Requesting and Approving Discretionary Leaves

Related Policy – Discretionary Leave

About This Procedure

Responsible Official
Vice President of Human Resources & Operations

Policy Owner
Vice President of Human Resources & Operations

Policy Contact
Vice President of Human Resources & Operations

Issued
2019-04-17

Revised
2019-07-11

University Procedure

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Requesting a Leave

An employee desiring discretionary leave time must request it via the university’s Human Resource Management System (HRMS).

Approving Discretionary Leave Requests

Approving Request

1. A supervisory must consider the conditions surrounding the employee’s request for a discretionary leave (A complete list of conditions appears in the policy statement of the Discretionary Leave policy.)
2. Complete appropriate HRMS documentation to initiate a recommendation for the leave of absence.

Documenting Leave Request
The responsible administrator/supervisor ensures that appropriate documentation of the discretionary leave is entered in the HRMS.