Personal leave is available to employees during the probationary period. Purposes Personal leave is intended for religious holidays and observance, funerals of individuals not in the immediate family, extension of sick leave, FMLA covered events, and urgent personal business which can only be handled during the business day. At the end of the fiscal year, unused personal leave will be credited to the employee's sick leave balance. Whenever an employee requests leave for an FMLA covered event, the employee shall be required to exhaust all accrued sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave prior to being placed in unpaid leave status. One Day Accrual of Leave and Automatic Leave Sequence Personal leave is not accrued but is granted each July 1 for that fiscal year.
Individuals accrue vacation days and sick leave while on personal leave.
Only approved leave balances may be used. If leave is taken for which an employee does not have an available balance, an Automatic Leave Sequence will be used. This sequence will be specified for each type of leave for which an Automatic Leave Sequence would be applicable.