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between agencies or between facilities or institutions within an agency.

(See Provisions for Payment of Banked (Unused) VR Time in Exceptional

Cases below.)
Employees who go on sick leave at half pay for 28 consecutive calendar

days, who receive leave donation credits for 28 consecutive calendar days
or who are absent because of a work-related injury or illness for 28

consecutive calendar days will have their VRWS agreement suspended and
be returned to their normal full- time work schedule and pay base. For

accidents occurring on or after July 1, 1992, CSEA employees covered
under the Statutory Benefit Program will continue on VRWS until the first

day they are placed on workers’ compensation disability leave, at which
time they will have their VRWS agreement suspended. Suspension of a

VR agreement does not extend the agreement beyond its scheduled
termination date. If the employee returns to work prior to the scheduled

termination date of the VR agreement, the employee’s participation in the
VR agreement resumes and continues until the scheduled termination date,

unless both parties agree to terminate the agreement.
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

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