Leave Sharing Plan Sample Clauses
A Leave Sharing Plan clause establishes a system that allows employees to donate their accrued leave to colleagues who may need additional time off due to personal emergencies or medical situations. Typically, the clause outlines eligibility criteria, the process for donating and receiving leave, and any limits on the amount of leave that can be shared. Its core practical function is to provide flexibility and support within the workforce, ensuring that employees facing unforeseen circumstances can access additional leave without financial hardship.
Leave Sharing Plan.
6.14.1. The District shall establish and administer a leave sharing plan in which eligible employees may donate excess leave for use by an employee who is suffering from, or has a relative or household member suffering from, an extraordinary or severe illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition, and for other uses authorized by Centralia School District Policy #5406. Such program is intended to extend leave benefits to an employee who otherwise would have to take leave without pay or terminate his or her employment with the District. The leave sharing plan shall be administered in accordance with Centralia School District Policy #5406.
Leave Sharing Plan. (a) Employees covered by this Agreement are provided the opportunity of donating a minimum of 4 hours up to a maximum of 20 personal leave hours or compensatory time semi-annually (during the months of March and September) to a leave-sharing plan established solely for employees covered by this Agreement.
(b) An employee who has completed his initial probationary period and who has donated personal leave hours or compensatory time to the leave sharing plan is eligible to receive leave from the leave-sharing plan whenever he is required to be absent from work for an extended period of time, as certified by the employee’s physician, as a result of a non-work-related illness or injury sustained by the employee and when the employee has exhausted all sick, personal and compensatory leave. The employee’s physician will determine whether or not the employee is able to perform the essential duties of the employee’s position.
(c) An extended non-work-related illness or injury is defined to include only those instances where an employee is on approved leave and is expected to be absent from work for at least 30 consecutive calendar days after he has exhausted all of his sick, personal, and compensatory leave time.
(d) To request leave from the leave-sharing plan, a written request and a statement from the employee’s physician providing an estimate of the amount of time the employee will be absent from work, must be submitted to the Employee Resources section and verified by the Association President by the employee or on behalf of the employee. The written request shall contain the number of hours being requested.
(e) The Association President or his designee shall review such request within five (5) business days, as well as the doctor’s statement.
(f) Following review of the written request and the physician’s statement, the Association President or his designee shall approve or disapprove the request.
(g) The employee who submitted the request, or on whose behalf the request was made, shall be provided written notice by the Association President or designee of the outcome of his request, and if the request was approved, such notice shall include the number of hours the employee is authorized to draw from the leave-sharing plan. The total amount that can be drawn from the leaving sharing plan cannot exceed one hundred and sixty (160) hours once a year.
(h) The number of hours approved may be altered at any time by the PBA President or his designee.
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Leave Sharing Plan