ABSENCE WITH PAY. An employee holding a position in the county service shall be granted a leave of absence with pay for: (a) service with jury; (b) appearance before a court, legislative committee or judicial or quasi-judicial body; as a witness in response to a subpoena or other direction by proper authority. This section does not apply to appearances, which are of a non job-related personal nature, for example, a divorce proceeding. Employees, who are excused from jury service or court appearance before the end of the workday, shall immediately report their availability for assignment to their supervisor. All jury and witness fees, except mileage and meals, received by the employee shall be turned over to the county. Under no circumstances is an employee entitled to receive leave of absence with pay for appearance before a court, legislative committee or judicial or quasi-judicial body as a party or witness in response to a subpoena or other direction by proper authority where the employee is a party in the case unless the employee is a party because of their employment with Marion County.
ABSENCE WITH PAY. (a) For gratuity purposes, a maximum of two hundred thirty (230) days of sick leave credit shall be recognized, such credit to be limited to the unused days accumulated throughout the period of continuous and unbroken service with the Renfrew County District School Board and its predecessors. Wherever the Agreement mentions continuous or unbroken service with the Renfrew County District School Board and its predecessors, it shall be understood that any form of leave recognized by the Board will not be regarded as a break in service.
(b) Each teacher's sick leave account shall be debited for the number of days absent due to personal illness and/or due to personal medical and personal dental appointments and for which salary was paid, until such account has become exhausted. When an account has been completely expended no further payments shall be made for absence due to personal illness until the account has been credited with the allowance for the next year. Teachers who end their employment with the Board prior to the end of June shall be allowed absence with pay for reasons of illness at the rate of two (2) days per month for the part of the academic year worked.
(c) Normally absence due to personal illness for periods of up to three (3) consecutive school days does not require certification; however, the Board at its discretion may require such certificate for any shorter period of absence. For absences in excess of three (3) consecutive school days but less than three (3) months, the teacher will submit a medical certificate from a doctor or nurse practitioner (diagnosing within his/her scope of practice) to the Principal for transmission to the Human Resources Department. If the absence is for a period in excess of three (3) months, the Board may request that it be certified by a doctor chosen by the Board at the Board's expense. Such request shall be made in writing, and copy shall be sent to the Local President.
(d) All payments to teachers under the sickness allowance regulations shall be computed on the basis of the rate of the regular day's salary to which such teacher is entitled.
ABSENCE WITH PAY. 19.01 In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family, i.e. mother, father, spouse, husband, children, grandparents, brother, sister, mother-in-law or father-in-law, the Company will grant to the employee up to four (4) days leave of absence, with pay, for the purpose of making arrangements for, or attending, the funeral. The Company will add a fifth day, with pay, if the funeral is held outside the Province of Ontario and where travelling, in one direction, is more than 700 km from the employee’s residence.
19.02 Pay shall be for regular hours at the employee's basic wage rate and shall be paid for claims only which occur on a day or days in which the employee would be regularly scheduled to work. When an employee is absent as outlined under Article 19 it is the responsibility of the employer to make the necessary arrangements to cover the employees shift or shifts.
19.03 Each employee will be allowed three (3) paid sick days per contract year commencing April 1, 1998 subject to the following:
i) All wages for sick days will be paid at employee’s basic rate.
ii) Notification of absence for illness must be in accordance with Project rules.
iii) A regularly scheduled work day immediately preceding or following a statutory holiday will not be allowed as a paid sick day.
iv) A regularly scheduled work day immediately preceding or following an employee’s scheduled vacation will not be allowed as a paid sick day.
v) An additional 2 days sick pay shall be permitted if worker is under the direct care of a doctor and carries over to the Union’s plan – to be paid upon proper proof that the worker illness carried over to Union plan.
19.04 Unused sick days will be paid by the Company to the employee at the employee’s basic rate in the regular pay period following March 31, annually.
ABSENCE WITH PAY. 19.01 In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family, i.e. mother, father, spouse, husband, children, grandparents, brother, sister, mother-in-law or father-in- law, the Company will grant to the employee up to four
ABSENCE WITH PAY. The rules pertaining to absences with pay are set forth in Section 5.7(b) of the Working Rules. Generally, subsection 5.7(b)(2) provides that each annual-rated employee who has completed the period of continuous service which is required for membership in the Water and Power Retirement, Disability and Death Benefit Plan, may be entitled to be absent from duty for a period of forty (40) hours in any calendar year. Time off for personal reasons will be granted, provided that adequate arrangements can be made to take care of the employee's duties without undue interference with the normal routine of work. An employee shall be allowed to be absent if the appropriate supervisor is notified three (3) calendar days prior to the absence. Time off under the terms of this Article shall be with the approval of the immediate supervisor and shall not be denied for any reason, other than operating needs. Minimum Staffing Levels (MSL) — once minimum staffing levels have been set for operational needs, requests for B time that will result in staffing below the MSL will be denied. Where an unforeseeable event occurs, the three-day notice provision may be waived.
ABSENCE WITH PAY. A. Upon employment and after starting work, an administrator is granted 36 weeks income protection for personal illness or disability by the Board of Education. Administrators may be absent with pay because of the following reasons:
1. Personal illness or disability
2. Death in the immediate family 3. Visitations to other schools
ABSENCE WITH PAY. An employee holding a position in the county service shall be granted a
ABSENCE WITH PAY. A. Upon employment and after starting work, an administrator is granted 180 days income protection for personal illness or disability by the Board of Education. Upon starting work in a new contract year, an administrator shall have days added to his or her allocation so as to bring them back to 180 days. Administrators may be absent with pay because of the following reasons:
1. Personal illness or disability
2. Death in the immediate family 3. Personal considerations or other reasons approved by the Superintendent of Schools/or designee, such as but not limited to, serious illness in immediate family.
B. In each work year, July 1 – June 30, Three (3) of the 180 days may be used as Personal Business Days. During days of student instruction, there is an understanding that such days should not be used for activity or business that could otherwise occur on a day when school is not in session.
C. Administrators may be absent and qualify for one-half pay and full fringe benefits for a sabbatical leave approved by the Board of Education.
D. If during the term of this contract the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Law is changed to allow service credit for unused sick leave days, the Board of Education will compute a retiring employee’s unused days as the difference between 180 days and the number of days of absence of the employee for personal illness during the twelve (12) calendar months prior to retirement.
