Common use of Reduced Work Arrangement Clause in Contracts

Reduced Work Arrangement. a. A tenured faculty member may apply for a reduced work arrangement. Requests for a reduced work arrangement shall be submitted to the Personnel and Budget Committee of the department, which will make a recommendation to the Xxxx considering the needs of the department. The decision to grant a reduced work arrangement shall be made by the Xxxx, subject to the approval of the Xxxxxxx. The decision of the Xxxxxxx is final and not grievable. b. The reduced work arrangement is intended to be temporary and ordinarily will not exceed one year. In special circumstances, a reduced work arrangement can be renewed on an annual basis, subject to the needs of the department. c. A tenured faculty member on a reduced work arrangement will be responsible to teach 50% of the normal teaching load. The required teaching credits will be based on the person’s average of credits taught over the preceding three academic years. The faculty member shall indicate his/her preference concerning whether the credits should be distributed over one or two semesters, which shall be considered and decided as part of the approval process. d. A faculty member on a reduced work arrangement is not eligible for a teaching load reduction, and any teaching load reduction a faculty member is receiving for any reason will not be considered in calculating 50% of the normal teaching load. e. The faculty member will receive 50% of his/her salary during the time period covered by the reduced work arrangement. f. The faculty member will not be eligible to participate in the medical insurance plan, dental insurance plan, group life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and tuition remission during the time period covered by the reduced work arrangement; provided, however, under federal law, the faculty member may be eligible to participate in the medical insurance plan and dental insurance plan under COBRA continuation coverage.