Common use of Urgent Personal Business Leave Clause in Contracts

Urgent Personal Business Leave. Each ten-month employee shall be entitled to up to five (5) days per year for urgent personal business leave. Each twelve-month employee shall be entitled to up to seven (7) days per year for urgent personal business leave. Employees may utilize personal business leave on days designated for professional development. Personal business leave must be used only to conduct personal business of any nature that cannot be scheduled on a non-duty day. A written statement of intent to be absent shall be submitted to the appropriate supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the expected absence. The appropriate supervisor may make an exception to the twenty-four (24) hour requirement in case of an emergency. In these instances, telephone notification to the supervisor is required. Personal business leave may not be used on consecutive duty days except with the approval of the appropriate supervisor. The use of a personal business leave day immediately preceding or following a holiday requires the supervisor’s authorization. Absence for personal business leave shall not be charged to sick leave; unused personal business leave shall be accumulated as rolled sick leave. If sufficient time is available in this category of leave, rolled sick leave shall be available during the year for use by the employee for making annual sick leave bank assessment contributions. Personal business leave shall not be used for group activities.

Urgent Personal Business Leave. Each ten-month employee shall be entitled to up to three (3) days per year for urgent personal business leave. Each twelve-month employee shall be entitled to up to five (5) days per year for urgent personal business leave. Each twelve-month employee shall be entitled to up to seven (7) days per year for urgent personal business leave. Employees may utilize personal business leave on days designated for professional development. Personal business leave must be used only to conduct personal business of any nature that cannot be scheduled on a non-duty day. A written statement of intent to be absent shall be submitted to the appropriate supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the expected absence. The appropriate supervisor may make an exception to the twenty-four (24) hour requirement in case of an emergency. In these instances, telephone notification to the supervisor is required. Personal business leave may not be used on consecutive duty days except with the approval of the appropriate supervisor. The use of a personal business leave day immediately preceding or following a holiday requires the supervisor’s authorization. Absence for personal business leave shall not be charged to sick leave; unused personal business leave shall be accumulated as rolled sick leave. If sufficient time is available in this category of leave, rolled sick leave shall be available during the year for use by the employee for making annual sick leave bank assessment contributions. Personal business leave shall not be used for group activities.