Dear Faculty and Staff:

Due to inclement weather beginning Saturday 1/19/2019 at 12pm through Monday 1/21/2019 at 9am:

UTICA AND ALBANY CAMPUSES

SUNY Poly management is implementing liberal leave, which means the employee, with supervisory approval, who is performing non-immediate non-essential functions, may leave early, and/or take time off whereby the employee will use his or her vacation, holiday, or personal paid time off accruals. 

Liberal leave encourages the employee to mitigate his or her own risk in traveling to and from work and is implemented at the discretion of management for exceptional circumstances such as inclement weather or emergencies and only in cases where it is feasible for the employee to take liberal leave based on duties (essential versus non-essential duties).  Some employee functions are deemed essential (i.e. security, certain facilities and operational units, maintenance, etc…); therefore, staffing in some areas will be maintained as determined by management.  For more information, please see the Essential Employee Policy located at:  www.sunypoly.edu/contact/offices/human-resources/human-resources/policies-procedures

If an employee does not have vacation, holiday, or personal paid time off accruals, management will consult with SUNY Poly Human Resources and make a determination on a case-by-case basis.

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