REMINDER Saved Leave Scheme (SLS) : Transfer of leave to saved leave accounts

Under the provisions of the voluntary saved leave scheme (SLS), a maximum total of 10 days'*) annual and compensatory leave (excluding saved leave accumulated in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Circular No. 22B) can be transferred to the saved leave account at the end of the leave year (30 September).
We remind you that, since last year, unused leave of all those taking part in the saved leave scheme at the closure of the leave-year accounts is transferred automatically to the saved leave account on that date. Therefore, staff members have no administrative steps to take. In addition, the transfer, which eliminates the risk of omitting to request leave transfers and rules out calculation errors in transfer requests, will be clearly shown in the list of leave transactions that can be consulted in EDH from October 2002 onwards. Furthermore, this automatic leave transfer optimizes staff members' chances of benefiting from a saved leave bonus provided that they are still participants in the scheme on 31 December of the current year.
Naturally, members of the personnel will retain the right to select the type of leave they wish to use for periods of absence.
To avoid any error relating to leave balances and to comply with the requirements of Article R II 4.02 of the Staff Regulations which stipulates that annual leave cannot be taken without prior written authorization, members of the personnel and supervisors must ensure that all absences for the 2001-2002 leave year are recorded and authorized by 5.30 p.m. on Friday, 27 September 2002 at the latest.
Examples of transfers of leave to the saved leave account can be found here.

*) For those working reduced contractual hours, the maximum number of days that can be transferred is scaled as a function of weekly contractual hours as at 30 September, expressed in units of eight hours.

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