SECTION 800 – HUMAN RESOURCES
802.0803 LEAVE
/ SICK LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
POLICY
An employee who is unable to
return to work after exhausting all accumulated sick leave and accrued vacation
may be granted sick leave without pay for a period not to exceed one year.
PROCEDURE
The length of the approved
leave following the above conditions will be based upon the following criteria:
-
length of
service at Georgia Perimeter College
-
the criticality
of the employee’s position
-
the importance
of the employee’s knowledge and / or skill to the operation of the College
-
the employee’s
job performance
Appropriate documentation
from the employee’s physician must be provided along with the request for sick
leave without pay. While on approved sick leave, the employee has the
right to elect to continue his or her group insurance benefits, and the
institution will continue its share of the cost for such period. All other
benefits are prohibited which otherwise would accrue to the employee. For an
employee who is approved for sick leave without pay, the college will attempt
to place him/her in a comparable position upon his/her return to
work. An employee must be able to
return to work after sick leave without pay is exhausted.
Documentation from the employee’s physician that indicates that the
employee has been released to return to work will be required in order for the
employee to return to work. The employment of an employee who is unable
to return to work will be terminated.
An employee who is eligible for regular or disability retirement may
retire at this time. The President may
make an exception to this policy as necessary.
Approved July 2009