FLEXIBLE TIME OFF (FTO) Clause Samples

FLEXIBLE TIME OFF (FTO). (A) In recognition of the need for its employees to be away from work, employer agrees to establish and accrue a bank of time off for any personal needs such as personal or family illness, extension of bereavement leave or vacations, or for any other purpose. Such bank may also be used to satisfy the five (5) day waiting period for Long Term Disability Leave (LTD) described in Section 2. Such bank will not include personal holidays, bereavement leave (unless as an extension), jury or subpoenaed witness duty, LTD leave, leave of absence, or military leave. (B) FTO accrual shall begin on the first day of employment for full-time employees and may be taken as accrued. Accruals shall be credited to each employee's account on the first day of each month for the prior month's service at the rate of one-half (1/2) day per month and continue at the same rate for each month of credited service. (C) FTO days will continue to accrue as long as the employee remains in paid status, subject to the (D) FTO days may be taken in full or half day increments. If becoming ill at work and leaving early, employees will be charged with one-half (1/2) FTO day if leaving after mid-shift and a full FTO day if leaving before mid-shift. (E) Employees are expected to plan time off, setting aside some time in their personal bank for sickness. Employees are encouraged to keep a minimum of five (5) days in their bank at all times to provide for unexpected short-term sickness of for the required five (5) day LTD waiting period described in Section 2. If all FTO days or any other paid leave time is not available, any short-term illness will be an excused unauthorized absence, but without pay. Likewise, any long-term illness will result in a loss of pay for the five (5) day waiting period. The city retains the right to limit the number of excused absence occurrences as described in this subsection. (F) Employees should schedule FTO time at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance with the approval of a supervisor. The city recognizes, however, that there will be tunes, such as days an employee or a dependent is ill or a personal emergency arises that cannot be anticipated. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the employee to inform his/her supervisor as soon as possible prior to the beginning of a workday or shift of such absence and when the employee expects to be able to return to work. (G) Employees may carry over accrued but unused FTO days from year to year but in no event can the...