Template – Employment-at-Will separation letter

USE DEPARTMENT LETTERHEAD

DATE:

Address to person

Dear ______,

In accordance with the Bylaws of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska section 4.4.1 and as stipulated in the Managerial/Professional and Office/Service Staff Employee Handbook of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, “. . . all non-faculty employees are considered employees at will, and either UNO or the employee may terminate the employment relationship upon giving the proper advance notice.”

Accordingly, your employment as ______is hereby terminated as of ______. Any vacation leave and floating holiday balance you have will be paid on your final check. Please contact the Human Resources Office for an explanation of benefits, final pay, and the return of University property. The contact for benefits is Esther Scarpello at 402.554.3660.

Although you are released from your regular duties effective immediately, you will remain in paid status until the effective date mentioned above. During this notice period you will be required to follow the expectations outlined below. Please note that a failure to follow these directives could result in immediate loss of the ______day notice pay. Should you have questions about the attached document, please contact the Vivian Ayuso, Employee Relations Specialist, at 402.554.4157. Until that date, you are requested to be available to this office during regularly scheduled working hours should the department require your assistance.

Expectationsfor the 2-weekor 90-day notice period:

  1. Be available during the core business hours to answer questions about issues that were in process or are new issues that come up.
  2. Provide a list of outstanding issues that you were in the process of resolving.
  3. Return any University property.
  4. You are required to follow all University policies and procedures, including Board of Regents Memorandum 16.

Things you are not to do during the notice period:

  1. Do not report to the office to work or show up on campus without prior approval or scheduled meeting with Human Resources.
  2. Refrain from presenting yourself as the responsible party for the operation or actions of the department.

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Employee Signature Date

(The signature is a confirmation that you received this letter.)

Please make arrangements with me to remove your personal possessions from the work area.

Sincerely,

(Manager Name & Title)

cc: Human Resources