Common use of Paid Personal Leave Days Clause in Contracts

Paid Personal Leave Days. Full-time bargaining unit employees, and part-time bargaining unit employees who regularly work at least thirty-two (32) hours per week, who have completed their new-hire probationary period, shall be granted two (2) days of paid personal leave per contract year. Requests for such leave must be approved by the appropriate supervisor. Unused personal leave days shall not be carried forward to subsequent contract years. Part-time bargaining unit employees who regularly work less than thirty-two (32) hours per week, and who have completed their new-hire probationary period, shall be granted two (2) pro-rated days of paid personal leave per contract year. For example, a part-time employee who regularly works 20 hrs./week, will receive two (2) “days” off equivalent to four (4) hours/day for a total of eight (8) hours annually. Requests for such leave must be approved by the appropriate supervisor. Unused personal leave shall not be carried forward to subsequent contract years.