Excessive Leave Usage Clause Samples

Excessive Leave Usage. 1. When a supervisor has sound reasons to believe an Employee is using excessive unscheduled leave, the supervisor will orally counsel the Employee. If improvement is not shown, the supervisor may then issue a letter of warning to the Employee. The letter will include the evidence supporting the basis for a determination of excessive leave usage, what the Employee must do to correct the problem, and that leave restriction which may result if the problem is not corrected. 2. If, after the oral counseling and written warning, the problem has not been corrected, the Employee may be placed on leave restriction. Such leave restriction will explain the reason for the restriction, the conditions and requirements for approval of any subsequent leave requests, and the consequences of not abiding by such. Such leave restrictions will be fair, reasonable, and equitably applied to all Employees. Leave restrictions will normally not place tighter leave procedures on an Employee than those outlined in this article. However, the Parties understand that the supervisor retains the authority to approve leave. Supervisors will be encouraged to use the standardized leave restriction letter provided to them by Human Resources. 3. The initial leave restriction will be for a period of sixty (60) days. At the end of the sixty (60) days, the Employee’s attendance will be reviewed. If there have been no further problems of the type which gave rise to the leave restrictions, the leave restrictions will normally be removed. If the Employee’s attendance has not improved, the leave restriction will be extended for a period of ninety (90) days. At the end of the ninety (90) days (sixth month), a review will be made of the Employee’s attendance. At that time, a written determination will be made whether to remove the Employee from leave restrictions or continue them. 4. If an Employee’s leave practices deteriorate within six (6) months after the removal of leave restrictions, leave restrictions will again be imposed for a period of ninety (90) days.