Use of 8 Hours of Sick Leave for Wellness Programs Sample Clauses

Use of 8 Hours of Sick Leave for Wellness Programs. ‌ A. Up to 8 hours of sick leave per calendar year may be used by an employee for the purpose of attending an approved County Wellness Program (approved by the MCWOW staff). B. To use this sick leave the employee must have a balance of 40 hours of sick leave accrued at the time the leave is used to attend the Wellness program. C. The accrual balance of 40 hours must have been generated by the employee, and may not be the result of donated sick leave hours or hours deposited by the catastrophic leave program. If the accrual balance contains donated sick or catastrophic leave hours, the employee must accrue the necessary 40 hours on his or her own, before the sick leave can be used for attending approved wellness programs. D. The employee must have the prior approval of the employee’s department head or his or her designated agent to attend the program. E. The parties agree that a department head may not capriciously, arbitrarily, or consistently deny the use of said leave.
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  • Use of Sick Leave Sick leave is available the first day of the pay period following the pay period in which it was earned, and is taken in units of one-tenth (1/10) of one hour. Use of sick leave is subject to the approval of the appointing authority. Upon request of an employee, the appointing authority may allow the substitution of three (3) or more days of sick leave for paid vacation, provided the employee furnishes a doctor's statement or other satisfactory evidence that the employee was ill or injured for three (3) or more consecutive days.

  • Uses of Sick Leave a. Sick leave shall be accrued before being taken, provided that an employee who participates in a sick leave pool shall not be prohibited from using sick leave otherwise available to the employee through the sick leave pool. b. Sick leave shall be authorized for the following: 1. The employee's personal illness or exposure to a contagious disease, which would endanger others. 2. The employee's personal appointments with a health care provider. 3. The illness or injury of a member of the employee's immediate family, at the discretion of the supervisor. Approval of requests for use of reasonable amounts of sick leave for caring for a member of the employee's immediate family shall not be unreasonably withheld. "Immediate family" means the spouse and the grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, and grandchildren of both the employee and the spouse, and dependents living in the household.

  • Paid Sick Leave For those jurisdictions that have passed or will pass legislation requiring Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time will be billed back to Client at the straight-time bill rate for all hours taken by any Consultant assigned to Client. This section is not applicable until the effective date of such legislation has been reached.

  • Hours of Service The minimum number of Hours of Service an Employee must complete during a vesting computation period to receive credit for a Year of Service is: (Choose (c) or (d)) [X] (c) 1,000 Hours of Service.

  • Abuse of Sick Leave Misuse of leave, violation of orders, directives, or contractual requirements concerning the use of sick leave and other forms of leave used in lieu of sick leave are cause for disciplinary action.