Common use of Common Sick Bank Clause in Contracts

Common Sick Bank. 1. The Association may maintain a Common Sick Bank through donations from the members. Effective at the beginning of each school year, employees will contribute up to one (1) day from their personal sick leave accumulations to the Sick Bank. The members' contribution each year will bring the number of days in the Sick Bank to a maximum of two (2) times the membership of the Association. Employees who have exhausted their accumulated sick leave may request use of Sick Bank from the Sick Leave Bank Committee. Sick Bank may be used for personal illness or the physical disability of an employee covered by this Agreement. The allocation of sick bank days shall not exceed the number of days needed to access the Employer provided Long Term Disability benefits. Any days remaining in the bank at the end of a school year shall be carried over to the next year, in addition to those funded above. Unused days contributed by the Employer prior to June 30, 2004 shall remain in the Sick Bank.