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229 F - Leaves of Absence
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
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5.1 A benefit eligible employee who enlists for active duty with the armed services will be granted
leave without pay status for that period. Other employees will be allowed time off. To qualify
for the provisions of this policy, the employee must have been employed prior to the active duty
enlistment.
5.2 Employees who return to work in less than five years will be returned to the same or like
position they occupied prior to the active duty enlistment with full seniority, status and pay as if
there had been no break in employment. A military discharge form DD-214 with an honorable
discharge must be submitted with the notification of intent to return to work. USERRA’s
cumulative 5-year limit does not include certain kinds of military training or service. Contact the
Benefits Specialist for more information.
5.3 Time limits for employees to reapply for return to work after release from military service are:
A. Less than 31 days absence - employee must report to employer by the next business day.
B. 31 days to 180 days absence - notification to the supervisor must be submitted within 14
days.
C. More than 180 days absence - notification to the supervisor must be submitted within 90
days.
5.4 An employee returning to City employment following an active duty enlistment must be able to
perform the duties of his former position or a position of like classification.
5.5 Provisions for Deployed Benefit Eligible Employees
A. Benefit eligible employees will not accrue annual and sick leave while on leave without pay
while serving on active duty.
B. For departments that award holidays in advance, employees will be awarded holidays on a
pro-rata basis, depending on when the employee actually returns.
C. Salary increases and changes in job level will be tracked during the employee’s absence so
that re-entry to employment is at the appropriate level.
D. The employee on active duty may choose to drop or continue insurance. The City will
contribute the same amount to the active duty employee’s insurance as when the employee was
in an active pay status with the City.
E. The benefit eligible employee will receive full service credit with the Retirement System
after returning from military service provided he returns to work within the guidelines stated
above in Section 5.3. In order to receive the retirement service credit, the returning employee
must furnish his military discharge form DD-214 to the Human Resources Retirement Benefits
Specialist upon return to work.