25 NCAC 01D .0401. DEMOTION AND REASSIGNMENT

(a) Demotion shall mean an assignment to a position with a lower pay grade or a salary reduction in an employee's current position, caused by unsatisfactory performance or a disciplinary action in accordance with 25 NCAC 01J .0604. A career state employee, as defined in G.S. 126-1.1, shall have the right to appeal a demotion through their agency's internal grievance procedure. (b) Reassignment shall mean an assignment to a position with a lower pay grade within the same pay plan or a lower market rate, as defined in 25 NCAC 01D .0301, if assigned to a different pay plan, resulting from a mutual agreement between the employee and employer. A reassignment shall not be deemed the result of disciplinary action.