WSR 05-12-073

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL


[ Filed May 27, 2005, 11:15 a.m. , effective July 1, 2005 ]


     

     Purpose: These rules pertain to when an employee is considered to have had a break in state service.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-08-127 on April 6, 2005.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: A change was made to the language in WAC 357-46-058 to clarify how an employee who was laid off must be rehired in order to not have a break in service.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: May 12, 2005.

Eva N. Santos

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 357-46-057   When is an employee considered to have a break in state service?   An employee has a break in his/her continuous state service if the employee is separated, dismissed, or resigns from state service. A furlough for the purposes of temporary layoff as provided in WAC 357-46-063 is not considered a break in continuous state service.

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NEW SECTION
WAC 357-46-058   Is an employee who is rehired following layoff considered to have had a break in state service?   (1) An employee laid off in accordance with the provisions of WAC 357-46-010 is not considered to have had a break in continuous state service if within two years of separation the employee is appointed to a position:

     (a) From a layoff list or the general government transition pool; or

     (b) As a promotional candidate in accordance with the employer's promotional policy.

     (2) Upon appointment, the employee is reinstated with the seniority and unbroken service the employee had at the time of layoff. For a general government employee, the time spent off the payroll due to layoff is treated like leave without pay and seniority and unbroken service dates must be adjusted in accordance with WAC 357-31-345 and WAC 357-46-055 respectively.

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