- (a) When a vendor must be absent from a facility for reasons other than for vacation or illness as outlined in 22 CAR § 5-602, extra help will be paid the same as vacation or sick leave upon the specialist's recommendation.
- (b) Agency business. When a vendor is assisting in agency business or is requested to assist the program and requires him or her to be away from the facility during his or her business hours, the Vending Facility Program will provide for the substitute operation of the facility.
- (c) Jury duty. When a vendor is requested to perform jury duty, the substitute operation of the facility will be provided at no expense to the vendor of the facility.
- (d) Training while not on suspension. Should training for deficiency or upward mobility training involve the vendor's absence from their location, extra help will be paid for by the program and not charged to the vendor.
(e) Administrative leave.
- (1) Effective January 1, 1994, when a vendor wishes to attend conventions, meetings, and/or seminars, he or she must request from his or her specialist the use of administrative leave.
- (2) This leave will not be counted against any other form of leave.
- (3) However, the vendor must pay for the substitute worker either as essential or nonessential help.