Leaves - Generally. No employee may be absent from his or her job without an approved leave. An approved leave shall be any leave with pay as specified in this Agreement or leave of absence without pay as described in this Agreement. Absent from duty without approved leave or following an approved leave for three (3) consecutive workdays shall be deemed a resignation from the City service by the absentee. Upon a report of such absence by the Chief of Police to the Director of Human Resources, the absentee shall be removed from the City service. If, any time within ten (10) days thereof the person so absenting himself shall make satisfactory written explanation to his or her Chief of Police of the cause of his absence, he or she may be reinstated in his or her position. If the Chief of Police, does not reinstate the employee he or she may file a grievance as if a discharge had occurred.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement