Common use of Initial Implementation Clause in Contracts

Initial Implementation. First pay period after December 1, 2017 1. Upon Initial Implementation of PTO time, employees shall retain their existing vacation time and must continue to use the hours pursuant to the previous policy until all vacation hours are exhausted. The provisions of the previous vacation leave policy are listed below in section C. Employees will no longer accrue vacation leave due to the implementation of the PTO time; therefore, once the employee has exhausted their existing vacation balance, and a zero balance exists, it will no longer show as an available balance on the pay check stub. a. All existing employees currently carrying a vacation leave balance shall be able to retain their balance until the hours are utilized or cashed out upon separation pursuant to this policy. b. For the annual cash out of PTO hours, as well as determining the amount of hours to be carried over each year, the vacation leave balance and the PTO balance will be combined only for the purpose of determining the total number of hours available to be cashed out or carried over. Vacation hours will be utilized first for the purposes of cashing out, up to the maximum of 50 hours (65 hours for 24 hour shift employees) allowable by the policy. c. Employees taking time off will need to exhaust their current vacation balance prior to the use of any PTO time being used. 2. Employees shall retain their existing sick leave balances and may continue to use sick hours pursuant to the previous policy. The provisions of the previous policy related to sick leave are listed below in section