POLICY 06:07:00

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION

This policy is consistent with Tennessee Board of Regents Policy No. 5:01:01:00.

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to establish the criteria and process regarding employment
classification for employees at Pellissippi State Community College as governed by the
Tennessee Board of Regents.

Definitions

Academic Personnel (Exempt) – All faculty members who hold academic rank, and who are
directly engaged in instruction, departmental research or public service. Academic personnel
may be employed either on a nine, ten, eleven or twelve-month service basis (academic year),
compensated over a twelve-month period, hereinafter described as academic personnel, or on a
twelve- month service basis (fiscal year), compensated over a twelve-month period, hereinafter
referred to as twelve-month academic personnel.

Executive & Administrative (Exempt) – All personnel other than personnel primarily employed
in instruction, research or public service who primarily have executive and administrative
responsibilities, and whose positions require recognized professional achievement acquired by
formal training or equivalent experience. This classification includes non-academic personnel
who are exempt from the provisions of the Federal Wage and Hour Law.
Professional Non-Faculty (Exempt) – All personnel other than personnel primarily employed in
instruction, research or public service who primarily have professional responsibilities, and
whose positions require recognized professional achievement acquired by formal training or
equivalent experience. This classification includes non-academic personnel who are exempt from
the provisions of the Federal Wage and Hour Law.

Adjunct faculty – All faculty whose temporary appointments are based on demand each
semester.

Clerical, Support, Technical, Maintenance, and Operations Personnel (Non-exempt) – All
personnel other than executive, professional, academic, administrative, or student workers.
Student Workers – All personnel whose primary purpose for being at the institution is to be
enrolled in an academic program of the institution. Student workers are temporary.
Graduate Assistants/Graduate Instructors – Appointments subject to TBR policy 5.02.05.00
where the specific terms may be academic year semesters, fiscal year or based on a percentage.
They may be part-time or full-time temporary appointments.

Policy

Employment Designations
1. Each employee is assigned one of the following designations:
  1. Regular Full-Time Employees – All personnel (executive, administrative
    and professional, academic, and clerical, support, technical, maintenance
    and operations) who are employed on a continuing basis, expected to
    exceed one year, and who have a regular work week of 37.5 hours or who
    are scheduled to carry a full teaching load or its equivalent. Regular fulltime employees include full-time MODFY (modified fiscal year)
    employees. Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits.
  2. Regular Part-Time Employees – All personnel (executive, administrative
    and professional, academic, and clerical, support, technical, maintenance
    and operations) who are employed on a continuing basis, expected to
    exceed one year and who have a regular work week of less than 37.5 hours
    or who are scheduled to carry less than a full teaching load or its
    equivalent. Regular part-time employees include part-time MODFY
    (modified fiscal year) employees. Regular part-time employees are
    eligible for prorated benefits.
  3. Temporary Employees – All personnel whose initial period of appointment
    or expected service is less than one year. This definition should not be
    confused with employees who are designated as probationary employees,
    who may be regular full-time or part-time employees, and who are entitled
    to all leave benefits of such employees. If temporary assignments are
    recurring, then the campus must make a decision to create and fund a
    regular position.
    1. “Temporary employees” are ineligible for benefits. (Refer to TBR
      Policy No. 5.02.07.00 and PSCC Policy No. 06:02:02 for the
      temporary appointment type for faculty – this type may be eligible
      for benefits).
    2. However, limited term appointments may be designated as
      positions eligible for benefits when budgeted.
    3. As a temporary employee, you are not eligible for employment
      benefits (retirement, state insurance, annual and sick leave, and
      holiday pay or longevity credit).
2. MODFY (modified fiscal year) Employees – All regular, full and part-time
  personnel whose service period is at least nine months, but less than twelve
  months. The actual length and work schedule can vary at the discretion of the
  institutional president.
Breaks in Service
1. An employee who has worked as a temporary for the maximum time of one
  calendar year must be completely separated and off the payroll for fourteen
  calendar days before becoming eligible for re-employment in a temporary
  position.
  1. After one year of employment as a temporary employee, the College
    should consider adding a position with benefits if the assignment is needed
    on a regular basis.
  2. The process for filling the position will follow TBR Guideline P-010,
    Personnel Transactions and Recommended Forms and PSCC Recruitment
    Guidelines in collaboration with the office of Human Resources.
Staffing Agency
1. Temporary employees contracted through a temporary staffing agency are not
  TBR or PSCC employees.
Guideline Development
1. The College is responsible for developing appropriate guidelines for employing
  persons within the institution.
2. Consistent with the definitions included within this policy, appropriate employee
  designations and percent of employment shall be determined through College
  review of the length of the assignment and the continued need for services.

Sources: TBR Policy 05:01:01:00; 49-8-203

Adopted by TBR August 15, 1975
Revised by TBR June 25, 1976
Revised by TBR December 2, 1977
Revised by TBR June 30, 1978
Revised by TBR June 29, 1979
Revised by TBR June 26, 1981
Revised by TBR September 18, 1981
Revised by TBR September 24, 1982
Revised by TBR June 24, 1983
Revised by TBR September 30, 1983
Revised by TBR June 28, 1985
Revised by TBR June 26, 1987
Revised by TBR December 4, 1987
Revised by TBR June 30, 2006
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 27, 2023
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., November 27, 2023

Note: The provisions of this policy adopted at the August 15, 1975 meeting, became effective on January 1, 1976, and changes in eligibility to earn leave or in the amount of leave earned for period of service were prospective only.