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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
PERSONNEL POLICY GUIDELINES

Subject: Re-employment of University Employees

Section: U205

Date: March 3, 2008

Prior Version Date(s): August 1, 1994; May 17, 2004


Purpose: To clarify the re-employment of former University staff employees.

Policy: Former staff employees of the University, except those whose employment were terminated for cause, may be considered for re-employment, in accordance with the guidelines below.

Guidelines:

  1. A retired staff employee who is re-employed by the University may work a maximum of nineteen and one-half (19.5) hours per week and is not eligible for benefits under the University benefits program or paid time off programs.
  2. A staff employee who retires from an employer other than the University or the University of Chicago Hospitals and is then employed by the University is not subject to this policy.
  3. A staff employee who voluntarily resigned may be considered for future employment at the University. A staff employee who is involuntarily terminated will not be eligible for rehire at the University of Chicago or the University of Chicago Medical Center.
  4. Former Hospital employees who participated in Retirement Income Plan for Employees (ERIP) through the Hospital will, upon hire at the University, be credited for past participation in the plan.
  5. Accrued sick leave lapses upon termination of employment, unless a staff employee is rehired within thirty (30) days or recalled from layoff status.
  6. A regular staff employee returning to work from layoff status will have his/her University service bridged if he/she returns to University employment within six (6) months [provided he/she has rendered one (1) year of prior University service], or twelve (12) months [provided he/she has rendered more than one (1) year of prior University service.
Cross reference:

U207 Layoff, U208 Termination of Employment, U509 Vacation, U511 Personal Holidays, and U512 Sick Leave

Employees represented by a bargaining unit may be governed by the appropriate bargaining unit agreement.

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