N.M. Admin. Code § 10.12.7.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 10.12.7.11 - LEAVE WITH OUTPAY

A. Leave without pay may be approved when:

(1) the department can assure a position of like status and 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 office. 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 office.

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 chief.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.12.7.11

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 13, July 15, 2015, eff. 7/1/2015