Sick Leave

 
Sick Leave

You need to know the following about Sick Leave:

*720 hours is the maximum amount of sick time you are allowed to have in your bank.

1. Employees, after thirty (30) days employment, shall be entitled to paid sick leave earned at the rate of one (1) day for each month of employment, retroactive to the date of hire, up to a maximum of twelve (12) days per year. Employees, after one (1) or more years of employment with the Employer shall be entitled to a total of twelve (12) additional days of sick leave as of the beginning of his/her second and each subsequent year of employment, provided that at no time will an Employee be entitled to accumulate more than ninety-six (96) working days of sick leave during any one year, including the days earned or to be earned in the current sick leave year.

2. Pay for any day of sick leave shall be at the Employee’s regular pay.

3. To be eligible for benefits under this Article, an Employee who is absent due to illness or injury must notify his/her supervisor at least four (4) hours before the start of his/her regularly scheduled work day unless proper excuse is presented for the Employee’s inability to call. The Employer may require proof of illness hereunder for up to one (1) year in special circumstances including involvement in progressive discipline for attendance violation(s) except that Employer’s right to demand proof of illness for absences the scheduled work day before and/or the scheduled work day after paid legal holiday or day in lieu thereof shall be governed by Article XV, Section 3(f).

4. Employees who have been on sick leave may be required to be examined by the Employer’s Personnel Health Services physician before being permitted to return to duty.

5. If an Employee resigns or is dismissed or laid off and has exceeded his/her allowable sick leave, the excess sick leave paid shall be deducted from any moneys due him/her from the Employer at the time of resignation, layoff or dismissal.

6. After an Employee has been sick or disabled for a continuous period of more than seven (7) days and is entitled to receive disability payments pursuant to Article XXIII, the Employer shall, at the employee’s option, pay sick leave pay which an Employee has accumulated at the rate of one-half (1/2) of a day’s pay for each day of continuous sickness or disability exceeding seven (7) days as above provided, up to the maximum amount set forth in paragraph 1 above.

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