Administrative and Professional Handbook
Separation
Separation from University employment may be due to a resignation, termination,
or layoff due to lack of work or job abolishment. Your separation date is normally
the last day you work.
Resignation
If you resign from the University, you must give at least four weeks’ notice.
If you do not give adequate notice, you will not be eligible to receive pay
for any unused vacation accumulation. A letter of resignation should accompany
the notice.
Notice of Termination
If you have passed the probationary period and are terminated from the University
for any reason except misconduct, you will receive four weeks notice or pay
in lieu of notice.
Layoff and Severance Pay Plan Eligibility
To be eligible for severance pay, you must have completed one year of continuous,
full-time permanent employment at NYU at the time of layoff.
Notice
If you have 10 or more years of service, you will receive a minimum of eight
weeks’ notice (or pay in lieu of it) prior to layoff. If you have less than
10 years of service, you will receive a minimum of four weeks’ notice.
Severance Pay
You will receive one full week of pay per completed year of service for the
first 10 years of service. For all completed years of service beyond 10, the
formula is two full weeks of pay per year.
New Probationary Period for Employees Facing Layoff
To facilitate the transfer of someone facing layoff, an employee on layoff notice
who is transferred to a new job in a different school or division will have a new probationary period. The new
probation will be for performance review/grievance procedure purposes only.
Seniority and benefits will remain continuous and in effect during this second
six month probationary period. In the event the employee does not pass probation,
he/she will still be entitled to the severance benefits due prior to the transfer,
to be paid by the unit from which the employee was originally being laid off.
Transfer Fund
To further encourage the successful transfer of an employee facing layoff, the
University funds up to $5,000 to bridge a salary gap in the event the employee's
current salary is above that of the position into which he/she will transfer,
providing that such a salary supplement does not create an inequity within the
unit.
Career Counseling
An employee notified of layoff will be eligible at no cost for a four-part program
of individual counseling sessions focusing on career and job search strategies,
offered by the SCPS Center for Career and Life Planning. The University Employee
Relations Office coordinates this employee service.
Tuition Remission
See If You Leave the University: Tuition
Remission.
No Severance Pay
Employees are not entitled to severance pay if they leave the University under
the following conditions:
- Voluntary resignation
- Discharge for cause
- Disability covered by Workers’ Compensation or New York State Disability
Insurance
- Retirement
Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment insurance is a New York State Department of Labor program. All
determinations of eligibility are made by the Department of Labor, Unemployment
Insurance Division, according to the New York State Unemployment Insurance Law.
For more information, go to http://www.labor.state.ny.us or call 1-888-209-8124.
When you file your claim, indicate the following in the employer’s section:
New York University
Division of Human Resources — Office of Employee Relations
7 East 12th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Benefits Upon Separation
For more information about your benefits upon separation, see If
You Leave the University.
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