Process Leaves and Passes February 2019 Importance of
Process Leaves and Passes February 2019
Importance of Taking Leave “The average American worker has 14 vacation days per year, but most only use 12 of those days. Worse than that, about 25% of Americans don't take any vacation at all. ” “Studies have shown that not taking vacations is linked to health problems. And if people skip vacations, there's a chance that they may die younger than those who don't. ” Dean Obeidallah, 2012 2
Learning Objective Action: Process Leaves and Passes Conditions: Mid-grade HR Leaders in a classroom environment working individually and as a member of a small group, using doctrinal and administrative publications, practical exercises, case studies, personal experience, handouts, discussion and an awareness of the Operational Environment (OE) variables and actors Standards: 1. Review of leave and pass policies 2. Interpretation of chargeable and non-chargeable leave 3. Verification that the leave control number and leave control log are complete and correct. 4. Verification of corrective actions for chargeable leave. 3
Annual Leave Program • Maximizes the opportunity for Soldiers to take leave • Leave is an authorized absence from duty • Cautions Soldiers on use or lose • Leave is essential to the health, welfare, and morale of all Soldiers of a unit. Soldiers are strongly encouraged to use their leave • Allowable leave that balances operational military requirements • S-1 Sections must ensure prompt and accurate processing of all leave requests 4
Granting Leave Prolonged Deployments Difficult Duty PCS Health and Morale Block Leave Reenlistment Holidays COT Natural Disasters Retreats 5
Leave Accrual Policies • Normal Leave Accrual • Exceptions • Special Leave Accrual 6
Special Leave Accrual Example 7
Categories of Leave There are two different types of leave: • Chargeable Leave – is subtracted from a Soldiers accrued leave balance. • Non-chargeable Leave – is absence that is NOT charged against a Soldier’s accrued leave balance 8
Chargeable Leave Ordinary Leave Transition Leave Advance Leave Rest and Recuperation Leave Emergency Leave Encompass w/Holiday Environmental Morale Leave Pregnancy Home Leave Awaiting Orders AWOL Leave Together w/COT Leave in conj w/PCS or TDY Reenlistment Leave 9
Nonchargeable Leave Convalescent Leave Military Parental Leave Sick-in-quarters Sick-in-hospital Excess Leave Graduation Leave (USMA) Holiday Leave Awaiting Orders Passes PTDY Proceed Time POV Travel Special R&R AWOL 10
The Case of the Missing Numbers 12 34 5 OH OH OH + OH NO 11
Showing Accrual Leave Balance Sample leave portion of LES 12
Determining Chargeable Leave • Chargeable leave ends on the day of return unless: (1) The Soldier works more than half of the normally scheduled workday (2) The Soldier returns on a regularly scheduled non-duty day • Charge leave for a holiday if the leave begins or it falls within the effective dates of leave • Subtract periods of non-chargeable absences such as PTDY 13
DA Form 4179 14
Extract of Unit Leave Transaction Report 4844: Update No 04 -10 – 04 -20 Process date : 2010 -04 -15 Status Proc SSAN Name 987234545 Jones Tran SB 06 UIC QB Update 0402 Proc Date Start 20100411 100401 Stop 100406 Type LV Cont # O QB 0055 Proc 978349989 River SB 06 QB 0403 20100412 100329 100407 O Proc 978651234 Kay M SB 06 QB 0403 20100413 100330 100409 P QB 0057 QB 0058 15
A to Z Review A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J X K X L Y M Z 16
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