Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave Sample Clauses

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Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave. It is understood that the abuse of sick leave shall constitute just cause for progressive disciplinary action, up to and including discharge. In this regard, it is both the responsibility as well as the intent of the City to take such corrective action. ▇▇▇▇ leave will not be granted to an employee for the purpose of being compensated for employment elsewhere. Employees who engage in employment elsewhere during such leaves will be terminated by the City.
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Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave. The parties recognize that abuse of sick leave days interferes with the Department’s productivity and is unfair to the great majority of officers with good attendance records. The parties pledge to devote their best and continuing efforts to develop and maintain a system for monitoring sick leave days usage and for providing a reasonable degree of assurance that sick leave days are not abused. The Employer recognizes the unique aspects of police work, and therefore the impracticality of employing those procedures used for controlling sick leave abuse among other employees in the service of the City of Springfield. In developing procedures for controlling sick leave abuse among officers, the Employer shall consult with and seek the participation of the PBPA.
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Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave. The City may require competent proof of an employee’s illness, disability, or of an employee’s need to attend a member of his/her immediate family when it has reason to suspect that an employee is abusing sick leave. Reasons for suspecting abuse of sick leave may include any of the following: (1) A pattern of sick leave usage such as repeated use of sick leave in conjunction with regular days off or holidays, without a medical professional’s statement. (2) A pattern of sick leave usage such as repeated use of sick leave on a particular day of the week. (3) Repeated use of sick leave benefits as they are earned, without a medical professional’s statement. (4) Use of more sick leave than accrued in any twelve (12) month period, without a medical professional’s statement. (5) Using sick leave and engaging in activities which indicate the ability to work. (6) Any use of sick leave not in compliance with reasons for which such leave may be used, as in Section 11.2A, shall constitute abuse. Any abuse may be subject to denial of sick leave pay to progressive discipline.
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Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave. Where the City reasonably suspects that an employee is abusing sick leave, the City shall have the right to require compliance with Section 13.3 above, regardless of the length of the sick leave. Moreover, verification of illness resulting in use of sick leave prior to or after a holiday or an employee's vacation may be requested at the discretion of the City. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to supersede or interfere with the right of the Employer to discipline an employee for abuse or excessive use of sick leave. Notwithstanding any prior practice, effective January 1, 2004, employees resigning or retiring from the Peoria Police Department shall not be allowed to utilize sick leave as “general paid time off” prior to separation. Sick leave shall only be approved for use for those individuals who have a legitimate illness or injury as defined in Section 13.1.
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Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave. It is understood
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Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave. Excessive use or abuse of sick leave benefits shall be subject to progressive disciplinary action up to and including termination. Abuse of sick leave shall include, but is not limited to, falsification of reasons for leave, and failure to follow City procedures for reporting an absence
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Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave. The city may require competent proof of an employee’s illness, disability, or of an employee’s need to attend a member of his/her immediate family when it has reason to suspect that an employee is abusing sick leave. Reasons for suspecting abuse of sick leave may include any of the following: A. A pattern of sick leave usage such as repeated use of sick leave in conjunction with regular days off or holidays, without a physicians statement. B. A pattern of sick leave usage such as repeated use of sick leave on a particular day of the week. C. Repeated use of sick leave benefits as they are earned, without a physician’s statement.
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Related to Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave

  • Abuse of Sick Leave Misuse of leave, violation of orders, directives, or contractual requirements concerning the use of sick leave and other forms of leave used in lieu of sick leave are cause for disciplinary action.

  • Use of Sick Leave Sick leave is available the first day of the pay period following the pay period in which it was earned, and is taken in units of one-tenth (1/10th) of one (1) hour. Use of sick leave is subject to the approval of the appointing authority. Upon request of an employee, the appointing authority may allow the substitution of five (5) or more days of sick leave for paid vacation, provided the employee furnishes a doctor's statement or other satisfactory evidence that the employee was ill or injured for three (3) or more consecutive days.

  • Paid Sick Leave For those jurisdictions that have passed or will pass legislation requiring Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time will be billed back to Client at the straight-time bill rate for all hours taken by any Consultant assigned to Client. This section is not applicable until the effective date of such legislation has been reached.

  • Uses of Sick Leave a. Sick leave shall be accrued before being taken, provided that an employee who participates in a sick leave pool shall not be prohibited from using sick leave otherwise available to the employee through the sick leave pool. b. Sick leave shall be authorized for the following: 1. The employee's personal illness or exposure to a contagious disease, which would endanger others. 2. The employee's personal appointments with a health care provider. 3. The illness or injury of a member of the employee's immediate family, at the discretion of the supervisor. Approval of requests for use of reasonable amounts of sick leave for caring for a member of the employee's immediate family shall not be unreasonably withheld. "Immediate family" means the spouse and the grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, and grandchildren of both the employee and the spouse, and dependents living in the household.