Voluntary Furlough
Eligibility:
The College may implement such a plan if our agency funds are less than they
were the preceding fiscal year or if the General Assembly or Budget and Control Board
implement a midyear across-the-board budget reduction. The College may not enact a
furlough program if the reduction is due solely to the transfer or deletion of a program.
Employee Eligibility:
All employees in FTE positions are eligible to participate. TERI employees are
eligible to participate and the furlough period will not be considered a break in service,
but this time will count as part of their TERI period (the up to 60 months). Faculty not
working during the summer is not considered a furlough.
Employee Benefits during a Program:
 An employee’s benefits will not be affected by participating in a furlough
program, with the exception of receiving their salary.
 The employee must make contributions that require only employee
contributions (life insurance, dependent life, supplemental disability,
deferred comp, foundation contributions, united way, etc.)
 The College must make both the employee and employer contribution if
coverage would otherwise be interrupted (for benefits that require both
contributions – health, dental)
 Employee will continue to earn annual and sick leave as if they were in
pay status.
 If a holiday falls during the furlough period, the employee shall be paid for
the holiday
Length of Furlough:
 An employee may furlough up to 12 workdays through June 30, 2009.
This does not have to be taken consecutively and can be in full or partial
days.
 The College may decide that it cannot approve some positions for
furlough, as in departments with limited staff or for faculty during class
days.
 Denial of an employee’s request to furlough is not grievable or appealable
under the Grievance Procedure Act, however all decisions must be made
in a non-discriminatory manner.
Other Implications:
 An employee’s performance review date will not be adjusted, however the
College should take into consideration an employee’s review date prior to
approving a voluntary furlough, for evaluation meeting purposes.
 An employee’s state hire date and continuous state service date will not
be adjusted.
 The employee will not be eligible to receive their salary during a furlough.
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Faculty may not furlough on class, advising or registration days.
Staff may not furlough on days that are peak traffic times for their area
(i.e. Student Affairs, Cashiers and Bookstore employees may not furlough
during 1st week of classes or week preceding, Fiscal Affairs employees
may not furlough during fiscal year closeout)
If the College implements a mandatory furlough during the same fiscal
year, the days taken for a voluntary furlough will be counted towards the
mandatory days.
Reporting Requirements:
 Employees must sign a letter of agreement that documents the terms of
the furlough and emphasizes the employee’s voluntary decision to request
it.
 Supervisors and Vice Presidents will have to approve request to insure
adequate coverage of College operations.
Voluntary Furlough
Participation Request
As authorized in Proviso 89.113 of the 2008-2009 Amended Appropriations Act and in
accordance with the SBTCE procedure 8-1-101.1 (Voluntary Furlough Program), TriCounty Technical College is implementing a Voluntary Furlough Program. This program
allows FTE employees to voluntarily furlough up to 12 days.
Employee Information
Name:
Date:
Division:
I request to voluntarily furlough the following number of days:
From:
To:
Requested Dates:
The requested day(s) will be deducted from the payroll in which they fall, provided they are
received in the Personnel Office by the 20 th of the month, otherwise the deduction will be
taken in the next payroll.
My signature indicates that I have read and understand the guidelines for the
voluntary furlough.
Employee signature:
Supervisor signature:
Vice President signature:
Reporting Information (to be completed by Personnel Office)
Daily Rate:
Director, Personnel signature:
Dollar value of Furlough request: $
Date: