Section 5.16. Layoff status.

 

(1)  A faculty member whose position has been eliminated or reduced in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall, at the end of the appropriate notice period, be placed on layoff status, unless the layoff notice has been rescinded prior to that time.

(2)  The faculty member whose notice period has expired, and who is placed on layoff status shall remain on layoff status until:

(a) For probationary faculty, the probationary appointment would have expired under its own terms;

(b) For tenured faculty, one of the following occurs:

1. Reappointment to the position from which laid off. Failure to accept such reappointment would terminate the faculty member's association with the University of Wisconsin System.

2. Acceptance of an alternative continuing position in the University of Wisconsin System. Failure to accept an alternate appointment would not terminate the faculty member's association with the University of Wisconsin System.

3. Resignation.

4. Failure by the affected faculty member to notify the chancellor not later than December 1, of each year while on layoff status as to his/her location, employment status, and desire to remain on layoff status. Failure to provide such notice of desire to remain on layoff status shall terminate the faculty member's association with the University of Wisconsin System.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1975, No. 229 , eff. 2-1-75; 2015 Wis. Act 330 s. 20 : am. (2) (b) 1., 2., 4. Register April 2016 No. 724 , eff. 5-1-16.