Contract Article 11 - Special Leaves Flashcards
(24 cards)
Upon request to serve on active duty or inactive duty for training shall be granted a maximum of _______ shifts per calendar year.
30
At the beginning of each calendar year, or after a change in status or assignment, the employee will provide their immediate supervisor with documentation establishing what?
- Reserve status and unit assignment
- Annual training schedule
When must an employee provide their orders for active duty?
-The first scheduled work day after documentation becomes available
Where are active duty or reserve duty training documents to be maintained?
-The employees bureau file
An employee that has to take military leave will provide a leave slip to their immediate supervisor ____________ prior to his/her scheduled leave when possible?
-2 weeks
What form of communication is not acceptable documentation to transmit military documentation?
- But may be used to transmit PDF copies
If a military member is unable to provide appropriate documentation prior to his/her military leave, how long does the member have to submit the paperwork?
-Within 30 days after deployment
Will an employee’s approved, scheduled vacation leave be cancelled because another employee has been granted military leave?
-No
What is approved, scheduled vacation leave?
- Any vacation request
- Submitted to immediate supervisor
- 2 weeks or more in advance
- Is approved
What type of leave can be utilized in lieu of leave without pay for military leave?
- Vacation, bonus, or professional
- Use of leave for this purpose shall not be controlled by other policies, procedures, or rules that affect these leaves
What is the maximum hours of sick leave that can be maintained when granted leave without pay?
-40 hours
Except as provided in military leave, when a member uses how many hours of leave without pay will they stop receiving credit for longevity, senority, time in grade for promotion, salary increases or probation completion?
-160 hours
Continuous leave without pay for periods of 160 work hours, excluding FMLA or ADA, must be approved by who?
-The employees bureau commander
Continuous leave without pay in excess of 90 calendar days for reasons related to medical conditions must be approved by who?
-Division head and the sheriff
In making the decision to grant extra leave without pay, who does the bureau commander have to consult with?
- Health detail
- Additional leave granted cannot exceed one year
- Requests for leave without pay to seek other employment will be denied
Continuous leave without pay over 90 days, for reasons not related to a medical condition must be approved by whom?
-The sheriff or his designee
If extended leave without pay is not granted or the employee does not request extended leave as specified , the employee may resign and may request re-employment within _______ years from the date of resignation.
3 years
-If the employee does not resign the department may make a request to the sheriff to convene the preterm board
Employees shall be entitled to take up to ____ months of leave for maternity/paternity parent bonding purposes within ____ months following the birth.
-6 months, 12 months
If an employee does not designate what time will be used for FMLA leave, in what order will the time be used?
- Compensatory time
- Sick
- Vacation
- Professional
- Bonus
Shall an employee be permitted reasonable time off with pay to make application and/or take an examination for departmental promotion or transfer opportunities?
-Yes
What must accompany a catastrophic leave request?
- A medical statement from a physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury
- Estimated time the employee is unable to work
- Evidence of the bureau commander’s approval
The association will conduct solicitations for catastrophic leave, and solicitations will be conducted for _____ calendar days.
-30
Can sick leave be donated for catastrophic leave?
-No
What are the parameters for donating leave to the catastrophic leave requests?
- Minimum donation of 4 hours
- Must have vacation leave balance of 40 hours after the donation
