Absent Without Leave (AWOL) definition

Absent Without Leave (AWOL) means absence from duty without the Employer’s permission;
Absent Without Leave (AWOL) means the child in OKDHS custody is not present in a placement, such as foster care, therapeutic foster care, group home, or specialized community home, and does not have permission to be absent.
Absent Without Leave (AWOL) means a youth that leaves an approved placement without advanced approval from the supervising authority or is absent from an approved community setting for more than three (3) hours without notification.

Examples of Absent Without Leave (AWOL) in a sentence

  • Employees determined to be Absent Without Leave (AWOL) will be charged Leave Without Pay (LWOP) and will not be required to use vacation hours.

  • Should an employee be tardy without authorization, his/her time sheet shall reflect that s/he was Absent Without Leave (AWOL) for the amount of time s/he was tardy.

  • Failure to do so may result in the denial of the leave request, or placement of the Employee in an Absent Without Leave (AWOL) status which might also result in disciplinary action.

  • SECTION 3: Employees who fail to call in or report to work within the first hour of their shift starting time will be considered Absent Without Leave (AWOL) and may be subject to discipline up to and including termination.

  • Employees failing to report for work as scheduled without obtaining approval from their Department Head, supervisor or designee are Absent Without Leave (AWOL).

  • If the employee’s request to make up a period of tardiness is denied, he or she will be notified before the Agency charges the employee as being Absent Without Leave (AWOL).

  • However, time spent in Absent Without Leave (AWOL) status will not count toward the basic work requirement for the purpose of accumulating credit hours.

  • If a teacher applied for Leave Without Pay (LWOP) or was Absent Without Leave (AWOL), the host jurisdiction must contact the home jurisdiction.

  • If the employee’s request is denied, he or she will be notified before the Agency charges the employee as being Absent Without Leave (AWOL).

  • If the person agreeing to work does not show up for work at the designated time, will be considered Absent Without Leave (AWOL) and will be charged Leave without Pay (LWOP) Vacation, Sick Leave (SL) or some other type of leave as may be appropriate for the circumstances.


More Definitions of Absent Without Leave (AWOL)

Absent Without Leave (AWOL) means a juvenile who is absent without permission from an alternative to detention placement or a DJJ probated or
Absent Without Leave (AWOL) means a child who has been placed by an authorized agency in foster care in a certified foster boarding home, an approved relative foster home, or a licensed foster care facility, and who is absent without the consent of the person(s) or facility in whose care the child has been placed or the consent of the case planner/caseworker at the facility in whose care the child has been placed.
Absent Without Leave (AWOL) means a student committed to the Department that leaves an approved placement without advanced
Absent Without Leave (AWOL) means absence from duty without the Employer's permission.