WSR 05-12-094

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL


[ Filed May 27, 2005, 11:28 a.m. , effective July 1, 2005 ]


     

     Purpose: These rules pertain to a Washington general service employee who accepts an acting Washington management service appointment and how much notice an employer must give when ending a WMS acting appointment.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-09-114 on April 20, 2005.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Clarifying language was added to the first sentence of WAC 357-19-353.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: May 24, 2005.

Eva N. Santos

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 357-19-350   May a permanent WGS employee accept an acting Washington management service (WMS) appointment and what notices must the employee and employer provide each other when an employee accepts the acting appointment?   Permanent WGS employees may accept acting appointments to WMS positions.

     The employee must give his/her current employer at least fourteen (14) calendar days' written notice before moving to an acting WMS appointment. The current employer and employee may agree to waive or shorten the notice period.

     When the current employer receives the employee's notice, the employer must notify the employee in writing of his/her return right at the conclusion of the acting WMS appointment.

     For purposes of this rule, written notice may be provided using alternative methods such as e-mail, campus mail, the state mail service, or commercial parcel delivery in accordance with WAC 357-04-105.

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NEW SECTION
WAC 357-19-353   What return rights must an employer provide to a permanent WGS employee who accepts an acting WMS appointment?   At a minimum, the employer must provide the permanent employee who is leaving a WGS position with the employer to accept a WMS acting appointment access to the employer's internal layoff list at the conclusion of the acting appointment. If the employer agrees to return the employee to a position, the employee must notify the employer of his/her intent to return to a permanent position at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance of return unless the employee and employer agree otherwise. Failure of the employee to provide proper written notice to the employer may result in forfeiture of any return rights. Upon return to a permanent position, the employee's salary must be determined by the employer's salary determination policy.

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NEW SECTION
WAC 357-58-280   How much notice must an employer give for ending an acting appointment?   The end date of an acting appointment may be set in the appointment letter. If the end date is not set in the appointment letter, the employer must give written notice of the termination date of the acting appointment. If the employee is a permanent state employee, the employer must provide at least fifteen (15) calendar days' notice. If the employee is not a permanent state employee, the employer must give one (1) work day's notice.

     An acting appointment may be terminated immediately with pay in lieu of the one (1) work day of notice required for nonpermanent employees or the fifteen (15) calendar days' notice required for permanent employees.

     For purposes of this rule, written notice may be provided using alternative methods such as e-mail, campus mail, the state mail service, or commercial parcel delivery in accordance with WAC 357-04-105.

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