Employees hired July 1, 2000, or After. Accrued sick leave up to 50% of the total amount of sick leave accrued for full-time employees averaging 37½ hours a week will be paid to an employee's surviving spouse, or if no spouse survives, to the surviving children through the administrator of the estate, when an employee dies while employed by the Nashua Police Department. If no spouse or children survive, the accrued sick leave will be paid to the employee’s estate.
Employees hired July 1, 2000, or After. Upon retirement under the NH Retirement System, an employee will receive payment for the accrued sick leave balance in his account up to 50% of the total amount of sick leave accrued (up to a maximum of 180 days) for full-time employees averaging 37½ hours a week, calculated at the current rate of pay on the day of retirement.