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The supervisor will make a reasonable effort to contact an employee who has failed to call and/or report for work as scheduled. The supervisor must notify the area Vice President and Director of Human Resources by the end of the employee’s scheduled shift on the third day if it appears that the employee has abandoned their job.

Human Resources will then notify the employee via a certified letter, sent to the employee’s last known address on file with Human Resources, that their termination has been recommended or proposed on the grounds of job abandonment. The recommendation will be acted upon as a final determination unless the employee provides the Director of Human Resources, within seven (7) days from the date of the letter from Human Resources, with a written statement of an acceptable verifiable reason for the absence and the failure to properly report to and obtain approval from the supervisor for the absence. Human Resources must receive the employee’s letter no later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh day via email, hand-delivery, regular mail, or certified mail. If the employee fails to provide such an acceptable statement in a timely fashion, the President will issue a notice of termination in writing which will be sent by certified mail.

If an employee wishes to appeal after being notified of a termination, they may appeal the decision through the College’s grievance procedure per the guidelines outlined within that procedure. The president’s decision regarding the appeal is final.