Personal Leave Regular full-time employees shall be granted 72 hours of personal leave each year at the beginning of the first pay period that covers the first pay date in December. New employees shall be granted this leave upon completion of six (6) months of continuous service, pro-rated on the number of months of service within the benefit year. Employees who have not completed six (6) months of continuous employment as of December 1st shall not receive leave for the prior year, however, shall receive the full 72 hours for the next year upon completion of six months of employment. This leave may be used at the employee's discretion for sick or personal reasons. Twenty- four hours’ notice and prior approval by the supervisor is required for general absences, and at least one hour notice prior to their normal reporting time is required for illness unless the employee can show in writing why prior notification was impossible. Time must be used in 1/2 hour increments. If any employee has been off work due to sickness or accident for three (3) consecutive days, regardless of the leave bank utilized for pay for such days, or if the sick day is the day before or the day after an employee’s assigned “days off” in his/her work schedule, his/her vacation period, or one of the holidays observed by the Employer, a statement from a physician may be required by the employer. Any balance left, up to a maximum of 48 hours, following the last full pay period paid in November shall be paid at the employee's prevailing wage in a separate check on the first pay date in December.
