Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3356 - Youngstown State University
Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits
Section 3356-7-07 - Professional leave without pay, excluded professional/ administrative staff
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3356-7-07
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) Policy statement. The university is committed to employment practices that promote the health and welfare of its employees. Through its leave programs, it provides for and encourages preventive health care; physical, emotional, and mental well-being; professional growth and development; and civic responsibility.
(B) Parameters.
(1)
Individuals may
request professional leave without pay for periods ranging from one week to one
year to secure additional formal education or training, or other appropriate
professional experience, when such training or other appropriate professional
experience will serve to enhance the individual's contribution to the
university. Arrangements acceptable to the division head must be made to cover
the employee's duties during the period of absence.
(2)
Employees on
professional leave without pay shall have the option of maintaining the
university's group insurance benefits by paying the entire cost for the
coverage in effect during the period of the leave.
(C) Procedures.
(1)
Excluded
professional/administrative staff considering a professional leave without pay
should first discuss their interests with their immediate superior. This
preliminary discussion should include reasons for the leave, length of the
leave, anticipated workload during the course of the leave, and potential
methods of redistributing the workload.
(2)
If there is
agreement that the leave might be pursued, the supervisor will alert the
appropriate administrative and/or division officer to that
possibility.
(3)
A formal request for professional leave without pay
shall be submitted in writing to the individual's supervisor as far in advance
as possible. This written request should specify the reason for the leave, the
anticipated duration of the leave, and a suggested method of redistributing the
workload.
(4)
If the supervisor supports the request for a leave, an
endorsed copy of the request is forwarded. This process continues until the
request, with appropriate endorsements, is forwarded to the division officer of
the division in which the individual is employed.
(5)
Final approval
for granting requests of professional leave without pay is the responsibility
of the division officer of the division in which the individual is
employed.
(6)
Once a professional leave without pay request has been
approved, it is forwarded to the human resources officer for
implementation.
(7)
Employees covered by collective bargaining should refer
to their respective labor agreements.
Replaces: 3356:1-17-04
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