Chapter 02 - Family/Personal Leave - VSDP (FP)
2.0 FAMILY/PERSONAL LEAVE - VSDP (FP)
2.1 Purpose
2.2 Guidelines
2.2.1 Family/Personal Leave Credits
2.3 Resources
2.0 FAMILY/PERSONAL LEAVE - VSDP (FP)
2.1 Purpose
To provide employees in the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP) leave for personal reasons, family illnesses, or personal illness or injury.
2.2 Guidelines
Family and Personal leave may be used for family or personal reasons as well as for illnesses or injuries. Reasonable notice to the supervisor should be given and the absence must not impede the ability of the department to perform essential services.
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2.2.1 Family/Personal Leave Credits
VSDP employees are credited with family and personal leave on January 10 of each calendar year. The amount of leave credited is based on the length of state service as shown in the following tables.
| FULL and PART-TIME | | State Service | Family and Personal (VSDP) |
| Months | Years | Leave Hours/Days |
| Less than 120 | Less than 10 | 32 (4 workdays) | | 120 or more | 10 or more | 40 (5 workdays) |
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Employees who are receiving disability benefits on January 10 of any year will be granted family and personal leave on the date they return to active employment.
Newly employed full-time and qualified part-time employees will receive an annual amount of family and personal leave based on their first day of employment, as shown in the Prorated Leave Credit tables that follow. In subsequent years, leave will be credited on January 10 according to the above Service Credit Tables.
| New and Re-employed Employees Leave Credit |
| FULL and PART-TIME | | Employment | Family and Personal |
| Begin Date | Leave Hours/Days |
| 1/10 - 7/9 | 32 (4 workdays) | | 7/10 - 1/9 | 16 (2 workdays) |
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Leave for academic year employees and employees on special term/academic year staff appointments will be credited according to their contract year.
Unused family and personal leave will not be carried forward from one year to the next, and unused leave will not be paid when employment is ended.
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2.3 Resources
- Virginia Sickness & Disability Program Employer Manual, September 16, 1998
- Virginia Sickness & Disability Program Handbook
- VT (Staff) Employee Handbook II.A.2.b.
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