405 Personal Leave
Xref: PPP 400
405.1 Definition of Personal Leave
A personal leave of absence is an unpaid voluntary leave from University employment initiated at the request of the individual employee. A request for personal leave is reviewed individually and granted at the discretion of the University, taking into account its operational needs.
Xref: PPP 305.6, 308
405.2 Duration of Personal Leave
A personal leave will normally be limited to three months. A personal leave may, in special circumstances, be extended to six months.
405.3 Benefits during Personal Leave
The University will continue to pay its share of health and non-contributory life insurance premium costs for employees on leaves of three months or less. The employee assumes the full cost of premium payments after the first three months of an extended leave. Employees with contributory life insurance should make arrangements with the Benefits Office to continue coverage.
Further, an employee on personal leave of absence:
- may be paid through use of accrued paid time off available at the start of the leave, with the exception of sick time.
- does not accrue PTO/vacation or sick days.
- is not eligible for pay for holidays or recess days which occur during the leave.
- is eligible to apply for tuition assistance provided the leave is of shorter duration than the course and that the staff member is in a paid status at either the beginning or the end of the course.
405.4 Return From Personal Leave
The returning employee must confirm the intention to return by writing the department supervisor at least two weeks prior to the end of the leave.
405.5 Termination
An employee who accepts employment elsewhere, except as approved by the University in advance of the leave, or applies for Unemployment Compensation in Connecticut or any other state, or fails to return to work on the date agreed upon, is considered to have voluntarily resigned.
