What are my rights in a layoff?
All University employees have certain rights in relation to layoff, unless they are Managers and Senior Professionals in Salary Grades VIII and IX or in the Executive Management Program. Your rights may vary depending upon the union contract or personnel policy that governs your position. These rights may include preference for reemployment and recall to the job from which you are laid off. You may be eligible for severance pay. To learn what you are eligible for, read the union contract or Personnel Policies for Staff Members that covers your position, in the section(s) relating to layoff or reductions in time. You can find these on the web at http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/hrpolicy.htm.
Related Questions
- When a layoff needs to be implemented, can a department proceed and have an employee apply their seniority bumping rights without notification to the Union?
- What rights does an employee have under USERRA if he or she is on layoff, on strike, or on a leave of absence?
- WHO MAY FILE A LAYOFF RIGHTS APPEAL?
