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11. Provisions for Payment of Banked (Unused) VR Time in

Exceptional Cases

The VRWS program is intended to be a program that allows employees to
voluntarily trade income for time off. The agreement for program

participation between the employee and management includes a plan for the
use of VR time earned. Management must make every effort to ensure that

VR time earned by an employee is used (1) under the terms of the individual
VRWS agreement, (2) before the September 30th liquidation date (see

Section 5b), (3) before the employee separates from State service, and (4)
while the employee is on the job he or she was in when the VRWS program

agreement was made. If this is not possible, payment for banked (unused)
VR time may be made in exceptional cases that fall under the following

criteria:
(a) Upon layoff, resignation from State service, termination, retirement or

death, unused VR time will be paid at the then current straight time rate of
pay.

(b) Upon movement of an employee from one agency to another or
between facilities or institutions within an agency, unused VR time will be

paid at the then current straight time rate of pay by the agency or
facility/institution in which the VR time was earned, unless the employee

requests and the new agency or facility/institution accepts the transfer of the
VR time on the employee’s time card. The lump sum payment for VR

balances upon movement to another agency or facility/institution will be
made irrespective of whether or not the employee is granted a leave of

absence from the agency where the VR time was earned. Payment will be

made within two payroll periods following the move to the new
agency/facility/institution.
(c) VRWS ending balances must be segregated for each fiscal year.

Employees who accumulate VR time in a fiscal year and who are unable to

use the VR time by the applicable September 30th liquidation date due to
management requirements predicated on workload will be paid at the then
current straight time rate of pay. Payment will be made within two payroll

periods following the applicable September 30th liquidation date. Requests

for payment in the exceptional cases specified in this subparagraph, as
distinct from those specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above, should be

directed to GOER Research Division-VRWS Program and will be decided

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