Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Examination and
Certification
1. An intermittent employee who,
on or after July 6, 1978, has been employed in intermittent status in excess of
1040 hours, and who meets standards for admission, shall be eligible to
participate in agency and statewide promotional opportunity
examinations.
2. Admission to an
agency or statewide promotional examination opportunity shall further require
that any interested and qualified intermittent employee file application with
the Bureau of Human Resources.
3.
Names of intermittent employees who qualify by examination shall be placed on
agency and statewide promotional lists, together with the names of other
employees entitled to placement on these lists.
4. As appropriate, certification will be by
score from among all agency or statewide personnel whose names are included on
these lists. If specifically requested by the appointing authority, and if
approved by the Director of Human Resources, certification will be by score
only (open competitive certification).
B. Vacation and Sick Leave
1. Vacation: Eligibility for credits
a. Individual eligibility to accrue and use
vacation credits shall require employment in intermittent status for more than
1040 hours.
b. Rate of accrual
shall be as follows:
Employment Period Rate of Accumulation
0 - 5th year 1 day per 173 hours of employment
6 - 10th year 1 1/14 days per 173 hours of employment
11 - l5th year 1 1/2 days per 173 hours of employment
16 - 20th year 1 3/4 days per 173 hours of employment
21 - 2 days per 173 hours of employment
NOTE 1: One year (12 months) of employment equals 2080 hours;
one month of employment equals 173 hours.
NOTE 2: Accrual of more than one day per 173 hours is
contingent upon continuous employment for the last 5 years.
c. Employment time to be credited shall
include only hours worked after July 6, 1978.
2. Sick leave: Eligibility for credits
a. General eligibility to accrue and use sick
leave credits shall require employment in intermittent status for more than
1040 hours. Specific eligibility shall further require that the employee must
have been scheduled and/or notified to report for work at least one calendar
day in advance of the day(s) (or portion(s) thereof) claimed for this
purpose.
b. Rate of accrual shall
be one (1) day per 173 hours of employment.
c. Employment time to be credited shall
include only hours worked after July 6, 1978.
C. Holiday Pay
1. General eligibility for holiday pay shall
require employment in intermittent status for more than 1040 hours. Specific
eligibility shall further require that the employee has worked on the regular
agency work day preceding and the regular agency work day following the holiday
in question.
2. The amount of
compensation for holidays authorized intermittent employees shall be an
individual agency determination. This compensation shall be dependent upon work
circumstances existing at the time and every reasonable effort shall be made by
the agency to ensure that the eligible employee's total earnings for the week
in which the holiday falls approach earnings which would have been realized
were it not for the holiday.
D. Health Insurance
Employees holding positions on an intermittent basis may
elect to participate in, or continue participation in, the state employees'
group health insurance plan, but eligibility for reimbursement by the state
shall require employment in intermittent status for more than 1040 hours.
Employees meeting this requirement for reimbursement will be billed directly on
a quarterly basis by Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The state shall reimburse such
employees twice annually, provided request for reimbursement is properly
completed and filed with the Bureau of Accounts and Control. Reimbursement
shall equal the percentage of hours worked to 1040 hours times the "state's
share" as computed for full time employees. Until such time as the 1040 hour
requirement is met and satisfied, however, participants must bear the full cost
of premiums.
E. Probation
Employees who have 1040 hours in intermittent status shall
upon the accumulation of an additional 1040 hours be considered to be
"off-probation", and may be separated from their position only with just cause.
Employment time to be credited for this additional 1040 hours shall include
only hours worked after July 6, 1978.
F. Merit Evaluation
Individual eligibility to receive a step increase in salary
on basis of performance shall require employment in intermittent status for
1040 hours. Employment time to be credited for this purpose shall include only
hours worked after July 6, 1978, and evaluation date shall be that date after
July 6, 1978, on which 2080 hours are earned and credited. Ratings shall be on
basis of standards of performance established under requirements of the
Performance Appraisal System prescribed by the Director of Human
Resources.
G. Retirement
Employees assigned to positions having intermittent status
are required to participate in the Maine State Retirement System. Contribution
shall begin with the first day of employment. Credit shall be granted according
to the following formula: Actual number of days worked x 1.6, converted to
years, months, and days. One day equals 8 hours.
H. Transfers, Promotions and Demotions
1. A transfer from an intermittent position
to another intermittent position, whether between positions in the same class
or positions in different classes at the same pay range (and the employee has
the needed minimum qualifications), shall be at the discretion of the agency to
which transfer is requested. Employees who desire a transfer of this kind shall
be responsible for contacting the appropriate agency (or sub-division)
directly. An application shall be required by the Bureau of Human Resources
only when transfer to a different class is requested.
2. Any transfer, demotion or promotion from
an intermittent position to a position for which status is based on examination
and certification from a register shall not be allowed unless and until
eligibility for and placement on this register is accomplished. If specified by
the requesting agency, names on transfer and demotion lists will be included as
a supplement to a promotional or open competitive certification. Applications
shall be required for this purpose and may be filed with the Bureau of Human
Resources at such times as the class of position desired is open to recruitment
and examination.
3. A promotion
from an intermittent position to another intermittent position (e.g., movement
from one intermittent position to another intermittent position at a higher pay
range) shall be at the discretion of the agency involved. Employees shall by
required to contact the appropriate agency (or sub-division) directly and must
file an application with the Bureau of Human Resources to establish
qualification for the class to which promotion is made.
4. A demotion from an intermittent position
to another intermittent position, whether to a position in a related or
unrelated class (and the employee has the needed minimum qualifications), shall
be at the discretion of the agency to which demotion is requested. Employees
who desire a demotion of this kind must contact the appropriate agency (or sub-
division) directly. An application shall be required by the Bureau of Human
Resources.
I.
Classification
Present rules and procedures governing the classification of
positions shall apply universally to all positions in the classified and
unclassified service, regardless of position status (e.g., permanent part-time,
project intermittent, limited period full-time, etc.).
J. Compensation
Compensation shall be according to the range/step salary
schedule published and revised by the Bureau of Human Resources, unless and
until this schedule (or portion thereof) is rescinded and replaced via the
collective bargaining process.
K. Other Benefits
Any other benefits, rights or privileges not specifically
addressed by this Chapter, but which are provided by Civil Service Law and
Rules having universal and unqualified application to all classified employees
are to remain in effect for persons employed in intermittent status.
