{"id":7905,"date":"2024-03-25T16:21:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T20:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=7905"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:10:49","slug":"personal-leave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/personal-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A leave of absence without pay for personal reasons. Staff may request for a leave of absence without salary to be considered by the University for non medical purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Must be a full or part-time employee at the University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Does not include temporary employees and Faculty<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Always refer to the appropriate collective negotiations agreements for any variations or additional details in the above policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Requesting a Leave of Absence<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><em><strong>Notification<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Give at least 30 days\u2019 notice, if you know in advance of your need for a leave of absence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you learn of your need for time off or a leave of absence less than 30 days ahead of time, request it as soon as you are able.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Submitting Your Leave Request<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employees may request a leave of absence within Workday to initiate the process and prompt the necessary paperwork. View<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our guide on how to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/09\/Request-Absence.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Request Leave of Absence<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for instructions..<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Paid Time off During Leave<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employees that are approved for a personal leave of absence are not permitted to charge any accrued paid time off (including sick, vacation, personal, administrative and\/or compensatory) during their absence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An employee on leave without salary for one calendar month or longer does not accrue vacation or sick leave benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Faculty members who will be without pay from Montclair State University will also need to complete and submit a request for a Faculty Leave of Absence without pay for the Board of Trustees (BOT) approval. <\/strong>You will need to supply the necessary <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/provost\/resources-for-faculty\/#Administrative%20Forms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>administrative forms<\/strong>.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Benefits During Leave<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While on an unpaid leave of absence from Montclair State University<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a personal leave, the employee is responsible for full premium of health benefits while on leave without pay through COBRA. Employees will receive a notice about continuation of coverage under COBRA at the time coverage ends. Health coverage must be reinstated upon return to work via Benefitsolver. Continuation of coverage is offered under COBRA for up to 18 months..<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employees will not earn pension service credit, will not receive or make pension contributions, and will not earn vacation or sick accruals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Returning to Work<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Employees should notify their supervisor one month notice of their intention to return to work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If an employee fails to return to work or notify the supervisor in writing of his\/her intentions at the end of approved leave, he\/she will be considered absent without official leave and subject to termination.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leave of absence without pay for personal reasons. 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