Common use of Sick Leave, Entitlement and Amount Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave, Entitlement and Amount. All staff members shall accrue sick days on the basis of one (1) day per month. Paid and unpaid sick time will be provided to staff members according to University policy and in conformance to all applicable laws and FMLA guidelines. For employees taking medical/FMLA leave for self, the maximum leave allowed will be six (6) months, unless the employee has paid time accruals exceeding six (6) months, then the maximum leave time shall be up to twelve (12) months. However, staff members hired prior to January 1, 1983 shall be entitled to use all accrued paid sick time. Sick pay accruals are cumulative from one year to the next. Staff members with five (5) or more years of service will be eligible for an emergency advance of up to one (1) year's equivalent of sick leave under the following circumstances: A. At least twenty (20) days have been or will have been continuously used for the same emergency immediately before any of the advanced days. These days must have been used to cover absences for illness. B. The staff member has not been the subject of a written warning, suspension or any other discipline for attendance within the previous year. All evaluations over the last two (2) years must have been satisfactory. C. The application for the advance must be approved by the Department Head and accompanied by documentation of the illness. D. The application must also be approved by the Director of Human Resources Services or his/her designee. E. The approval/disapproval of the application for the emergency advance of sick leave is grievable up to Step II of the Grievance Procedure. The decision of the Step II Hearing Officer is final and not subject to arbitration.

Sick Leave, Entitlement and Amount. All staff members Staff hired on or after July 1, 1993 shall accrue sick days on the basis of one (1) day per month. Paid and unpaid sick time will be provided to staff members according to University policy and in conformance to all applicable laws and FMLA guidelines. For employees taking medical/FMLA leave for self, the maximum leave allowed will be six (6) months, unless the employee has paid time accruals exceeding six (6) months, then the maximum leave time shall be up to twelve (12) months. However, staff members hired prior to Effective January 1, 1983 2000, staff hired before July 1, 1993 shall be entitled to use accrue sick days on the basis of one and one sixth (1-1/6) days per month. Effective January 1, 2001, all accrued paid sick timestaff shall accrue days on the basis of one (1) day per month. Sick pay accruals are cumulative from one year to the nextFROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT. Staff members with five (5) or more years of service will be eligible for an emergency advance of up to one one (1) year's ’s equivalent of sick leave under the following circumstances: A. At least twenty (20) days have been or will have been continuously used for the same emergency immediately before any of the advanced days. These days must have been used to cover absences for illness. B. The staff member has not been the subject of a written warning, suspension or any other discipline for attendance within the previous year. All evaluations over the last two (2) years must have been satisfactory. C. . The application for the advance must be approved by the Department Head and accompanied by documentation of the illness. D. C. The application must also be approved by the Campus Human Resource Director of Human Resources Services or his/her designee. E. D. The approval/disapproval of the application for the emergency advance of sick leave is grievable up to Step II of the Grievance Procedure. The decision of the Step II Hearing Officer is final and not subject to arbitration. E. Should State regulations pertaining to the issue of sick leave donation become applicable to members of the bargaining unit during the term of the contract, the parties agree to meet and discuss the extension of such a benefit to members of this unit.