Employment Separation

PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEE SEPARATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY

Under CA law, employees who are discharged or have resigned with at least 72 hours notice must be paid all wages due at the time of separation. Employees who quit without giving prior notice must be paid within 72 hours. Below are the regular procedures for processing a separation for an employee in the event of a resignation, or retirement. Following the steps below to complete the separation process will allow Payroll Services enough time to process the separation and produce a final paycheck.
    Employee
    1. The employee should notify their Appropriate Administrator of their expected separation date and last day of work. After notice of a resignation, the employee should give the Appropriate Administrator a resignation letter, and enter time in Absence Management. Once HR receives the final documents and separation checklist from the Appropriate Administrator/Timekeeper, the employee will receive a notification from HR of the checkout procedure and to complete an optional online exit survey.

    2. Only unused vacation, CTO, overtime, shift differential and personal holiday are paid out. For questions regarding accruals, please contact the payroll tech assigned to your department.

    3. Final checks will be issued based on the method the employee opted to receive (direct deposit or live check). Direct deposit will not be cancelled; however, Payroll Services will cancel under unforeseen circumstances.

    4. Return any outstanding campus property to Human Resources in WH 340 on or before the last day worked.

    5. Contact Human Resources Management at (310) 243-3771 to schedule an optional Exit Interview with the Associate Vice President of Human Resources.
    Appropriate Administrator/Timekeeper
    1. Immediately upon receiving notice of resignation/separation from the university, the Appropriate Administrator should coordinate with the timekeeper to:

    2. The eFast along with the associated paperwork, must be approved and submitted to the Human Resources Office immediately upon notice. All documents can be submitted to HR via the HR secure Dropbox or delivered to WH 340.

      • For employees separating from the university, only the appropriate administrator signature is required on the eFast. Be sure to attach a copy of the resignation notice to the eFast.

    3. HR will approve the eFast and forward to Payroll Services for final check processing.

    4. Once HR receives the notification that the Peoplesoft checklist is activated, HR will notify the employee of the checkout procedure and any outstanding property to return. HR will also provide an optional online exit survey or interview with the Associate Vice President of Human Resources.

      • Once the employee returns the items, HR will provide a receipt to the employee and forward all property to the respective departments.

    5. Payroll Services will produce the final check for the employee. If the employee did not give 72 hours advance notice prior to resignation, Payroll and HR will ensure that the final check is mailed to the employee.
    Campus Property that Must Be Returned
    • Review the Property Checklist Form for items that may have been loaned to you during your employment here. Such items are campus property and must be returned to HR or IT, as designated, before your last day. 

      • Campus property includes items such as; keys, ID card, parking/carpool pass, etc.  (If you have a parking/carpool pass, you may return it to our office at the end of the day to avoid a parking violation).

    • Any missing items must be paid for at the Cashier’s office and a copy of the receipt provided to HR.

    • If you received equipment through the IT Technology Checkout Program (i.e., laptop, monitor, mouse, mounting station, keyboard, webcam), please complete that online return process.

    • Submit the Property Checklist Form electronically via the HR Secure Dropbox or directly to the HR office WH 340. Our business hours are Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm and open during lunch.

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PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEE SEPARATIONS FROM THE UNIT/DEPARTMENT

Below are the regular procedures for processing a separation for an employee who is leaving the unit/department, but not the university. 
    Employee
    1. The employee should notify their Appropriate Administrator of their expected separation date and last day of work in the unit/department.

    2. After notice of a resignation, the employee should give the Appropriate Administrator an official resignation letter or e-mail, and enter time in Absence Management.

    3. Department specific campus property such as keys to the unit/department cabinets, procurement card (if applicable), and employee identification card must be returned to Human Resources in WH 340. A request can be made to HR for an updated employee identification card.

      • Department purchased IT equipment must be returned to the Appropriate Administrator or designee.

      • Coordinate and confirm with the Appropriate Administrator and IT regarding any other IT issued equipment such as monitors, desktop computers, mobiles devices etc.

    Appropriate Administrator/Timekeeper
    1. After the notice of resignation is received, the Appropriate Administrator should coordinate with the timekeeper to verify time has been entered into Absence Management.

    2. An eFast and PeopleSoft checklist are not needed. HR will coordinate all applicable paperwork with the new unit/department.

    3. If applicable, the Appropriate Administrator should coordinate and confirm if the employee has any department purchased property that should remain with the unit/department and notify University Lockshop to update fob key access.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SEPARATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY 

The separation process for student employment is:

  1. Process an eFast using TER/END as the action/reason and attach the employee’s timesheet.
  2. To ensure that the employee is paid in a timely manner, deliver separation documents to Payroll Services via the Payroll Services Secure Dropbox or deliver to WH 205.