Local 409

  • How to submit a leave of absence

    Employees shall be eligible for leaves of absence after completion of their probationary period.  Requests for short-term leave of absence (less than 20 consecutive work days) shall be made to the employee's supervisor and managed by their school or department. Submit your leave request via EmpCenter and/or the identified method of communication made by your supervisor.

     

    Requests for long-term leave of absence (20 of more consecutive work days) shall be made to Human Resources and managed by an assigned HR Team member.  Complete the Leave of Absence request form found at www.buffaloschools.org/leaveofabsence and submit it to HRLeaves@buffaloschools.org.  

     

    In either instance, documentation may be requested and supplied to support the purpose of the leave and authorization or denial of the leave of absence request will be communicated in a timely manner.

     

    How a leave of absence may impact health insurance.

    Some leave of absence types are without pay.  When a Local 409 employee takes an unpaid leave of absence (highlighted below in blue) from the District, their health insurance coverage will be impacted.  Employees can expect their health insurance coverage to remain active until the end of the month in which the unpaid leave of absence was granted.  The Benefits Department shall have 30 days from the date that the unpaid leave of absence began to provide the employee with all pertinent COBRA information and applications. 

     

    Leave Type

    Local 409
    Administrative

    Governed by Civil Service Laws (Sec. 75 etc.)

     

     

    Bereavement

    5 days for immediate family
    0 days for extended family & friends

     

     

    Education

    Time off allowed to take civil service exams
    Prob and perm allowed to have extended leaves
    Must be related to area of employment

     

     

    Extension

    30 days
    1st and 2nd allowance every 10 years

     

     

    Family Illness

    1 years w/o pay (1 every 5 years)
    10 days to care for immediate family
    Use own sick time not to exceed 10 days

     

     

    Graduation

    1 day for self & immediate family
    2nd day w/o pay for self & immediate fam.

     

     

    Military

    Governed by USERRA

     

     

    Personal

    5 days
    can not take day before or after holiday
    48 hour notice required

     

     

    Political

    4 weeks w/o pay maximum 8 years if elected to office

     

     

    Religious

    3 days

     

     

    Sick

    13 days per school year  (for 12 month empl.)
    1 day for each month of service (temp & prov)
    210 can be accumulated
    time not to exceed end of school year up to an
    additional 1 consecutive years w/o pay

     

     

    Sick Bank

    Shall not exceed 1170 days

     

     

    Special Service

    For prob and perm only
    Must be related to area of employment

     

     

    Travel

    For prob and perm only
    Must be related to area of employment

     

     

    Union

    Official Duties: w/o pay
    Conventions: length of program

     

     

    Vacation

    1 day per month for -10 months of service
    2 weeks for 1 year of service
    3 weeks for 5 years of service
    3 weeks, 1 day for 6 years of service
    3 weeks, 2 days for 7 years of service
    3 weeks, 3 days for 8 years of service
    3 weeks, 4 days for 9 years of service
    4 weeks for 10 years of service
    4 weeks, 1 day for 11 years of service
    4 weeks, 2 days for 12 years of service
    4 weeks, 3 days for 13 years of service
    4 weeks, 4 days for 14 years of service
    5 weeks for 15 years of service