In accordance with the M&P contract for both A and B employees, partial leave is allowed for any situation in which your supervisor approves of not more than 4 hours of leave prior to it being taken. It is not limited to medical appointments, but can be used for any circumstance. There is no limit to the total number of hours that can be taken during the year. The approved leave will not be deducted from any of your leave banks. Payroll clerks have received direction from Human Resources on how to address this on the timecards.
We have been hearing that some supervisors may not be honoring this contractural requirement. HR has requested that we notify them of any instance in which the partial leave day has not been approved so we can ensure the benefit is properly administered. If you have had a partial leave day request denied, please contact one of the Board members.