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HOLIDAY LEAVE

Earning

Holiday leave is accrued:
a) for work performed on holidays during the hours that correspond to the

employee’s regular work shift by employees who have waived holiday pay
pursuant to Section 7.16 of the ASU Agreement,

or
b) for holidays which fall on an employee’s pass days (regular days off).

Use
Use of holiday leave is governed by the same general guidelines that

govern the use of vacation. However, employees must use holiday leave
within one year of its accrual. Holiday leave not used within 12 months is

forfeited.
Separation

There is no provision for cash payment upon separation for unused holiday
leave.

PRIOR APPROVAL FOR USE OF LEAVE CREDITS
Except in emergencies, employees are expected and required to obtain

advance approval for leaves of absence and prior approval before charging
an absence to leave credits. In general, they are expected to request time off

in advance, and to get approval in advance of taking the time off. They are

also expected to get approval in advance for the specific leave credits to be
charged for the absence, i.e., vacation or sick leave or personal leave, etc.
In an emergency where it is not possible to anticipate an absence and

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

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