Unpaid leave must not exceed one year.
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The employee must submit a written request stating the dates and reasons for the unpaid leave to their School’s Human Resources Manager. This request must be approved and countersigned by the direct superior.
For unpaid leave exceeding one month, according to the regulations of the PUBLICA pension fund, the employee has the following three possibilities of continuation concerning 2cd pillar coverage :
- Global coverage (retirement, death and invalidity) and monthly payment of the retirement and risk required contributions (employee and employer shares)
- Risk coverage (death and invalidity) and payment of the risk required contributions (employee and employer shares)
- No coverage
In the event of the continuation of insurance coverage (global or risk), the contributions required for the period of the leave shall be deducted from the last salary before the leave.
For unpaid leave exceeding one month, the employee must insure themselves against accidents individually and at their own expense (SUVA or another insurer). For the first 31 days, the employee remains covered by SUVA insurance.
General remark
Any request for unpaid leave must be preceded by the taking or planning of all the vacation days acquired.
Reduction of vacation entitlement:
In the event of unpaid leave exceeding 30 days in the calendar year, vacation entitlement is reduced as follows:
Reduction = (Number of vacation days) x (absence in days in the calendar year – 30 days) / 365