Table of Contents: Chapter 9
[+]906 FURLOUGH POLICY
Furlough: placing an employee in a temporary, non-duty, non-pay status because of lack of work or funds, or other non-disciplinary reasons.
Parameters
Employees shall not perform any work for the City during the period of furlough. Accordingly, the City will disable all City-owned equipment in the employee's possession or the employee shall return the City-owned equipment, including laptops, cellphones, tablets, etc., as well as badges and keys to facilities. Access to facilities will be suspended and Webmail access will be disabled during the period of furlough. No employee shall be furloughed for more than twelve (12) months.
Benefits
Employees who have been placed on furlough will not receive pay, but will continue to receive benefits as permitted by the applicable plan documents and agreements. The employee will be responsible for reimbursing the City for the employee's individual portion of each month's insurance premium. Payment for these premiums shall be made not less than once (1) per month, on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, for each full month of premiums due. If an employee fails to pay his or her individual portion of each month's insurance premium on or before the due date, the insurance benefits will be terminated, and a COBRA even would occur. In a COBRA event, the employee is responsible for both the City and employee's portion of the insurance premium.
The employee will be responsible for paying the employee's individual portion of any elective/voluntary benefits for which the employee may be enrolled as long as the employee remains eligible. Please contact Human Resources if you have any questions regarding benefits that result in deductions from your paycheck.
Employees who have been placed on furlough may not use their accrued leave time during the furlough; however, the accrued leave time will remain intact and available upon return to work. In the event an employee does not return to work following the furlough period, the employee will be paid for accrued leave pursuant to the process outlined in the Personnel Policies for payout upon separation. Employees will not accrue leave time while on furlough.
Employees who have scheduled or intermittent pre-authorized FMLA during the period of furlough shall not have that period against their 12 week leave entitlement.
Employees will not receive pay for any holiday which occurs during the furlough period.
Because the employee is not working, he or she will not receive credit to his or her LAGERS account for the period of furlough. The phone number for New Directions is 1-(800)-624-5544.
Other Information
Employees will be eligible to apply for and collect unemployment during the period of furlough. Where applicable, the City will submit to the Missouri Division of Employment Security an Employer Mass Claim to streamline the employee's process for filing for unemployment benefits.
Recall
Employees will receive not less than forty eight (48) hours' notice of the date and time to return to work. If an employee knows of any conditions or circumstances which would prohibit an employee from returning within forty eight (48) hours of receiving notice, the employee should communicate such reason to the employee's supervisor in advance.
If during the furlough period circumstances arise that limit an employee's ability to perform the essential functions of his or her job, the employee shall notify Human Resources immediately.