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Temporary Disability Leave Benefit for General Faculty Issue: The Policy on the General Faculty that was posted on the Provost's web site prior to 13 July 2004 states, “Temporary disability leave (sick leave) with salary and fringe benefits is available to members of the general faculty for the period of temporary disability (up to six months) caused by accident, ill health, pregnancy, or childbirth and the recovery therefrom.” The current leave policy is covered by reference in the recently revised version of the Policy on the General Faculty (dated 13 July 2004) but the details are reported in a separate document (dated 9 February 2004) on the Provost’s web site at: http://www.virginia.edu/provost/docs_policies/leaves.html#temporary This version of the leave policy specifies an important difference in the temporary disability leave benefit for those faculty who do not participate in the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (categorized as groups A and C in the Leave Policy document). Specifically, “… Up to six months of leave (or to the end of the contract, whichever comes first) is available for the period of temporary disability caused by accident, ill health, pregnancy, or childbirth and the recovery therefrom.” The restriction (“or to the end of contract, whichever comes first”) has important implications for general faculty. Under the current leave policy, the full benefit could be denied if the contract ends before the disability leave expires. In our view, all Faculty should be eligible for equal duration of protection as provided under the previous version of the Policy on the General Faculty.Resolution: The GFC requests that the Board of Visitors make the benefit for temporary disability leave (for categories A and C of faculty) conform to the previous version of the Policy on the General Faculty. |
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