Advanced Annual Leave. The Employer will consider requests for advanced annual leave consistent with this Article. Employees do not have an entitlement to advanced annual leave. Requests for advanced annual leave will be submitted to the supervisor. 1. Consistent with the needs of the Employer, employees may be advanced annual leave as follows: a. Permanent employees may be granted the leave they will accrue for the remainder of the leave year if they expect to remain in service through the leave year. b. Temporary and term employees may be granted the leave they will accrue during the current pay period. 2. Advanced annual leave must be requested in advance and accompanied by a letter or memo providing a rationale for the request. 3. Valid requests for annual leave by other employees may take precedence over requests for advanced annual leave. This Section will have no impact on any previously approved annual leave. 4. The Employer will not impose any arbitrary minimum or maximum on the amount of advanced annual leave. 5. Advanced annual leave cannot be utilized to secure approval of CTD. 6. Employees may use advanced annual leave in lieu of sick leave subject to advance approval. Such “in-lieu of” use of advanced annual leave is subject to the same requirements had sick leave been requested and approved.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement