Extended Accident or Illness Leave. When an employee is absent from his/her duties because of illness or an accident for a period of five (5) months or less, the amount deducted from the salary due him/her for any month in which the absence occurs shall not exceed the sum which is actually paid a substitute employee employed to fill his/her position during his/her absence. 1. The extended leave provision pertains to each illness or accident of the employee and shall commence on the first day of absence from his/her duties. 2. The extended leave provision applies to whether the accident or illness occurred on or off the job except that if the accident or illness was suffered as a result of the job, entitlement shall commence after the sixty (60) working days paid leave provided in Section L. of this Article. 3. All other leave benefits will be exhausted before the sum paid a substitute is deducted from an employee's wages. 4. The sum paid a substitute will be in accordance with a Substitute Salary Schedule, but in any event, shall be at least two and one-half (2-1/2) percent less than that paid to the absent regular employee. 5. An extended leave shall not be considered a break in service. 6. At the conclusion of the five (5) month period, an employee, who is unable to resume his/her duties, may request additional unpaid leave in six (6) month increments. 7. An employee unable to resume his/her duties after an absence of eighteen (18) months shall be placed on a re-employment list for thirty-nine (39) months in accordance with the Education Code.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract, Master Contract
