N.M. Admin. Code § 1.7.7.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 1.7.7.11 - LEAVE WITHOUT PAY

A. Leave without pay may be approved when:

(1) the agency can assure a position of like status and base pay, at the same geographic location, upon the return of the employee from leave without pay; or

(2) the employee agrees in writing to waive that requirement.

B. Leave without pay shall not exceed 30 consecutive calendar days for employees in emergency or temporary status.

C. Leave without pay may not exceed 30 consecutive calendar days for probationers or employees in term status with less than one year of employment without the prior approval of the agency. Any leave without pay in excess of 30 consecutive calendar days shall not be credited toward the probationary period unless the employee was called to active military duty.

D. Leave without pay for employees in career status and term status with more than one year of employment shall not exceed 12 consecutive months without the prior written approval of the agency.

E. Employees may be authorized leave without pay for up to one year to temporarily accept a position in the exempt service. Such leave without pay may be extended with the approval of the board.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.7.7.11

1.7.7.11 NMAC - Rp, 1 NMAC 7.7.11, 07/07/01, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 13, July 7, 2021, eff. 8/1/2021