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EWU-406-01_Exempt-Employment_(First Read)
- Comment period ends April 18, 2025.
- Policy Proponent: Vice President for Business and Finance
- Increases the amount of vacation leave that can be transferred from another state agency to EWU or from EWU to another state agency consistent with recent changes in state law
- Expands the circumstances under which an employee can use sick leave consistent with recent changes in state law
- Identifies the process EWU currently follows regarding the cash out of compensable versus non-compensable sick leave at the time of retirement
I disagree with the policy proposal and current practice of taking sick leave from compensable sick leave first. The policy originally presented in October proposed cutting sick leave of exempt employees. This new policy proposal, as written, is maintaining the status quo and doesn’t resolve the lost trust in institutional leaders due to pervious proposal proposal. I believe a revision should be made to give exempt employees autonomy to use their compensable and noncompressible sick leave how they choose. This would be a step by institutional leaders to restore trust with exempt employees.