Common use of Abuse or Excessive Use of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

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.