MILITARY LEAVE

Go to Benefits Home Page » Employees of the City of Knoxville who are members of any military reserve organization are entitled a maximum of fifteen (15) working days annually of paid military leave when engaged in the performance of duty or training in the Military Reserve. An employee on military leave shall receive his/her regular rate of pay for that period of leave. Requests for military leave shall include copies of the military orders. An employee ordered for pre-induction physical examination shall be given time off with pay for this purpose by showing his/her orders to the department head. Requests for leave of absence for any period of absence which exceeds ten (10) working days should be submitted at least two (2) weeks in advance of the beginning date of the requested leave. For more information about military leave, please contact Civil Service at 865-215-2106.