Common use of Personal Leave Program - Voluntary Clause in Contracts

Personal Leave Program - Voluntary. The State shall continue a Voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP) for bargaining unit employees. Employees may voluntarily participate in the personal leave program on a continuing basis. A. Each full-time employee subject to paragraph B shall be credited with eight (8) hours of voluntary personal leave on the first day of the following monthly pay period for each month in the Voluntary PLP. B. Each full-time employee participating in the Voluntary PLP shall continue to work his/her assigned work schedule and shall have a reduction in pay equal to five percent (5%). In exchange, eight (8) hours of leave will be credited to the employee's Voluntary PLP monthly. C. Personal leave shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/annual leave. Requests to use personal leave must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/annual leave. Personal leave shall not be included in the calculation of vacation/annual leave balances pursuant to article 8 (Leaves). D. An employee may accumulate no more than two hundred forty (240) hours of voluntary personal leave. When an employee reaches two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave or would exceed two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave with further accumulation, he/she shall be removed from the Voluntary PLP. E. When an employee is removed from the Voluntary PLP, he/she may not participate for a minimum of twelve (12) months and he/she is not eligible to re-enroll until his/her balance is reduced to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) hours. F. At the discretion of the State, all or a portion of unused personal leave credits may be cashed out at the employee's salary rate at the time the personal leave payment is made. It is understood by both parties that the application of this cash out provision may differ from department to department and from employee to employee. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for unused personal leave credits in the same manner as vacation or annual leave. Cash out or lump sum payment for any personal leave credits shall not be considered as "compensation" for purposes of retirement. If funds become available, as determined by the Department of Finance (DOF), for the PLP, departments will offer employees the opportunity to cash out accrued personal leave. Upon retirement/separation, the cash value of the employee’s personal leave balance may be transferred into a State of California, DPA Deferred Compensation Program as permitted by federal and state law. G. An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLP. H. A State employee in the PLP shall be entitled to the same level of State employer contributions for health, vision, dental, flex-elect cash option, and enhanced survivor's benefits he or she would have received had the PLP not occurred. I. The PLP shall not cause a break in State service, a reduction in the employee's accumulation of service credit for the purposes of seniority and retirement, leave accumulation, or a merit salary adjustment. J The PLP shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death or disability benefits the employee would otherwise receive or be entitled to receive nor shall it affect the employee's ability to supplement those benefits with paid leave.

Personal Leave Program - Voluntary. The State shall continue a Voluntary voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP) for bargaining unit employees. Employees may voluntarily participate in the personal leave program on a continuing basis. A. Each full-time employee subject to paragraph B B. shall be credited with eight (8) hours of voluntary personal leave Voluntary Personal Leave on the first day of the following monthly pay period for each month in the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program. B. Each full-time employee participating in the Voluntary PLP shall continue to work his/her assigned work schedule and shall have a reduction in pay equal to five percent (5%). In exchange, eight (8) 8 hours of leave will be credited to the employee's Voluntary PLP Personal Leave Program monthly. C. Personal leave shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/vacation or annual leave. Requests to use personal leave must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/vacation and annual leave. Personal leave shall not be included in the calculation of vacation/annual leave balances pursuant to article Article 8 (Leaves). D. An employee may accumulate no more than two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of voluntary personal leaveVoluntary Personal Leave. When an employee reaches two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of personal leave Personal Leave or would exceed two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of personal leave Personal Leave with further accumulation, he/she shall be removed from the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program. E. When an employee is removed from the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program, he/she may not participate for a minimum of twelve (12) 12 months and he/she is not eligible to re-enroll until his/her balance is reduced to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) 120 hours. F. At the discretion of the State, all or a portion of unused personal leave credits may be cashed out at the employee's salary rate at the time the personal leave payment is made. It is understood by both parties that the application of this cash out provision may differ from department to department and from employee to employee. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for unused personal leave credits in the same manner as vacation or annual leave. Cash out or lump sum payment for any personal leave Personal Leave credits shall not be considered as "compensation" for purposes of retirement. If funds become available, as determined by the Department of Finance (DOF)Finance, for the PLPPersonal Leave Program, departments will offer employees the opportunity to cash out accrued personal leave. Upon retirement/separation, the cash value of the employee’s personal leave balance may be transferred into a State of California, DPA Department of Personnel Administration Deferred Compensation Program as permitted by federal Federal and state State law. G. An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLPPersonal Leave Program. H. A State employee in the PLP Personal Leave Program shall be entitled to the same level of State employer contributions for health, vision, dental, flex-elect cash option, and enhanced survivor's benefits he or she would have received had the PLP Personal Leave Program not occurred. I. The PLP shall not cause a break in State service, a reduction in the employee's accumulation of service credit for the purposes of seniority and retirement, leave accumulation, or a merit salary adjustment. J The PLP shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death or disability benefits the employee would otherwise receive or be entitled to receive nor shall it affect the employee's ability to supplement those benefits with paid leave.

Personal Leave Program - Voluntary. The State shall continue a Voluntary voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP) for bargaining unit employees. Employees may voluntarily participate in the personal leave program on a continuing basis. A. Each full-time employee subject to paragraph B B. shall be credited with eight (8) hours of voluntary personal leave Voluntary Personal Leave on the first day of the following monthly pay period for each month in the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program. B. Each full-time employee participating in the Voluntary PLP shall continue to work his/her assigned work schedule and shall have a reduction in pay equal to five percent (5%). In exchange, eight (8) 8 hours of leave will be credited to the employee's Voluntary PLP Personal Leave Program monthly. C. Personal leave shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/vacation or annual leave. Requests to use personal leave must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/vacation and annual leave. Personal leave shall not be included in the calculation of vacation/annual leave balances pursuant to article Article 8 (Leaves). D. An employee may accumulate no more than two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of voluntary personal leaveVoluntary Personal Leave. When an employee reaches two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of personal leave Personal Leave or would exceed two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of personal leave Personal Leave with further accumulation, he/she shall be removed from the Voluntary PLP. E. Personal Leave Program. When an employee is removed from the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program, he/she may not participate for a minimum of twelve (12) 12 months and he/she is not eligible to re-enroll until his/her balance is reduced to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) 120 hours. F. E. At the discretion of the State, all or a portion of unused personal leave credits may be cashed out at the employee's salary rate at the time the personal leave payment is made. It is understood by both parties that the application of this cash out provision may differ from department to department and from employee to employee. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for unused personal leave credits in the same manner as vacation or annual leave. Cash out or lump sum payment for any personal leave Personal Leave credits shall not be considered as "compensation" for purposes of retirement. If funds become available, as determined by the Department of Finance (DOF)Finance, for the PLPPersonal Leave Program, departments will offer employees the opportunity to cash out accrued personal leave. Upon retirement/separation, the cash value of the employee’s employee‟s personal leave balance may be transferred into a State of California, DPA Department of Personnel Administration Deferred Compensation Program as permitted by federal Federal and state State law. G. F. An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLPPersonal Leave Program. H. G. A State employee in the PLP Personal Leave Program shall be entitled to the same level of State employer contributions for health, vision, dental, flex-elect cash option, and enhanced survivor's benefits he or she would have received had the PLP Personal Leave Program not occurred. I. H. The PLP Personal Leave Program shall not cause a break in State service, a reduction in the employee's accumulation of service credit for the purposes of seniority and retirement, leave accumulation, or a merit salary adjustment. J I The PLP Personal Leave Program shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death or disability benefits the employee would otherwise receive or be entitled to receive nor shall it affect the employee's ability to supplement those benefits with paid leave.

Personal Leave Program - Voluntary. The State shall continue a Voluntary voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP) for bargaining unit employees. Employees may voluntarily participate in the personal leave program on a continuing basis. A. Each full-time employee subject to paragraph B B. shall be credited with eight (8) hours of voluntary personal leave Voluntary Personal Leave on the first day of the following monthly pay period for each month in the Voluntary PLP. B. Each full-time employee participating in the Voluntary PLP shall continue to work his/her assigned work schedule and shall have a reduction in pay equal to five percent (five) 5%). In exchange, eight (8) hours of leave will be credited to the employee's Voluntary PLP monthly. C. Personal leave shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/vacation or annual leave. Requests to use personal leave must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/annual leave. Personal leave shall not be included in the calculation of vacation/annual leave balances pursuant to article Article 8 (Leaves). D. An employee may accumulate no more than two hundred forty (240) hours of voluntary personal leaveVoluntary Personal Leave. When an employee reaches two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave Personal Leave or would exceed two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave Personal Leave with further accumulation, he/she shall be removed from the Voluntary PLP. E. . When an employee is removed from the Voluntary PLP, he/she may not participate for a minimum of twelve (12) months and he/she is not eligible to re-enroll until his/her balance is reduced to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) hours. F. E. At the discretion of the State, all or a portion of unused personal leave credits may be cashed out at the employee's salary rate at the time the personal leave payment is made. It is understood by both parties that the application of this cash out provision may differ from department to department and from employee to employee. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for unused personal leave credits in the same manner as vacation or annual leave. Cash out or lump sum payment for any personal leave Personal Leave credits shall not be considered as "compensation" for purposes of retirement. If funds become available, as determined by the Department of Finance (DOF), for the PLP, departments will offer employees the opportunity to cash out accrued personal leave. Upon retirement/separation, the cash value of the employee’s personal leave balance may be transferred into a State of California, DPA Deferred Compensation Program as permitted by federal Federal and state State law. G. F. An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLP. H. G. A State employee in the PLP shall be entitled to the same level of State employer contributions for health, vision, dental, flex-elect cash option, and enhanced survivor's benefits he or she would have received had the PLP not occurred. I. H. The PLP shall not cause a break in State service, a reduction in the employee's accumulation of service credit for the purposes of seniority and retirement, leave accumulation, or a merit salary adjustment. J . I. The PLP shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death or disability benefits the employee would otherwise receive or be entitled to receive nor shall it affect the employee's ability to supplement those benefits with paid leave. J. Part-time employees shall be subject to the same conditions as Stated above, on a prorated basis. K. The PLP for intermittent employees shall be prorated based upon the number of hours worked in the monthly pay period. L. The PLP shall be administered consistent with the existing payroll system and the policies and practices of the State Controller's Office. M. Employees on SDI, IDL, or Workers’ Compensation for the entire monthly pay period shall be excluded from the PLP for that month.

Personal Leave Program - Voluntary. The State shall continue a Voluntary voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP) for bargaining unit employees. Employees may voluntarily participate in the personal leave program on a continuing basis. A. Each full-time employee subject to paragraph B B. shall be credited with eight (8) hours of voluntary personal leave Voluntary Personal Leave on the first day of the following monthly pay period for each month in the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program. B. Each full-time employee participating in the Voluntary PLP shall continue to work his/her assigned work schedule and shall have a reduction in pay equal to five percent (5%). In exchange, eight (8) 8 hours of leave will be credited to the employee's Voluntary PLP Personal Leave Program monthly. C. Personal leave shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/vacation or annual leave. Requests to use personal leave must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/vacation and annual leave. Personal leave shall not be included in the calculation of vacation/annual leave balances pursuant to article Article 8 (Leaves). D. An employee may accumulate no more than two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of voluntary personal leaveVoluntary Personal Leave. When an employee reaches two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of personal leave Personal Leave or would exceed two hundred forty (240) 240 hours of personal leave Personal Leave with further accumulation, he/she shall be removed from the Voluntary PLP. E. Personal Leave Program. When an employee is removed from the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program, he/she may not participate for a minimum of twelve (12) 12 months and he/she is not eligible to re-enroll until his/her balance is reduced to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) 120 hours. F. E. At the discretion of the State, all or a portion of unused personal leave credits may be cashed out at the employee's salary rate at the time the personal leave payment is made. It is understood by both parties that the application of this cash out provision may differ from department to department and from employee to employee. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for unused personal leave credits in the same manner as vacation or annual leave. Cash out or lump sum payment for any personal leave Personal Leave credits shall not be considered as "compensation" for purposes of retirement. If funds become available, as determined by the Department of Finance (DOF)Finance, for the PLPPersonal Leave Program, departments will offer employees the opportunity to cash out accrued personal leave. Upon retirement/separation, the cash value of the employee’s personal leave balance may be transferred into a State of California, DPA Department of Personnel Administration Deferred Compensation Program as permitted by federal Federal and state State law. G. F. An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLPPersonal Leave Program. H. G. A State employee in the PLP Personal Leave Program shall be entitled to the same level of State employer contributions for health, vision, dental, flex-elect cash option, and enhanced survivor's benefits he or she would have received had the PLP Personal Leave Program not occurred. I. H. The PLP Personal Leave Program shall not cause a break in State service, a reduction in the employee's accumulation of service credit for the purposes of seniority and retirement, leave accumulation, or a merit salary adjustment. J I The PLP Personal Leave Program shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death or disability benefits the employee would otherwise receive or be entitled to receive nor shall it affect the employee's ability to supplement those benefits with paid leave.

Personal Leave Program - Voluntary. The State shall continue a Voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP) for bargaining unit employees. Employees may voluntarily participate in the personal leave program on a continuing basis. A. Each full-time employee subject to paragraph B B. shall be credited with eight (8) hours of voluntary personal leave on the first day of the following monthly pay period for each month in the Voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP). B. Each full-time employee participating in the Voluntary PLP shall continue to work his/her assigned work schedule and shall have a reduction in pay equal to five percent (5%). In exchange, eight (8) hours of leave will be credited to the employee's Voluntary PLP monthly. C. Personal leave shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/vacation or annual leave. Requests to use personal leave must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/vacation and annual leave. Personal leave shall not be included in the calculation of vacation/annual leave balances pursuant to article 8 (Leaves). D. An employee may accumulate no more than two hundred forty (240) hours of voluntary personal leaveVoluntary Personal Leave. When an employee reaches two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave Personal Leave or would exceed two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave Personal Leave with further accumulation, he/she shall be removed from the Voluntary PLP. E. When an employee is removed from the Voluntary PLP, he/she may not participate for a minimum of twelve (12) months and he/she is not eligible to re-enroll until his/her balance is reduced to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) 120 hours. F. At the discretion of the State, all or a portion of unused personal leave credits may be cashed out at the employee's salary rate at the time the personal leave payment is made. It is understood by both parties that the application of this cash out provision may differ from department to department and from employee to employee. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for unused personal leave credits in the same manner as vacation or annual leave. Cash out or lump sum payment for any personal leave Personal Leave credits shall not be considered as "compensation" for purposes of retirement. If funds become available, as determined by the Department of Finance (DOF), for the PLP, departments will offer employees the opportunity to cash out accrued personal leave. Upon retirement/separation, the cash value of the employee’s personal leave balance may be transferred into a State of California, DPA Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) Deferred Compensation Program as permitted by federal Federal and state State law. G. An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLP. H. A State employee in the PLP shall be entitled to the same level of State employer contributions for health, vision, dental, flex-elect cash option, and enhanced survivor's benefits he or she would have received had the PLP not occurred. I. The PLP shall not cause a break in State service, a reduction in the employee's accumulation of service credit for the purposes of seniority and retirement, leave accumulation, or a merit salary adjustment. J . J. The PLP shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death or disability benefits the employee would otherwise receive or be entitled to receive nor shall it affect the employee's ability to supplement those benefits with paid leave. K. Part-time employees shall be subject to the same conditions as Stated above, on a prorated basis. L. The PLP for intermittent employees shall be prorated based upon the number of hours worked in the monthly pay period. M. The PLP shall be administered consistent with the existing payroll system and the policies and practices of the State Controller's Office (SCO). N. Employees on SDI, IDL, or Worker's Compensation for the entire monthly pay period shall be excluded from the PLP for that month.

Personal Leave Program - Voluntary. The State shall continue a Voluntary voluntary Personal Leave Program (PLP) for bargaining unit employees. Employees may voluntarily participate in the personal leave program on a continuing basis. A. Each full-time employee subject to paragraph B shall be credited with eight (8) hours of voluntary personal leave Voluntary Personal Leave on the first day of the following monthly pay period for each month in the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program. B. Each full-time employee participating in the Voluntary PLP shall continue to work his/her assigned work schedule and shall have a reduction in pay equal to five percent (5%). In exchange, eight (8) hours of leave will be credited to the employee's Voluntary PLP Personal Leave balance monthly. C. Personal leave shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/vacation or annual leave. Requests to use personal leave must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/vacation and annual leave. Personal leave shall not be included in the calculation of vacationVacation/annual leave Annual Leave balances pursuant to article Article 8 (Leaves). D. An employee may accumulate no more than two hundred forty (240) hours of voluntary personal leaveVoluntary Personal Leave. When an employee reaches two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave Personal Leave or would exceed two hundred forty (240) hours of personal leave Personal Leave with further accumulation, he/she shall be removed from the Voluntary PLP. E. Personal Leave Program. When an employee is removed from the Voluntary PLPPersonal Leave Program, he/she may not participate for a minimum of twelve (12) months and he/she is not eligible to re-enroll until his/her balance is reduced to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) hours. F. E. At the discretion of the State, all or a portion of unused personal leave credits may be cashed out at the employee's salary rate at the time the personal leave payment is made. It is understood by both parties that the application of this cash out provision may differ from department to department and from employee to employee. Upon termination from State employment, the employee shall be paid for unused personal leave credits in the same manner as vacation or annual leave. Cash out or lump sum payment for any personal leave credits shall not be considered as "compensation" for purposes of retirement. If funds become available, as determined by the Department of Finance (DOF)Finance, for the PLPPersonal Leave Program, departments will offer employees the opportunity to cash out accrued personal leave. Upon retirement/separation, the cash value of the employee’s personal leave balance may be transferred into a State of California, DPA Department of Personnel Administration Deferred Compensation Program as permitted by federal Federal and state State law. G. F. An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLPPersonal Leave Program. H. G. A State employee in the PLP Personal Leave Program shall be entitled to the same level of State employer contributions for health, vision, dental, flex-elect cash option, and enhanced survivor's benefits he or she would have received had the PLP Personal Leave Program not occurred. I. H. The PLP Personal Leave Program shall not cause a break in State service, a reduction in the employee's accumulation of service credit for the purposes of seniority and retirement, leave accumulation, or a merit salary adjustment. J I The PLP Personal Leave Program shall neither affect the employee's final compensation used in calculating State retirement benefits nor reduce the level of State death or disability benefits the employee would otherwise receive or be entitled to receive nor shall it affect the employee's ability to supplement those benefits with paid leave.