Section R13-5-501. Employee Leave Guidelines

A.      Accrual of leave. An employee may accrue the following types of paid leave:

1.        Annual leave,

2.        Holiday leave, and

3.        Sick leave.

B.       Accruing leave. An employee shall accrue leave for a pay period if the employee is in pay status for at least one-half of the employee’s normal scheduled work week.

C.      Part-time employees. A part-time employee scheduled to work 20 or more hours in a week shall accrue leave based on the percentage of full-time hours specified in the appointment. An employee scheduled to work less than 20 hours in a week shall not accrue leave.

D.      Leave request. An employee shall not use leave before it is accrued. An employee shall obtain supervisory approval before taking leave. An agency may establish a policy allow- ing delayed notice to the employee’s supervisor in emergency situations.

E.       Time accounting record. An agency shall maintain a record of time worked, leave earned, leave taken, and accrued leave bal- ances for an employee. A non-exempt employee shall report all time worked and all leave taken on a weekly basis. An exempt employee shall report leave taken as directed by agency policy.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2090, effective May 10, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by

final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 1756, effective July 2,

2006 (Supp. 06-2).