SECONDARY SICK LEAVE BANK. If an employee has a Secondary Sick Leave Bank, hours in that bank will be used first in accordance with the rules regarding sick leave use. Hours in this bank may also be used in the event of a verified non-industrial disability which has resulted in an absence of 60 consecutive calendar days. In this event, sick leave in the Secondary Sick Leave Bank may be used for additional consecutive absences resulting from the disability; or it may be used to supplement LTD should that event occur. Additionally, an amount of sick leave equal to the hours used from an employee's Primary Bank for said disability may be transferred from the employee's secondary Bank to the Primary, provided that such transfer does not result in an excess of 672 hours in the employee's Primary Bank.
SECONDARY SICK LEAVE BANK. If an employee has a Secondary Sick Leave Bank, hours in that bank will be used first in accordance with the rules regarding sick leave use up to 40 hours per calendar year. Hours in this bank may also be used in the event of a verified non-industrial disability, which has resulted in an absence from duty of 60 consecutive calendar days. In this event, sick leave in the Secondary Sick Leave Bank may be used for additional consecutive absences resulting from the disability; or it may be used to supplement LTD should the employee qualify for long term disability benefits. Additionally, an amount of sick leave equal to the hours used from the Primary Bank for said disability may be transferred from the secondary Bank to the Primary provided that such transfer shall not result in there being in excess of 480 hours in the Primary Bank.
SECONDARY SICK LEAVE BANK. In the past, there was no cap on the accrual of sick leave. As provided above, the parties agreed to place a cap on the accrual of sick leave in the Primary Sick Leave Bank and create a Secondary Sick Leave Bank. This bank includes sick leave previously earned and as well as sick leave deposited into the bank when an employee reaches their maximum accrual in the Primary Sick Leave Bank as provided for in Article 15.1. If an employee has a Secondary Sick Leave Bank, the first 40 hours of sick leave used per calendar year must be from this bank. Hours in this bank may also be used in the event of a verified non-industrial disability which has resulted in an absence from duty of at least 60 consecutive calendar days. In this event, sick leave in the Secondary Sick Leave Bank may be used for additional consecutive absences resulting from the disability; or it may be used to supplement LTD payments (so that the employee receives his/her full compensation) should the employee qualify for long term disability benefits. Additionally, an amount of sick leave equal to the hours used from the Primary Bank for said disability (i.e., if an employee is out for at least 60 days) may be transferred from the Secondary Bank to the Primary Bank provided that such transfer shall not result in there being in excess of 480 hours in the Primary Bank.
