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Human Resources

Classified Employee Handbook

Definitions

The following are brief explanations and definitions of employment categories:

Classified Employees - employees who are not considered faculty or academic staff. They are considered support staff (example: Office Support, Custodians, Information Systems, Payroll, etc.)

Non-Represented - employees who are not entitled to union representation. These are middle management, supervisors, or clerical employees who are considered to be working in areas where there is access to confidential union information.

Represented - employees who are represented by a union. They may be a member of one of the following unions:
• Wisconsin State Employees Union
• Wisconsin Professional Employees Council
• Crafts Union

Exempt - salaried employees who are in positions that do not earn overtime compensation.

Non-Exempt - hourly employees who are in positions that earn overtime compensation for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.

Project Appointment - an appointment which is normally funded for six or more consecutive months and which requires employment for 600 hours or more per 26 consecutive biweekly pay periods, either for a temporary workload increase or for a planned undertaking which is not a regular function of the employing agency and which has an established probable date of termination. No project position may exist for more than four (4) years.

Recurring Limited Term Appointment - an appointment which is determined to require an employee on a recurring basis. There is no definite date of termination for the appointment with the exception that the position may not exceed 1,043 hours of employment annually.

Non-Recurring (short-term) Limited Term Appointment - an appointment which is determined to require an employee on a one-time only basis. A definite date of termination is set for this type of appointment. A period of six months or less is allowed for the non-recurring appointment with an hourly limitation of 1,043 hours.

Permanent Status - the status that an employee appointed to a permanent position achieves after successfully fulfilling the requirements of the six month probationary period.

Unclassified Employees - faculty and academic staff. This category includes all teaching positions and administrative positions.