Common use of Administration of the Program Clause in Contracts

Administration of the Program. The sick leave donation program shall be administered on a pay period to pay period basis. When the Employer is made aware that an employee qualifies for donated sick leave under this Article, and if the Employer is authorized by the employee in need, a notice shall be posted at the Department stating the name of the Employee in need of the time, as well as how many hours are needed. Employees wishing to donate sick leave time shall notify the Human Resources Director or designee of how many hours they wish to donate. Donations of sick leave time will be credited to and used by the receiving employee in the order of their submissions. Employees receiving and using donated sick leave shall be considered in active pay status and shall accrue leave and be entitled to any benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled. Vacation and sick leave accrued by an Employee while using donated sick leave shall be used, if necessary, in the following pay period before additional donated sick leave may be received. Donated sick leave shall be considered sick leave for payroll purposes each pay period, as needed, but shall never be converted into a cash benefit. The Employer shall maintain such records as are necessary for the administration of this program. The Union and the Employer agree to coordinate efforts to assure effective implementation of this Article. No hours from an employee’s Transferred Sick Leave Bank may be donated; only current sick leave hours balance may be used.