Use of Sick Leave Clause Samples

Use of Sick Leave. (A) Sick leave with pay may be used to the extent to what has been accrued or advanced by employees who: 1. Are incapacitated by illness or injury from the performance of their duties, or whose attendance is prevented by public health requirements; or 2. Are required to absent themselves from work to attend a funeral of a member of their immediate family as identified in Article 17.11 or 3. Are required to absent themselves from work to personally care for a member of their immediate family. To be granted sick leave with pay in such cases requires explanation of sick leave on the leave slip. Such leave is limited to a maximum of seven (7) days per year, and must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible, unless otherwise authorized by the Department Head or his designee or the leave is authorized FMLA leave. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Are required to take time off from work for the purpose of keeping a personal medical, vision, or dental appointment. Such leave shall be limited to a maximum of a full shift for any one appointment. A request for additional time must be submitted to and approved by the Department Head or designee prior to the use of the sick leave, if possible. 5. No employees shall be entitled to sick leave while absent from duty because of a disability arising from an injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. (B) Time off for the personal care of a member of their immediate family which has not been authorized by the Department Head or designee, as above provided, may be charged to annual leave, if approved by the Supervisor. (C) Employees who are unable to report to work for reasons defined above, shall call in as required by their departmental work rules or City Policy. (D) Employees must use accumulated annual leave or TILO, when sick leave accruals have been exhausted. An employee incapacitated beyond the period covered by their accrued paid leave may be granted leave without pay by the Department Head. On the approval of the City Manager, an advance of additional sick leave with full or partial pay may be granted. (E) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to the following reporting requirements for use of sick leave:

Use of Sick Leave. Sick leave is provided to protect an employee against financial hardship during an illness or injury. An employee may use sick leave credits for an illness or injury that inhibits the ability to perform the duties of the employee’s job. An employee may use sick leave credits for medical and dental appointments that cannot be scheduled during non-work hours. Sick leave credits may not be used in increments of less than one hour. An employee may take paid sick leave only after it has been credited.

Use of Sick Leave. (i) An employee shall be entitled to payment for non attendance on the ground of personal ill health or injury at the rate of twelve and a half (12 1/2) days per year, from the beginning of each year. For those employees who commence work at anytime throughout the year a pro-rata entitlement will apply. (ii) The unused portion of the entitlement prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subclause in any accruing year shall accumulate and may be availed of in the next or any succeeding year. (iii) Where an employee’s employment is terminated prior to the end of the school year, the calculation for pro-rata entitlement of sick leave will be based on each completed week of service with the employer. Where an employee has utilised sick leave in excess of this entitlement the employer may deduct the excess portion from the final payment of wages to the employee. (iv) Where an employee’s employment is terminated by the employer through no fault of the employee the provisions of paragraph (iii) of this subclause shall not apply. (v) An employee shall upon request to their employer be advised of their unused portion of sick leave. Where an employee has utilised sick leave in excess of their entitlement, they shall be advised of the provisions of paragraph (iii) of this subclause. (vi) An employee shall not be entitled to payment for any period exceeding thirteen (13) weeks in any one year of service.

Use of Sick Leave. Any teacher taking a leave of absence under this section may use any days of sick leave that the teacher has accumulated under the School Corporation’s sick leave policy. Such teacher may be required by the School Corporation to present a physician’s certificate of disability and/or personal physical inability to teach to justify such use of accumulated sick leave days. Such use of sick leave shall be limited to the teacher’s personal disabilities directly related to her pregnancy and/or birth of the child.

Use of Sick Leave. If at the end of the agreed upon period of leave in Articles ▇.▇▇, ▇.▇▇ or G.14, the teacher is unable to return to duty because of ill health, she/he shall present the Board with written medical verification and shall qualify for her/his sick leave provisions.

Use of Sick Leave. If at the end of the period(s) of leave provided for in this Article, the teacher is unable to return to duty because of ill health, the teacher shall qualify for sick leave benefits.

Use of Sick Leave. (i) An employee with responsibilities in relation to either members of his/her immediate family or members of his/her household who need care and support shall be entitled to use, in accordance with this sub clause, any Sick Leave entitlement for absences to provide care and support for such persons when they are ill. Such leave shall not exceed twelve and one half (12 ½) days in any calendar year and is not cumulative. (ii) The employee shall, if required, provide a written statement as to the fact of illness of the person for whom the care and support is required. (iii) The entitlement to use Sick Leave is subject to:

Use of Sick Leave. Accumulated sick leave may be used by an employee during any period of illness of the employee, spouse, child, or registered domestic partner if the illness requires the presence of the employee. In addition, an employee may use up to one half of one year’s annual accrued sick leave (48 hours per calendar year) for his/her parent, sibling, parent- in-law, grandchild or grandparent.

Use of Sick Leave a. An employee, other than a casual employee, with responsibilities in relation to a class of person set out in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of this sub-clause, who needs the employee’s care and support shall be entitled to use, in accordance with this sub-clause, any current or accrued sick leave entitlements provided for in clause 18 of the award, sick leave, for absences to provide care and support for such persons when they are ill. Such leave may be taken for part of a single day. b. The employee shall, if required, establish either by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration the illness of the person concerned and the illness is such as to require care by another person. In normal circumstances, an employee must not take carers leave under this sub-clause where another person has taken leave to care for the same person. c. The entitlement to use sick leave in accordance with this sub-clause is subject to: i. The employee being responsible for the care of the person concerned, and