Limited Term Employment

General Information About LTE Employment

What is Limited Term Employment?

Limited Term Employment is defined as "an appointment of a person to perform a grouping of duties and responsibilities under conditions of employment which do not provide for attainment of permanent status.”  By state law, an LTE appointment is limited to 1043 hours in a 12-month period.

Employment in a limited term position does not guarantee permanent employment.  LTEs must compete in the Civil Service exam process in order to become eligible for permanent employment.  UW-Eau Claire encourages LTEs to participate in this process.  For more information on the civil service exam process, see the Web site for Office of State Employment Relations (OSER):  http://oser.state.wi.us/section.asp?linkid=28 .

What does the hours limitation mean?

No LTE may work more than 1043 hours per year in a given position.  The date that an LTE first works in a given position is the “anniversary date” for that position.  An LTE must work in that job no more than 1043 hours in the year following the anniversary date.  The hours worked in a given appointment return to zero on the anniversary date each year.

The first day of work

A new LTE must report to Human Resources on or before the first day of employment to complete employment and payroll information.  This is extremely important because the Federal Immigration, Reform, and Control Act requires verification of employment eligibility of the individual within three days of the beginning of their employment.  If the LTE completes I-9, payroll, and tax forms before the first day of work, there will be no delay in paying the LTE.  At least three days are needed to insure that the LTE’s user name, PIN (computer access), parking, keys, etc. are authorized before he or she begins working. 

LTE Responsibilities

As employees of the University, LTEs are responsible for the following, in addition to performance of job duties:

• Adhering to work rules.
• Completing all payroll forms within the first three days of employment (preferably three days before).
• Signing an LTE acknowledgment form which explains the rights and limitations of limited term employment.

Continuing with LTE employment

LTEs interested in further employment should contact Jan Sikora, LTE Coordinator (36-5935, sikorajl).  LTEs will be given referral consideration for future limited term openings if they have the appropriate experience, qualifications, and an acceptable performance recommendation from previous supervisor(s).  LTEs may be required to interview for future openings.

University ID cards

An LTE who has worked for one year and at least 600 hours in that year may submit a written request for an ID card to the Director of Human Resources.  Upon termination from a qualifying position, the LTE must surrender the ID card to the Office of Human Resources.

Taking courses

UW-Eau Claire students seeking employment on campus are not eligible for LTE positions.  Exceptions may be granted, at the discretion of the appointing authority, for applicants enrolled in one course only as a special student.  Limited Term Employees who are covered by the Wisconsin Retirement System may enroll at UW-Eau Claire and continue to be employed as an LTE.

More information may be found in our LTE handbook .