4. Leave Without Pay
Leave without pay must be approved by the Director and
may be granted for vacation and sick time beyond that authorized
with pay and for certain other purposes, such as pursuit of
courses of study related to the work the employee performs.
Leave without pay in excess of 30 days will be granted only if
RLES will benefit substantially from such leave. All annual
leave and compensatory leave, and sick leave if the employee
is absent for illness, must be used before going on leave without
pay - such other leave cannot be "saved" until return from
leave without pay.
Annual or sick leave are not earned while on leave without
pay.
Any employee returning from leave of absence without pay
during, or at the end of, the period for which the leave was
granted shall be entitled to reinstatement under the conditions
provided elsewhere in these rules. If an employee fails to
return to work at the end of the period for which leave was
granted, he shall be treated as having resigned.
