Sick Leave Policy It is the policy of the State of Ohio to not unreasonably deny sick leave to employees when requested. It is also the policy of the State to take corrective action for unauthorized use of sick leave and/or abuse of sick leave. It is further the policy of the State that when corrective and/or disciplinary action is taken, it will be applied progressively and consistently. It is the desire of the State of Ohio that when discipline is applied it will serve the purpose of correcting the performance of the employee.
Personal Sick Leave The following provisions will apply to all employees (other than casual employees) covered by this Agreement.
Leave Policies Section A Leave Days Teachers will be granted twelve (12) leave days per contract year.
1. If requesting more than two consecutive leave days, an explanation may be requested by administration before approval is given. This request must be made to administration at least five (5) days before absence occurs.
2. A leave day request will not be granted prior to or following the non-school days as indicated by the school calendar, not including Saturday and Sunday. A request will not be granted on the first or last day of the school calendar. A teacher will need special permission to use leave days during the month of May. Any request for leave during May should be made as far in advance as possible.
3. At the end of the year, teachers will notify the district office what they would like to have done with their unused leave days. Teachers have two options which may be used separately or in combination:
a. Teacher can transfer all or part of their remaining days to their individual sick leave bank, providing their maximum accumulation of leave days does not exceed eighty (80) days.
b. Up to three (3) days of the current year may be sold back to the District at a rate of $100 per day. Teachers will notify the District Office which option they choose on the end of the year checkout form.
Section B Emergency, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Family and Medical Leave Act
1. Sick or bereavement leave can be used for an employee’s parents, spouse, siblings, grandparents, children, step-children, and other relatives for whom the employee is the legal guardian, has power of attorney, or is declared the primary caregiver.
2. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to transfer leave days to any teacher who, due to illness or accident, has used all of his/her leave days. No teacher will be able to use more than 80 days. These transfers shall be made only on an “as needed” basis and shall come from the donating employee’s individual sick leave bank.
3. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to utilize two (2) days/year of accrued sick leave for emergency purposes. Those emergencies shall be unforeseen situations which keep a teacher from being physically present for work and that are not covered in other leave policy provisions. The Superintendent of USD No. 507 shall receive within five (5) days of the teacher’s return a written request requesting said leave specifically noted. Superintendent shall have sole authority for granting emergency leave
4. Teachers will be allowed to use quarter-hour units of sick leave for doctor appointments with the approval of the building principal. The teacher desiring the hour units will request another teacher to cover his/her class if needed. Said arrangements must meet prior approval of the building principal.
5. Teachers in USD No. 507 having used all of his/her personal business leave and any accrued comp time may use up to two (2) days of accrued sick leave for the birth of a grandchild.
6. Leave as required by Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will comply with federal law (reference xxx.xxx.xxx).
7. An appeal for leave involving extraordinary circumstances may be made to the Superintendent. Section C Leave without Pay Leave without pay may be used only after all other options have been exhausted unless approved by the Superintendent.
Additional Sick Leave In unusual cases of prolonged illness the Township Committee may, by resolution, grant Sick Leave at one-half (½) rate of pay to an Employee over the time allowed and available for use in Section 2. hereinbefore set forth in this Article to a maximum of twenty-six
Vacations and Sick Leave The Executive shall be entitled to paid annual vacation leave in accordance with the policies as established from time to time by the Board of Directors, which shall in no event be less than four weeks per annum. The Executive shall also be entitled to an annual sick leave benefit as established by the Board for senior management employees of the Bank. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional compensation from the Bank for failure to take a vacation or sick leave, nor shall he be able to accumulate unused vacation or sick leave from one year to the next; provided, however, such Executive may carry forward from year to year a maximum of ten days of unused vacation leave.
Employee Entitlements while on Worker’s Compensation If an Employee is absent from work and is in receipt of worker’s compensation, the Employee’s contract of employment shall remain intact during the period of absence, the Employer shall continue to make contributions on behalf of the Employee to all the Employee Entitlement Funds as outlined in clauses 20 to 23 (inclusive) of this Agreement. The Employee shall also continue to accrue all appropriate leave entitlements for the entire period for which worker’s compensation is in receipt.
Vacation and Sick Leave During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to (a) sick leave in accordance with the Company’s policies applicable to similarly situated executive officers of the Company from time to time and (b) 4 weeks paid vacation each calendar year (up to 40 hours of which may be carried forward to a succeeding year).
Family Sick Leave An employee may use sick leave credits for family illness or injury only if the employee must provide direct care to an immediate family member. For purposes of family sick leave, “immediate family member” will mean the employee’s parent, spouse, or child, including step-child and xxxxxx child.
Paid Sick Leave For those jurisdictions that have passed or will pass legislation requiring Paid Sick Leave, Paid Sick Time will be billed back to Client at the straight-time bill rate for all hours taken by any Consultant assigned to Client. This section is not applicable until the effective date of such legislation has been reached.
Sick Leave Abuse When the Employer suspects sick leave abuse, the employee will be provided the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding their sick leave use prior to disciplining the employee, or making reference to sick leave use in the employee’s performance evaluation. The Employer may not adopt or enforce any policy that counts the use of paid sick leave time as an absence that may lead to or result in disciplinary action for an authorized purpose. The Employer may not discriminate or retaliate against an employee for the use of paid sick leave for an authorized purpose.