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130 D - Compensation
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
Employee Demotion
Number: D-10
Revision: 5
Effective Date: 09-01-2013
1.0 POLICY
Certain corrective actions may result in a demotion of an employee to a position assigned to a
lesser control point and/or a lesser salary.
2.0 PURPOSE
To provide an opportunity for an employee who is not able to adequately perform in one role
to acceptably perform in a lesser role. Demotions may be used in lieu of termination.
3.0 SCOPE
This policy applies to all benefit eligible employees.
4.0 DEFINITIONS
4.1 Benefit Eligible - Full time and part time employees who are eligible for coverage and
participation in the City’s benefit programs in addition to legally mandated coverage
4.2 Demotion - The movement of an employee from a position in one job classification
to a position in another job classification assigned to a lesser control point as the result of
discreditable circumstances.
4.3 Control Point - The job value the City is willing and able to pay. The control point is
based on the market value of jobs and internal value to the organization. The control point is
the basis for most salary administration calculations.
5.0 ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
5.1 Demotions will always require a decrease in the employee’s salary. Specifically, the salary of a
demoted employee will be reduced to the salary they earned prior to their promotion, but not less
than 10% of their current salary, whichever is greater.
5.2 A demoted employee’s salary shall not exceed the control point of the job to which he is
demoted or to the last salary he held in the position he previously occupied, whichever is higher.
5.3 If the employee’s salary is already less than the control point of the job to which he is demoted,
the employee’s salary must be decreased by at least 10%.
5.4 In some corrective actions, an employee may not be separated from the position he currently
occupies and placed in a position assigned to a lesser control point if no such position exists. In
these situations, the employee’s salary is decreased by at least 10% and shall not exceed the control