Leave Usage (Generic Clause Samples

Leave Usage (Generic. A. Employees, when eligible and authorized, may use their annual, or personal leave upon written application to their immediate manager or designee. Approval may be based upon the nature of the request if needed. Extensions may be granted at the option of the manager or designee. The approval of leave and extensions shall not be unreasonably denied. B. Annual, or personal leave will be charged against an employee's regular workday, and shall not be charged for absences on a prearranged overtime workday, unscheduled call-in overtime days, or holidays.

Leave Usage (Generic a. Employees, when eligible and authorized, may use their annual, or personal leave upon written/ electronic application to their manager or designee. Approval shall be based upon the nature of the request in each instance. Extensions may be granted by the immediate manager or designee with the approval of the Director or designee. b. Annual, compensatory time or personal leave will be charged against an employee’s regular workday, and shall not be charged for absences on a prearranged overtime workday, unscheduled call-in overtime days or holidays. c. Annual, compensatory time or personal leave may be taken for the illness of the employee, spouse, children/step-children, parents/step-parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, or other relatives who permanently reside with the employee. d. An employee will be allowed to charge seventy-two (72) hours of undocumented unscheduled annual or personal leave for illness, injury, or emergency concurrent or intermittent in the previous twelve (12) months. Thereafter, documentation verifying the need for the unscheduled absence will be required for each unscheduled absence. The documentation can be a physician’s certified statement, an invoice showing the date of service and nature of the problem, accident report, etc. In addition, JEA may require a statement whenever an employee’s unscheduled absences demonstrate an abuse of this provision. An abuse of this provision may be demonstrated by a pattern of unscheduled absences or by specific instances of abuse. JEA will notify the employee prior to requiring a statement, whenever it feels that a pattern of unscheduled absence demonstrates a possible abuse of this provision. Note: Undocumented unscheduled leave is any such unscheduled time off that is not accompanied by a statement documenting the need for the unscheduled absence. Note: Under this provision, if an employee is absent more than one (1) day consecutively, then only the first day of absence shall be counted as unscheduled leave. e. Undocumented leave in excess of seventy-two (72) hours in the previous twelve (12) months shall be grounds for disciplinary action. f. Unauthorized and/or unscheduled leave without pay in excess of three (3) days in the previous twelve (12) months shall be grounds for dismissal. Note: Unauthorized leave without pay is any time taken off without Management’s approval. Unscheduled leave is leave without prior request (acknowledged by the manager) of at least 24 hours or by the end of t...