SECTION 1 – Agreement
This Annual Leave Agreement is made and entered into on (Date Transaction Effective) for granting additional annual leave to (Employee Name) as an incentive to employment with the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF). This Annual Leave Grant does not change the Employee’s annual leave accrual rate as specified in Virginia Department of Human Resources Management Policy #4.10, Annual Leave.
1.	To be eligible for an Annual Leave Grant, the Employee must agree to employment with VDOF for a period of 12 months beyond the effective date stated in 3 below.
2.	As an incentive to employment, VDOF agrees to grant (Specify Number) hours of annual leave. This Annual Leave Grant is in accordance with the Department of Human Resource’s Compensation Policy 3.05 in effect on the date of this agreement and is not subject to the carry over provisions as stated in the Virginia Department of Human Resources Management Policy #4.10, Annual Leave.
3.	In consideration of the offer to grant (Specify Number) hours of annual leave, the Employee agrees to remain in satisfactory (“Contributor” rating or higher) employment for a period of twelve (12) months beginning (Date Transaction Effective).
4.	The Employee further agrees that in the event the Employee does not remain employed with VDOF as a full-time employee for the full twelve-month period: The Employee will forfeit 100 percent of the unused Annual Leave Grant and will not receive compensation for its value, AND The employee will repay the VDOF at the time of separation for the value of the Annual Leave Grant used (based on the Employee’s hourly rate at the time the leave was used) and forfeit the remaining balance of the leave granted. VDOF is authorized to withhold any wages or other payments due to the Employee upon termination of employment in the event that repayment is required.
5.	The Virginia Department of Forestry, in its sole and absolute discretion, may waive repayment if the Employee is separated for reasons beyond the Employee’s control, but in no event shall termination for cause be deemed a reason beyond the Employee’s control.
SECTION 2 – Signatures
In witness to the agreement, the parties execute their acceptance of its terms by affixing their signatures below.
Employee Name (Print)	Employee Signature	Date
Human Resources Director Name (Print)	Human Resources Director Signature	Date