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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 6. PERSONNEL |
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SubTilte 6-B. GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL |
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Chapter 6-B12. HOURS OF WORK, LEGAL HOLIDAYS AND LEAVE |
Section 6-B1235. ANNUAL LEAVE-GRANTING
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1235.1Annual leave may be used by an employee for any reason, but is intended primarily to be used for the following two (2) general purposes:
(a)To allow the employee vacation periods of extended leave every year for rest and recreation; and
(b)To provide periods of time off for personal and emergency purposes.
1235.2Normally, annual leave shall be requested and approved in advance, preferably prior to the day on which the annual leave is to be used. Employees are required to obtain approval for the use of annual leave by whichever method is formally established within his or her agency. Annual leave requested and approved in advance shall constitute “scheduled annual leave;” approved but not scheduled or requested in advance shall constitute “emergency annual leave.”
1235.3The annual leave provided by this chapter, including annual leave that has been advanced as provided in section 1237 of this chapter, may be granted at any time during the leave year in accordance with these regulations.
1235.4An employee is entitled to his or her annual leave, and the taking of annual leave for the purposes set forth in subsection 1235.1 of this section should be encouraged, subject to scheduling approval by the agency head.
1235.5An approved absence that would otherwise be properly chargeable to sick leave may be charged to annual leave, compensatory time, or leave without pay, if requested in advance by the employee and approved by the agency head.