EXTENDED SICK. An employee with one or more years of University service and a fifty percent or greater appointment is eligible for extended sick for the employee’s own illness or injury as outlined in the following schedule. The one year of University service must be attained as of the last day worked. If an employee is absent for a reason recognized by this Article at the employee's one-year anniversary, the employee will not be eligible for extended sick until the employee returns to work. Maximum Hours of University Seniority Extended Sick One through two years 192 Over two through three years 288 Over three through four years 384 Over four through five years 480 Over five through six years 576 Over six through seven years 672 Over seven through eight years 768 Over eight through nine years 864 Over nine years 960 23-14 Extended sick, short-term sick, vacation, and excused time without pay are used as follows for a continuous absence for the employee’s own illness or injury beginning on the first, full workday of the continuous absence. If the first workday of a continuous absence includes a period of work, i.e., the employee left work early due to illness or injury, the period of absence on that day will be covered by short-term sick, vacation or excused time without pay. Workday1 Short-term sick followed by vacation followed by excused time without pay Extended sick2 1 84 104 06 06 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 6 4 5 4 5 7 4 5 4 5 8 4 2.5 4 7.5 9 2 2.5 6 7.5 10 2 2.5 6 7.5 11 2 2.5 6 7.5 12 2 2.5 6 7.5 13 2 2.5 6 7.5 1 ”Workday” does not include holidays, season days or the employee’s regular days off (RDO).
EXTENDED SICK. An employee with two or more years of University service and a fifty percent or greater appointment is eligible for extended sick for the employee’s own illness or injury as outlined in the following schedule. The two years of University service must be attained as of the last day worked. If an employee is absent for a reason recognized by this Article at the employee's two-year anniversary, the employee will not be eligible for extended sick until the employee returns to work. Maximum Hours of University Seniority Extended Sick One through two years 192 Over two through three years 288 Over three through four years 384 Over four through five years 480 Over five through six years 576 Over seven through eight years 768 Over eight through nine years 864 23-22 It is understood that the parties do not condone any abuse of this Article. W here there is cause to suspect an employee’s absence is for reasons that are not legitimate, corrective action may be initiated including requiring a doctor’s note, sick time counseling and/or disciplinary action. W here an employee’s unscheduled sick time usage, or sick time usage that is unsupported by a physician’s statement, raises concern of possible sick time misuse, notice will be given to the President and a Sick Time Conference may be scheduled with the employee. Any sick time conference will be initiated through the appropriate Human Resources representative. Other attendees will include the President, other Union representatives identified by the President, a representative of University Human Resources, and unit management representatives as determined by the University. Other University resource personnel may also attend.
