Requests for unpaid personal leave must be made in writing to the employee's department manager with a copy to the human resources director and should indicate the reason and the length of leave requested.
The department manager shall review and act upon a request for unpaid personal leave in consideration of the following factors:
All unpaid personal leaves must be approved by the department manager and concurred with by the human resources director.
Procedure for returning from unpaid personal leave
An employee who has been granted an unpaid personal leave of absence shall give the department manager reasonable notification of the intent to return to work at least two weeks prior to the return date.
Upon receiving notification of the employee's availability, the supervisor or department head will arrange to have the employee reinstated to the employee's previous position, if available.
If the previous position is no longer available, the employee may be considered for other open positions which the employee is qualified for as they become available.
If no position exists, the employee will remain on unpaid leave status until a suitable opening develops. If such an opening does not occur within a 60-day period, any obligation to reinstate the employee is discontinued and the employee's leave status is changed to a voluntary termination. Future reemployment would be as a rehire with only legally required reinstatement of applicable benefits.