Illinois Administrative Code
Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
Part 620 - MERIT AND FITNESS
Subpart G - DEMOTION
Section 620.810 - Definition
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Demotion is the assignment of an employee to a vacant position in a class having a lower maximum permissible salary or rate than the class from which the demotion was made for reasons of inability to perform work of the class from which the demotion was made.
b) A department head may initiate demotion of an employee by filing with the Director a written statement of reasons for demotion in the form and manner prescribed. Such written statement shall be signed by the head of the department and shall contain sufficient facts to show good cause for the demotion. No demotion shall become effective without the prior approval of the Director who shall take into consideration the employee's education, experience, and performance records.