Edited by author 11-01-2009 11:10 PM
Karl C /m4386 What about the Saturday BEFORE your week of A/L? Did you work? Because if you did, then they can just make another day of the week that you're on A/L as your N/S day. And normally, while working six days a week, Friday would be your overtime day. But since you're on A/L, your sixth day can't be paid with A/L if it will put you over 40 hours for the week. And since management knew that they would schedule you to work Monday thru Friday after your week of A/L, then they were smart making your Saturday before returning to work as your N/S. Just like when I was a PTF, whenever I took a week of A/L, I only used 32 hours of A/L, since our week of A/L starts on a Monday and the work week ends on a Friday, for pay purposes. And since I worked the Saturday prior to my week of A/L, that's how PTFs only end up using 32 hours of A/L, instead of 40 hours. And still get a whole week off.

Leave for part-time flexible employees is governed by ELM Section 512.521 which states:
512.522(a) A part-time flexible employee who has been credited with 40 hours or more of paid service (work, leave, or a combination of work and leave), in a service week is not granted paid annual or sick leave during the remainder of the service week. Absences in such cases are treated as non-duty time, not chargeable to paid leave of any kind. Supervisors should avoid granting leave resulting in the requirement for overtime pay.

512.522(b) Part-time flexible employees who request leave on days that they are scheduled to work, except legal holidays, may be granted leave provided they can be spared. Leave charged cannot exceed 8 hours on any one day. The installation head may also consider a request for annual leave on any day a part-time flexible is not scheduled to work. The 40 hours paid service in a service week specified in 512.523a may not be exceeded.