Common use of Pre-Retirement Counseling Leave Clause in Contracts

Pre-Retirement Counseling Leave. If an employee is fifty-five (55)years of age or older or at least forty (40) years old and within ten (10) years of his/her chosen retirement date, he/she shall be granted up to twenty-eight (28) hours leave with pay to pursue bona fide pre-retirement counseling programs. However, an employee may draw up to eight (8) hours of his/her twenty-eight (28) hours of preretirement counseling leave after completion of ten (10) years of service prior to reaching age fifty-five (55) or ten (10) years from retirement. Employees shall request the use of leave provided in this Section at least five (5) days prior to the intended day of use. Authorization for the use of pre-retirement leave shall not be withheld unless the Agency determines that the use of such leave shall handicap the efficiency of the employee's work unit. When the date requested for pre-retirement leave cannot be granted for the above reason, the Agency shall offer a choice from three (3) other sets of dates. The leave discussed under this Section may be used to investigate and assemble the employee's retirement program, including PERS, Social Security, Insurance, and other retirement income.

Pre-Retirement Counseling Leave. If an employee is fifty-five (55)years 55) years of age or older or at least forty (40) years old and within ten (10) years of his/her chosen retirement date, he/she shall be granted up to twenty-eight (28) hours leave with pay to pursue bona fide pre-retirement counseling programs. However, an employee may draw up to eight (8) hours of his/her twenty-eight (28) hours of preretirement counseling leave after completion of ten (10) years of service prior to reaching age fifty-five (55) or ten (10) years from retirement. Employees shall request the use of leave provided in this Section at least five (5) days prior to the intended day of use. Authorization for the use of pre-retirement leave shall not be withheld unless the Agency determines that the use of such leave shall handicap the efficiency of the employee's work unit. When the date requested for pre-retirement leave cannot be granted for the above reason, the Agency shall offer a choice from three (3) other sets of dates. The leave discussed under this Section may be used to investigate and assemble the employee's retirement program, including PERS, Social Security, Insurance, and other retirement income.

Pre-Retirement Counseling Leave. If an employee is fifty-five (55)years 55) years of age or 38 older or at least forty (40) years old and within ten (10) years of his/her chosen 39 retirement date, he/she shall be granted up to twenty-eight (28) hours leave with pay 40 to pursue bona fide pre-retirement counseling programs. However, an employee may 41 draw up to eight (8) hours of his/her twenty-eight (28) hours of preretirement 42 counseling leave after completion of ten (10) years of service prior to reaching age 43 fifty-five (55) or ten (10) years from retirement. Employees shall request the use of 44 leave provided in this Section at least five (5) days prior to the intended day of use. 45 Authorization for the use of pre-retirement leave shall not be withheld unless 46 the Agency determines that the use of such leave shall handicap the efficiency of the 47 employee's work unit. 1 When the date requested for pre-retirement leave cannot be granted for the 2 above reason, the Agency shall offer a choice from three (3) other sets of dates. The 3 leave discussed under this Section may be used to investigate and assemble the 4 employee's retirement program, including PERS, Social Security, Insurance, and 5 other retirement income.