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Academic/Administrative Employees
Faculty members and certain administrators. 
Affiliate
Any individual associated with the university whose role is not that of a student, faculty, or staff.
Agricultural Employee
One regularly engaged in any one or more of the pursuits of soil tillage; cultivation; dairy farming; production, growing and harvesting of horticultural commodities; and raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, or poultry.
Balancing Sick Leave
Reconciling accrued sick leave for office/service employees at the end of each year to bring total accrual back to the maximum allowed.
Biweekly
Employees who are paid on an hourly basis may be referred to as biweekly for payroll purposes.
Classification
Assignment of a position to a pay grade.
Corrective Probation
Special employment status imposed for conduct or performance reasons for a period of time normally not to exceed six months.
Demotion
Reassignment of an employee from one classification to another classification at a lower salary grade for corrective action reasons.
Dismissal
Involuntary separation of an employee, excluding reduction-in-force (RIF).
Employee
For purposes of these policies one (excluding faculty, administrators, graduate assistants, and student workers) who works for the university and receives a university paycheck with deductions for social security and for federal and state taxes.
Exempt Employee
One who is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA).
FMLA
Family Medical Leave Act entitles eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. 
Flextime
Flexible scheduling allowing employees to schedule work at times other than normal hours with departmental approval.
Full-Time Employee
One scheduled to work 2,080 hours on a twelve-month appointment; 1,733 hours on a ten-month appointment; or 1,560 hours on a nine-month appointment.
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
Amount of time up to 1.00 established for an employee to perform assigned duties. An FTE of 1.00 normally is equal to 2,080 hours per year.
Grievance Procedure
Internal review available to regular employees who are dissatisfied with an aspect of employment. This is in addition to the affirmative action appeal process and other appeals mandated by state and/or federal law.
Grievance Committee
Standing committee consisting of twelve university employees who are appointed by the chancellor for three-year terms to serve on Grievance Panels on a rotating selection basis.
Grievance Panel
A three-member panel from the Grievance Committee to hear a work-related employee grievance and to recommend to the chancellor for its disposition.
Hiring Date
Date an individual was employed by the university. If an employee is separated from employment more than twelve months, the hire date becomes the date the employee is reemployed.
Hiring Rate
The minimum rate of the pay grade range to which a position is assigned. Normally the starting rate of pay for new employees at the university.
Immediate Family
Spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, guardian, ward, stepfather, stepmother, stepdaughter, stepson, or persons bearing the same relationships to the spouse.
Job Audit
Personal interview with an employee, conducted by Human Resources, for the purpose of evaluating classification.
Leave of Absence Without Pay
Time away from work without pay approved by the employing department and Human Resources. Except for unpaid family/medical leave, may not be granted until accrued vacation leave is exhausted. Departments may, however, choose not to pay an employee for an absence that is not appropriately requested or granted.
Leave Accrual Date
The date on which vacation and sick leave begin accruing.
Managerial/Professional (M/P) Employee
One whose duties are primarily managerial or professional and who is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They are either paid hourly (bi-weekly) or paid a monthly salary. Exempt employees are not eligible for overtime if they work more than 40 hours during a workweek. Exceptions to this include some technical and/or part-time employees.
Minimum Regular Rate
Rate of pay usually five percent above the minimum hiring rate for office/service salary schedule.
Monthly
Employees who are paid on a monthly basis may be referred to as monthly for payroll purposes.
Nonexempt Employee
One who is subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Office/Service (O/S) Employee
One who is paid hourly (bi-weekly) and who is subject (nonexempt) to the state overtime law and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), they earn overtime or compensatory time if they actually work more than 40 hours (50 hours for most agricultural employees) during a workweek. 
Ombuds
Someone to facilitate the handling of a problem or direct employees to the person most likely to help when employees have been unable to solve a problem within their departments or through established channels.
On-Call Employee
One who works based on need only and who is eligible to work up to 693 hours in each fiscal year.
Original Probation
Considered an extension of the hiring process at the university. The first months of employment (usually six) during which an employee is evaluated for suitability for university employment. An original probation employee may be dismissed without notice and has no grievance rights. (Assuming no break in employment, an employee serves only one original probationary period).
PAF
Personnel Action Form used to enter data into SAP for separations, re-appointments, extensions, etc.
Pay Grade
Range of pay assigned to a classification or a position.
Pay Status
Time during which employee is on the job or is on an approved paid leave.
PDF
Personal Data Form used to enter data into SAP for new hires.
PeopleAdmin
Our web-based system used to maintain position descriptions and manage the employment process.
Position
Group of specific duties and responsibilities to be performed by one employee, which may be part-time, full-time, regular, temporary, or on-call. A position may be filled or vacant.
Promotion
Reassignment of an employee from one university position to another university position, within the same department or in another department, at a higher salary grade with increased duties and responsibilities without a break in service.
Reclassification
Process of changing titles of a position to reflect a change in the level of duties and responsibilities assigned to a position.
Reduction-In-Force (RIF)
Involuntary separation of an employee due to discontinuation of a job or department, reduction-in-force, reallocation of funds, reduction in work hours, lack of work, reorganization of the department, or other circumstances that do not necessarily reflect negatively on the employee's performance.
Regular Employee
One who has completed the required original probationary period (may be part-time or full-time).
Regular Position
A full-time or part-time position for which continuing appointment is expected.
Rehire
A former employee returning to employment at the university.
Reinstatement
Rehiring of an employee who is in layoff status, placed in a lower position in good standing as a result of a RIF, or who has resigned and returned to the university within one year; or the rehiring of a grievant who has been terminated and subsequently rehired as a result of administrative or judicial action.
Resignation
The voluntary separation of an employee.
Retired Employee
One who is at least age 55 and who has ended employment with the university after at least ten years of employment.
Salary/Wage
Rate of pay for duties and services performed.
SAP
University of Nebraska and State College information system that integrates payroll, human resources and benefits.
Service Date
Date of regular appointment used to calculate service to the university. Because it is adjusted to reflect breaks in employment, it is not necessarily the same as the hire date.
Suspension
Involuntary leave of absence without pay for corrective action reasons.
Temporary Employee
One hired for a limited period of time, normally not exceeding six months.
Transfer Employee
One reassigned from one university position to another university position within the same department or in another department without a break in service.
Turnaround Document
Form received by departments after the working PAF and PDF have been entered into the system. The computer-printed form is considered the current information copy.
Unauthorized Leave
Employee absence not authorized or covered by these policies and procedures.
UNL
University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Workday
Number of hours for required performance of duties as designated by the department head. For full-time employees, the workday usually consists of eight hours of work with an unpaid meal period of at least 30 minutes. There are normally 260 work days (2,080 hours) scheduled per calendar year.
Workweek
Normally 40 hours beginning at 11:01 p.m. Thursday and continuing through 11:00 p.m. the following Thursday.