Absence Policies Clause Samples

Absence Policies a. Fifteen (15) days shall be granted to each employee for each year of employment to a maximum of 160 days accumulated (10- month employees) and 200 days accumulated (12- month employees). All employee absences must be reported to the office in which he/she works to the person responsible for receiving such calls. In the event an employee is absent five (5) consecutive workdays or more, he/she shall present a doctor’s certificate to the Asst. Superintendent PPS/Professional Personnel prior to the following pay period. The sick leave schedule is attached hereto as Schedule A. a. On July 1st of each year, if an employee has unused sick leave, it will be added to that which has already been accumulated. b. All unit members shall be eligible to participate on a voluntary basis in the sick bank. Unit members must be employed for 2 years before being eligible to draw from the bank. Days contributed will be deducted from contributing members’ sick time. Days drawn from the sick bank may only be available after all the eligible member’s sick leave and vacation time is exhausted. Eligible members will submit a request in writing to draw from the sick bank to a committee mutually agreed upon by N.A.E.S. and administration stating the reason for request accompanied with a letter from a physician for verification. c. All employees shall be entitled to use (if necessary) any accumulated sick leave days to attend to immediate family illnesses or emergencies within the immediate family, Such time shall be deducted from the employee’s sick leave days, upon notification from the immediate supervisor. d. Immediate family is construed to be parents, (including in-laws), children, sisters, brothers (including in-laws), husband, wife, grandparents, grandchildren, domestic partner as defined in NYSHIP regulations or any relative residing in the employee’s home. e. Long-term leave bank to be used for long-term catastrophic illnesses or accidents.