General RIF Guidelines/Reminders

• “Qualified” staff will receive preferential consideration for posted, regular positions.
• The hiring department and the Human Resources Office will determine whether the staff member is qualified for the posted, regular position.
• “Qualified” means the employee is believed to be competent to perform the full range of duties as described in the position posting.
• Failure of a RIF candidate to accept a suitable job offer that maintains 80% (or more) of his/her former salary will result in termination. Hence, if a RIF candidate applies for a posted position, s/he must be aware of the need to be flexible regarding salary expectations.
• It is not appropriate to eliminate a RIF candidate from full consideration for posted positions based on his/her current salary or the perception of being “over-qualified.”

For additional information regarding Reduction in Force (RIF) see Standard Practice Guide 201.72