Section 21.03. Abandonment.

 

(1)  If an employee fails to report for work as scheduled, or to contact the employee's supervisor regarding absence from work, the appointing authority may discipline the employee.

(2)  If an employee fails to report to work as scheduled or to contact his or her supervisor for a minimum of 5 consecutive working days, the appointing authority shall consider the employee's position abandoned and may take one of the following actions:

(a) Initiate discipline of the employee, which may include terminating the employee for cause, effective the last day worked; or

(b) Treat the employee as having resigned, effective as of the end of the last day worked.

(3)  Failure to report to work without having submitted a written resignation letter shall be treated as abandonment.

(4)  The appointing authority shall provide written notice to the employee at the employee's last known mailing address of all actions taken under this section.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1981, No. 302 , eff. 3-1-81; renum. from ER-Pers 21.03 and am. (4), cr. (3), Register, May, 1988, No. 389 , eff. 6-1-88.

Note

See s. ER 18.14 (4) for employees who fail to return from leave. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1