2.84.020 Personal leave use.
A. Accrued personal leave is available for use after an employee has completed 30 continuous calendar days of employment.
B. Saturdays, Sundays and paid borough holidays will not be considered as time taken on personal leave, but only regular work days will be counted as days taken.
C. Employees shall request personal leave as far in advance as reasonably possible.
D. Personal leave may be scheduled when business permits, with the prior approval of the employee’s immediate supervisor.
1. Requests for personal leave will not be unreasonably denied.
2. Once leave has been approved, the approval may not be rescinded unless the borough manager declares that a situation exists which requires the employee’s presence on the job. In such cases, the borough will take into consideration reasonable costs associated with canceled travel and may elect to reimburse all or part of the cost.
3. An employee who is unable to report for work without prior approval shall report the reasons for the absence to the employee’s supervisor within two hours from the time the employee was expected to report to work. Failure to comply with this requirement shall prohibit leave with pay for this absence. Supervisors may consider statements explaining situations beyond the employee’s control and may require a written statement from a physician to substantiate claims of illness.
4. Each borough department manager or director shall establish policies and procedures which will allow all employees to schedule and take accrued personal leave.
E. Mandatory Time Off. During their first full year of employment and each year thereafter, employees who accrue personal leave shall take at least 10 days off per fiscal year, five of which must be taken consecutively, unless otherwise approved by the manager.
F. Salaried Exempt Employees. For salaried exempt employees, any day in which the employee works less than four hours shall be considered a day of leave. The borough manager may waive this requirement in situations where a salaried employee coordinates in advance with the manager, or has worked more than 50 hours in a week, or in situations beyond the employee’s control. The manager may require a written statement from a physician to substantiate claims of illness.
G. An employee who fails to return from leave under this chapter within the scheduled time period shall be presumed to have resigned unless the employee has requested and been granted leave for an additional period, or the employee’s supervisor is notified of extenuating circumstances. (Ord. 15-07-417 § 7. Formerly 2.84.060)