Shared Leave Donations Sample Clauses
The Shared Leave Donations clause establishes a framework that allows employees to donate their accrued leave time to colleagues who may need additional leave due to personal or family emergencies. Typically, this clause outlines the eligibility criteria for both donors and recipients, the process for requesting and approving leave donations, and any limits on the amount of leave that can be transferred. By enabling the transfer of leave, this clause provides a practical solution for employees facing unforeseen circumstances, fostering workplace support and flexibility while ensuring that leave benefits are used equitably.
Shared Leave Donations. To make a donation to the District’s Shared Leave Program, an employee must meet the following requirements:
35.3.1 Only sick leave hours in excess of twenty-two (22) days of an employee’s normal work hour days may be used as a donation to the leave sharing program.
35.3.2 A “day” of sick leave is determined by the length of the donating employee’s regularly scheduled work hours per day.
35.3.3 The donated sick leave conversion shall be calculated on an hourly basis. Each day shall consist of the donating employee’s regularly scheduled workday at the time of conversion.
35.3.4 A donating employee’s leave balance will be reduced by the number of days (converted to hours) donated to the leave sharing program.
35.3.5 All donated sick leave must be given voluntarily. No employee shall be coerced, threatened, intimidated, or financially induced into donating sick leave.
35.3.6 Sick leave donations will be withdrawn from the donor’s sick leave balance only as needed and used by the designated recipient.
35.3.7 Donations shall be withdrawn from a donor’s sick leave balance in date order received.
35.3.8 Employees will be notified if any or all of their donated leave is not needed by the designated leave recipient, and such excess donations will not be charged against the employee’s leave balance.
35.3.9 Certificated employees may donate sick leave to classified employees and classified employees may donate sick leave to certificated employees.
Shared Leave Donations. To make a donation to the District’s Shared Leave Program, an employee must meet the following requirements:
Shared Leave Donations. To make a donation to the District’s Shared Leave Program, an employee must meet the following requirements:
1. Only sick leave hours in excess of twenty-two (22) days of an employee’s normal work hour days may be used as a donation to the leave sharing program.
2. A “day” of sick leave is determined by the length of the donating employee’s regularly scheduled work hours per day.
3. The donated sick leave conversion shall be calculated on an hourly basis. Each day shall consist of the donating employee’s regularly scheduled work day at the time of conversion.
4. A donating employee’s leave balance will be reduced by the number of days (converted to hours) donated to the leave sharing program.
5. All donated sick leave must be given voluntarily. No employee shall be coerced, threatened, intimidated, or financially induced into donating sick leave.
6. Sick leave donations will be withdrawn from the donor’s sick leave balance only as needed and used by the designated recipient.
7. Donations shall be withdrawn from a donor’s sick leave balance in date order received.
8. Employees will be notified if any or all of his/her donated leave is not needed by the designated leave recipient, and such excess donations will not be charged against the employee’s leave balance.
9. Certificated staff may donate sick leave to classified staff and classified staff may donate sick leave to certificated staff. Application Process: The employee seeking shared leave must submit a completed “Application to Receive Shared Leave Form” to the Superintendent’s Office. If an employee has submitted a completed Application Form meeting the Criteria for Eligibility described above in this Section, the application shall be approved. The Superintendent’s Office shall send a request for leave donors to all employees of the District except that an employee seeking shared leave may specify a worksite or worksites for such requests. Employees who wish to donate leave to an approved employee in need of shared leave must submit a completed Application to Donate Leave Form to the Superintendent’s Office.