Definition and Benefits. An unpaid leave of absence is one during which the unit member shall not receive pay- ment of wages/salary, longevity payments, holiday pay, sick days, health insurance, nor any other type of paid benefit or leave, nor shall the unit member accrue personal days, vacation, sick days, holiday pay, or seniority credit. Upon return to active employment from an approved unpaid leave, the returning unit member shall be credited with the sen- iority entitlement and any accumulated unused sick leave days which existed when the unpaid leave began. However, during any period of authorized unpaid leave of absence, a unit member may continue to be a member of any District sponsored group fringe benefit program at such unit member’s sole cost and expense, including group health insurance, group term life insurance, and alternative health insurance plans except as otherwise provided by FMLA. Such unit members shall have sole responsibility for making payment of said premium in full directly to the Personnel Office prior to the dates due. If the duration of such unpaid leave does not exceed one-half of a unit member’s regu- larly scheduled work year, such unit member, upon return to regular employment status, shall be compensated at a salary level to which the unit member would have been entitled had he/she not taken unpaid leave.
Definition and Benefits. An unpaid leave of absence is one during which the unit member shall not receive payment of wages/salary, longevity payments, holiday pay, sick days, health insurance, nor any other type of paid benefit or leave, nor shall the unit member accrue personal days, vacation, sick days, holiday pay, or seniority credit. Upon return to active employment from an approved unpaid leave, the returning unit member shall be credited with the seniority entitlement and any accumulated unused sick leave days which existed when the unpaid leave began. However, during any period of authorized unpaid leave of absence, a unit member may continue to be a member of any District sponsored group fringe benefit program at such unit member’s sole cost and expense, including group health insurance, group term life insurance, and alternative health insurance plans except as otherwise provided by FMLA. Such unit members shall have sole responsibility for making payment of said premium in full directly to the Personnel Office prior to the dates due. If the duration of such unpaid leave does not exceed one-half of a unit member’s regularly scheduled work year, such unit member, upon return to regular employment status, shall be compensated at a salary level to which the unit member would have been entitled had he/she not taken unpaid leave.
