Title
Amend Personnel Rule 15, Parental Leave (Ordinance S-48888)
Description
Request City Council approval of amendments to City of Phoenix Personnel Rule 15 (Attachment A). This action establishes final rules and adopts changes to update the City’s Personnel Rules.
Report
Summary
The proposed amendments to Personnel Rule 15 reflect an additional leave benefit for City of Phoenix employees: Paid Parental Leave. The proposed amendments to Personnel Rules 15c2(D) and 15j include this new paid leave benefit type, which provides eligible employees up to 480 hours of City-paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period. This new leave benefit will be available to eligible employees on Oct. 1, 2022.
This change is intended to allow the City to (1) maintain its competitive edge to recruit and retain a highly skilled and productive workforce and (2) provide working parents and caregivers greater flexibility in balancing their work and family commitments.
Public Outreach
A public meeting was conducted by the Human Resources Department on June 8, 2022, to formally solicit comments on the proposed amendments.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Human Resources Department.