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Kansas State University
Phased Retirement Program for Unclassified Employees

 

Kansas State University is pleased to announce the implementation of a Phased Retirement Program for unclassified employees.

What is it?

A program that allows a qualified unclassified employee the opportunity to phase retirement over a selected period of time.

Who's Eligible?

This program is open to all benefits-eligible unclassified employees who have attained age 55 and who have completed at least 10 years of full-time service with one or more Board of Regents educational institutions.

What are the Program Features?

  1. A participant's current appointment is reduced to no less than .25 FTE;
  2. The participant's salary is reduced but benefits (health insurance, death and disability coverage and retirement contributions) stay at the current rate;
  3. Tenure is not affected; and
  4. The participant must retire at the end of the agreement period.

How Do I Apply?

Submit a written request to the department head/dean. The department head/dean discusses with the employee, completes an agreement form and makes a recommendation to the Provost, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, or Vice President for Administration and Finance, as appropriate.

Who Approves the Request?

The Provost, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, or Vice President for Administration and Finance, as appropriate.

What Else Do I Need to Know?

  1. The participant must retire at the end of the agreement period.
  2. The agreement must be mutually agreed upon by the employee and the appropriate institutional officer.
  3. The employer may deny the request.
  4. The agreement may be modified by further reducing the participant's fractional appointment or by permitting full retirement at an earlier date.  Modifications must be by mutual consent.
  5. The agreement can be rescinded within 48 hours of signature at the option of the employee, but is otherwise irrevocable.
  6. The maximum length of any phased retirement agreement is 5 years.
  7. The participant may be re-employed after completion of a phased retirement agreement on a post-retirement basis.

Where Do I Go for Answers?

Division of Human Resources 
103 Edwards Hall
(785) 532-6277

Office of Academic Personnel
204 Anderson Hall
(785) 532-4392

Note:

This is strictly a summary of the Phased Retirement Program and does not reflect the entire program.
More detailed information may be obtained from the above named offices.