F-8. DUE PROCESS FOR EMPLOYEES
Value Statement:
Austin
Community College supports good employee relations and harmonious working
conditions. To attain such goals, the College shall maintain fair and
expeditious procedures to resolve grievances.
The
College's systems for employment decisions shall normally provide opportunities
for experienced employees to correct perceived performance deficiencies or to
find new employment in an orderly manner, but shall enable the College to act
immediately when necessary. Accordingly:
[1] Immediate Termination: The employment of any person may
be terminated by the President without further compensation, regardless of
employment status, for good cause for immediate termination as interpreted
under Texas law.
[2] Faculty: Other than to address a substantial reduction
in need for faculty in an instructional area (and then with at least 180 days
notice before the end of a fiscal year), or for good cause for immediate
termination as defined above, the employment of faculty members shall not be
terminated during the term of an appointment made under the provisions of
Policy F-4 on Faculty Appointments.
[3] Non-Faculty Staffing Table Employees: Non-faculty
employees serving in positions that are in the current Staffing Table published
by the President in accordance with Policy F-6 may have their employment
terminated without further compensation either for good cause for immediate
termination as defined above or under one or more of the following conditions:
[a] at will during the
first 180 days at the College as a staffing-table employee.
[b] after having been
placed on probation and having failed to attain, within 90 days, a level of
performance satisfactory to the College in the areas named in the probation
notice.
[c] as part of a reduction
in force in an area or a change in the type of work skills needed. In such a
case, at least 90 days notice shall be provided except when the change is in
response to a serious financial emergency.
[d] after 120 days notice
from the President, for employees in positions specified as managerial or
administrative in the staffing table; no probationary process is required in
such cases.
[4] Other employees: The employment of other College
employees may be terminated at will or, where applicable, in accordance with
the terms of their contracts or appointments.
[5] Notice: A person whose College employment is being
considered for termination shall be given advance notice.
[6] Scope of Policy: These due-process provisions apply to
reductions in base compensation but not to the reassignment of duties; the
President may assign any College employee to new duties at any time.
The Austin Community College Board of
Trustees adopted this policy on June 2, 1997 to replace the two policies on
Termination of Employment for both Annual Contract Employees and
Non-contractual Employees, VIII-26 and VIII-27. It was amended on May 1, 2000, March 31, 2003, and October 6, 2008.
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