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5.14 Personal Leave Program 2011

    1. The use of the PLP 2011 time is subject to supervisory approval, except that appointing powers shall ensure that all PLP 2011 time is scheduled and taken prior to separation from State service.  PLP 2011 time shall be requested and used by the employee in the same manner as vacation/annual leave.  Request for use of PLP 2011 time must be submitted in accordance with departmental policies on vacation/annual leave.  Appointing powers may schedule employees to take PLP 2011 time off to meet the intent of this section.  PLP 2011 time shall not be included in the calculation of vacation/annual leave balances pursuant to Article 9 (Leaves).
    2. Time during which an employee is excused from work because of PLP 2011 time shall not be considered as “time worked” for purposes of determining the number of hours worked in a work week.
    3. PLP 2011 time shall have no cash value and may not be cashed out. Any unused PLP 2011 time shall be used prior to separation from State service.  An employee may not use any kind of paid leave such as sick leave, vacation, or holiday time to avoid a reduction in pay resulting from the PLP 2011.
  2. The PLP 2011 program shall not adversely affect an employee’s service anniversary date, create a break in service, or impact the accrual of vacation or any other leave credits, the payment of health, dental, or vision benefits, or the flex-elect cash option.
  3. Compensation for purposes of retirement, death, and disability benefits shall not be affected by the PLP 2011 and shall be based on the unchanged salary rate.
  4. Service calculation for purposes of retirement allowances for employees participating in the PLP 2011 program shall be based on the amount of service that would have been credited based on the unchanged salary rate.
  5. The PLP 2011 reduction shall not affect transfer determinations between state civil service classifications.
  6. Part time employees shall be subject to the same conditions as stated above, on a pro-rated basis consistent with their time base.
  7. Disputes regarding the denial of the use of PLP 2011 time may be appealed using the grievance procedure. The decision by the Department of Human Resources shall be final and there may be no further appeals.
  8. All Permanent Intermittent employees’ salary shall be subject to the proration of salary and PLP 2011 credits pursuant to the chart below:

    Hours Worked During
    Pay Period

    		 Salary Reduction
    In Hours

    PLP 2011
    Credit

    0    –    10.9

    		 0

    0

    11   –    30.9

    		 1

    1

    31   –   50.9

    2

    2

    51   –   70.9

    		 3

    3

    71   –   90.9

    		 4

    4

    91   –   110.9

    5

    5

    111   –   130.9

    		 6

    6

    131   –   150.9

    		 7

    7

    151   or   over

    		 8

    8
  9. Employees on NDI, ENDI, IDL, EIDL, or Worker’s Compensation for the entire monthly pay period shall be excluded from the PLP 2011 Program for that month.