Effective Date: 1/1/2007
* Regular full-time employees
* Regular part-time employees
Eligible employees may request personal leave only after having completed 180 calendar days of service. As soon as eligible employees become aware of the need for a personal leave of absence, they should request a leave from their supervisor.
Personal leave may be granted for a period of up to 5 calendar days every 1 year. If this initial period of absence proves insufficient, consideration will be given to a written request for a single extension of no more than 3 calendar days. With the supervisor's approval, an employee may take any available sick leave or vacation leave as part of the approved period of leave.
Requests for personal leave will be evaluated based on a number of factors, including anticipated work load requirements and staffing considerations during the proposed period of absence.
Vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits, will continue to accrue during the approved personal leave period.
When a personal leave ends, every reasonable effort will be made to return the employee to the same position, if it is available, or to a similar available position for which the employee is qualified. However, Grubstake cannot guarantee reinstatement in all cases.
If an employee fails to report to work promptly at the expiration of the approved leave period, Grubstake will assume the employee has resigned.