Common use of General Administration - Leaves of Absence Clause in Contracts

General Administration - Leaves of Absence. Requests for leave without pay shall be made upon forms prescribed by the Director of Human Resources and shall state specifically the reason for the request, the date when it is desired to begin the leave and the probable date of return. A. Leave without pay may be granted for up to one (1) year for any of the following reasons: 1. Illness, disability, or serious health condition; 2. pregnancy or pregnancy disability; 3. family care; 4. to take a course of study such as will increase the employee's usefulness on return to the position; 5. for other reasons or circumstances acceptable to the appointing authority. B. An employee should request a leave of absence at least thirty (30) days before the leave is to begin if the need for the leave is foreseeable. If the need is not foreseeable, the employee must provide written notice to the employer within five (5) days of learning of the event by which the need for a leave of absence arises. C. An appointing authority may extend such leave for additional periods. The procedure in granting extensions shall be the same as that in granting the original leave, provided that the request for extension must be made not later than thirty (30) calendar days before the expiration of the original leave.

General Administration - Leaves of Absence. Requests for leave without pay shall be made upon forms prescribed by the Director of Human Resources in writing and shall state specifically the reason for the request, the date when it is desired to begin the leave and the probable date of return. A. Leave without pay may be granted for up to one (1) year for any of the following reasons: 1. IllnessEmployee’s own illness, disability, or serious health condition; 2. pregnancy or pregnancy disability; 3. family care; for family members as defined in Section 15.3; 4. to take a course of study such as will increase the employee's usefulness on return to the position; 5. for other reasons or circumstances acceptable to the appointing authority. B. An employee should request a leave of absence at least thirty (30) days before the leave is to begin if the need for the leave is foreseeable. If the need is not foreseeable, the employee must provide written notice to the employer within five (5) days of learning of the event by which the need for a family care leave of absence arisesas soon as possible and practical. C. An appointing authority may extend such leave for additional periods. The procedure in granting extensions shall be the same as that in granting the original leave, provided that the request for extension must be made not later than thirty (30) calendar days before the expiration of the original leave.