Minimum Notice Period for Layoff of Fixed Term and Probationary Appointees

* Academic Staff Service is defined as continuous years of paid UW-Madison academic staff employment without regard to percent of appointment. A leave of absence of any length or a break in academic staff service of three years or less will not result in loss of prior years' employment credit.

NOTE: Any academic staff member with a fixed-term or probationary appointment shall be given written notice of layoff by the immediate supervisor, principal investigator, department chair or unit head only after approval from the dean or director. At the same time, copies of this notice shall be sent to the department chair or unit head, the dean or director, and the Academic Personnel Office. An academic staff member with an indefinite appointment shall be given written notice by the dean or director. The written notice shall inform the employee of the reasons for the layoff, the effective date of the layoff, and his or her appeal rights, and shall include a copy of ASPP 5 and 9.

Academic staff with fixed-term or probationary appointments shall be given the standard notice periods specified in ASPP 3.04 unless there are compelling reasons to the contrary (e.g., almost immediate cutoff of funds). Even if these compelling reasons exist, employees shall be given at least the minimum layoff notice, depending upon the reason for the layoff.