3. Non-Contractual Employees
B.3.01 Non-Contractual Employment:
Non-contractual personnel shall serve at will, are not employed for any specified length of time, and have no property right in their employment. Nothing in this Policy Manual shall change the employment at will status of non-contractual personnel or shall create any rights to continued employment. The System shall not be bound by any oral representations or agreements related to employment that are inconsistent with these policies or that purport to bind the System to rights not granted by these policies.
The Chancellor or designated representatives shall be responsible for hiring non-contractual employees with appropriate skills and qualifications to fill positions with the System.
B.3.02 Limited Appointments:
All persons who serve as adjunct instructors, continuing education instructors, or grant funded employees, or as post-retirement employees, serve under a limited appointment.
A limited appointment is an at-will position. The person's employment is contingent upon a specified event, such as sufficient enrollment to support a class assignment or the receipt of funding from outside sources. An employee with a limited appointment does not have any right to or expectation of continued employment with the System, has no right of notice of non-continuation of employment, and is not covered by the personnel policies contained in this Section of the Board Policy Manual, unless the policy specifically states that it applies to limited appointment positions.
B.3.03 Post-Retirement Employees:
Under certain circumstances and upon the approval of the Board of Trustees a person may be employed after full retirement on an annual basis, preferably with a reduced load.
Such employment will be recommended by the LEO and the Chancellor to the Board of Trustees if:
a. A position has been budgeted for the fiscal year in question and will continue for one semester (for faculty) or more than six months (for non-faculty) employees;
b. The employee is requested to continue in his/her current position before retiring; and
c. The full-time employment of the retiree is in the best interest of the College or the System.
A person who was previously employed as a full-time faculty member, administrator, professional, or staff employee may return to employment following his or her full retirement, subject to the following conditions:
a. Regardless of the position, the retiree is not eligible to receive a contract and does not retain any of the rights of contractual employees;
b. The employment begins and ends in the same fiscal year, with no right of reappointment; and
c. The retiree is not benefits-eligible. except for those benefits that are provided to retirees or those which the
System is legally obligated to provide to all employees, such as family medical leave and workers' compensation.
The returning retiree will be paid for his or her work under the System compensation plan then in effect, but shall not be considered to be a new hire for purposes of placement, and shall not receive promotional or across the board pay increases (including educational increases provided to full-time faculty).
LSCS Policy Manual Section adopted by the Board of Trustees on August 7, 2008