Approved Absence definition
Examples of Approved Absence in a sentence
As with any form of leave, periods of LWOP are requested using OPM Form 71, Request for Leave or Approved Absence, or TSA approved electronic version and must be recorded in the bargaining unit employee's time and attendance records.
Members may be approved for reasonable leave time according to #POL-123 Managing Member Leave and Approved Absence stipulations below.
Medical documentation relating to a bargaining unit employee or a bargaining unit employee's family member must not be attached to the bargaining unit employee's time and attendance records, including OPM Form 71, Request for Leave or Approved Absence, or TSA approved electronic version, and must not be included in the bargaining unit employee's Official Personnel Folder (OPF), eOPF, or locally maintained bargaining unit employee files, and will be maintained in a separate file.
Approved Absence Days: Two (2) days per work year may be granted by the Superintendent or his/her supervisor designee for an Approved Absence Day for an employee to conduct business which cannot be conducted outside regular work hours.
The bargaining unit employee will submit, on the first day back to duty, his/her leave request (OPM Form 71, Request for Leave or Approved Absence, or TSA approved electronic version) when requesting leave for the length of the absence.