MDOC Employee Handbook - Michigan Corrections Organization

c. Promotion/DemotionAny promotion or advancement within the Departmentis determined by the employee’s past and present jobperformance, knowledge, skills, abilities, andeligibility. Some positions have residency requirementsas identified in PD 02.02.112 “Duty Schedules,Business Hours and Residence Requirements.”A demotion is an authorized movement of anemployee with status to a lower classification level.Voluntary or involuntary demotions are governed bythe Civil Service Commission Rules, Departmentpolicies, and/or the applicable collective bargainingagreement. An employee with status may have areview of an involuntary demotion through theappropriate grievance procedure.d. Position Classification ReviewIt may become necessary to review the class titles orlevels of positions due to changes that have takenplace in duties and responsibilities involved that mayimpact the proper classification of a position. Thesereviews are made by the Civil Service Commission. Ifan employee feels their current classification and leveldoes not reflect their present duties, an employee mayinitiate a review of his or her position. Refer to CivilService Commission Rules, Section 4-2 “PositionClassification Review.”e. RetirementThe Department has employees covered under variousretirement programs. There are several options as tohow your benefits will be paid upon retirement orprovided to a survivor. A description of these optionsis found in the information published by theDepartment of Technology, Management and Budget,Office of Retirement Services. Contact the Office ofRetirement Services at 1-800-381-5111 for moreinformation.8