Approval of Holidays Sample Clauses

Approval of Holidays. Requests for holiday should be submitted by the employee at least seven, but not more than thirty (30), days prior to the effective date of the leave, and shall be approved or denied two days before the effective date of the leave unless mutually agreed otherwise. Employees shall be allowed time off subject to the needs of the Police Department. At the supervisor's discretion, requests for holiday time off may be approved with less than seven (7) days' notice. If cancellation of holiday leave is required as a result of such unforeseen things as illness, disability, military leave, etc., notice of cancellation should be made twenty-four (24) hours before the effective hour of the leave. Holiday time off should not be conditioned. However, if staffing levels preclude unconditional leave, an employee may request in writing a conditional leave. Generally, an employee on holiday leave should not be called back.