Leave Sharing Consistent with RCW 28A.400.380 and WAC 392-126, a leave sharing program is established as follows: A. A district employee is eligible to receive donated leave if: 1. The staff member suffers from, or has a relative or household member suffering from, an extraordinary or severe illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition which as caused, or is likely to cause, the staff member to: a. Go on leave without pay status; or b. Terminate his/her employment; 2. The staff member’s absence and the use of shared leave are justified; 3. The staff member has depleted, or will shortly deplete, his/her annual leave and sick leave reserves; 4. The staff member has abided by district rules regarding sick leave use; and 5. The staff member has diligently pursued and been found to be ineligible to receive industrial insurance benefits. Any employee who wishes to receive leave under this provision shall submit a request in writing to the personnel office. The employee shall submit, prior to leave sharing approval, documentation from a licensed physician or other authorized health care practitioner verifying the severe or extraordinary nature and expected duration of the condition. Employees meeting the criteria indicated above shall be eligible for leave sharing. A staff member shall not receive more leave than the number of normal work days remaining in the current school year. In the event that the condition requiring the employee’s absence continues beyond the current school year, the employee shall not receive a total of more than 261 days of leave. B. District employees may donate leave as follows: 1. An employee who does not earn annual leave (vacation) and who has an accrued sick leave balance of more than sixty (60) days may request that the superintendent or designee transfer a specified amount of sick leave to another staff member authorized to receive such leave. A staff member may request to transfer no more than six (6) days of sick leave during any twelve (12) month period, and may not request a transfer that would result in an accrued sick leave balance of fewer than sixty (60) days. Employees who accrue vacation must transfer vacation days prior to sick leave days. Sick leave as defined in RCW 28A.58.099 (28A.400.300) means leaves for illness, injury, and emergencies. The number of leave days transferred shall not exceed the amount authorized by the donating staff member. 2. The value of any leave transferred under this policy which remains unused shall be returned to its original value to the staff member who donated the leave. To the extent administratively feasible, the value of unused leave which was transferred by more than one staff member shall be returned on a pro-rata value basis.
Job Share 30.1 In order to promote flexibility in the workplace, in particular for older workers and single parents, the parties agree to consider job sharing arrangements only in accordance with this clause. 30.2 For the purposes of this agreement job sharing is defined as two permanent Employees of the same classification sharing one full-time position. This is taken to mean that the 2 positions shall provide a combined minimum of 36 ordinary hours. 30.3 All job share arrangements shall be subject to agreement between the Union and the Employer and must be confirmed in writing to the Employee prior to the commencement of such an arrangement.