25 NCAC 01J .1308          LEAVE

(a)  An employee shall be credited on reinstatement with all vacation leave that would have been earned except for the interruption in employment.

(b)  An employee shall be credited on reinstatement with all sick leave that would have been earned except for the interruption in employment.

(c)  The decision as to whether or not to allow the reinstated employee to purchase back the vacation leave paid out in a lump sum at dismissal is within the discretion of the agency. A failure to allow such repurchase is not grievable.

(d)  Employees reinstated from dismissal shall have their former balance of sick leave at dismissal reinstated.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4(9); 126-34.01; 126-34.02;

Temporary Adoption Eff. February 28, 2014;

Temporary Adoption Expired December 12, 2014;

Eff. April 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2018.