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union representative may accompany the employee in the exit interview

session.

Appendix IV Attendance and Leave

Earning and Accumulation and Use of Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal
Leave and Holiday Leave

This Appendix describes leave provisions applicable to full-time annual

salaried employees in the Operational Services Unit (OSU) covered by the
Attendance Rules. Eligibility for Attendance Rules coverage, including

leave benefits, for part-time, hourly and per diem employees is not
addressed here. A more detailed explanation of these Rules may be found

in the Attendance and Leave Manual for State Agencies.
The portion of the Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State

Departments and Institutions which is grievable under the Benefits
Guaranteed provision of the Agreement shall remain so. Interpretive aspects

of this Appendix shall not be grievable.
This Appendix is a brief summary of the major types of leave and their

earning, accumulation and use. Leave provisions described herein are drawn
from the Attendance Rules for Employees in New York State Departments

and Institutions Sections 20-26, related laws, rules and Article 10 of the
2007-2011 OSU Agreement which provide the authorization for the

benefits discussed.
This Appendix focuses on the most common leave provisions and is not

intended as an all-inclusive discussion of each and every leave category. It

is beyond the scope of this material to deal with unusual or exceptional
circumstances.
VACATION

Earning

Six and one-half days of vacation are credited upon completion of 13 bi-
weekly pay periods of service. Thereafter, vacation is earned at the rate of

one-half day every pay period during the first seven years of service and
bonus days are added each year on the employee’s vacation anniversary date

at the rate of one day for each year of service to a maximum of 20 days
vacation per year after seven years. Upon completion of the first seven years

of service, vacation is earned each pay period at a rate which equals 20 days

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