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union representative may accompany the employee in the exit interview
session.
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 full-time annual
salaried employees in the Institutional Services Unit 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 2016-2021 ISU 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
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