Agmt 2016 San Leandro Employees Association

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Section 13. Leave of Absence Without Pay A leave of absence may be granted to an employee when it would improve the quality of the employee's job performance for the City government or when such leave is in other ways considered to be in the best interest of the City service. This could include leave for such purposes as additional job-related education or training, or extended illness not covered by accumulated sick leave. For the purpose of this section, a leave of absence is defined as a privilege which may be granted to an employee wishing to leave the City service in good standing without pay for a limited period. Such employee must make a written request to his/her supervisor for such leave, stating the dates upon which he/she wishes to leave and to return, and the reason for the request. The department head must submit a written statement giving his/her reasons for recommending the approval of each request, after considering such factors as employee work performance, whether loss of services would be detrimental to the City's interest, availability of replacements and similar pertinent factors. The City Manager may approve or disapprove the recommendation of a department head to allow a leave of absence for a period not to exceed six (6) months. Approval may be given to extend a leave of absence for one (1) additional period not to exceed six (6)months. When reporting to work at the expiration of any leave of absence, an employee of this City may be required to submit to medical examinations to determine whether or not he/she is still capable of performing the duties of his/her position. Any employee leaving the competitive service before leave of absence has been granted, is absent without leave, and such conduct shall be proper grounds for discharge from the service. Upon the expiration of a regularly approved leave of absence the employee shall be reinstated in the position held at the time such leave was granted, unless he/she conducts him/herself while on such leave in a manner constituting cause for discharge. Failure on the part of an employee on leave of absence to report promptly at its expiration, or within a reasonable time after notice in writing to return to duty, shall be cause for discharge. Section 14. Holidays All full-time regular employees, except as hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to the following holidays provided that if such employee fails to report for scheduled work on any of such holidays, he/she shall receive no pay: New Year's Day; third Monday in January (Martin Luther King's Birthday); second Monday in February (Lincoln's Birthday); third Monday in February (Washington's Birthday); last Monday in May (Memorial Day); Independence Day; Labor Day; November 11 (Veterans' Day); Thanksgiving Day; the day after Thanksgiving; one- half('/2) day on the day before Christmas and one-half('/2) day on the day before New Year's Day; Christmas; and every day proclaimed a City holiday by the Mayor. Except for continuous 24/7 operations, when a day herein listed falls on an employee's regular day off, he/she shall be entitled to a day off in lieu thereof within the calendar year. The day selected shall be subject to approval of the department head. When such day herein listed falls on a Sunday or Saturday, such day off in lieu thereof shall be the Monday following or Friday preceding respectively, except as hereinafter provided and except if Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday or Monday the one-half(1/2) day provision will be applicable the preceding work day. Continuous operations, as designated by the Department Head, will observe the actual holiday for compensation purposes. 11