Common use of Sick Time Clause in Contracts

Sick Time. 11.01 An Employee’s sick time entitlement is earned at one (1) day per month to a total accrual of twelve (12) days in each year from April first (1st) to March thirty-first (31st). Regular Part-time Employees’ sick time entitlement shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the number of hours the Employee worked in the pay period. Sick time remaining unused at the end of the year shall be carried forward into the next year to a maximum accrual of one hundred and twenty (120) days. 11.02 Sick time shall be paid only if the Employee has sick time accrued. Sick time taken in excess of what the Employee has accrued shall not be paid and shall not be held to be paid out of future sick time entitlements. 11.03 Sick time taken during a new Employee’s probationary period shall not be paid until said Employee has completed her probationary period and then it shall be paid only to the extent of the sick time earned and accrued during that period. 11.04 The Employer has the right to question sick time claimed. Employees who make regular use of sick time shall have their attendance monitored by the Employer and may request, at no cost to the Employee, that a Doctor’s note be provided upon return to work or attend the Employer’s medical consultant to determine whether or not the Employee is able to undertake the full duties and responsibilities of their position. 11.05 If an Employee is going to be absent from work due to illness, she shall notify the Employer two (2) hours prior to the commencement of a day shift and three (3) hours prior to the commencement of her evening/night shift if possible. 11.06 Sick time entitlement shall not be earned by an Employee who is off work and receiving benefits from the Workers’ Compensation Board, Unemployment Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance or Long Term Disability Insurance. 11.07 An incentive for perfect attendance by Employees is offered by the Employer to all Regular Full-time and Regular Part-time Employees as follows: (a) If an Employee works for twelve (12) consecutive months, from January 1 to December thirty-first (31st), without being absent from work for any reason the Employee shall earn three (3) days off with pay or three (3) days pay in lieu of the time off. The amount of time off or payment in lieu of time off earned by a Regular Part-time Employee shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the number of hours the Employee worked in the consecutive twelve (12) month period. 11.08 If an Employee requires time off for the purpose of attending to a family illness, provided she has been given prior authorization by the Employer, such absence shall be charged against her accumulated sick leave to a maximum of three (3) days per calendar year. Employees may be required to submit satisfactory proof of such illness. 11.09 When a Regular Employee receives a referral for an appointment with a Canadian Physician practicing in a medical specialty, or an appointment for a second medical opinion or examination, the Employee may utilize sick leave credits where the time required for attendance at the appointment conflicts with the Employee's normal work schedule.

Sick Time. 11.01 An Employee’s sick A. Each full-time entitlement is earned at Bargaining Unit member shall be entitled for each complete month of service to the City, to be absent for one and one-fourth (1-1/4) weekdays with pay for the reasons specified in Subsection D hereof. For the purpose of this Section, a total of one hundred sixty (160) hours of work within any one (1) day per calendar month to a total accrual shall be considered as one (1) month of twelve (12) days in each year from April first (1st) to March thirty-first (31st). Regular Partfull-time Employees’ sick time entitlement shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the number of hours the Employee worked employment. However, in the pay period. Sick time remaining unused at the end of the year shall be carried forward into the next year to a maximum accrual computing such total of one hundred and sixty (160) hours in any calendar month, no deduction shall be made for the absence of a Bargaining Unit member due to illness of or injury to the Bargaining Unit member, which illness or injury shall be established by the evidence required by Subsection D hereof, or due to paid vacations or legal holidays. B. Compensation to be allowed for such days of sick leave actually taken by a Bargaining Unit member shall be on the same basis to which the Bargaining Unit member would have been entitled as compensation for his usual service if it had been performed on such days. C. Unused sick leave may be accumulated for a total of one hundred twenty (120) workdays, provided that additional sick leave may, in individual cases, upon recommendation by the Mayor and approval by Council, be granted for not more than an additional ninety (90) working days. 11.02 Sick time shall be paid only if the Employee has sick time accrued. Sick time taken in excess of what the Employee has accrued shall not be paid and shall not be held to be paid out of future sick time entitlements. 11.03 Sick time taken during a new Employee’s probationary period shall not be paid until said Employee has completed her probationary period and then it shall be paid only to the extent of the sick time earned and accrued during that period. 11.04 The Employer has the right to question sick time claimed. Employees who make regular use of sick time shall have their attendance monitored D. When approved by the Employer and Mayor, a Bargaining Unit member may requestuse sick leave as provided in Subsection A above, at no cost to the Employee, that a Doctor’s note be provided upon return to work or attend the Employer’s medical consultant to determine whether or not the Employee is able to undertake the full duties and responsibilities of their position. 11.05 If an Employee is going to be absent from work for absence due to illness, she injury, pregnancy related condition, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other Bargaining Unit members and to illness or death in the Bargaining Unit member's immediate family. Immediate family shall notify mean the Employer two (2) hours prior employee's spouse, child, parent, brother or sister. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to authorize sick leave with pay for any sickness or accident resulting from moral turpitude, intoxication or use of narcotics. E. Except as provided in Subsection F hereof, sick leave credit shall be effective only during such time as a Bargaining Unit member remains in the commencement employ of the City and no Bargaining Unit member shall be entitled to any compensation in any form for any unused sick leave credit remaining upon the termination of his employment with the City. However, the previously accumulated sick leave of a day shift and Bargaining Unit member whose employment with the City has been terminated may, with approval of the Mayor, be placed to his credit in the event of his re-employment by the City within a period of three (3) hours prior to years from the commencement date of her evening/night shift if possiblehis last employment by the City. 11.06 Sick time entitlement shall not be earned by an Employee who is off work and receiving benefits from the Workers’ Compensation Board, Unemployment Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance or Long Term Disability Insurance. 11.07 An incentive for perfect attendance by Employees is offered by the Employer to all Regular FullF. After ten (10) years full-time employment, upon the retirement under PERS terms and Regular Part-time Employees conditions, death or injury resulting in total and permanent disability to perform the work for the City for which such Bargaining Unit member was employed, there shall be paid an amount representing any previously accumulated sick leave as such member of the Division of Police current rate of compensation as follows: 1. Payment shall be for a maximum of one hundred twenty (a120) If an Employee works days of accumulated, unused sick leave upon retirement, to any Bargaining Unit member. 2. In case of death, to the Bargaining Unit member's surviving spouse, if any, who was living with such Bargaining Unit member or dependent upon him for twelve (12) consecutive monthssupport at the time of his death, from January 1 or if there is no surviving spouse, to December thirty-first (31st)the dependent children, without being absent from including adopted children, of such Bargaining Unit member or for their use to their legal guardian or guardians or to the person or persons who, as determined by the Mayor, were dependent upon such Bargaining Unit member for support or for their use to their legal guardian or guardians or to the person or persons with whom they are living. The determination of the Mayor as to the person or persons entitled to receive any payment in accordance with this Subsection shall be final and neither the Mayor nor the City nor any other Bargaining Unit member shall be required to see to the proper expenditure of any such payments. 3. In the case of injury resulting in total and permanent disability to perform the work for the City for which such Bargaining Unit member was employed, to the employee or for his use to the guardian or conservator of his estate, if any, or to the person or persons having custody and care of such Bargaining Unit member, if any, provided that the determination of the Mayor as to the person or persons entitled to receive any reason payment in accordance with this Subsection shall be final and neither the Employee Mayor nor the City nor any other Bargaining Unit member thereof shall earn be required to see to the proper expenditure of any such payment. G. An employee of any public agency who transfers his employment from such public agency to the City shall be credited with the unused balance of his accumulated sick leave with such public agency, provided that such balance is evidenced to the satisfaction of the Mayor by an appropriate certificate or letter from the appropriate official of such public agency. H. All Bargaining Unit members shall be entitled to any accumulation of sick leave presently credited to them in accordance with the provisions of any prior ordinance of the City from which accumulation there shall be deducted any sick leave actually taken by such Bargaining Unit member. I. A Bargaining Unit member whose compensation has been funded by any state or federal funded program who transfers his employment to the City shall be credited with the unused balance of his accumulated sick leave with such state or federal agency, provided that such balance is evidenced by an appropriate certificate or letter from an appropriate official of such agency. J. For employees hired after January 1, 2001, sick leave transfer credited from another public agency or program shall not be added to the total sick leave earned as a City of Willowick employee for the purposes of cash out. The Employer shall maintain a separate record of transferred sick leave. Transferred sick leave may only be used after exhausting sick leave accrued during employment with the City of Willowick. 21.02 The Employer may require certification of medical attention when an employee is off work sick for three (3) days off with pay consecutive workdays or when the employee has three (3) days pay in lieu of the time off. The amount of time off or payment in lieu of time off earned by absences within a Regular Part-time Employee shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the number of hours the Employee worked in the consecutive twelve (12) month periodperiod on the days immediately preceding or following that employee's scheduled day(s) off. 11.08 If an Employee requires time off for the purpose of attending to a family illness, provided she has been given prior authorization by the Employer, such absence shall be charged against her accumulated sick leave to a maximum of three (3) days per calendar year. Employees may be required to submit satisfactory proof of such illness. 11.09 When a Regular Employee receives a referral for an appointment with a Canadian Physician practicing in a medical specialty, or an appointment for a second medical opinion or examination, the Employee may utilize sick leave credits where the time required for attendance at the appointment conflicts with the Employee's normal work schedule.

Sick Time. 11.01 An Employee’s sick time entitlement is earned at one (Section 1) day per month to a total accrual of : All bargaining unit members shall accrue twelve (12) days in each year from April first (1st) to March thirty-first (31st). Regular Part-time Employees’ of sick time entitlement (96 hours) annually. Accrual shall begin from the date of employment and accrued hours may be calculated on a pro-rata basis based carried over from year to year. There will be no limit on the number amount of hours the Employee worked in the pay periodsick time a bargaining unit member may accrue. Sick time remaining unused at will be charged in not less than a one (1) hour minimum period for time less than one (1) day. Sick Leave may be granted for the end following purposes: A: For non-work related minor injuries and illnesses of the year shall be carried forward into the next year a short duration. B: Medical, dental, optical, or chiropractic examination or treatment. C: Pregnancy D: Exposure to a maximum accrual of one hundred contagious disease which would endanger others. E: Qualifying Family and twenty Medical Leave Act (120FMLA) days. 11.02 Sick time shall be paid only if the Employee has absences. To receive compensation while absent on sick time accrued. Sick time taken in excess of what the Employee has accrued shall not be paid and shall not be held to be paid out of future sick time entitlements. 11.03 Sick time taken during a new Employee’s probationary period shall not be paid until said Employee has completed her probationary period and then it shall be paid only to the extent of the sick time earned and accrued during that period. 11.04 The Employer has the right to question sick time claimed. Employees who make regular use of sick time shall have their attendance monitored by the Employer and may requesttime, at no cost to the Employee, that a Doctor’s note be provided upon return to work or attend the Employer’s medical consultant to determine whether or not the Employee is able to undertake the full duties and responsibilities of their position. 11.05 If an Employee is going to be absent from work due to illness, she employee shall notify his/her immediate supervisor or Department Head prior to, or as soon as possible after, the Employer two set time for beginning the daily duties. An employee in a unit operating on a twenty-four hour basis must notify the department not less than one (21) hours hour prior to the commencement of a day shift and three (3) hours prior to the commencement of her evening/night shift if possiblescheduled reporting time. 11.06 Sick time entitlement shall not be earned by an Employee who is off work and receiving benefits from the Workers’ Compensation Board, Unemployment Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance or Long Term Disability Insurance. 11.07 An incentive for perfect attendance by Employees is offered by the Employer to all Regular Full-time and Regular Part-time Employees as follows: (a) If an Employee works for twelve (12) consecutive months, from January 1 to December thirty-first (31st), without being absent from work for any reason the Employee shall earn Section 2: All absences of more than three (3) days off with pay or three (shifts may require verification of illness or disability from a physician prior to or upon return to duty, unless such time is on a weekend or a holiday period; then the bargaining unit member may obtain such notification on the second day back to work. Section 3) days pay in lieu : The City, at the City's expense, reserves the right to have bargaining unit members examined by physicians to determine mental and/or physical fitness for duty. Bargaining unit members found physically or mentally unfit for duty shall be placed on a Leave of Absence, or have their job duties modified, or be separated from the employment of the City, depending upon the individual circumstances. Accrued paid leave benefits may be used. Section 4: If a bargaining unit member does not use any sick time off. The amount of time off or payment in lieu of time off earned by a Regular Part-time Employee shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the number of hours the Employee worked in the consecutive twelve (12) month period, the bargaining unit member shall receive as an incentive eight (8) hours of vacation time, immediately following his/her anniversary date of employment. 11.08 If an Employee requires Section 5: All bargaining unit members may be compensated for accrued, unused sick time off for hours based upon the purpose following schedule: Years of attending to a family illness, provided she has been given prior authorization by the Employer, such absence Employment Paid Percentage 5 - 9 50% 10 - 14 60% 15 - 19 75% 20+ 100% Payments shall be charged against her accumulated sick leave made only when a bargaining unit member separates from City employment in good standing, and shall be limited to a maximum of three 1,040 hours. Upon involuntary termination from the City Service, all sick leave, current and accumulated, will be forfeited by the member. Additional sick time benefits are provided under the City's Health Insurance Plan. This benefit pays an eligible member sixty (360%) days per calendar yearpercent of his/her average weekly earnings during periods of sickness and disability. Employees An employee may be required use the benefits provided under this plan to submit satisfactory proof supplement his/her accrued sick leave. In no case shall an employee receive more than one hundred (100%) percent of such illness. 11.09 When a Regular Employee receives a referral for an appointment with a Canadian Physician practicing in a medical specialty, his/her gross salary during periods of illness or an appointment for a second medical opinion or examination, the Employee disability. Bargaining unit members may utilize also receive donated sick leave credits where the time required for attendance at the appointment conflicts from bargaining and non-bargaining unit employees employed with the Employee's normal work schedule.City for more than five (5) years. A bargaining unit member may only receive a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours per non- bargaining unit donor within a twelve (12) month period. However, a bargaining unit member may receive a maximum of forty

Sick Time. 11.01 An Employee’s sick time entitlement is earned at one (1) day per month to a total accrual of twelve (12) days in each year from April first (1st) to March thirty-first (31st). Regular PartA. Each regular full-time Employees’ sick time entitlement bargaining unit member shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis based on the number entitled, for each completed month of hours the Employee worked in the pay period. Sick time remaining unused at the end of the year shall be carried forward into the next year to a maximum accrual of one hundred and twenty (120) days. 11.02 Sick time shall be paid only if the Employee has sick time accrued. Sick time taken in excess of what the Employee has accrued shall not be paid and shall not be held to be paid out of future sick time entitlements. 11.03 Sick time taken during a new Employee’s probationary period shall not be paid until said Employee has completed her probationary period and then it shall be paid only service to the extent of the sick time earned and accrued during that period. 11.04 The Employer has the right to question sick time claimed. Employees who make regular use of sick time shall have their attendance monitored by the Employer and may requestCity, at no cost to the Employee, that a Doctor’s note be provided upon return to work or attend the Employer’s medical consultant to determine whether or not the Employee is able to undertake the full duties and responsibilities of their position. 11.05 If an Employee is going to be absent from work for one and one fourth workdays with pay for the reasons specified in subsection (D) hereof. For the purpose of this section, a total of 160 hours of work within any one calendar month shall be considered as one month of service. In computing such total of 160 hours in any calendar month, all hours for which a bargaining unit member is paid shall be counted. B. Compensation to be allowed for such days of earned sick leave actually taken by a bargaining unit member shall be on the same basis to which the employee would have been entitled as compensation for his usual service if it had been performed on such days. C. Unused sick leave may be accumulated without limit. However, as provided in subsection (G), upon retirement, death or injury resulting in total and permanent disability, no bargaining unit member shall be paid for any more than 120 accumulated unused sick days. D. The Employer shall grant an eligible employee up to twelve (12) weeks leave during a twelve (12) month period in accordance with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Accrued paid vacation, compensatory time or sick leave (if medically required) shall be utilized first and shall count towards the leave. E. A regular full-time bargaining unit member may use sick leave as provided in subsection (A) above, for absence due to illness, she injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees, and illness or death in the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall notify mean the Employer two employee's spouse, children, parents (2or person(s) hours prior in loco parentis). The Mayor or Service Director shall retain the right to the commencement require any employee to provide documentation concerning his or her use of a day shift and sick leave. However, for any absence which extends for more than three (3) hours prior to the commencement of her evening/night shift if possible. 11.06 Sick time entitlement shall not be earned by an Employee who is off work and receiving benefits from the Workers’ Compensation Boardconsecutive days, Unemployment Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance or Long Term Disability Insurance. 11.07 An incentive for perfect attendance by Employees is offered by the Employer to all Regular Full-time and Regular Part-time Employees as follows: (a) If an Employee works for twelve (12) consecutive months, from January 1 to December thirty-first (31st), without being absent from work for any reason the Employee shall earn three (3) days off with pay or three (3) days pay in lieu of the time off. The amount of time off or payment in lieu of time off earned by a Regular Part-time Employee doctor's certificate shall be calculated on furnished upon returning to work. Said certificate shall indicate that medical attention was provided, and that the employee is fit for duty. Following notice that he or she has incurred five (5) undocumented occurrences in a pro-rata basis based on the number of hours the Employee worked in the consecutive twelve (12) month period, the City may require an employee to provide documentation for each subsequent occurrence in the following twelve (12) month period. An "occurrence" is an absence of any duration. In cases of prolonged illness or injury, the Mayor may request periodic medical certification of the employee's condition. Sick leave shall not be used for sickness or absence disability that is feigned, simulated, or results from moral turpitude, intoxication, or the use of narcotics, except for treatment or rehabilitation as approved by a physician. 11.08 If an Employee requires time off for the purpose of attending to a family illnessF. Except as provided in subsection (G) hereof, provided she has been given prior authorization by the Employer, such absence sick leave credit shall be charged against effective only during such time as an employee remains in the employ of the City and no bargaining unit member shall be entitled to compensation in any form for any unused sick leave credit remaining upon termination of his or her employment with the City. However, the previously accumulated sick leave of a bargaining unit member whose employment with the City has been terminated shall be placed to his credit in the event of his re-employment by the City within a maximum period of three (3) years from the date of his last employment by the City. G. After ten (10) years full-time employment with the City of Willowick and upon the retirement, death or injury resulting in total and permanent disability to perform work for the City for which such bargaining unit member is currently employed, there shall be paid an amount representing previously accumulated sick leave at such bargaining unit member's then current rate of compensation as follows: 1. In the case of retirement, payment up to a maximum of 120 days per calendar yearof accumulated, unused sick leave to the bargaining unit member. 2. Employees may In case of death, payment up to the amount of 120 days of accumulated unused sick leave to the bargaining unit member's estate. 3. In the case of injury resulting in total and permanent disability to perform work for the City for which such bargaining unit member was employed, payment shall be required up to submit satisfactory proof a maximum of 120 days accumulated, unused sick leave to the bargaining unit member or for his use to the guardian or conservator of his estate. 4. Such payment will be made when a qualifying event occurs while currently employed with the City of Willowick. No payment will be made to a former employee. H. Any employee of any public agency who transfers his employment from such public agency to the bargaining unit shall be credited with the unused balance of his accumulated sick leave with such public agency up to 120 days, provided that such balance is evidenced to the satisfaction of the Mayor by a certificate or letter from an appropriate official of such illnesspublic agency. 11.09 When a Regular Employee receives a referral for an appointment I. A bargaining unit member whose compensation has been funded by any state or federal funded program who transfers his employment to the bargaining unit shall be credited with a Canadian Physician practicing in a medical specialty, or an appointment for a second medical opinion or examination, the Employee may utilize unused balance of his accumulated sick leave credits where with such state or federal agency up to 120 days, provided that such balance is evidenced to the time required satisfaction of the Mayor by certificate or letter from an appropriate official of such state or federal agency. J. For employees hired on or after 1/1/03, sick leave credit transferred from any public agency or program shall not be added to the total sick leave earned as a City of Willowick employee for attendance at the appointment conflicts purposes of any type of cash out. Transferred sick leave may only be used as sick leave after exhausting sick leave accrued with the Employee's normal work scheduleCity of Willowick. The City shall maintain a separate record of any sick leave transferred to the City upon employment.