PAID LEAVE PROGRAM Sample Clauses

PAID LEAVE PROGRAM. The provisions of this Article shall apply only to regular, full-time employees in the classified service. Employees appointed to certain grant funded positions as designated by the City Manager under Section 17.8 and probationary employees shall be excluded from the provisions of this Article.
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PAID LEAVE PROGRAM. 38.01 For those salaried physicians who are under the paid leave program as of the date of signing of this agreement, they will continue to receive the benefit of the paid leave program as long as the program stays in place with that Employer or until the salaried physician leaves that Employer. Salaried physicians who are on a paid leave program will not be entitled to annual leave or sick leave under this agreement.
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PAID LEAVE PROGRAM. 36.1 Effective on the first day of the pay period following City Council approval of this MOU, ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that all regular, full-time employees with an average, regular work week of fifty-six (56) hours will adhere to the following provisions: 36.1.1 For the first four (4) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of t w e l v e a n d o n e - h a l f ( 12.5) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 12:30 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (325 hours per year). 36.1.2 Upon completion of four (4) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of t h i r t e e n a n d o n e q u a r t e r ( 1 3.25) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 13:15 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (344.50 hours per year). 36.1.3 Upon completion of eight (8) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of f o u r t e e n a n d t h r e e q u a r t e r s ( 14.75) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 14:45 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (383.50 hours per year). 36.1.4 Upon completion of fourteen (14) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of sixteen (16.00) hours (which appears on the payroll stub at 16:00 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (416 hours per year). 36.1.5 Upon completion of nineteen (19) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of seventeen and one half (17.50) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 17:30 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (455 hours per year). 36.2 An employee requesting paid leave time for an absence from work as a result of any injury or illness which comes under the State of California Worker's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act after eligibility for Industrial Accident Leave has ended shall receive maximum compensation from ANAHEIM in an amount equal to the difference between temporary disability payments mandated by the State of California Worker's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act and his/her regular basic rate of pay. 36.3 Paid leave time shall continue to accrue in accordance with the above provisions during any period of leave with pay except that employees who remain on Industrial Accident Leave after exhausting State mandated 4850 benefits shall accumulate no paid leave time. 36.4 Paid leave time in excess ...
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PAID LEAVE PROGRAM. 41.1 The Paid Leave program for regular, full-time employees in classifications listed in Appendix “A” shall be administered in accordance with the following provisions: 41.1.1 Employees shall accrue Paid Leave time as follows: 41.1.1.1 For the first four (4) years of continuous, full-time service employees shall accrue Paid Leave at the rate of ten (10) hours for each complete biweekly pay period plus two (2) hours paid leave at the close of the final complete biweekly pay period of each fiscal year (262 hours per year). The maximum amount of Paid Leave that may be accrued shall be twice the annual accrual. 41.1.1.2 Upon completion of four (4) years of continuous, full-time service, employees shall accrue Paid Leave at the rate of eleven (11) hours for each complete biweekly pay period plus two (2) hours paid leave at the close of the final complete biweekly pay period of each fiscal year (288 hours per year). The maximum amount of Paid Leave that may be accrued shall be twice the annual accrual. 41.1.1.3 Upon completion of eight (8) years of continuous, full-time service, employees shall accrue Paid Leave at the rate of twelve (12) hours for each complete biweekly pay period plus two (2) hours paid leave at the close of the final complete biweekly pay period of each fiscal year (314 hours per year). The maximum amount of Paid Leave that may be accrued shall be twice the annual accrual. 41.1.1.4 Upon completion of fourteen (14) years of continuous, full-time service, employees shall accrue Paid Leave at the rate of thirteen
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PAID LEAVE PROGRAM. ‌ 36.1 Regular, full-time employees with an average, regular work week of fifty-six (56) hours will be entitled to paid leave benefits in accordance with to the following provisions: 36.1.1 For the first four (4) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of twelve and one-half (12.5) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 12:30 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (325 hours per year). 36.1.2 Upon completion of four (4) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of thirteen and one quarter (13.25) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 13:15 hours) for each complete bi- weekly pay period (344.50 hours per year). 36.1.3 Upon completion of eight (8) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of fourteen and three quarters (14.75) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 14:45 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (383.50 hours per year). 36.1.4 Upon completion of fourteen (14) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of sixteen (16.00) hours (which appears on the payroll stub at 16:00 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (416 hours per year). 36.1.5 Upon completion of nineteen (19) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of eighteen and one-half (18.50) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 18:30 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (481hours per year). 36.1.6 Upon completion of twenty-four (24) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of nineteen and one-half (19.50) hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 19:30 hours) for each complete bi-weekly pay period (507 hours per year). 36.2 An employee requesting paid leave time for an absence from work as a result of any injury or illness which comes under the State of California Worker's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act after eligibility for Industrial Accident Leave has ended shall receive maximum compensation from ANAHEIM in an amount equal to the difference between temporary disability payments mandated by the State of California Worker's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act and the regular hourly rate of pay. 36.3 Paid leave time shall continue to accrue in accordance with the above provisions during any period of leave with pay except that employees who ...
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PAID LEAVE PROGRAM. 36.1 ANAHEIM and the AFA agree that all regular, full-time employees with an average, regular work week of fifty-six (56) hours will adhere to the following provisions: 36.1.1 For the first four (4) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of 10.75 hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 10:45 hours) for each complete biweekly pay period (279.5 hours per year). 36.1.2 Upon completion of four (4) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of 11.5 hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 11:30 hours) for each complete biweekly pay period (299.0 hours per year). 36.1.3 Upon completion of eight (8) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of 13.0 hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 13:00 hours) for each complete biweekly pay period (338.0 hours per year). 36.1.4 Upon completion of fourteen (14) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of 14.25 hours (which appears on the payroll stub at 14:15 hours) for each complete biweekly pay period (370.5 hours per year). 36.1.5 Upon completion of nineteen (19) years of continuous, full-time service, such employees shall accrue paid leave at the rate of 15.75 hours (which appears on the payroll stub as 15:45 hours) for each complete biweekly pay period (409.5 hours per year). 36.2 An employee requesting paid leave time for an absence from work as a result of any injury or illness which comes under the State of California Worker’s Compensation Insurance and Safety Act after eligibility for Industrial Accident Leave has ended shall receive maximum compensation from ANAHEIM in an amount equal to the difference between temporary disability payments mandated by the State of California Worker’s Compensation Insurance and Safety Act and his or her regular basic rate of pay. 36.3 Paid leave time shall continue to accrue in accordance with the above provisions during any period of leave with pay except that employees who remain on Industrial Accident Leave after exhausting State mandated 4850 benefits shall accumulate no paid leave time. 36.4 Paid leave time in excess of three (3) consecutive work shifts shall require the prior authorization of the Fire Chief or a certification from a licensed medical practitioner that the employee is disabled and unable to work. Paid leave time for reasons other than illness or injury sh...
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  • Catastrophic Leave Program Leave credits, as defined below, may be transferred from one (1) or more employees to another employee, on an hour-for-hour basis, in accordance with departmental policies upon the request of both the receiving employee and the transferring employee and upon approval of the employee's appointing authority, under the following conditions: A. The receiving employee is required to be absent from work due to injury or the prolonged illness of the employee, employee's spouse, registered domestic partner, a domestic partner listed on an “Affidavit for Enrollment of Domestic Partners,” submitted to employee benefits, parent or child, has exhausted all earned leave credits, including but not limited to sick leave, compensatory time, holiday credits and disability leave and is therefore facing financial hardship. B. The transfers must be for a minimum of four (4) hours and in whole hour increments thereafter. C. Transfers shall be allowed to cross-departmental lines in accordance with the policies of the receiving department. D. The total maximum leave credits received by an employee shall normally not exceed five hundred twenty (520) hours; however, if approved by his/her appointing authority, the total leave credits may be up to one thousand forty (1,040) hours. Total leave credits in excess of one thousand forty (1,040) hours will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the appointing authority subject to the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer. E. The transfers are irrevocable, and will be indistinguishable from other leave credits belonging to the receiving employee. Transfers will be subject to all taxes required by law. F. Leave credits that may be transferred under this program are defined as the transferring employee’s vacation credits or up to twenty-four (24) hours of sick leave per fiscal year. G. Transfers shall be administered according to the rules and regulations of the Auditor and Controller, and made on a form prescribed by the Auditor and Controller. Approvals of the receiving and donating employee, the donating employee's appointing authority and the receiving employee's appointing authority (in the case of an interdepartmental transfer) will be provided for on such form. H. This program is not subject to the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.

  • Paid Leaves A. A bank of ten (10) sick leave days per year shall be credited to each Kitchen Manager at the beginning of the yearly period of employment. Probationary employees who successfully complete their probationary period after the start of the work year shall be credited with a prorated number of sick leave days at the beginning of their non- probationary period. Employees who are promoted from ESP#1 to Kitchen Managers Association shall have accumulated sick leave days prorated based upon number of hours-worked in previous position. Total sick leave accumulation will be unlimited. Sick leave days may be used for personal illness of the employee or illness in the immediate family of the employee living in the same household and/or those critically ill family members who warrant immediate attention. B. Two (2) days of sick leave each year may be used as Business Days. All requests must be in writing except when an emergency situation prevails, approval may be obtained by telephone with a follow-up letter stating the date and reason for being off. Written requests for the day off must be received in the office of the Supervisor of Food Services at least three work days before the day the employee wishes off. Requests will be granted only when there is sufficient number of substitute employees to cover the workload. The day before and the day after a paid holiday or a scheduled vacation day cannot be used as a Business Day. C. Each employee shall be entitled to leave with pay without charge to his/her sick bank for death in the immediate family or immediate step family of the employee and/or spouse or the death of a person residing in the same household as the employee. The funeral leave shall be for a period not to exceed three (3) days, provided the employee attends the funeral. Immediate family shall mean mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild and grandparents. Immediate step family shall mean step-mother, step-father, step-brother, step-sister, step-child and step-grandchild. In the event of the death of a spouse, child or step- child, the funeral leave shall be for a period not to exceed five (5) days, provided the employee attends the funeral. Additional time beyond the three (3) or five (5) days, if granted by the employee’s immediate supervisor, will be charged to sick leave. The employer has the right to request and receive appropriate substantiation of attendance at the funeral and verification of residence of an individual residing in the household. Funeral leave may be granted to any Kitchen Manager in case of the death of a person whose relationship to the employee warrants attendance at the funeral. Time off for funerals may be granted before or after the fact by the Supervisor of Food Services. All approved absences caused by funerals will be deducted from the sick bank. D. Sick leaves days will accumulate but not be granted to probationary employees until employee is permanently assigned.

  • Sick Leave Donation Program A Labor Management Committee will be established for the purpose of proposing rules and procedures for a new, program. The LMC will be to develop consistent, transparent and equitable proposals for processes across all departments within the City. The LMC shall also explore proposals to lower the minimum leave bank required to donate sick leave and permit donation of sick leave upon separation from the City. The LMC must consult with the Office of Civil Rights to ensure compliance with the City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative. Once the LMC has developed its list of proposals, the City and Coalition of City Unions agrees to reopen each contract on this subject.

  • Paid Leave Contributions will continue whilst a member of a fund is absent on paid annual leave, sick leave, long service leave, public holidays, jury service, bereavement leave, or other paid leave.

  • Prepaid Leave Plan The Employer agrees to introduce a prepaid leave program, funded solely by the nurse, subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) The plan is available to nurses wishing to spread four (4) year’s salary over a five (5) year period, in accordance with Part LXVIII of the Income Tax Regulations, Section 6801, to enable them to take a one (1) year leave of absence to pursue formal education following the four (4) years of salary deferral. (b) The nurse must make written application to the Administrator or designate at least six (6) months prior to the intended commencement date of the program (i.e. the salary deferral portion), stating the intended purpose of the leave. (c) The year for purposes of the program shall be September 1 of one year to August 31 the following year or such other twelve (12) month period as may be agreed upon by the nurse, the local Association and the Employer. There shall be one (1) nurse allowed off at any one time. (d) Written applications for the purpose of pursuing further formal education will be reviewed by the Administrator or designate for leaves requested. (e) During the four (4) years of salary deferral, 20% of the nurses’ gross annual earnings will be deducted and held for the nurse and will not be accessible to her/him until the year of the leave or upon withdrawal from the plan. (f) The manner in which the deferred salary is held shall be at the discretion of the Employer. (g) All deferred salary, plus accrued interest, if any, shall be paid to the nurse at the commencement of the leave or in accordance with such other payment schedule as may be agreed upon between the Employer and the Nurse. (h) All benefits shall be kept whole during the four (4) years of salary deferral. During the year of the leave, seniority will accumulate. Service for the purpose of vacation and salary progression and other benefits will be retained but will not accumulate during the period of leave. The nurse shall become responsible for the full payment of premiums for any health and welfare benefits in which she is participating. Contributions to the Ontario Municipal Nurses Retirement System will be in accordance with the Plan. The nurses will not be eligible to participate in the disability income plan during the year of the leave. (i) A nurse may withdraw from the plan at any time during the deferral portion provided three (3) months’ notice is given to the Administrator or designate. Deferred salary, plus accrued interest, if any, will be returned to the nurse, within a reasonable period of time. (j) If the nurse terminates employment, the deferred salary held by the Employer plus accrued interest, if any, will be returned to the nurse within a reasonable period of time. In case of the nurse’s death, the funds will be paid to the nurse’s estate. (k) The Employer will endeavour to find a temporary replacement for the nurse as far in advance as practicable. If the Employer is unable to find a suitable replacement, it may postpone the leave. The Employer will give the nurse as much notice as is reasonably possible. The nurse will have the option of remaining in the plan and rearranging the leave at a mutually agreeable time or of withdrawing from the Plan and having the deferred salary, plus accrued interest, if any, paid out to the nurse within a reasonable period of time. (l) The nurse will be reinstated to her/his former position unless the position has been discontinued, in which case the nurse shall be given a comparable job. (m) Final approval for entry into the pre-paid leave program will be subject to the nurse entering into a formal agreement with the Employer in order to authorize the Employer to make the appropriate deductions from the nurse’s pay. Such agreement will include: (i) A statement that the nurse is entering the prepaid leave program in accordance with Article 11.06 of the Collective Agreement (ii) The period of salary deferral and the period for which the leave is requested. (iii) The manner in which the deferred salary is to be held. The letter of application from the nurse to the Employer to enter the prepaid leave program will be appended to and form part of the written agreement.

  • Paid Education Leave The Company agrees to pay into a special fund, one (1¢) cent per hour per employee for all compensated hours for the purpose of providing paid education leave. Such leave will be for upgrading the employee skills in all aspects of trade union functions. Such monies to be paid on a quarterly basis into a trust fund established by the National Union, CAW, effective from date of ratification and sent by the Company to the following address: CAW Paid Education Leave Program, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0.

  • Sick Leave Plan The benefits of the Company’s Sick Leave Plan shall be considered as part of this Agreement. However, it is recognized that its provisions are not an automatic right of an employee and the administration of this plan and all decisions regarding the appropriateness or degree of its application shall be vested solely in the Company. The Company’s Sick Leave Plan will provide that probationary and regular employees will commence with a credit of eight days at 100 percent (100%) and 15 days at 75 percent (75%) pay, payable from the first day of sickness. This credit will continue to be available until the employee attains his/her first annual accumulation date as a regular employee. At the time of this accumulation date and each subsequent accumulation date he/she will acquire additional credits of eight days at 100 percent (100%) pay and 15 days at 75 percent (75%) pay. The accumulation of credits will be subject to the provisions of the Company’s Sick Leave Plan. Regular part-time employees shall receive a pro-rated number of sick days. When a regular part-time employee is absent due to illness on a scheduled day of work, they shall be paid for the hours of work scheduled for that day provided sick leave credits are available. Normally employees will be expected to arrange routine medical or dental appointments during non-working hours. Where such appointments cannot be arranged during non-working hours and the employee can be released from his/her duties, then the time shall be charged against an employee's sick leave time except in the case of medical appointments of less than half a day where normal earnings will be maintained. Employees who are on sick leave for 30 days or more may be eligible to participate in a vocational rehabilitation program in accordance with the Company’s policy. All major medical absence forms will be completed for any absence of four (4) continuous days/shifts or more or when requested by management. The Company will compensate the employee for the cost associated with completing these forms up to a maximum of $30.00. Additionally, the company will compensate the employee for the full cost of all medical notes, medical forms or medical information required to support LTD or other Wellness programs. This provision applies to Doctor’s notes requested by Line Management as part of the administration of the sick leave plan. Employees will be required to submit all forms required by management through their personal physician. Sick Leave benefits are conditional upon receipt of these forms and it is the responsibility of the employee to ensure that the employer receives these forms within a reasonable period of time. Any discipline related to sick leave that is imposed and grieved by the union will be referred directly to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx for resolution.

  • Leave Plan Effective April the Hospital agrees to introduce a leave program, funded solely by the nurse, subject to the following terms and conditions:

  • Pre-Paid Leave Plan The Hospital agrees to introduce a pre-paid leave program, funded solely by the nurse, subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) The plan is available to nurses wishing to spread four (4) years' salary over a five (5) year period, in accordance with Part LXVIII of the Income (b) The nurse must make written application to the Chief Nursing Officer or Supervisor at least six (6) months prior to the intended commencement date of the program (i.e., the salary deferral portion), stating the intended purpose of the leave. (c) The number of nurses that may be absent at any one time shall be determined by local negotiations. The year for purposes of the program shall be September 1 of one year to August 31 the following year or such other twelve (12) month period as may be agreed upon by the nurse, the local Union and the Hospital. (d) Written applications will be reviewed by the Chief Nursing Officer, Supervisor or designate. Leaves requested for the purpose of pursuing further formal nursing education will be given priority. Applications for leaves requested for other purposes will be given the next level of priority on the basis of seniority. (e) During the four (4) years of salary deferral, 20% of the nurse's gross annual earnings will be deducted and held for the nurse and will not be accessible to her or him until the year of the leave or upon withdrawal from the plan. (f) The manner in which the deferred salary is held shall be at the discretion of the Hospital. (g) All deferred salary, plus accrued interest, if any, shall be paid to the nurse at the commencement of the leave or in accordance with such other payment schedule as may be agreed upon between the Hospital and the nurse. (h) All benefits shall be kept whole during the four (4) years of salary deferral. During the year of the leave, seniority will accumulate. Service for the purpose of vacation and salary progression and other benefits will be retained but will not accumulate during the period of leave. Full-time nurses shall become responsible for the full payment of premiums for any health and welfare benefits in which they are participating. Contributions to the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan will be in accordance with the Plan. Full-time nurses will not be eligible to participate in the disability income plan during the year of leave. (i) A nurse may withdraw from the plan at any time during the deferral portion provided three (3) months notice is given to the Chief Nursing Officer or Supervisor. Deferred salary, plus accrued interest, if any, will be returned to the nurse, within a reasonable period of time. (j) If the nurse terminates employment, the deferred salary held by the Hospital plus accrued interest, if any, will be returned to the nurse within a reasonable period of time. In case of the nurse's death, the funds will be paid to the nurse's estate. (k) The Hospital will endeavour to find a temporary replacement for the nurse as far in advance as practicable. If the Hospital is unable to find a suitable replacement, it may postpone the leave. The Hospital will give the nurse as much notice as is reasonably possible. The nurse will have the option of remaining in the Plan and rearranging the leave at a mutually agreeable time or of withdrawing from the Plan and having the deferred salary, plus accrued interest, if any, paid out to the nurse within a reasonable period of time. (l) The nurse will be reinstated to her or his former position unless the position has been discontinued, in which case the nurse shall be given a comparable job. (m) Final approval for entry into the pre-paid leave program will be subject to the nurse entering into a formal agreement with the Hospital in order to authorize the Hospital to make the appropriate deductions from the nurse's pay. Such agreement will include: i) A statement that the nurse is entering the pre-paid leave program in accordance with Article 11.11 of the Collective Agreement. ii) The period of salary deferral and the period for which the leave is requested. iii) The manner in which the deferred salary is to be held. The letter of application from the nurse to the Hospital to enter the pre- paid leave program will be appended to and form part of the written agreement.

  • Leave Donation Program Employees may donate paid leave to a fellow employee who is otherwise eligible to accrue and use sick leave and is employed by the same Agency. The intent of the leave donation program is to allow employees to voluntarily provide assistance to their co-workers who are in critical need of leave due to the serious illness or injury of the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family. The definition of immediate family as provided in rule 123:1-47-01 of the Administrative Code shall apply for the leave donation program. A. An employee may receive donated leave, up to the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work each pay period, if the employee who is to receive donated leave: 1. Or a member of the employee's immediate family has a serious illness or injury; 2. Has no accrued leave or has not been approved to receive other state-paid benefits; and 3. Has applied for any paid leave, workers' compensation, or benefits program for which the employee is eligible. Employees who have applied for these programs may use donated leave to satisfy the waiting period for such benefits where applicable, and donated leave may be used following a waiting period, if one exists, in an amount equal to the benefit provided by the program, i.e. fifty six hours (56) pay period may be utilized by an employee who has satisfied the disability waiting period and is pending approval, this is equal to the seventy percent (70%) benefit provided by disability. B. Employees may donate leave if the donating employee: 1. Voluntarily elects to donate leave and does so with the understanding that donated leave will not be returned; 2. Donates a minimum of eight hours; and 3. Retains a combined leave balance of at least eighty hours. Leave shall be donated in the same manner in which it would otherwise be used except that compensatory time is not eligible for donation. C. The leave donation program shall be administered on a pay period by pay period basis. Employees using donated leave shall be considered in active pay status and shall accrue leave and be entitled to any benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled. Leave accrued by an employee while using donated leave shall be used, if necessary, in the following pay period before additional donated leave may be received. Donated leave shall not count toward the probationary period of an employee who receives donated leave during his or her probationary period. Donated leave shall be considered sick leave, but shall never be converted into a cash benefit. D. Employees who wish to donate leave shall certify: 1. The name of the employee for whom the donated leave is intended; 2. The type of leave and number of hours to be donated; 3. That the employee will have a minimum combined leave balance of at least eighty hours; and 4. That the leave is donated voluntarily and the employee understands that the donated leave will not be returned. E. Appointing authorities shall ensure that no employees are forced to donate leave. Appointing authorities shall respect an employee's right to privacy, however appointing authorities may, with the permission of the employee who is in need of leave or a member of the employee's immediate family, inform employees of their co-worker's critical need for leave. Appointing authorities shall not directly solicit leave donations from employees. The donation of leave shall occur on a strictly voluntary basis.