Leave Privileges. A. Each HESPA, MEA/NEA employee shall be granted a maximum of eight (8) days sick leave per year with full pay, with the exception of twelve month employees who will be granted twelve (12) days sick leave per year with full pay due to: 1. Personal illness of employee; 2. Absence necessitated by exposure to contagious diseases in which the health of students would be impaired by his or her attendance on duty; 3. Illness or disability in the immediate family not to exceed five (5) consecutive days per incident except with the approval of the Superintendent. Immediate family shall be defined as mother, father, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, spouse, child, sibling, and significant others. 4. The Board reserves the right to require a doctor’s certification or other evidence of illness or ability to work. B. All employees within the bargaining unit will receive four (4) personal business days per year, (twelve month employees shall receive three (3) days per year). These may be used with no questions asked provided advance notice of 48 hours is given to the Administration, except in cases of provable emergencies. Advance notice shall include both verbal and written notification. Use of email is an acceptable means of written communication. Prearranged leaves are encouraged. Unused personal business days may accumulate to five (5) days. The current year’s allowance shall be in addition to the stated maximum. Unused personal days, beyond the yearly allowable accumulation, will transfer to sick leave each year. C. Employees shall be entitled to Bereavement Leave consisting of three (3) days per death in the family (as defined below).The Superintendent may grant funeral leave, in excess of five (5) days, to be deducted from the employee’s sick leave. Bereavement Leave is intended to be used for the planning/attending services internment. Immediate family shall be defined as mother, father, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, spouse, child, sibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and or anyone of significance in the employee’s life. D. Unused sick leave may accumulate to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days. Each unused sick day and including unused personal days beyond the allowed 120 days will be purchased at a rate of thirty dollars ($30.00) per day, or put into a 403B Plan at the discretion of the employee. E. Employees within the bargaining unit employed by Hillsdale Community Schools shall be paid for their accumulated sick leave days at the rate of $30 per day for full-time employees and $25 per day for less than full-time employees at the time of retirement– defined as: application to draw money from MPSERS. Full time employees are those employees working six (6) or more hours per day or 30 hours or more per week. The only exception to retirement is the elimination of a classification. The District shall make this payment by the end of June and the employee shall have the choice of a cash payout or a deposit directly into a 403B plan on behalf of the member. F. Immediate short term leave of absence with pay may be approved by the superintendent to investigate a sensitive situation. G. A short term leave of absence without pay may be granted for valid reasons upon approval of the Superintendent. If the Superintendent is not available, approval should be obtained from the employee’s immediate supervisor. Not to exceed that allowed by Board policy. H. Temporary military leave will be granted upon application in writing to fulfill an active reserve obligation. Unless the employee has not received prior notification of the leave, said application must be made in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such leave. The employee who utilizes said leave shall have the election to: (1) cover the absence by utilizing the vacation time and keeping the military pay received, or (2) to cover the absence by turning in the military pay received and receiving full pay from the district for up to fifteen (15) days, or (3) to cover the absence by keeping the military pay and receiving no pay from the district. a. Sick and personal days accumulated from the date of enlistment or draft, shall be held for said employee until his/her return or otherwise held in accordance with other provisions of this Agreement. I. Leave of absence without pay shall be granted to any HESPA, MEA/NEA employee who shall be inducted or shall be called or shall enlist in military duty in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. HESPA, MEA/NEA employees on military leave shall be granted the benefit of any increment which would have been credited to them had they remained in active service of this school system. Sick and personal days accumulated from the date of enlistment or draft shall be held for said employee until his/her return or otherwise held in accordance with other provisions of this agreement. J. In the event of absence due to injury in the course of an employee’s employment for which the employee received compensation under the Michigan Worker’s Compensation Act, the employee shall be paid the difference between the employee’s salary and the benefits received from Worker’s Compensation provided that the additional compensation provided hereunder is valid by law and will not reduce the amount the employee receives from Worker’s Compensation insurance. This difference will be paid for a period of two years from the date of leave. At this time, the employee shall have the option of using accumulated sick days to make up the difference on a pro-rated basis. Prior to September 1, 2010 the Employer shall provide to the Association a written explanation of the process and procedure for getting paid while receiving Worker’s Compensation benefits. This shall be incorporated into the Master Agreement.
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Sources: Master Agreement
Leave Privileges. A. Each HESPA, MEA/NEA employee shall be granted a maximum of eight (8) days sick leave per year with full pay, with the exception of twelve month employees who will be granted twelve (12) days sick leave per year with full pay due to:
1. Personal illness of employee;
2. Absence necessitated by exposure to contagious diseases in which the health of students would be impaired by his or her attendance on duty;
3. Illness or disability in the immediate family not to exceed five (5) consecutive days per incident except with the approval of the Superintendent. Immediate family shall be defined as mother, father, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, spouse, child, sibling, and significant others.
4. The Board reserves the right to require a doctor’s certification or other evidence of illness or ability to work.
B. All employees within the bargaining unit will receive four (4) personal business days per year, (twelve month employees shall receive three (3) days per year). These may be used with no questions asked provided advance notice of 48 hours is given to the Administration, except in cases of provable emergencies. Advance notice shall include both verbal and written notification. Use of email is an acceptable means of written communication. Prearranged leaves are encouraged. Unused personal business days may accumulate to five (5) days. The current year’s allowance shall be in addition to the stated maximum. Unused personal days, beyond the yearly allowable accumulation, will transfer to sick leave each year.
C. Employees shall be entitled to Bereavement Leave consisting of three (3) days per death in the family (as defined below).The Superintendent may grant funeral leave, in excess of five (5) days, to be deducted from the employee’s sick leave. Bereavement Leave is intended to be used for the planning/attending services internment. Immediate family shall be defined as mother, father, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, spouse, child, sibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and or anyone of significance in the employee’s life.
D. Unused sick leave may accumulate to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days. Each unused sick day and including unused personal days beyond the allowed 120 days will be purchased at a rate of thirty dollars ($30.00) per day, or put into a 403B Plan at the discretion of the employee.
E. Employees within the bargaining unit employed by Hillsdale Community Schools shall be paid for their accumulated personal/sick leave days at the rate of $30 per day for full-time employees and $25 per day for less than full-time employees at the time of retirement– defined as: application to draw money from MPSERS. Full time employees are those employees working six (6) or more hours per day or 30 hours or more per week. The only exception to retirement is the elimination of a classification. The District shall make this payment by the end of June and the employee shall have the choice of a cash payout or a deposit directly into a 403B plan on behalf of the member.
F. Immediate short term leave of absence with pay may be approved by the superintendent to investigate a sensitive situation.
G. A short term leave of absence without pay may be granted for valid reasons upon approval of the Superintendent. If the Superintendent is not available, approval should be obtained from the employee’s immediate supervisor. Not to exceed that allowed by Board policy.
H. Temporary military leave will be granted upon application in writing to fulfill an active reserve obligation. Unless the employee has not received prior notification of the leave, said application must be made in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such leave. The employee who utilizes said leave shall have the election to:
(1) cover the absence by utilizing the vacation time and keeping the military pay received, or
(2) to cover the absence by turning in the military pay received and receiving full pay from the district for up to fifteen (15) days, or
(3) to cover the absence by keeping the military pay and receiving no pay from the district.
a. Sick and personal days accumulated from the date of enlistment or draft, shall be held for said employee until his/her return or otherwise held in accordance with other provisions of this Agreement.
I. Leave of absence without pay shall be granted to any HESPA, MEA/NEA employee who shall be inducted or shall be called or shall enlist in military duty in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. HESPA, MEA/NEA employees on military leave shall be granted the benefit of any increment which would have been credited to them had they remained in active service of this school system. Sick and personal days accumulated from the date of enlistment or draft shall be held for said employee until his/her return or otherwise held in accordance with other provisions of this agreement.
J. In the event of absence due to injury in the course of an employee’s employment for which the employee received compensation under the Michigan Worker’s Compensation Act, the employee shall be paid the difference between the employee’s salary and the benefits received from Worker’s Compensation provided that the additional compensation provided hereunder is valid by law and will not reduce the amount the employee receives from Worker’s Compensation insurance. This difference will be paid for a period of two years from the date of leave. At this time, the employee shall have the option of using accumulated sick days to make up the difference on a pro-rated basis. Prior to September 1, 2010 the Employer shall provide to the Association a written explanation of the process and procedure for getting paid while receiving Worker’s Compensation benefits. This shall be incorporated into the Master Agreement.
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Sources: Master Agreement