Unpaid Leaves Employees on unpaid leaves may not participate in the matching program while on leave.
Other Paid Leaves One-half (1/2) the entitlement provided for in the Agreement.
Extended Unpaid Maternity Leave (a) An employee is entitled to apply for leave without pay following Maternity Leave (“extended unpaid Maternity Leave”) to extend their leave by up to two years.
Annual Paid Sick Leave Fifteen (15) days sick leave per year shall be earned by an employee at the rate of 1.25 days for every month that an employee is employed.
Paid Leaves The District shall grant paid leaves of absence to Full-Time Faculty Members for
Unpaid Leave - Affecting Seniority and Benefits Any employee granted unpaid leave of absence totalling up to twenty (20) working days in any year shall continue to accumulate seniority and all benefits and shall return to her/his former job and increment step. If an unpaid leave of absence or an accumulation of unpaid leaves of absence exceeds twenty (20) working days in any year, the employee shall not accumulate benefits from the twenty-first (21st) day of the unpaid leave to the last day of the unpaid leave but shall accumulate benefits and receive credit for previously earned benefits upon expiration of the unpaid leave.
Extended Sick Leave When sick leave extends for more than 25 consecutive working days, the appointing authority shall initiate the following procedure:
Extended Leaves Extended leaves of absence of at least three (3) but not more than five (5) years may be granted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 136F.43. Notwithstanding any other section of this Agreement, retention and accrual of all rights and benefits for faculty on extended leave shall be governed by Minnesota Statutes § 136F.43. Faculty members shall be returned to the unit in accordance with Article 29, Section B, Subd. 1, and shall be returned to the salary schedule at the step at which they were placed when they left the unit, with accommodation for general increases in the indicated step. If the faculty member’s service to the university in the year the faculty member left the unit qualified for an increase in the succeeding year, then the faculty member shall be entitled to that increase upon return to the unit. Seniority shall not accrue during the years faculty members are on extended leave.
Vacation Leave Accrual Rate Schedule Full Years of Service Hours Per Year During the first year of current continuous employment Ninety-six (96) During the second year of current continuous employment One hundred four (104) During the third and fourth years of current continuous employment One hundred twelve (112) During the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of total employment One hundred twenty (120) During the eighth, ninth, and tenth years of total employment One hundred twenty-eight (128) During the eleventh year of total employment One hundred thirty-six (136) During the twelfth year of total employment One hundred forty-four (144) During the thirteenth year of total employment One hundred fifty-two (152) During the fourteenth year of total employment One hundred sixty (160) During the fifteenth year of total employment One hundred sixty-eight (168) During the sixteenth year of total employment and thereafter One hundred seventy-six (176)
Additional Leaves Should an employee require additional time to care for a gravely ill family member, additional leaves may be granted beyond the eight (8) week period specified above. Such additional leave shall be pursuant to Article 13.02