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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 fulltime annual
salaried employees in the Administrative Services Unit (ASU) 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

2011-2016 ASU 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 for every 26 pay periods; i.e., about one and one-half (1 1/2) days
every four weeks.

Vacation credit is earned only for bi-weekly pay periods during which an

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