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secure prior approval to be absent or charge the absence to appropriate leave

credits, the employee should notify his or her agency as soon as possible that

he or she will not be reporting for duty and the reasons therefore. Employees
should make themselves aware of the specific call-in procedures established

by their agencies. If an employee is suddenly taken ill or is otherwise forced
to absent himself or herself from work for good and sufficient reasons, he

or she may be allowed to charge such unavoidable absence to appropriate
leave credits. The routine or automatic charging of such an absence as an

authorized or unauthorized leave without pay would be inconsistent with
the intent and spirit of the Attendance Rules for State employees and related

provisions in negotiated Agreements.
Although prior approval of the appointing authority is required before an

employee may charge an absence from duty to leave credits, such
approval may be granted, and in some cases should be granted, subsequent

to the absence. The employee who takes a day off to complete some routine
household chores should be placed on unauthorized leave without pay if he

or she takes the day off without prior approval. On the other hand, the
employee who is unexpectedly and unavoidably absent from work but

notifies his or her agency of such absence as soon as practicable should be
allowed to use appropriate leave credits to cover the absence so long as the

appointing authority is satisfied the absence was unexpected and
unavoidable. (See Personal Leave Use for a discussion of the OSU contract

provision on emergency use of personal leave.)
OTHER LEAVES

• The Attendance Rules, related laws, contract provisions and policies

provide for several other types of leaves which include:
• Leave for Civil Service Examinations (Attendance Rules, Rule 21.10;

OSU Agreement, Article 28.2).

• Employee Organization Leave (OSU Agreement, Article 4.8).
• Leave for Jury Duty or Ordered Court Appearance (Attendance Rules,

Rule 21.9; OSU Agreement, Article 32.6).
• Military Leave and Leave for Veterans (Military Law, Sections 242,

243, 246, 249; Public Officers Law, Section 63).
• Child Care Leave (OSU Agreement, Article 10.16, Appendices I and

II).

• Absence Due to Occupational Injury (OSU Agreement, Article 11).

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