Article 10

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

10.1 An employee shall not be required to perform assigned duties when:

(a) disabled or otherwise unable to perform them because of injury, illness, jury duty, required U.S. military service, or when unable to so perform because the employee's presence is required elsewhere because of injury, illness, or death in the immediate family. Immediate family shall consist of mother, father, spouse, sister, brother, child, a person in a legal dependent relationship with the employee, or other relative living in the employee's household. The employee shall notify the supervisor of the inability to serve as soon as possible.
(b) The university is closed for a state holiday or a declared emergency, unless the special conditions of the appointment require the employee to perform duties at these times. These days shall not be held against the employee with regard to permitted days of leave pursuant to Section 10.2.
(c) Taking examinations for professional licensing related to the degree or qualifying examinations are required by the university. These days shall not be held against the employee with regard to permitted days of leave pursuant to Section 10.2.
(d) Traveling to conferences or other events for professional development. UBOT and the UFF-GAU encourage supervisors to facilitate professional development and approval of attendance at such events shall not be unreasonably denied. These days shall not be held against the employee with regard to permitted days of leave pursuant to Section 10.2.

10.2 Personal time under this Article shall be with pay for up to five (5) days per semester appointment. Each employee shall be credited with such five (5) days at the beginning of each semester and shall use leave in increments of not less than one (1) day. For example, an employee scheduled to work six (6) hours on Monday and three (3) hours on Tuesday, who is unable to perform assigned duties on these days for any of the reasons described above, would be charged with two (2) days of personal time, regardless of FTE appointment, or number of work hours scheduled. The personal time provided under this article shall not be cumulative.