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133 D - Compensation
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
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employment for any lawful reason with no right of appeal during the period. The duration
of a probationary period is typically the initial six months of service, but may be longer for
specific jobs requiring more extensive training processes and closer supervision.
4.6 Rehire - An employee’s return to City employment following a break in service, with
special provisions regarding specific conditions of employment. .
5.0 ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
5.1 The period of separation must not have exceeded one calendar year.
5.2 The former employee’s separation must not have been due to discreditable circumstances.
5.3 A former employee rehired in a position in the same job classification may receive a salary
equivalent to their compa-ratio at the time of separation. The amount of the starting salary
is established at the discretion of the hiring department in accordance with current salary
administration guidelines. Any salary offered to a rehired employee that would be above the
Control Point must have the prior approval of HR/Compensation.
5.4 Rehired employees are not entitled to service credit in determining eligibility for any of the
City’s benefit program offerings. Benefit earnings rates will be the same as for new employees
except that all periods of full time and part time employment will count towards eligibility for City
retiree benefits.
5.5 Credit for service prior to the separation may be given in determining eligibility for retirement
benefits with the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (NCLGERS)
if the retirement account had not been withdrawn voluntarily.
5.6 Credit for a voluntarily withdrawn NCLGERS account may be restored in accordance with
NCLGERS rules.
5.7 A rehired employee must successfully complete an abbreviated probationary period of 90 days
under the same conditions as any new benefit eligible City employee as if the rehired employee had
no prior City service. Rehired employees are not eligible to receive probationary salary increases.
5.8 A rehired employee may be eligible for a merit salary increase upon successful completion of
the probationary period in accordance with salary administration guidelines.
5.9 Former employees seeking re-employment must make application through the normal job
application process for consideration on an equal basis with all other applicants for employment.
5.10 As an at-will employee, there is no guarantee of salary increases. All increases are subject
to change at any time at the sole discretion of the City Council and/or City Manager, or as City
compensation polices, programs or practices are introduced, amended, or eliminated.
6.0 PROCEDURES