Section 420.620  Personal Leave

a)         All employees, except those in emergency, per diem or temporary status, shall be permitted 3 personal leave days , each calendar year, with pay.  Personal leave days may be used for personal reasons but shall not be used to extend a holiday or annual leave except as permitted in advance by the department through written approval.  Employees entitled to receive personal leave who enter service during the year shall be given credit for personal leave at the rate of ½ day  for each 2 months service for the calendar year of hire.  Intermittent or part-time employees entitled to receive personal leave who enter the service during year shall be given prorated credit for the leave by calculating the employee's work schedule percentage using a 37.5 hour work week times the number of days that would be granted to a full-time employee, rounded to the nearest quarter hour.  Personal leave may not be used in increments of less than ½ hour at a time.  Except for those emergency situations that preclude the making of prior arrangements, personal leave shall be scheduled in advance.

b)         Personal leave shall not accumulate from calendar year to calendar year, nor shall any employee be entitled to payment for unused personal leave upon separation from service, except as provided in Section 10c(2) of the Merit Employment Code.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 15017, effective September 8, 2008)