Termination Codes for faculty and staff are part of the HR Transaction System drop-down menu and are used for a variety of reasons as described below.
NOTE: If the workflow form is coded incorrectly for faculty, the Office of the Provost will change it to a different code that is better aligned with the stated reason for leaving the University. These codes are used for institutional reports and to identify patterns or trends at the University.
Termination Reasons - Employee initiated
EE - Return to School
Code - RET
When to use - Employee self-discloses s/he is returning to any level of school (e.g., higher degree, residency)
EE - Resignation
Code - RES
When to use - Employee self-discloses resignation
Notes - Best to be used if no other code is applicable or additional information is unavailable
EE - Graduation
Code - GRD
When to use - Use only for Graduate Students/Fellows graduating at the end of Spring semester. Purpose is to appropriately end benefits as of 6/1.
Eligible job codes are FR19, FT19, FT52, and FF52
EE - Retirement
Code - RAT
When to use - Employee self-discloses intent to retire and is 55 years of age or older
Notes - For benefits purposes all terminations after age 55 are treated as retirement.
EE - Resignation-Other Employment
Code - OTD
When to use - Employee resigns/leaves for a position at another employer or an employee moves from monthly to hourly or vice versa; or student hourly to student work-study
Notes - Examples include: Regular full-time Staff Nurse decides to work only PRN.
EE - Reas Accom Unavailable/EE not want
Code - HEA
When to use - Must be approved by FSDS or LDA; Employee health condition cannot be accommodated or employee cannot work due to health
Notes - Merit staff will have recall rights with this code
EE - Personal/ Family Reasons
Code - FAM
When to use - Employee resigns due to self-disclosed reason (e.g., spouse/partner relocation, personal/family considerations, unknown reasons)
Notes - Examples include: new parent decides to stay at home with child; partner relocated
EE - Military Service
Code - MLS
When to use - Self-disclosed military service
Notes - Examples include: leave University to become full-time military personnel; do NOT use for deployment; may trigger re-employment rights under USERRA
EE - Job Abandonment
Code - JOB
When to use - After 3 full pre-scheduled shifts of not calling in or showing up or for faculty member who does not return to work
Notes - Template letter available from ELR
EE - Failure to Return from Leave
Code - LVE
When to use - Must be approved by FSDS or LDA; Employee chooses not to return from an approved medical leave.
Notes - Merit staff will NOT have recall rights with this code.
EE - Early Retirement
Code - ERT
When to use - Must be approved by University HR; Employer has a BOR-approved early retirement plan
EE - Death
Code - DEA
When to use - Employee passes away during employment
EE - Become Self-Employed
Code - OBS
When to use - RECOMMEND DO NOT USE
Termination Reasons - Employer initiated
ER - Unsatisfactory Performance
Code - TAF
When to use - Employer terminates for the employee’s unsatisfactory performance
Notes - ELR consultation encouraged; Examples include: poor/low productivity; employee in good faith does not demonstrate requisite skills for the position
ER - Term During Probation
Code - TDP
When to use - Employer terminates during probation for unsatisfactory progress
Notes - Employee may have recall rights to previously held class where probation completed successfully; do NOT use for misconduct during probation
ER - No Longer Eligible for Appointment Type
Code - NLR
When to use -
• Employer terminates employee due to lack of required license/ certification
• Employer terminates student hourly employee due to lack of enrollment hours and/or lack of Work-Study funding.
Notes - ELR consultation encouraged; Examples include: Driver’s license required on the job description and the employee loses license;
It is not necessary to terminate work-study students whose eligibility has been earned UNLESS the department cannot afford to cover 100% of the wage. If the department CAN continue to employ the work-study student paying 100% of the wage then a term report should NOT be filed. Questions should go to Student Employment or Office of Student Financial Aid (work-study).
ER - Misconduct
Code - CON
When to use - Employer terminates for misconduct
Notes - Examples include: theft, impairment, absenteeism; may be series of events or single incident of misconduct
ER - Layoff/Position Elimination
Code - ELI
When to use - Must be approved by University HR ELR; Employer terminates with an approved layoff plan.
Notes - Merit and P&S staff may have recall or priority rights with this code.
ER - P&S Layoff with Retiree Benefits
Code - FRB
When to use - When terminating a laid-off P&S non-bargaining employee who is at least 55 years of age and has career status or at least two years in specified term status.
Notes - Cannot be used for Faculty, Institutional Officers, SEIU, or Merit employees. It also cannot be used for P&S staff who are probationary, At Will, or have less than two years in specified term status.
ER - End of Employment/Appt
Code - TMP
When to use - Use only for end of term or temp appointments when leaving the University
Notes - Not recommended for end of Work-Study appointment
Termination Reasons - Faculty
EEF - Resign: Emp Other Educ Inst
Code - OTH
When to use - Faculty member resigns from the UI to accept a faculty position at another university, college, etc. Please see “Acad Admin Position” for faculty who leave for administrative position.
Notes - FOR FACULTY ONLY. Add the name of the institution in the “Remarks" section of the form.
EEF - Resign: Emp Non-Edu Inst
Code - NED
When to use - Faculty member resigns to pursue employment outside higher education (e.g., private corporation, government)
Notes - FOR FACULTY ONLY
EEF - Resign: To Private Practice
Code - PPR
When to use - Faculty member resigns to pursue private practice working with clients (e.g., patients, legal clients, therapists)
Notes - FOR FACULTY ONLY
EEF - Resign: Acad Admin Position
Code - AAP
When to use - Faculty member resigns to accept an academic administrative position (e.g., Dean, VP, President) at a different institution
Notes - FOR FACULTY ONLY
ER - No Tenure Received
Code - NTR
When to use - For faculty member who does not receive tenure.
Notes - FOR FACULTY ONLY
ER - Mutual Consent
Code - MUT
When to use - Faculty member agrees to proposal of ending contract.
Notes - FOR FACULTY ONLY