the final approved time record.
   
   
9. The HRSTR processes separation paperwork and final paycheck.
   
   
10. The HRSTR meets with the employee on their last day to deliver final paycheck and Termination of Employment Benefits Checklist.

Procedure

See  Termination of Career Employees -- PSS (A.21) Rev. 6/18/2008 for policy and procedure details.