CHAPTER 13

 

                                  RESIGNATION AND TERMINATION

 

 

STATEMENT OF POLICY

 

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide an orderly, uniformed and fair procedures for non-disciplinary separation of employees from the Hospital’s service.

 

13.000 RESIGNATION

 

13.001 Coverage

 

This section shall apply to all classified service employees.

 

13.002 Notice of Resignation

 

An employee may resign by giving written notice of the resignation to the  Administrator.   The employee shall notify the  Administrator in writing at least 10 calendar days before the date of separation.  When a resignation letter is directed to the  Administrator, it shall by its terms, be effective immediately or on a certain date.  If no effective date is indicated, it shall be effective upon delivery of the notice to the Administrator.

 

Upon receipt by the  Administrator of any resignation letter, the Administrator may make the resignation effective immediately, or sooner than the effective date in the resignation letter.  Such resignation shall be effective according to its terms unless the  Administrator, at his discretion, makes the resignation effective immediately or at sometime sooner than the resignation letter. Once a resignation letter is delivered to the Administrator, it may not be later withdrawn by the resigning person without the consent of the Administrator.  Acceptance of such resignation by the  Administrator  is not required for the resignation to become effective.

 

13.003 Withdrawal of Resignation

 

With the consent of the  Administrator, the employee may withdraw a resignation at any time prior to the effective date of the resignation.

 

13.004 Resignation in Good Standing

 

A resignation shall be deemed to be in good standing when it is made voluntarily and not as a direct result of a final adverse action or criminal conviction.  With the exception of an employee serving an initial probationary period, an employee who resigns in good standing shall have reemployment rights consistent with Title 4, GCA and Rules 4.406 and 4.502.

 

 

 

13.005 Resignation Pending Adverse Action

 

An employee who resigns after receipt of a notice of proposed adverse action is deemed to have resigned voluntarily and has no right to appeal to the Commission.  Any employee, who resigns under this section and is subsequently convicted of a crime based on the same facts, which forms the basis of the adverse action, shall be deemed not to resign in good standing.

 

13.100 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

13.101 Termination of Employment

 

The Administrator may terminate the services of an employee for any of, but not limited to the following reasons:

 

A.      The duration of the temporary period of employment is ended.

 

B.      The employee failed to demonstrate satisfactory work performance during the initial probationary period or failed to satisfy other conditions of employment.

 

C.      For misconduct, in which case, the adverse action procedures shall be adhered to.   ( Refer to Adverse Action Procedures.)

 

13.200 EXIT INTERVIEW

 

A personal interview shall be conducted with each employee separating from the services of the Hospital.  The interview shall be held prior to the employee's effective date of separation.  The interview shall be conducted in such manner as to obtain from the separating employee the true reason or reasons for his separation.  Such interview shall be recorded on forms prescribed by the Administrator and made part of the separating employee's personnel folder.  A representative of the Human Resources Office shall conduct the interview.  Employee must voluntarily consent to participate in the exit interview process.

 

13.201 CLEARANCE

 

Each separating employee (classified or unclassified) must be cleared of all obligations within the Hospital no later than the employee's last working day.  Final payment of wages will be withheld pending completion of exit interview (voluntary) and clearance of all obligations to the Hospital.