SOP_NUMBER: 104.29-att-1
TITLE: Acknowledgement for Employees Changing to an Unclassified Position
REFERENCE_CODE: IVO07-0001
DIVISION: Administrative & Finance
TOPIC_AREA: HR Payroll/Compensation/Salary
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2020-10-13
WORD_COUNT: 125
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/210593
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/104.29-att-1/

SUMMARY:
This form documents an employee's acknowledgement that they are accepting a position in the unclassified service with the Georgia Department of Corrections and will no longer be covered by classified service protections under O.C.G.A. Sections 45-20-8 and 45-20-9. The employee confirms their understanding that they are an "at-will employee" and that the Department reserves the right to modify employment terms as needed. The completed form must be retained permanently in the employee's HR file.

KEY_TOPICS: unclassified position, at-will employee, classified service, employment terms, position change acknowledgement, HR records, employee acknowledgement form, employment conditions

ATTACHMENTS:
  1. Acknowledgement for Employees Changing to an Unclassified Position
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/104.29-att-1/

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FULL TEXT:
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SOP 104.29
Attachment 1

10/13/20

# **ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES** **CHANGING TO AN UNCLASSIFIED POSITION**


I hereby acknowledge that I have accepted a position with the Georgia Department of Corrections
that is in the unclassified service and will no longer be covered by the unique rules of the Classified
Service as set forth in O.C.G.A. Sections 45-20-8 and 45-20-9.

I understand that in this unclassified position, I am considered an “at-will employee”. The
Department reserves and retains the right to make changes in the terms and conditions of my
employment as the Department determines to be necessary or appropriate.

_______________________________________
Name (please print)

_______________________________________
Social Security Number

_______________________________________
Signature

_______________________________________
Date

_______________________________________
Location/Facility


Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this form shall be maintained permanently in the employee’s HR File.