State Personnel Manual Alphabetical Index
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A
Academic assistance program 9-1
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance 6-2
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the workplace 8-21
Acting promotion 4-106
Adverse weather and emergency closings 5-2
Age limitations 2-38
Age discrimination 1-1
Aggregate service (see total state service) 3-6
Aliens, employment of 2-1
Annual leave (see vacation leave) 5-100
Appeals 7-25
Applications 2-23; 2-37
Appointment 3-1
Appointment ended 11-9
Appointment types 3-1
Intermittent 3-5
Permanent 3-2; 3-35
Permanent part-time 3-4
Pre-vocational student 3-5
Probationary 3-1; 3-32
Temporary 3-3
Temporary part-time 3-4
Time-limited permanent 3-3
Trainee 3-2; 3-34
Apprenticeship training 9-20
Awards 6-19
B
Back pay 7-61
Blood donation leave (See Other Management Approved Leave) 5-92
Bone marrow donation leave (See Other Management Approved Leave) 5-92
Break in service 4-117
C
Call-back pay 4-94
Career banding salary administration 4-6
Career growth recognition award 4-19
Career status 3-35
Child involvement leave (See Community Service Leave) 5-13
Child Labor 4-67
Civil leave 5-10
Commitments and position vacancy 3-19
Communicable disease emergency 8-25
Community service 5-13
Compensation of foreign service employees 4-34
Compensation of state employees 4-1
Compensation plan 4-1
Compensatory leave (exempt from provisions of overtime) 5-19
Compensatory time off (non-exempt from provisions of overtime) 4-48
Comprehensive compensation system 4-16
Confidential information 3-26
Conflicting employment 3-37
Contested cases/remedies 7-60
Contested case review procedure 7-69
Cost-of-living adjustment 4-20
Court attendance 5-10
Credentials verification 2-38
Creditable service 3-6
D
Deductions in pay notice 4-5
Deferred compensation 6-12
Demotion 4-29
Dental plan 6-2
Dependent care assistance plan 6-2
Direct Deposit 4-3
Disability income plan (DIPNC) 6-13
Disciplinary action, suspension and dismissal 7-1
Discrimination, appeal 7-28
Dismissal 7-1
Doctor's certification 5-94
Dual employment 3-8
E
Educational assistance program (See Academic Assistance Program) 9-1
Educational leave 5-21; 9-5
Effective date (see applicable pay policy)
Emergency call-back pay 4-94
Emergency closings 5-2
Employee appeals and grievances 7-25; 7-37
Employee mediation and grievance process 7-37
Employment contracts 3-17
Employment of aliens 2-1
Employment of relatives 2-39
Employment offers 3-18
Equal employment opportunity 1-1
Equal Employment Opportunity Institute 1-5
Equal employment opportunity program and plan 1-8
Exemptions from the hours of work and overtime policy (FLSA) 4-58
Extended duty, medical personnel 4-32
F
Fair Labor Standards Act 4-46
Family and medical leave 5-22
Family illness leave 5-53
Final administrative grievance review by State Personnel Commission 7-53
Final disciplinary procedure (comprehensive compensation system) 4-25
Flexible benefits 6-1
Flex-time (variable work schedule) 3-46
Foreign nationals, employment of 2-1
Foreign service compensation 4-34
Front pay 7-63
G
Gap Hours 4-50
Gap Hours Compensation 4-51
Geographical differential 4-2; 4-126
Grievances
Appeals to State Personnel Commission - contested cases 7-25
Applicant Appeal 1-4
Comprehensive compensation system pay dispute 4-26
Discrimination special provisions 1-4; 7-28
Employee appeals & grievances 7-25
Employee mediation and grievance process 7-37
Harassment grievance procedures & appeals 1-24
Remedies of employees objecting to material in file 3-30
Selection complaint/contested case procedures 2-36
H
Harassment 1-22
Handicapped, employment of 1-2
Health insurance 6-15
Holiday premium pay 4-39
Holidays 5-57
Horizontal transfer 4-42
Hours of work (see work schedule) 3-45
Hours of work and overtime 4-46
I
ID Badge 8-7.1
Immediate family, employment of relative 2-39
Immediate family, illness and death 5-96
Immigration/employment of foreign nationals 2-1
Initial classification 4-78
In-range adjustments 4-79
Interchange of government employees 3-20
Intermittent appointment 3-5
J
Jury duty 5-10
L
Leave Offsetting 5-1
Leave with pay
Adoption 5-23; 5-95
Adverse weather 5-2
Civil 5-10
Community involvement - makeup provision (See Comm. Service) 5-17
Educational 5-21; 9-5
Employee transfer 5-99
Holidays 5-57
Maternity 5-95; 5-72; 5-22
Military 5-74
Sick 5-93
Special leave awards 6-27
Vacation 5-100
Volunteer participation 5-90
Workers' compensation (vacation and sick) 6-43
Leave without pay 5-66
Adverse weather 5-6
Family and medical 5-22
Military 5-74
Workers' compensation 6-43
Legal defense 6-15
Listing vacancies 2-18
Longevity pay 4-84
M
Maternity leave (see family and medical leave and other leave without pay)
Maximum 4-27
Meal period 3-45
Mediation and grievance process 7-37
Medical certification 5-94
Medical personnel, extended duty 4-32
Medical statement 5-94
Memorial program 6-29
Mentoring program 9-14
Midpoint 4-27
Military leave 5-74
Differential pay 5-78
With pay 5-76
Without pay 5-80
Minimum 4-27
Minimum qualifications 2-19
Minimum age 2-38
Minimum wage 4-47
N
NC Flex 6-1
Nepotism 2-39
New appointments 4-89
North Carolina rating scale 10-9
O
Offsetting 5-1
On-call compensation 4-94
Overtime compensation 4-46
P
Parental leave (see family and medical leave and other leave without pay)
Pay in lieu of notice 7-18
Payment of Salary 4-3
Pay status 4-2; 4-27
Performance increases (see comprehensive compensation policy) 4-16
Performance bonus 4-23
Performance management system 10-1; 4-16
Performance pay dispute resolution procedures 7-56
Permanent appointment 3-2
Part-time 3-4
Personal protective equipment 8-1
Personnel records and reports 3-24
Physical examination for military service 5-77
Physician extended duty pay 4-32
Policy-making exempt - priority reemployment procedures 2-9
Political activity 3-23
Posting and listing vacancies 2-22
Posting period 2-20
Prevocational student appointment 3-5
Priority for current employees (promotional priority) 2-14
Priority referral system 2-13
Privacy of personnel records 3-24
Probationary period 3-1; 3-32
Probationary increase 4-91
Promotion 4-101
Promotion priority 2-14
Protective equipment 8-1
Public manager program 9-22
Q
Qualifications, minimum 2-19
R
Range revision 4-122
Rating scale 10-9
Reallocation 4-107
Reasonable Accommodation 1-18
Reassignment 4-29
Reclassification (see reallocation) 4-107
Records and reports 3-24
Recruitment 2-17
Redeployment 4-114
Reduction-in-force policy 11-3
Reduction-in-force guidelines 11-1
Reduction-in-force - priority reemployment 2-24
Reinstatement 4-117
Relatives, employment of 2-39
Retention salary adjustments 4-80 (in-range); 4-135 (special)
Retirement 11-8 (separation); 6-16 (retirement system);
Retirement System 6-16
Rewards and recognition 6-19
Richard Caswell Award - Noteworthy Dedicated Service 6-21
S
Safety and health 8-8
Salary Adjustments 4-79 (in-range); 4-135 (special retention)
Salary, payment of 4-3
Salary ranges 4-1
Salary range revision 4-122
Secondary employment 3-37
Selection 2-35
Separation 11-6
Compensatory leave 5-20
Dismissal 11-9
Longevity pay 4-86
Reduction-in-force 11-1; 11-3; 11-9
Resignation 11-6
Resignation notice 11-6
Retirement 11-8
Sick leave 5-96
Unavailability when leave is exhausted 11-7
Vacation leave, payment of 5-106
Voluntary resignation without notice 11-6
Service awards 6-23
Settlements/consent agreements in grievances 7-67
Severance salary continuation 11-11
Sex discrimination 1-1
Sexual harassment (see unlawful workplace harassment) 1-22
Shared leave 5-111
Shift premium pay 4-128
Sick leave 5-93
Sign-on bonus 4-131
Social security 6-18
Special leave awards 6-27
Special minimum rate (SMR) 4-28; 4-90; 4-122
Special salary adjustments - retention 4-135
State employee memorial program 6-29
State employees workplace requirements program for safety and health 8-8
State Personnel Act 14-1
State Personnel Commission 13-1
State Personnel System 13-7
Statutory provisions
Employment Preference for Veterans 14-63
Federal Hatch Political Activities Act 14-59
State Employees Workplace Req. Program for Safety and Health 14-61
State Personnel Act 14-1
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 14-45
Supplemental insurance programs 6-18
Supplemental salary 4-138
Suspension 7-1
T
Teleworking 3-39
Temporary appointment 3-3
Part-time 3-4
Temporary promotion 4-106
Time change 3-47
Time limited permanent appointment 3-3
Total compensation and total employment 4-2
Total state service
3-6;
4-85
Trainee appointment
3-2;
4-92
Trainee salary progression 4-92
Training and development 9-17
Transfer 4-42 (See Horizontal Transfer)
Transfer leave 5-98
Tuition assistance 9-1
U
Unemployment insurance 6-34
Upgrade (see reallocation) 4-107
Unlawful workplace harassment 1-22
V
Vacancies, recruitment and posting 2-17
Vacancy announcements 2-18
Vacation leave 5-100
Shared leave 5-111
Verification of credentials 2-38
Veteran's preference 2-41
Vision plan 6-2
Voluntary resignation without notice 11-6
Voluntary shared leave program 5-111
Volunteer emergency service (See Other Management Approved Leave) 5-90
Volunteer participation leave (See Other Management Approved Leave) 5-90
W
Withholding money 4-4
Workers' compensation administration 6-38
Workers’ compensation leave 6-43
Workforce Planning 2-46
Workplace harassment 1-22
Workplace requirements 8-8
Worksite wellness 8-36
Work week 3-45
Work options 3-43
Work plan (see performance management system) 10-1
Workplace violence 8-15
Work schedule 3-45
Time change 3-47
