Catastrophic Leaves Sample Clauses

Catastrophic Leaves. 22 Any bargaining unit members may apply for and receive catastrophic leave pursuant to the 23 following provisions: 25 11.18.1 A permanent unit member shall have suffered a severe incapacitating illness 26 or injury which is expected to be for an extended period of time, as certified 27 by the attending physician, and which prevents the unit member from 28 properly performing his/her District duties. 30 11.18.2 The time off work must create a financial hardship for unit member because 31 he or she exhausted all personnel sick leave, industrial and accident illness 32 leave, compensatory time off, workers compensation benefits, and/or any 33 other paid time. 34
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Catastrophic Leaves. Any bargaining unit members may apply for and receive catastrophic leave pursuant to the following provisions: 11.17.1 A permanent unit member shall have suffered a severe incapacitating illness or injury which is expected to be for an extended period of time, as certified by the attending physician, and which prevents the unit member from properly performing his/her District duties. 11.17.2 The time off work must create a financial hardship for unit member because he or she exhausted all personnel sick leave, industrial and accident illness leave, compensatory time off, workers compensation benefits, and/or any other paid time. 11.17.3 To be eligible, a unit member must certify that he/she is eligible for catastrophic leave because he/she is unable to work due to the severity of a personal catastrophic illness, by providing written certification issued by his/her attending physician. 11.17.4 Permanent unit member/s may donate up to five (5) days of earned sick leave accrued, if needed, as set forth in article 11.4.1 per calendar year. Initial donations shall be a minimum of the number of hours in a regular workday (i.e. 3 hour employees will contribute one work day of 3 hours; 8 hour employees will contribute one (1) work day of 8 hours). Donations are irrevocable . 11.17.5 Under no circumstances may a donor contribute sick leave days if in so doing the donor's own number of sick days falls below ten (10) at the time of the donation. 11.17.6 Any requests to receive catastrophic leave must be submitted in writing to the Director of Human Resources with a copy to the Association, and include the following detail:
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Catastrophic Leaves. 46 Any bargaining unit members may apply for and receive catastrophic leave pursuant to the 47 following provisions: A permanent unit member shall have suffered a severe incapacitating illness or injury which is expected to be for an extended period of time, as certified by the attending physician, and which prevents the unit member from properly performing his/her District duties. The time off work must create a financial hardship for unit member because he or she exhausted all personnel sick leave, industrial and accident illness leave, compensatory time off, workers compensation benefits, and/or any other paid time. To be eligible, a unit member must certify that he/she is eligible for catastrophic leave because he/she is unable to work due to the severity of a personal catastrophic illness, by providing written certification issued by his/her attending physician. Permanent unit member/s may donate up to five (5) days of earned sick leave accrued, if needed, as set forth in article 11.4.1 per calendar year. Initial donations shall be a minimum of the number of hours in a regular workday (i.e. 3 hour employees will contribute one work day of 3 hours; 8 hour employees will contribute one (1) work day of 8 hours). Donations are irrevocable. Under no circumstances may a donor contribute sick leave days if in so doing the donor’s own number of sick days falls below ten (10) at the time of the donation. Any requests to receive catastrophic leave must be submitted in writing to the Director of Human Resources with a copy to the Association, and include the following detail: 11.18.6.1 Written verification of the catastrophic illness or injury by a medical doctor. 11.18.6.2 The specific number of days being requested. The Human Resources Office shall verify that the individual requesting the withdrawal is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury, has exhausted all sick leave and other paid time off (or the date when this will occur) Upon the need for catastrophic leave to be donated, the District will conduct a drawing from the names of members who have indicated their willingness to contribute, if necessary. Such commitment shall be irrevocable. The first names drawn will donate a day of sick leave until the required hours have been obtained. The District will notify the members who have been chosen to donate sick leave to the qualified member. Catastrophic sick leave may be granted up to a maximum of thirty (30) duty days.
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Related to Catastrophic Leaves

  • Catastrophic Leave The County will administer a Catastrophic Leave procedure designed to permit individual donations of annual leave, vacation, healthcare leave (8 hours maximum per fiscal year), compensatory and/or PIP leave time to an employee who is required to be on an extended unpaid leave due to a catastrophic medical condition or other serious circumstances.

  • Catastrophic Leave Program Leave credits, as defined below, may be transferred from one (1) or more employees to another employee, on an hour-for-hour basis, in accordance with departmental policies upon the request of both the receiving employee and the transferring employee and upon approval of the employee's appointing authority, under the following conditions: A. The receiving employee is required to be absent from work due to injury or the prolonged illness of the employee, employee's spouse, registered domestic partner, a domestic partner listed on an “Affidavit for Enrollment of Domestic Partners,” submitted to employee benefits, parent or child, has exhausted all earned leave credits, including but not limited to sick leave, compensatory time, holiday credits and disability leave and is therefore facing financial hardship. B. The transfers must be for a minimum of four (4) hours and in whole hour increments thereafter. C. Transfers shall be allowed to cross-departmental lines in accordance with the policies of the receiving department. D. The total maximum leave credits received by an employee shall normally not exceed five hundred twenty (520) hours; however, if approved by his/her appointing authority, the total leave credits may be up to one thousand forty (1,040) hours. Total leave credits in excess of one thousand forty (1,040) hours will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the appointing authority subject to the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer. E. The transfers are irrevocable, and will be indistinguishable from other leave credits belonging to the receiving employee. Transfers will be subject to all taxes required by law. F. Leave credits that may be transferred under this program are defined as the transferring employee’s vacation credits or up to twenty-four (24) hours of sick leave per fiscal year. G. Transfers shall be administered according to the rules and regulations of the Auditor and Controller, and made on a form prescribed by the Auditor and Controller. Approvals of the receiving and donating employee, the donating employee's appointing authority and the receiving employee's appointing authority (in the case of an interdepartmental transfer) will be provided for on such form. H. This program is not subject to the Grievance Procedure of this Agreement.

  • Catastrophic Leave Bank The City agrees to establish a Catastrophic Leave Bank to assist employees who have exhausted accrued leave time due to a serious or catastrophic illness or injury. The Catastrophic Leave Bank (CLB) will allow the bargaining unit employees to donate time to affected employees within and outside the unit, so that he/she can remain in a paid status for a longer period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact of the illness, injury or condition. This donated time will be placed in a CLB and drawn down from the CLB by the eligible employee. Eligibility To be eligible for this benefit, the receiving employee must: 1) Be a regular full time employee, 2) Have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, 3) Have exhausted all accumulated paid leave including vacation, holiday, sick leave, and/or compensatory time off, 4) Be unable to return to work for at least 30 days or in the case of the condition affecting the immediate family member, that member must be in need of prolonged and significant personal care; and 5) Conformed with the requirements of the Family Medical Leave Act and/or Worker's Compensation.

  • NATURAL DISASTER LEAVE Where a permanent employee is unable to attend work because of a natural disaster, i.e. bushfire or flood, they will be entitled to be paid ordinary pay for the shift they would otherwise have worked on that day. This entitlement will apply once per calendar year and is not cumulative from year to year.

  • Health Leave Any regular employee of the District may, at the discretion of the Board, be granted a leave of absence without pay for reasons of health, such leave to be specified for a period of not more than one year. Such leave may be extended in case of serious health conditions.