Holidays and Leave (Part 2)

B.  GENERAL STATEMENT ON LEAVE

Leave as provided below is accrued at the end of the last pay period of the month.  Leave must be earned before it is taken.  The use of all leave except sick leave must be approved by the Director on the official form available from the Director’s office or on the time sheet clipboard.  Except for sick leave, it is the employee's responsibility to be sure assigned tasks are covered by substitute personnel on a pre-arranged schedule posted in the work area before approved leave is taken.  Approved leave will be noted on the calendar in the staff workroom.  Employees will consult that calendar before applying for leave to determine that their absence will not be a detriment to the organization. The use of any form of leave which establishes a pattern of absence over a period of time, which causes undue burden on other staff, or which deviates from the standard work schedule is discouraged and may result in disciplinary action.

Leave of less than two hours within one week may be handled as a schedule change if approved by the Director and does not require a signed leave form.  Appointments will be scheduled during non-working hours whenever possible.

Under this policy, when an employee earns a “working day” or “normal working day” of leave, the leave day earned is of the same duration as the employee’s normal workday.