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Separation Process for Faculty and Staff

University Policy, #6060
  1. PURPOSE
     

               The purpose of this policy is to ensure the timely notification and processing of faculty and staff separations from employment.

     
  2. AUTHORITY
     

               Virginia Code Section 23-9.2:3, as amended, grants authority to the Board of Visitors to establish rules and regulations for the institution. Section 6.01(a)(6) of the Board of Visitors Bylaws grants authority to the President to implement the policies and procedures of the Board relating to University operations.

     

               Department of Human Resource Management Policy #1.70 - Terminations/Separations from State Service

     

               Department of Accounts' Commonwealth Accounts Policies and Procedures Manual #50320 Terminations

     
  3. DEFINITIONS
     

               Banner Administrative Information System - The term used to reference the information technology system, Banner® Digital Campus. Banner is the administrative software system used to manage student information, financial aid, finance, and human resources at Old Dominion University.

     

               Classified Employee - A salaried employee whose terms and conditions of employment are subject to the Virginia Personnel Act, Code of Virginia Section 2.2-2900 et seq., as amended, and who is employed in a classified position.

     

               Department Records Coordinators - Indivuduals who serve as a liaison between the University Records Manager and their respective department.

     

               Hiring Supervisor - The management level with the authority to hire, assign work, manage work schedules, approve leave, evaluate employees, and discipline employees.

     

               Separation - Cessation of employment with Old Dominion University. Types of separation include, but are not limited to: voluntary resignation, retirement, discharge, involuntary termination, layoff, transfer to another State agency, or death while in service.

     

               Web Time Entry (WTE) - A web-based system designed to enable employees to submit hours worked and leave information electronically, eliminating the paper submission of time slips, time and attendance forms, leave activity forms, and leave reports.

     
  4. SCOPE
     

               This policy applies to the following types of employees of the University and their supervisors: administrative and professional faculty, teaching and research faculty, and classified or wage staff. This policy does not apply to adjunct faculty or student employees.


     
  5. POLICY STATEMENT
     

               This policy provides specific procedures to be followed in order to ensure the timely processing of separations as follows:
     

    • ensure accurate computation of compensation and disbursement;

    • facilitate final pay actions;

    • protect and account for University property; and

    • provide faculty and staff with an opportunity to exercise appropriate benefit options.
       
  6. PROCEDURES
     

               University hiring supervisors are responsible for immediately notifying the Department of Human Resources concerning the separation of faculty and staff. Notification to the Department of Human Resources must occur no later than one workday upon the hiring supervisor's receipt of this information.

     

               An employee is responsible for providing advance notice and written notification of his/her intent to resign to his/her hiring supervisor as soon as the decision has been made to separate from University employment. The written notification should provide an explanation for the resignation and must state the effective date of separation, which is the last day the employee will work.

     

               Reasonable advance notice of resignation for classified employees is at least two weeks or longer for professional level positions. As contractual employees, faculty members should make every effort to give the administration adequate time to find a replacement when they desire to leave Old Dominion University.

     

               Upon being notified of an employee's intention to resign, the hiring supervisor shall request the written resignation. On the bottom of the document, the hiring supervisor should note the date the resignation was received, sign his/her name acknowledging receipt, and submit the document to the Department of Human Resources immediately. Hiring supervisors are also advised to contact the Department of Human Resources, the Payroll Office, and the Department of Information Technology Services immediately once they are aware of an employee's intention to resign.

     
    Hiring supervisors are also responsible for the following actions:
     
    • certifying that all leave activity has been submitted via WTE to the Payroll Office;

    • notifying the Payroll Office if the classified employee is in a time-loss status or has an annual leave balance of less than 40 hours;

    • collecting University property;

    • directing the return of keys to the Department of Facilities Management;

    • referring departing faculty and staff to the Department of Human Resources for benefits information;

    • if applicable, ensuring that contractual obligations are fulfilled by the separating faculty member or reassigned as appropriate;

    • notifying the Department of Information Technology Services to delete access to departmental and University systems, as appropriate;

    • maintaining all departmental personnel and timekeeping records* for five years in a safe and confidential manner.
       
      *Department Records Coordinators are responsible for securing such physical records as are uniquely created, received and maintained for the position concerned, contacting the Office of Information Technology Services regarding the secure storage of such electronic records, including email, as are associated with the position concerned, and advising the University Records Manager about the separation so that inquiries can be made to ascertain if any litigation, investigations, or Freedom of Information Act requests are in effect that would suspend the routine destruction of records associated with the position concerned.
     

               The Department of Human Resources will provide the hiring supervisor with an e-mail message confirming receipt of the separation notice and will provide the hiring supervisor with a checklist to ensure that the hiring supervisor's responsibilities for the separation process are communicated and completed. The separating employee will be contacted by the Department of Human Resources to schedule an exit interview and to inform the employee about his/her responsibilities in completing the separation process. The Department of Human Resources is responsible for inactivating the employee's pay status in the Banner Administrative Information System upon notification of an employee's separation. The Department of Human Resources is also responsible for providing timely notification to the Payroll Office of separating employees.

     

               The Payroll Office is responsible for processing final salary payments, processing final leave pay-outs, terminating direct deposits, and terminating employee records in the Banner Administrative Information System.

     

               Records Retention
     

               Separation decision records are retained for two years and then destroyed in compliance with the Commonwealth's Records Retention and Disposition Schedule.


     
  7. RESPONSIBLE OFFICER
     

               Staffing and Operations Manager, Department of Human Resources


     
  8. RELATED INFORMATION
     

               University Policy 3700 – Records Management Policy

 - Approved by the president
July 1, 2001
Revised August 22, 2003
Revised October 2, 2009
Revised March 30, 2016


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