27 Miss. Code. R. 120-7.1
Dismissed means an involuntary termination of employment. An employee is adversely affected as to compensation or employment status when the employee is dismissed, involuntarily demoted with a reduction in pay, or suspended without pay. Each of these personnel actions either reduces or terminate an employee's compensation and shall be based on inefficiency or other good cause. State Service employees are first entitled to due process of law before receiving such disciplinary action.
Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-9-127 provides that this provision does not apply to the following persons:
Written Reprimand and Informal Corrective Action
Employees may also be issued a Written Reprimand before disciplinary action reducing or terminating an employee's compensation is necessary. A Written Reprimand is formal notice to an employee of inefficiency or other good cause warranting disciplinary action and is intended to correct unacceptable behavior or unsatisfactory job performance. When warranted, an employer may attempt to correct unacceptable behavior or unsatisfactory job performance with a documented warning/counseling session or other appropriate informal means, before taking formal disciplinary action (Written Reprimand, Suspension Without Pay, Involuntary Demotion or Dismissal).
27 Miss. Code. R. 120-7.1