Payment Upon Separation An employee or an employee's estate, will be paid for: 1) the number of days of annual leave, not exceeding 50 days or 400 hours that were accrued at the end of the previous calendar year and that remain unused; and 2) the number of days of annual leave that accrued during the calendar year in which the employee’s State employment terminates and that remain unused upon termination of state service at the time that the employee receives his/her pay check for the final period of work or the next pay period.
Separation Any employee who has been employed for at least six (6) continuous months will be entitled to payment for vacation leave credits when they: A. Resign with adequate notice; B. Retire; C. Are laid-off; or D. Are terminated by the Employer. In addition, the estate of a deceased employee will be entitled to payment for vacation leave credits.
Notice of Separation When an employee’s resignation is presumed in accordance with Section 27.2 above, the Employer will separate the employee by sending a separation notice to the employee by certified mail to the last known address of the employee. Such notice will include information regarding eligibility for continuation of medical benefits.