Common use of Guidelines for Leave Donations Clause in Contracts

Guidelines for Leave Donations. In consideration of extenuating circumstances surrounding the needs of a specific individual, donation of sick leave days from bargaining unit employees will be approved with the following understanding, conditions, and limitations: All contributions of sick leave days are irrevocable unless refunded in accordance with Section H. 1. All contributions to an individual employee are voluntary and must be made in writing. The District shall be defended and held harmless from any claim arising from honoring the donation request in this matter 2. Each bargaining unit employee who volunteers to donate one sick leave day must sign a waiver indicating that he/she is forfeiting that sick leave day 3. Bargaining unit employees from any building in the District may contribute to the individual recipient 4. The District is not responsible for any personal tax liability that may be incurred by the donating employee or receiving employee should any liability arise 5. The maximum number of days that may be collectively donated by bargaining unit members (at a rate of one day per year per individual member) is 30 (or the number needed to get the employee to long term disability, whichever is less) 6. The maximum number of hours that may be utilized in a given year will not exceed 800 hours. 7. Collectively, if the bargaining unit employees donate more than the total number of days said employee is in need of, the days will be utilized in the order in which they were donated. Donated sick leave not utilized by the recipient shall be returned to the donating employee. ARTICLE 16