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42. GENERAL LEAVE <br />The Utility recognizes that circumstances of a unique personal nature may cause an <br />employee to seek time off without pay. The Utility may, at its sole discretion, grant <br />unpaid personal leaves of absence to employees ("General Leave"). Approval is required <br />of the employee's immediate supervisor, the Department Head and the Utility <br />Administrator before General Leave will be granted. In no event will General Leave be <br />granted for longer than ninety (90) days, unless special approval is received from the <br />Utility Administrator. <br />Vacation and sick leave will not accrue during a General Leave. Further, the employee <br />on General Leave will not be eligible for holiday pay during the leave. The Utility will <br />not contribute to the cost of insurance premiums for an employee on General Leave. <br />Employees are expected to return from General Leave when the reason for the leave <br />expires. Employees who take a General Leave have no right to reinstatement. <br />43. VOTING LEAVE <br />Employees may take time off work without loss of pay to vote in a regularly scheduled <br />state primary or general election, an election to fill the vacancy in the office of United <br />States Senator, United States Representative, State Senator or State Representative, or a <br />presidential primary. That right is only to be exercised during the morning of the <br />election. <br />The Utility will provide an employee with paid time off to serve as an election judge, <br />provided that the employee gives the Utility at least 20 days' advance written notice. The <br />Utility will reduce the employee's pay by the amount the employee is paid to serve as an <br />election judge. <br />44. HEALTH CARE SAVINGS PLAN <br />Utility's employees participate in the Minnesota Post Employment Health Care Savings <br />Plan (HCSP) established under Minn. Stat. § 352.98 and as outlined in the Minnesota <br />State Retirement System's Trust and Plan Documents. All funds collected by the <br />employer on the behalf of the employee will be deposited into the employee's post <br />employment health care savings plan account. General participation rules are outlined <br />below, for a complete guide regarding benefits, use, and eligibility see the plan's <br />documents. <br />1. Employees are required to contribute 1% of their gross wages to the Post <br />Employment Health Care Savings Plan. These funds will be deposited after <br />each pay period. <br />30 <br />