A non-faculty employee who is absent from work without authorization for three or more consecutive workdays and fails to report their absences shall be deemed to have abandoned their position. When this situation occurs, you are to contact Employee & Labor Relations (ELR) immediately.

An overnight letter to the employee proposing termination will be sent by an ELR representative for job abandonment. The employee will also be given three calendar days in which to respond either to the supervisor or an ELR representative. The employee will be provided an opportunity to respond with any extenuating circumstances that prevented the employee from returning to work and from contacting the appropriate individuals at the university.

If the employee responds to this request, the university will review the circumstance and make a determination on whether to proceed with the termination or allow the employee to return to their position.

If the employee does not respond within the time provided, his or her employment with the university will be terminated effective the proposed separation date indicated in the letter sent to the employee (last day of either work or contact).

A final termination notice is forwarded to the employee. Should the employee have any unsettled accounts or unreturned property, the university will reserve the right to offset any funds due the employee. If the funds are not sufficient, debt information will be forwarded to the university’s Accounts Payable for further action.

As a result of the job abandonment, the employee will be deemed ineligible for rehire at the university.