Non-Use Bonus. At the conclusion of the contract year, an employee in the bargaining unit who has not utilized all of his/her personal days for the contract year shall receive a bonus. The employee shall have the option to select which type of bonus payment he/she would like to receive: either convert unused personal days to sick leave or cash payment for the unused personal days (cash payment shall be equal to the employee’s per diem rate multiplied by the number of unused person days). If cash payment is selected, the payment shall be made by separate check with the first August paycheck. Personal days may be paid in half-day and full-day increments or rolled over into accumulated sick leave in half-day or full-day increments.
