Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 28 - Ports and Airports › Part 305 - Personnel Guidelines, Policies and Procedures › Chapter 4 - Leave and Benefits › Rule 28-305-4.1 - Leave Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Vacation Leave
. All VACATION LEAVE (Personal Leave in excess of
				five (5) days and Personal Leave during the months of November and December)
				requests must be submitted in advance for approval by the Executive Director
				and, if approved, shall be scheduled and approved to accommodate the employee's
				requests but must be consistent with the overall requirements of the
				Mississippi State Port Authority. All vacation leave, as defined herein, shall
				be approved in advance by the Executive Director. All personal leave for
				vacation shall be submitted on the form provided by the MSPA, and shall be
				first submitted to the employee's immediate supervisor, forwarded with his or
				her recommendation to the Department Manager, and sent to the Executive
				Director for approval. All vacation leave requests shall be submitted at least
				two (2) weeks in advance of the request. The time that vacation may be taken is
				subject to the needs of the Mississippi State Port Authority. All requests for
				vacation not submitted two (2) weeks in advance shall include a reason for the
				request and for the failure to submit it two weeks in advance.
B.
Personal Leave
. All PERSONAL
				LEAVE, other than Vacation Leave described above, shall be submitted for
				approval in advance to the Supervisor or Department Manager. Requests for
				personal leave shall be made to the immediate supervisor, on the form provided
				by the MSPA. The Supervisor may forward leave requests with his/her
				recommendations to the Department Manager, or if designated, the Supervisor may
				approve or disapprove the requested personal leave. Normally, requests for
				personal leave when recommended by the Supervisor shall be granted. All
				requests for personal leave shall be made with as much notice as is practical
				and feasible and shall be granted on the basis of the Port's operational
				requirements. All personal leave not for vacation purposes and in excess of
				twenty-four (24) working hours shall require the approval of the Department
				Manager.
C.
Personal Leave
				Credit
. Personal leave credit commences after one month of continuous
				employment.
D.
Six Month
				Employment Requirement
. Personal leave for vacation purposes may not be
				used until after six (6) months of continuous employment.
E.
Accrual of Personal Leave
.
				Employees who were hired prior to July 1, 1984, who have continuous service of
				more than five (5) years but not more than eight (8) years shall accrue fifteen
				(15) hours of personal leave each month. Temporary employees who work less than
				a full workweek and part-time employees shall be allowed credit for personal
				leave computed on a pro rata basis. For the purpose of computing credit for
				personal leave, each employee shall be considered to work not more than five
				(5) days each week.
F.
No
				limitation
. There shall be no limit to the accumulation of personal
				leave.
1. Upon retirement, unused personal
				leave in excess of thirty (30) days shall be converted as credited service for
				retirement.
2. Upon termination of
				employment, for any reason, employees will be paid in a lump sum for the amount
				of accumulated, unused personal leave, up to thirty (30) days
				maximum.
3. The beneficiary or
				designee of an employee who dies with unused personal leave may receive payment
				for all personal leave accumulated but not used by the employee.
4. Exceptions to this policy may be made only
				in writing and signed by the Executive Director.