SICK LEAVE (Continued Clause Samples
The SICK LEAVE (Continued) clause outlines the rules and procedures for employees to take time off work due to illness. It typically details eligibility requirements, the process for notifying the employer, and any documentation needed, such as a doctor's note for extended absences. This clause ensures that employees understand their rights and obligations regarding sick leave, providing clarity and consistency in handling absences due to health reasons.
SICK LEAVE (Continued. 15.8 Sick leave not to exceed forty (40) hours may be utilized by employees for the birth or adoption of the employee’s child or a child regularly residing in the employee’s immediate household. The leave must be consecutive and taken within six (6) months of the birth or adoption.
15.9 Permanent and probationary employees who are injured while performing work within the scope of their employment for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County and by reason thereof are rendered incapable of performing their duties shall use their accumulated sick leave in an amount equal to the difference between any Workers' Compensation payments and the employee's normal daily salary. If an employee has no earned sick leave, or exhausts their accrued sick leave, they may use earned vacation to pay the difference between Workers' Compensation and their normal daily salary. In no event shall this section be construed or operate to permit an employee to receive wage and Workers' Compensation benefits exceeding the employee's normal daily wage. Any such employee unable to resume the duties of their position within or at the end of such recovery period and on the exhaustion of accumulated normal sick leave shall be eligible for the sick leave without pay provisions of this contract.
15.10 An employee unable to work because of illness or accident whose paid sick leave is exhausted, shall be granted a leave of absence for a period not to exceed two (2) years. Employees will return at the same seniority in the salary schedule. Existence and extent of illness or disability must be verified by a written statement from an appropriate medical authority when requested by the department head or designee, or the Human Resources Department. An employee who is granted a leave of absence without pay for illness or disability shall have the right to be reinstated to a position in their department in the classification held at the time the leave started, prior to or at the end of the term of the leave. The Employer may require a report from an appropriate medical authority attesting to the employee’s fitness to return to work before allowing the employee to return from unpaid sick leave. When there are fewer than three (3) months between periods of leave of absence under this section for the same illness or accident, the periods of leave will be added together to determine the length of leave that may not exceed two (2) years, except that this restriction will be reduced from three (3) months to thirty (30) calendar day...
SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours.
(7) ▇▇▇▇ leave not to exceed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (80) hours may be utilized to make arrangements or attend funeral services or memorial or address financial or legal matters that arise after the death of an employee’s family member as defined in paragraph (1).
9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee in advance when the sick leave is foreseeable, but if it is not foreseeable, as soon as practicable. An employee cannot be required to seek or find a replacement worker to cover the sick leave hours used by the employee as a condition of the employe’s use of sick leave.
9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph.
9.6 An employee that has satisfied the elimination period for either short term or long-term disability may, at the employee’s option, retain a sick leave bank of up to eighty (80) hours when the employee begins an unpaid medical leave, provided the employee has a bank of paid sick leave hours remaining after satisfying the elimination period.
1. An employee with a paid sick leave bank of eighty (80) hours or less after satisfying the elimination period for either short- or long-term disability may elect to retain either all or none of their remaining sick leave bank.
2. If the employee elects to retain a sick leave bank, the employee may not use any time from that bank until the employee returns from unpaid medical leave.
3. If the employee does not return from unpaid medical leave, the time retained in the employee’s sick leave bank will be lost to the employee, such that the employee will receive no compensation for the retained sick leave. In any other circumstances except those described abo...
SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) Pregnant employees shall be eligible for the use of paid and unpaid sick leave in the same manner as any other disabled or ill employee. Such sick leave eligibility shall begin upon certification by the employee's attending physician that due to pregnancy, the employee is disabled in terms of their ability to perform the duties of their position. Such employee shall then be eligible to receive sick leave benefits in the same manner as is provided for any other ill or disabled employee during the remaining period of pregnancy and until such time as the employee is certified able to return to work by their attending physician.
(7) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred- twenty (120) hours.
(8) ▇▇▇▇ leave not to exceed forty (40) hours may be utilized upon the occasion of death in the employee’s immediate family. Immediate family for the purpose of this section shall be defined as the employee's spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, or a person regularly residing in the employee’s immediate household, and shall include parents and siblings of persons regularly residing in the employee’s immediate household. This definition does not include aunts and uncles not regularly residing in the household.
9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee as soon as possible.
9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph.
9.6 An employee unable to work because of illness or accident whose paid sick leave is exhausted, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence for a period not to exceed two (2) years. Employees will return at the same seniority in the salary schedule, will retain promotion rights and will earn vacation schedule seniority for ...
SICK LEAVE (Continued. (6) Pregnant employees of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County shall be eligible for the use of paid and unpaid sick leave in the same manner as any other disabled or ill ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County employee. Such sick leave eligibility shall begin upon certification by the employee's attending physician that due to pregnancy, the employee is disabled in terms of their ability to perform the duties of their position. Such employee shall then be eligible to receive sick leave benefits in the same manner as is provided for any other ill or disabled County employee during the remaining period of pregnancy and until such time as the employee is certified able to return to work by their attending physician.
(7) In the event a pregnant employee elects to resign their employment because of pregnancy, such employee will be paid for accumulated sick leave up to but not exceeding one-hundred-twenty (120) hours.
(8) Sick leave not to exceed forty (40) hours may be utilized upon the occasion of death in the employee’s immediate family. Immediate family for the purpose of this section shall be defined as the employee's spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, or a person regularly residing in the employee’s immediate household, and shall include parents and siblings of persons regularly residing in the employee’s immediate household. This definition does not include aunts and uncles not regularly residing in the household.
9.4 To be eligible for sick leave payment, the employee will notify the Employer or designee as soon as possible.
9.5 Full-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting four (4) hours of sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee. The three (3) month periods are from January 1-March 31; April 1-June 30; July 1-September 30; October 1-December 31. Part-time employees who do not utilize any sick leave hours in a three (3) month period shall have the option of converting sick leave to vacation or pay at the option of the employee, on a pro-rated basis, based on hours worked for the three (3) month period. The three (3) month periods shall be the same as identified in the preceding paragraph.
9.6 An employee unable to work because of illness or accident whose paid sick leave is exhausted, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence for a period not to exceed two (2) years. Employees will return at the same seniority in the salary schedule, will retain promotion rights and will ...
SICK LEAVE (Continued during the regular school day.
10.5 Teachers whose unused sick leave will not count toward retirement will receive thirty-five percent (35%) of a substitute’s daily rate for any unused sick days at the time of retirement from the Buena Park School District. (3/97)
10.6 Catastrophic Leave Bank (5/98)
10.6.1 Bargaining unit members shall be eligible to use catastrophic sick leave under this Article if,
10.6.1.1 A unit member suffers a catastrophic injury or illness that is expected to incapacitate the unit member for an extended period of time (in excess of ten (10) days); or
10.6.1.2 Taking extended time off from work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all his or her accumulated sick leave.
10.6.2 A unit member who has exhausted all accumulated sick leave (Article 10) and who has made a donation of at least one (1) day to the Bank prior to their request, shall be eligible to request sick leave from the Bank.
10.6.3 A unit member may donate up to two (2) days to the Bank annually, so long as the minimum number of accumulated sick leave days available from the prior years’ accumulations in the unit member’s own sick leave account does not fall below ten (10) days.
10.6.4 The donation of sick leave by the unit member shall be irrevocable. The unit member shall file a “Certificated Sick Leave Bank Deposit Form” with the payroll office. A donation to the Bank shall be a general donation from prior years’ accumulations, and shall not be considered a donation to a specific unit member for his exclusive use.
10.6.5 Leave from the Bank may not be used for illness or disability which qualifies the unit member for workers’ compensation benefits unless he has exhausted all workers’ compensation leave and his own paid leave.
10.6.6 When a unit member can reasonably be presumed to be eligible for disability retirement under STRS or, if applicable, Social Security, he may be asked to apply for such retirement. Failure of the unit member to submit a complete application, including medical information provided by the applicant’s physician, within twenty (20) days of the request, will disqualify the unit member from withdrawing sick leave from the Bank.
10.6.7 Following initial enrollment, bargaining unit members may join the Bank during the annual open enrollment period (October 1 - 31 only).
10.6.8 A unit member wishing to use this Bank shall submit a “Certificated Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal Form.” This form shall be s...
SICK LEAVE (Continued. 10.3 Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits, as provided in the Civil Service Rules, shall be granted up to three (3) days of sick leave to attend the funeral of the employee’s grandparent or grandchild. Any employee who has accumulated sick leave credits as provided above shall be granted leave with pay for such time as the appointing authority deems necessary for any of the following reasons:
1. Sickness or injury of the employee.
2. Death of the employee’s mother, father, spouse, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, or other person who is a member of the household. Employees may be granted sick leave for such time as is actually necessary for the following:
1. Office visits to physicians, dentists, or other health care personnel.
2. In the case of sudden sickness or disability of a household member, up to four (4) hours for any one instance. No employee shall be granted sick leave with pay for treatment of chemical dependence more than twice.
10.4 Pregnant employees of the City of Saint ▇▇▇▇ shall be eligible for the use of paid sick leave and unpaid leave of absence in the same manner as any other disabled or ill City employee. Such paid sick leave eligibility shall begin upon certification by the employee’s attending physician that the employee is disabled in terms of her ability to perform the duties of her position.
10.5 The Department Head or the Human Resources Director may require a physician’s certificate or additional certificates at any time during an employee’s use of sick leave for the purposes stated in 10.2 above. All such certificates shall be forwarded by the appointing officer to the Human Resources Office. If an employee is absent because of the provisions of Article 10.2 above for three (3) or fewer calendar days he/she shall submit to the Department Head a certificate signed by the employee stating the nature of the child, parent, or household member’s sickness. If the sickness continues for more than three (3) calendar days, no further sick leave shall be granted unless or until a physician is consulted. The sick leave may be continued from and include the day of consultation, but only if a certificate signed by the physician certifying to the nature and period of the person’s sickness is submitted and approved by the Department Head and forwarded to the Human Resources Office.
10.6 No sick leave shall be granted for the above reasons unless the employee reports to his/her Department Head the necessity ...
SICK LEAVE (Continued. 4. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to transfer any unused sick leave from a previous employer to the office of the Treasurer. When a former teacher of the Board returns to the employment of the Board, unused accumulated sick leave shall be reinstated in full unless lost by prior conversion to pay upon retirement. In no case shall the accumulation of sick leave credit exceed the maximum allowed in this district at the time of such transfer.
B. Sick leave with pay may be used for the following purposes:
1. For absence due to personal illness, pregnancy, injury or exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to others.
SICK LEAVE (Continued. 27.08 To qualify for sick leave, a member who is absent from duty for a period exceeding five
SICK LEAVE (Continued. F) It is agreed between the Union and the City that sick leave can be used for the purpose mentioned above and that falsely reporting sick leave so that an employee can work at another job shall be cause for an automatic ten (10) day suspension on first offense, and immediate dismissal for second offense without recourse to the grievance procedure outlined herein.
G) Upon retirement with a City pension, one-half (1/2) of the employee's accumulated sick time will be paid to that employee. In the event of death of an employee; one- half (1/2) of the earned sick time will be paid to that employee's beneficiary. Sick leave may not be granted in anticipation of future service. Recognized holidays falling within a period of sick leave shall not be counted as sick days.
H) Effective March 10, 2014, payout of sick leave as outlined in section (G) shall only occur if employee who is separating from employment has a minimum fifteen (15) years of service, or qualifies for a full pension (55 years of age with minimum 15 years of service; 60 years of age with minimum 10 years of service), or in the event of layoff.
SICK LEAVE (Continued. 27.09 The number of days of sick leave credit in a member’s sick leave account existing immediately prior to signing this agreement shall be transferred and credited to the member’s sick leave account under this Article.