Annual Sick Leave Allowance. 7.2.1 Twelve (12) days sick leave shall be granted each year to full-time employees for absence due to illness, injury, and emergencies. Such sick leave shall be available to (a) care for a child of the Employee with a health condition that requires treatment or supervision or (b) a spouse, parent, parent-in-law or grandparent of the employee who has a serious health condition or an emergency condition. An employee may not take advance leave until it has been earned (RCW 49.12.270). Such leave shall be applied on the first work day of the contracted year. Six (6) of these days may be used for emergency hardship leaves as defined and provided for in Section 7.3 (Emergency- Hardship Leave). The parties agree that it is prudent to maintain a reserve of unused sick leave days, as it will provide a critically important resource in case of unforeseen future needs. 7.2.2 Employees contracted for less than a full year shall be allowed a proportionate number of sick leave days. 7.2.3 Leave provided in this section not taken shall accumulate from year to year up to a maximum of 180 days. Such accumulated time may be taken at any time during the school year (or up to 12 days per year may be used for the purpose of payments of unused sick leave). Employees having accumulated more than 180 days shall be allowed to use those days as prescribed by OSPI rules, regulations, or guidelines. 7.2.4 Accumulated sick leave is transferable to and from districts within the State, as provided under RCW 28A.400.300. 7.2.5 A school district Attendance Incentive Program will be provided eligible employees in the following manner: 7.2.5.1 In January of the year following any year which a minimum of 60 days of leave for illness or injury is accrued, and each January thereafter, any eligible employee may exercise an option to receive remuneration for unused leave for illness or injury accumulated in the previous year at a rate equal to one (1) day’s monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) full days of accrued leave for illness or injury in excess of 60 days. Leave for illness or injury for which compensation has been received shall be deducted from accrued leave for illness or injury at the rate of four (4) days for every one (1) day’s monetary compensation. No employee may receive compensation under this section for any portion of leave for illness or injury accumulated at a rate in excess of one (1) day per month. 7.2.5.2 At the time of separation from school district employment due to retirement or death, an eligible employee or the employee’s estate may elect to receive remuneration at a rate equal to one (1) day’s current monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) days accrued leave for illness or injury. See 7.2.6 for applicable terms when the REA bargaining unit has voted to participate in the VEBA Trust plan.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Annual Sick Leave Allowance. 7.2.1 Twelve (12) days sick leave shall be granted each year to full-time employees for absence due to illness, injury, and emergencies. Such sick leave shall be available to (a) care for a child of the Employee with a health condition that requires treatment or supervision or (b) a spouse, parent, parent-in-law or grandparent of the employee who has a serious health condition or an emergency condition. An employee may not take advance leave until it has been earned (RCW 49.12.270). Such leave shall be applied on the first work day of the contracted year. Six (6) of these days may be used for emergency hardship leaves as defined and provided for in Section 7.3 (Emergency- Hardship Leave). The parties agree that it is prudent to maintain a reserve of unused sick leave days, as it will provide a critically important resource in case of unforeseen future needs.
7.2.2 Employees contracted for less than a full year shall be allowed a proportionate number of sick leave days.
7.2.3 Leave provided in this section not taken shall accumulate from year to year up to a maximum of 180 days. Such accumulated time may be taken at any time during the school year (or up to 12 days per year may be used for the purpose of payments of unused sick leave). Employees having accumulated more than 180 days shall be allowed to use those days as prescribed by OSPI rules, regulations, or guidelines.
7.2.4 8.1.1 Accumulated sick leave is transferable to and from districts within the State, as provided under RCW 28A.400.300.
7.2.5 A school district Attendance Incentive Program 8.1.2 All employees hired for 180 days or more will be provided eligible receive twelve (12) days sick leave each year. Five (5) days emergency leave inclusive.
8.1.3 All employees in the following mannerhired for less than 180 days will receive a prorated portion of twelve (12) days calculated as follows:
7.2.5.1 A. Employees hired the 1st through the 15th of a month will receive a full day sick leave for that month and one day per month for the remainder of that fiscal year.
B. Employees hired the 16th through the 31st of a month will receive a half day sick leave for that month and one day per month for the remainder of that fiscal year.
8.1.4 Each employee shall be credited in advance with the sick leave allowance at the beginning of each school year or at the beginning of employment.
8.1.5 Sick leave provided and not taken shall accumulate from year to year up to a maximum allowed by law. Such accumulated time may be taken at any time during the employee’s work year. Employees having accumulated more than 180 days shall be allowed to use those days as prescribed by SPI rules, regulations, or guidelines.
8.1.6 In January of the year following any year which a minimum of 60 sixty (60) days of leave for illness or injury is accrued, and each January thereafter, any eligible employee may exercise an option to receive remuneration for unused leave for illness or injury accumulated in the previous year at a rate equal to one (1) day’s monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) full days of accrued leave for illness or injury in excess of 60 sixty (60) days. Leave for illness or injury for which compensation has been received shall be deducted from accrued leave for illness or injury at the rate of four (4) days for every one (1) day’s monetary compensation. No employee may receive compensation under this section for any portion of leave for illness or injury accumulated at a rate in excess of one (1) day per month.
7.2.5.2 8.1.7 At the time of separation from school district employment due to retirement or deathDistrict employment, an eligible employee or the employee’s estate may elect to shall receive remuneration at a rate equal to one (1) day’s current monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) full days accrued leave for illness or injury. SeeEligible employee means (a) employees who separate from employment due to retirement or death; (b) employees who separate from employment and who are at least age fifty-five (55) and have at least ten (10) years of service under SERS 3; or (c) employees who separate from employment and who are at least fifty-five (55) and have at least fifteen (15) years of service under SERS 2, as provided under WAC Ch. 392-136 & RCW 41.32.010, as amended (Ch. 231, Laws of 2000).
7.2.6 8.1.8 A doctor’s certificate is needed for applicable terms when the REA bargaining unit has voted to participate in the VEBA Trust plan.sick leave absences lasting more than five
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Annual Sick Leave Allowance. 7.2.1 Twelve (12) days sick leave shall be granted each year to full-time employees for absence due to illness, injury, and emergencies. Such sick leave shall be available to (a) care for a child of the Employee under the age of eighteen (18) with a health condition that requires treatment or supervision or (b) a spouse, parent, parent-in-law or grandparent of the employee who has a serious health condition or an emergency condition. An employee may not take advance leave until it has been earned (RCW 49.12.270). Such leave shall be applied on the first work day of the contracted year. Six (6) of these days may be used for emergency hardship leaves as defined and provided for in Section 7.3 7.2.3 (Emergency- Emergency-Hardship Leave). The parties agree that it is prudent to maintain a reserve of unused sick leave days, as it will provide a critically important resource in case of unforeseen future needs.
7.2.2 Employees contracted for less than a full year shall be allowed a proportionate number of sick leave days.
7.2.3 Leave provided in this section not taken shall accumulate from year to year up to a maximum of 180 days. Such accumulated time may be taken at any time during the school year (or up to 12 days per year may be used for the purpose of payments of unused sick leave). Employees having accumulated more than 180 days shall be allowed to use those days as prescribed by OSPI rules, regulations, or guidelines.
7.2.4 Accumulated sick leave is transferable to and from districts within the State, as provided under RCW 28A.400.300.
7.2.5 Although Employees are encouraged to use their sick leave only for permissible absences, acquiring and maintaining an accumulated reserve of unused sick leave days is prudent, as it will provide a critically important resource in case of unforeseen future needs.
7.2.6 A school district Attendance Incentive Program will be provided eligible employees in the following manner:
7.2.5.1 7.2.6.1 In January of the year following any year which a minimum of 60 days of leave for illness or injury is accrued, and each January thereafter, any eligible employee may exercise an option to receive remuneration for unused leave for illness or injury accumulated in the previous year at a rate equal to one (1) day’s monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) full days of accrued leave for illness or injury in excess of 60 days. Leave for illness or injury for which compensation has been received shall be deducted from accrued leave for illness or injury at the rate of four (4) days for every one (1) day’s monetary compensation. No employee may receive compensation under this section for any portion of leave for illness or injury accumulated at a rate in excess of one (1) day per month.
7.2.5.2 7.2.6.2 At the time of separation from school district employment due to retirement or death, an eligible employee or the employee’s estate may elect to receive remuneration at a rate equal to one (1) day’s current monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) days accrued leave for illness or injury. See.
7.2.6 for applicable terms when 7.2.6.3 Should the REA bargaining unit has voted legislature revoke any benefits granted under this section, no affected employee shall be entitled thereafter to participate in the VEBA Trust planreceive such benefits as a matter of contractual right.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
