Campaign to Organize Graduate Students -- University of Iowa / Leave
From CGEU
ARTICLE XII PAID LEAVES AND HOLIDAYS
Section 1. Paid Leaves. (A) All employees with at least an academic year appointment shall be allowed two (2) weeks of absence, without pay deduction.
(B) All employees who serve fiscal year appointments shall be allowed three (3) weeks of absence without pay deduction.
(C) In the event that the Employer specifically requires the employee to remain at work during previously approved leave time, the department shall give such employee thirty (30) days notice except in case of emergency. At such time, the Employee and the Department shall reschedule the leave time.
Section 2. Sick Leave: (A) Employees may be absent due to illness without loss of pay not to exceed 13.5 days during an academic year appointment, and 18 days during a twelve-month appointment. Different appointment periods will receive sick leave on a proportionally equivalent basis.
(B) For purposes of this provision, a day of sick leave means a day an employee is scheduled to work and is absent due to illness.
(C) If an employee has exhausted paid sick leave due to illness, he/she may request an unpaid leave of absence which will be granted at the sole discretion of the employer consistent with any applicable State or Federal regulations, or alternatively may request additional paid sick leave in accordance with Section 5 below.
Section 3.Family Illness Leave. Employees may use available sick leave for care of and necessary attention to ill or injured members of the immediate family (as defined in Section 4 of this article) or for parental leave including birth and adoption. Use of sick leave for this purpose is limited to five (5) work days per year.
Section 4. Bereavement Leave. (A) Employees may use available sick leave for three (3) work days when a death occurs in the employee's immediate family.
(B) For purposes of this section, the term "family" shall mean spouse, domestic partner, child, step child, foster child, parent, step parent, foster parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or parent-in-law, and corresponding relatives of the employee's spouse/partner.
Section 5. Additional Paid Leave. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-Paid Leave, Section 2-Sick Leave, Section 3-Family Illness Leave, and Section 4-Bereavement Leave, departments may grant additional paid leave. Such leaves may be granted provided the department determines the employee is able to meet the time and effort obligation reflected in the percentage of appointment over the full term of his/her appointment as defined in Article VII, Section 1.
Section 6. Jury Duty. (A) Employees on jury duty will not incur a loss of pay for time spent on jury duty. Upon return from jury duty the employee shall remit any amount of pay received for jury service to the employer, less any amount paid for travel or personal expenses.
(B) An employee summoned as a juror shall immediately inform his/her supervisor of the absence. An employee who reports for jury duty and is dismissed shall be expected to resume his/her normal duties following dismissal from service.
Section 7. Coverage Responsibility: In the event of absence of a teaching assistant pursuant to this Article, it is the responsibility of the teaching assistant, if necessary with the assistance of the department, to arrange coverage of classes with the approval of the teaching assistant's supervisor, if possible.
Section 8. Holidays: (A) Employees shall receive the following paid holidays which occur during the term of their appointment:
- New Year's Day
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- A day before or after Christmas Day
(B) Monday will be recognized as a holiday for all holidays occurring on a Sunday and Friday for all holidays occurring on a Saturday.
(C) Employees may be absent for the above holidays unless the department specifically requires the employee to be on duty. At such time, the department and the employee shall schedule alternate paid time off. Departments will make an effort to minimize holiday work for employees and if it requires work on a holiday, shall provide such employee(s) with no less than thirty (30) days written notice, whenever feasible.
ARTICLE XIII
UNPAID LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Section 1. Personal Leave of Absence . (A) An employee may be granted an unpaid leave of absence during the term of his/her appointment, upon request to and at the sole discretion of the Employer.
(B) Additionally, the Employer shall authorize leave requests in accordance with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
Section 2. Union Leaves of Absence. (A) A graduate employee may be granted an unpaid leave of absence, not to exceed twelve (12) months, to take a job with UE Local 896/COGS, provided that the request for the UE Local 896/COGS leave of absence is made at least thirty (30) days in advance of the start of his/her appointment. The Employer may grant an extension of such an unpaid leave of absence for an additional period, not to exceed twelve (12) months.
(B) If a graduate employee takes a job with UE Local 896/COGS, the time in which a graduate employee serves in that position shall not be counted for any purposes as time spent working for the Employer.
(C) A graduate employee who takes a job with UE Local 896/COGS, but maintains his/her status as a student may purchase insurance benefits provided by this agreement.
(D) Duly elected Union delegates or alternates to meetings of UE shall be granted time off, without pay, not to exceed a total of ten (10) work days annually.
This time taken off pursuant to this section may be charged to paid leave of absence as provided in Article XI, Section 1, Paid Leaves or Leave of Absence without pay as the individual employee may designate.
The Union shall give the Employer at least ten (10) days advance notice of the employees who will be attending the meetings of UE.
Article XI, Section 7, Coverage Responsibility would also apply to leave pursuant to this Section.
