Accrual and Usage. All employees shall earn and be credited with two days of sick leave benefits on the first day of their work year. Employees earn the remaining number of sick leave days in hourly increments, based on hours worked (including all accessed paid leave). The sick leave earned in one year may not exceed the maximum annual amounts authorized in article 13.1. 1. Only earned sick leave is available for use. Absences due to illness after earned sick leave is exhausted shall be without pay except as provided in section 13.1.6 below.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
