Paid Leave 

 

Purpose

To illustrate eligibility for paid leave benefits, rates of accrual, carry over, pay out upon separation, and the administrative process for using paid leave benefits.

 

Statement

Bargaining Unit Employees

Paid leave for employees subject to collective bargaining agreements shall be governed by the respective agreements; failing such provisions, Board policies shall apply.

Management/Exempt and Confidential Employees

For the purposes of accrual management, exempt, and confidential employees shall accrue leave as follows:

• Full-time 1.0 FTE employees will accrue 16 hours of paid leave per month,carried over from one fiscal year to the next at a maximum of 200 hours.
• Employees who are less than full-time will accrue on a pro-rata basis.
• Upon any form of separation from the College, paid leave accruals for  employees will be paid out to a maximum of 280 hours.

In the event of extraordinary circumstances, individual requests for exceptions to the 200-hour annual carry over limit of paid leave may be submitted in writing to the appropriate Vice President or Executive Director. Such exceptions, if granted, will not impact the employee’s pay out limits upon separation.

Any employee who is eligible to PERS retire, or eligible to "early retire" (as defined in Board Policy 6115) as of July 1, 2011 will be paid out to a maximum of 520 hours upon retirement from the college, or a maximum of 280 hours upon any other type of separation. An employee who is not eligible to early retire as of July 1, 2011 will be paid out to a maximum of 280 hours upon any form of separation from the college.

Employees may not elect to receive pay in lieu of earned paid leave except upon separation from the college. Any exceptions to this Administrative Rule will only be made with expressed consent of the President.

 

 

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