Common use of Advanced Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Advanced Sick Leave. i. Sick leave may be advanced to bargaining unit employees who have exhausted all of their available sick leave. The advancement of sick leave is not a bargaining unit employee entitlement. ii. A full-time bargaining unit employee may be granted up to a maximum of 30 days (240 hours) of advance sick leave for a personal illness, medical appointments, adoption purposes, or to provide care for a family member. The total amount of sick leave that may be advanced to a part-time bargaining unit employee is prorated based on his/her tour of duty. iii. A bargaining unit employee may repay advanced sick leave by one of the following: a) A charge against annual leave, provided this action is not for the purpose of avoiding a forfeiture of annual leave at the end of the annual leave year; b) Substituting donated leave, received under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program, for the advance sick leave; c) Accrual of sick leave; or d) A monetary settlement upon separation from Federal service.

Advanced Sick Leave. i. Sick leave may be advanced to bargaining unit employees who have exhausted all of their available sick leave. The advancement of sick leave is not a bargaining unit employee entitlement. ii. A full-time bargaining unit employee may be granted up to a maximum of 30 thirty (30) days (240 hours) of advance sick leave for a personal illness, medical appointments, adoption purposes, or to provide care for a family member. The total amount of sick leave that may be advanced to a part-time bargaining unit employee is prorated based on his/her their tour of duty. iii. A bargaining unit employee may repay advanced sick leave by one of the followingfollowing : a) A charge against annual leave, provided this action is not for the purpose of avoiding a forfeiture of annual leave at the end of the annual leave year; b) Substituting donated leave, received under the Voluntary Leave Transfer ProgramProgram (VLTP), for the advance sick leave; c) Accrual of sick leave; or d) A monetary settlement upon separation from Federal service.