Leave without pay

An appointing authority may grant an employee's request for a leave of absence without pay provided that: 1. The absence of the employee will not unduly disrupt the agency's operations or services. 2. The employee is placed on leave without pay status and is not terminated. 3. The employee does not accrue annual leave while on leave without pay status, but retains any unused annual leave hours, subject to other restrictions, and retains the employee's previous years of continuous service for the purpose of determining the employee's annual leave accrual rate. 4. The employee does not accrue sick leave while on leave without pay status, but retains any unused sick leave hours. 5. If the leave without pay status is scheduled to extend longer than fourteen consecutive calendar days, the appointing authority and the employee must agree in writing, prior to the beginning of the leave, about the status of employee benefits, and the terms and conditions of the employee's return to work. 6. The leave without pay does not exceed one year in duration.