Faculty Contract - Ferris State University
Faculty Contract - Ferris State University
Faculty Contract - Ferris State University
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1 Where layoff is by curriculum area, for purposes of this Section only, the area in which a<br />
2 member is classified will be determined by the area in which he/she taught the most credit hours<br />
3 in the current and immediately preceding two (2) academic years.<br />
4 8.4 Notification<br />
5 Members who are to be laid off shall be notified as follows:<br />
6 A. A non-tenured member shall be notified by February 1 of his/her last year of<br />
7 employment; or<br />
8 B. A tenured member shall be notified by July 1 of the year preceding the last<br />
9 year of employment.<br />
10 8.5 Layoff Benefits<br />
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A. Insurance- Insurance benefits shall be continued to the end of the month in<br />
which the layoff occurs (May, if at the end of the academic year) and for the following twelve<br />
(12) months, even if he/she continues employment in a bargaining unit position on a part-time<br />
basis.<br />
B. Sick leave- The Employer shall pay a laid off member fifty percent (50%) of<br />
his/her accumulated sick leave not to exceed one hundred (1 00) days at his/her rate of pay at the<br />
time oflayoff. Such payout will occur on or after the begim1ing of the semester following layoff.<br />
A member who is recalled may either repay the sick leave payout and have his/her sick<br />
leave reinstated or start with no accumulated sick leave.<br />
shall:<br />
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C. While a laid off member is employed on a part-time basis, the Employer<br />
1. Except as provided in 8.5.A, contribute toward the premium for<br />
insurance benefits in the same proportion as the assigned semester workload is to one-half<br />
(1/2) the ammal workload, not to exceed either (1) one hundred percent (100%) or (2) that<br />
same proportion of the cap on the Employer's contribution; and<br />
2. Pay the member as follows:<br />
a. If assigned a full load, the salary as of the time of layoff; or<br />
b. If assigned less than a full load, pro rata salary per semester<br />
based upon salary as of the time oflayoff in the same proportion as the assigned<br />
load is to one-half (112) an ammalized full load.<br />
32 A laid off tenured member shall be on a recall list for three (3) years. A laid off non-<br />
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