SICK LEAVE PROGRAM Sample Clauses

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. Employees having in excess of 960 hours of accumulated sick leave on the last pay period in June will be paid in the final paycheck of the fiscal year, an amount computed at the then existing hourly rate for each hour in excess of 960 hours, up to a maximum of 56 hours.

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. (a) Every regular employee who has completed one or more years of continuous employment with the Company shall be entitled, in each calendar year to payment at their regular rate of pay for up to forty- eight (48) hours of absence due to bona fide illness, In the event that an employee commences work but becomes ill during the course of the day and does not complete their scheduled shift, such part day of absence will, for the purpose of this clause 18.02, be counted as one-half (½) day of absence due to illness. Any unused credits shall be paid to the employee within thirty (30) days of the end of that year at one hundred percent (100%) of the employees’ regular rate of pay. (b) The sick pay credit of a regular employee, who has not completed a full year of continuous employment with the Company, shall be computed on the basis of a four (4) hours credit for each completed month of continuous employment. These sick days shall be available for use as they are earned. (c) No payment shall be made under this Article for any day of absence in respect of which the employee is eligible for full or partial payment under any other clause of this Agreement or from any plan or fund to which the Company contributes (e.g. the Group Insurance Plan, Workers Compensation, Employment Insurance, Government Pension Plan, etc.). (d) There will be no payment of bonus for sick days not used upon termination of employment. There will be no payout of bonus for sick days for employees who have missed more than six (6) weeks work for any reason other than vacation. The bonus payout for sick days not used is intended to be an award for attendance and to eliminate abuse of the sick day entitlements. (e) As sick leave is designed to augment wages that would otherwise have been earned, there shall be no sick leave coverage when an employee is off work due to suspension, layoff, leave of absence, Workers’ Compensation, scheduled day off, vacation or paid holiday. (f) An employee injured while on duty and having to leave their job because of an injury received at work shall receive their regular day’s pay provided they report for medical treatment to the local hospital or to a medical practitioner and return to work immediately following treatment (if so authorized by the attending physician) or at a time designated by the attending physician. The employee shall notify the Company of when they will be returning. If requested by the Company, the employee shall provide a medical certifica...

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. Effective the second pay period after this Memorandum of Understanding is approved by the Board of Supervisors, an employee may be eligible to receive donations of paid leave to be included in the employee's sick leave balance if s/he has suffered a catastrophic illness or injury which prevents the employee from being able to work. Catastrophic illness or injury is defined as a critical medical condition considered to be terminal, a long-term major physical impairment or disability.

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. SECTION 1 Sick leave shall be considered to be absence from duty with pay for the following reasons: a. Illness or injury except where such illness or injury arises out of and in the course of employment by an employer other than the City of Torrington. b. When the employee is required to undergo medical, optical or dental treatment and only when this cannot be accomplished on off duty hours. c. When the serious illness or injury of a member of the employee's immediate family requires the employee's personal attendance and which absence is supported by a doctor's certificate indicating the need for said absence. "IMMEDIATE FAMILY" is defined as being the employee's spouse and/or children and any relative domiciled in the employee's household. d. When an employee is reasonably determined to be unfit for duty. e. For paternity leave up to a period of ten (10) days. Any extension beyond the initial ten (10) day period shall only be considered if the spouse/mother of the child has documented medical complications that exist after the tenth day supported by medical documentation of a specific serious illness. SECTION 2 Employees may be absent from duty without loss of sick time because of sickness or injury for which he is entitled to compensation under the Worker's Compensation Act. During such absence the City shall pay the employee the difference between the amount he/she receives under the Worker's Compensation Act and his/her usual compensation, provided that the City shall develop a formula to assure that such pay is not more or less than the employees regular net pay after federal and state taxes. "Regular net pay" shall be equal to the employee's fifty-two (52) week average as of the date of injury. The parties agree to exchange information regarding the formula used to assure that employees receive no more or less than their regular net pay while injured. Employees receiving such pay shall continue to receive all applicable raises and benefits governed by this Agreement. Such obligation on the party of the City shall not extend beyond two. (2) years and the City, shall have the same rights of subrogation as. are provided for in the Worker's Compensation Act. Sick leave shall accrue at the rate of twelve (12) hours for each completed month of service, except as qualified by Sections 10 and 11 of this ARTICLE.

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. 1. All permanent employees with benefits shall be entitled to sick leave on the basis of one and one-half (1 ½) days for each calendar month worked, pro-rated for theassigned hours fraction in the case of part-time positions. 2. Employees shall not be granted paid sick leave until they have completed three (3) months' service. After three (3) months' service, employees shall be entitled to sick leave credit on the basis of one and one-half (1 ½) days for each month worked, retroactive to the first complete calendar month of employment. 3. Twelve (12) month employees shall be credited with eighteen (18) days sick leave January 01, of each calendar year. 4. Ten (10) month employees shall be credited with fifteen (15) days sick leave January 01, of each calendar year. It is understood that ten (10) month employees who work one (1) day in July and/or August shall be credited with one and one half days (1 ½) days sick leave for each month. Statutory Holiday pay and/or vacation pay paid in July or August to ten (10) month employees does not qualify the employee for the additional sick leave credits. 5. Employees absent due to illness who return from paid sick leave will have their sick leave entitlement calculated proportionately based upon the date the employee returns to work. 6. If an employee terminates before the end of the calendar year the employer shall recover any overpayment of sick leave. Such overpayment shall be recovered from vacation credits, severance pay, vacation deferment and/or from the employee's final pay. 7. An employee who has exhausted accumulated sick leave credits shall be placed on sick leave without pay. 8. An employee on sick leave without pay shall continue to accumulate sick leave credits for a maximum of six (6) months from the date of being placed on sick leave without pay.

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. (See Exhibit A at the end of this document to review the COVID-19 Sick Leave Program).

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. A. SICK TIME – Each full-time (1820/2080 hour) employee will be credited with 70/80 hours of sick leave time to be given at the beginning of each contract year. Part time employees will receive a pro-rated share of sick leave (50% of full time equals 50% of full time sick leave). B. BONUS DAYS- An employee will be granted one (1) bonus day to be equivalent to a regular school workday for each five (5) days of sick leave not used at the end of each contract year (not to exceed normal workday for majority of the year). These are non- accumulative. C. PERSONAL SICK BANK– At the end of each school year, unused sick time hours (per section A) will roll into the employee’s Personal Sick Bank. These hours shall accumulate to not more than two hundred forty five hours (245) for the 1820 employees and two hundred eighty hours (280) for the 2080 employees. Personal Sick Bank hours shall cover illness after Sick Time (section A.) has been exhausted throughout the remainder of a long term disability (section D.) elimination period. If the employee does not have enough hours accumulated in the Personal Sick Bank to cover the entire LTD elimination period, then the elimination period (or portions thereof) shall be unpaid. Personal sick banks will have no cash or retirement value. D. FAMILY SICK LEAVE – Each contract year, up to five days of sick leave can be utilized for the illness of an immediate family member, if hours are available. Immediate family member is defined as: biological, adopted or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, step child or legal ▇▇▇▇, a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis, Biological parent, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parent, step parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian of employee, spouse or individual to whom the employee is legally married under the laws of any state, Person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Grandchild, Biological, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and adopted siblings.

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. (a) Every regular employee who has completed one or more years of continuous employment with the Company shall be entitled, in each calendar year to payment at their regular rate of pay for up to forty- eight (48) hours of absence due to bona fide illness, In the event that an employee commences work but becomes ill during the course of the day and does not complete their scheduled shift, such part day of absence will, for the purpose of this clause 18.02, be counted as one-half (½) day of absence due to illness. Commencing in 2023 any employee who, at the conclusion of the contract year, who has all forty-eight (48) hours remaining will be paid for the forty- eight (48) remaining hours at one hundred and twenty-five (125%) percent of the regular rate of pay that was in effect for them on the first day of the contract year. Any unused credits less than forty-eight (48) shall be paid to the employee within thirty

SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. 1. Illness or Injury Leave Notification and Verification Procedure: In the event of an absence due to illness or injury, employees must notify their department supervisor (or the supervisor ’s designee), prior to or at the beginning of their shift starting time. Employees who are incapacitated and cannot notify their department supervisor, must notify their supervisor at the earliest possible time and may have a spouse or other person contact their supervisor within the time limit specified above. 2. An employee that become ill or injured, while working on the job, must request their supervisor ’s approval to leave work. Those employees injured on the job must file a “First Report of Injury ” form and receive authorization for medical treatment from their supervisor. 3. The notification to the department supervisor must include a reason for the absence that is in accordance with current law and an estimated return date. This information will be logged by the department for future reference. 4. Failure to notify the department supervisor, as stated in Notification Section 1, will result in the forfeiture of the sick leave for the period of absence and may result in disciplinary action. 5. All absences not due to illness or injury must be requested as noted in the appropriate leave sections. 6. Verification In the event that employees have, in their supervisor ’s sole opinion, an absenteeism problem, an excessive use of sick leave, or have a suspicious absence or group of absences, the supervisor may attempt to verify the absence or proper use of sick leave by any of the following: a. Telephoning the employee at home (or appropriate location). b. Visiting employee at home. c. A sub-▇▇▇▇ investigation. d. A medical evaluation at the City ’s expense, or e. A medical evaluation at the employee ’s expense (A licensed physician must complete the medical evaluation which must include the reason for the absence and permission to return to work. 7. Where an excessive absenteeism pattern has been established without clear justification for said leave, a supervisor may schedule a counseling session to determine the reasons or justification for the excessive use. The counseling session shall be conducted by the Personnel Officer and other attendees of the session shall include the employee, a representative chosen by the employee, if any, and the department representatives. This session shall be documented by a written summary of the abuse problems and discussion. The ...