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F - Leaves of Absence
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
Table of Contents A B C D Ef
F H I J K L TableofContents G2. For Leave for Birth/Adoption/Placement of a Child -
See the Leave for the Birth of a Child policy on page 207. See the Leave for the Adoption or Foster Care Placement of a Child policy on page 243.3. For Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) -
See the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policy on page 203.4. For Short-Term Corrective Actions not to exceed 10 days -
See the Corrective Action policy on page 272 in Section H.B. Leave Without Pay may be granted in cases of extended sick leave as outlined in Policy F-3,
Sick and Sick-Family Leave.
See the Sick and Sick-Family Leave policy on page 190 for more information.C. Leave Without Pay may be granted under the circumstances outlined below. In all cases,
decisions are based on the employee’s request, consideration of the impact on the work unit,
and equity of treatment.
5.3 Leave Without Pay Granted by the City Manager
A. Leave Without Pay may be granted under other circumstances not covered under Section
5.2, provided such leave does not exceed one year and is approved by the City Manager or the
Human Resources Director acting on the City Manager’s behalf.
B.The City requires that where the Leave Without Pay granted by the City Manager qualifies
for the 12-week FMLA entitlement, the time granted and the FMLA entitlement will run
concurrently.
5.4 When an employee is on Leave Without Pay, he will continue to pay his portion of any health/
dental insurance premiums and the City will continue to pay its share.
5.5 If an employee’s Leave Without Pay exceeds a pay period or greater, no leave accrual will
occur for each full pay period in a LWOP status. In addition, Leave Without Pay of a pay period
or greater may impact the employee’s leave accruals and service time with the City and the North
Carolina Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System.
5.6 If an employee is in a LWOP status of one pay period or greater, he will not be compensated for
holidays that fall during the LWOP time span. If an employee is in a LWOP status the day before a
holiday, or the day after a holiday, the department may decide to compensate the employee for the
holiday or not.
6.0 PROCEDURES
6.1 If the Leave Without Pay must be granted, as covered in Section 5.2 A. or may be granted as in
Section 5.2 B above, the procedures for the specific policy should be followed.
6.2 Leave Without Pay Granted By the City Manager