PERSONAL LEAVE AND HOURLY UNSPECIFIED HOLIDAY. PILOT PROGRAM Effective March 24, 2024, the following pilot program shall be in effect for the term of this 2024-2029 MOU in lieu of Article 38, above, and will expire on December 31, 2028. Personal leave is defined as any even requiring a Unit member’s immediate attention. Personal leave shall not be used as a proxy for vacation leave or sick leave. Personal leave shall only be taken in the calendar year in which it is credited. Personal leave may be taken in one-hour increments. No employee shall be entitled to personal leave until the employee has completed six (6) months of City service (180 calendar days from the date of hire). Such time shall not be compensated in cash (e.g. upon separating from City service, retirement, transfer to another bargaining unit), or for any reason, except as described below.
A. PERSONAL LEAVE AND HOURLY UNSPECIFIED HOLIDAY TIME FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 The bank of Personal Leave time that was credited to an employee in calendar year 2024 shall be treated as follows:
1. For full-time employees:
a. A maximum of 24 hours of any time remaining of the 40 hours that was credited on January 1, 2024 to an employee’s Personal Leave bank shall remain as Personal Leave time.
b. A maximum of 16 hours in excess of the 24 hours cited above shall be converted to Hourly Unspecified Holiday time.
c. Hourly Unspecified Holiday time is distinguished from time granted pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.119 and similarly provided for in Article 15, Holidays, in that Hourly Unspecified Holiday time may be taken in one hour increments and is available to employees who are eligible for personal leave Hourly Unspecified Holiday time shall only be taken in the calendar year in which it is credited and, if not taken, such time shall be deemed waived and lost.
d. Employees on active payroll status as of December 31, 2024 who have any unused balance of hours as referenced in Subsection A.1.a. shall be compensated by cash payment at 100% of the employee’s salary rate as of December 31, 2024. The payment shall be issued as soon as practicable after the end of calendar year 2024.
2. For part-time employees:
a. A maximum of 60% of any remaining hours credited on January 1, 2024 to an employee’s Personal Leave bank shall remain as Personal Leave time.
b. A maximum of 40% in excess of 60% of the hours credited as cited above shall be converted to Hourly Unspecified Holiday time.
c. Hourly Unspecified Holiday time is distinguished from tim...
PERSONAL LEAVE AND HOURLY UNSPECIFIED HOLIDAY. PILOT PROGRAM Effective March 24, 2024, the following pilot program shall be in effect for the term of this 2023-2029 MOU in lieu of Article 40, above, and will expire on December 31, 2028. Personal leave is defined as any event requiring a Unit member’s immediate attention. Personal leave shall not be used as a proxy for vacation leave or sick leave. Personal leave shall only be taken in the calendar year in which it is credited. Personal leave may be taken in one-hour increments. No employee shall be entitled to personal leave until the employee has completed six (6) months of City service (180 calendar days from the date of hire). Such time shall not be compensated in cash (e.g. upon separating from City service, retirement, transfer to another bargaining unit), or for any reason, except as described below.
A. PERSONAL LEAVE AND HOURLY UNSPECIFIED HOLIDAY TIME FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 The bank of Personal Leave time that was credited to an employee in calendar year 2024 shall be treated as follows.
1. For full-time employees:
a. A maximum of 24 hours of any time remaining of the 40 hours that was credited on January 1, 2024 to an employee’s Personal Leave bank shall remain as Personal Leave time. b A maximum of 16 hours in excess of the 24 hours cited above shall be converted to Hourly Unspecified Holiday time.
