A leave recipient must use accrued annual leave (or sick leave, if applicable) before using donated leave (note that beginning December 2, 1994, an eligible employee may use up to 13 days of sick leave to care for a family member, see Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act).
Investors assessing the safety of dividends through historical figures are missing the point. Verizon was only able to pay dividends in 2016 by selling of $6.1 billion assets. Verizon cannot continue to pay their dividends. While I am by no means a dividend investor, I feel inclined to comment on the topic.
Unilever declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.292 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.31%.