SECTION .0400 ‑ DEMOTION OR REASSIGNMENT

25 NCAC 01D .0401         DEMOTION AND REASSIGNMENT

(a)  Demotion shall mean an assignment to a position with a lower pay grade or a salary reduction in an employee's current position, caused by unsatisfactory performance or a disciplinary action in accordance with 25 NCAC 01J .0604. A career state employee, as defined in G.S. 126-1.1, shall have the right to appeal a demotion through their agency's internal grievance procedure.

(b)  Reassignment shall mean an assignment to a position with a lower pay grade within the same pay plan or a lower market rate, as defined in 25 NCAC 01D .0301, if assigned to a different pay plan, resulting from a mutual agreement between the employee and employer. A reassignment shall not be deemed the result of disciplinary action.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. December 1, 1995; March 1, 1994;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 20, 2015;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2017.