Inappropriate Use of Sick Leave Sample Clauses

Inappropriate Use of Sick Leave. An employee shall not consider sick leave as a right which allows absence at any time for other than the reasons set forth in this Article. Certification of one or more physicians that an illness or injury prevents an employee from carrying out their duties may be required by the District after five (5) days absence. If medical evidence indicates an employee can return to their duties, they shall return or in continued absence be terminated. Sick leave shall not be considered available as terminal leave, either in time or in dollars.
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Inappropriate Use of Sick Leave. ‌ Each employee is responsible for the appropriate use of sick leave. Inappropriate use occurs when an employee uses leave for unauthorized purposes or misrepresents the actual reason for the absence. Inappropriate use may also occur when an employee establishes a pattern of sick leave without approved documentation: • The day before or after a holiday/school break; • The following specific days: In-service Days, Institute Days, and the last day of school. Upon the third (3rd) such occasion, the sick leave will only be approved upon the receipt of written documentation by a licensed health care provider, as defined by Illinois School Code Section 5/24-6, identifying the date the member was treated or other written documentation that the Superintendent or designee deems acceptable relating to the length of the absence. This documentation must be provided to the District within fourteen (14) calendar days of the absence. The District shall reimburse the employee for the expense incurred that is not covered by insurance to obtain this documentation. If the employee does not satisfy the requirements contained in this paragraph, the absence shall be unpaid.
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Inappropriate Use of Sick Leave. Each employee is responsible for the appropriate use of sick leave. Inappropriate use of sick leave occurs when an employee uses sick leave for unauthorized purposes or misrepresents the actual reason for the absence. Inappropriate use may also occur when an employee establishes a pattern of sick leave usage on the day before or after holidays, school breaks, unique work days, Mondays and Fridays to extend the weekend. Each employee may take no more than two (2) of the following days as sick leave without approved documentation: • The day before or after a holiday/school break, • the following specific/unique work days: Inservice Days, Institute Days, the day after the Super Bowl, and the last day of school, • any Monday after Spring Break, and • any Friday after Spring Break. Upon the third such occasion, the sick leave will only be approved upon the receipt of written documentation indicating that the employee is under the care of a licensed health care provider, as defined by Illinois School Code Section 5/24-6 or other written documentation that the Superintendent or designee deems acceptable. This documentation must be provided to the District within fourteen (14) calendar days of the absence. The District shall reimburse the employee for the expense incurred that is not covered by insurance to obtain this documentation. If the employee does not satisfy the requirements contained in this paragraph, the absence shall be unpaid.‌
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Related to Inappropriate Use of Sick Leave

  • Abuse of Sick Leave Misuse of leave, violation of orders, directives, or contractual requirements concerning the use of sick leave and other forms of leave used in lieu of sick leave are cause for disciplinary action.

  • Use of Sick Leave Sick leave is available the first day of the pay period following the pay period in which it was earned, and is taken in units of one-tenth (1/10) of one hour. Use of sick leave is subject to the approval of the appointing authority. Upon request of an employee, the appointing authority may allow the substitution of three (3) or more days of sick leave for paid vacation, provided the employee furnishes a doctor's statement or other satisfactory evidence that the employee was ill or injured for three (3) or more consecutive days.

  • 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.

  • Uses of Sick Leave a. Sick leave shall be accrued before being taken, provided that an employee who participates in a sick leave pool shall not be prohibited from using sick leave otherwise available to the employee through the sick leave pool. b. Sick leave shall be authorized for the following: i. The employee's personal illness or exposure to a contagious disease, which would endanger others. ii. The employee's personal appointments with a health care provider. iii. The illness or injury of a member of the employee's immediate family, at the discretion of the supervisor. Approval of requests for use of reasonable amounts of sick leave for caring for a member of the employee's immediate family shall not be unreasonably withheld. "Immediate family" means the spouse and the grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, and grandchildren of both the employee and the spouse, and dependents living in the household.

  • Sick Leave Use An employee shall be granted sick leave with pay to the extent of the employee's accumulation for absences necessitated by the following conditions:

  • Overtime Meals When employees are required to work more than two (2) hours beyond their regular work days, the Employer will provide hot meals at no cost to the employees, up to a maximum of sixteen dollars ($16.00) (receipts to be submitted) plus paid meal periods of one-half (1/2) hour at the prevailing rate and thereafter at four (4) hour intervals. Any early morning start before regular starting time is entitled to a paid meal. The breakfast limit is thirteen dollars ($13.00) (receipts to be submitted). Employees called out on overtime shall be paid for meals as above, after four (4) hours work.

  • Vacation; Sick Leave During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to not less than four (4) weeks of vacation during each calendar year and sick leave in accordance with the Company’s policies and practices with respect to its executives.

  • Sick Leave Donation 10.3.1 A worker may donate days of sick leave to individual District workers who, due to a serious health condition, have exhausted all accumulated sick leave. Donating workers must retain a sixty (60) day balance of sick leave after their donation. No worker may receive more than 40 days of donated leave per year. 10.3.1.1 A “serious health condition” is defined as an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition which involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential health care facility, or continuing treatment or continuing supervision by a health care provider as defined in 29 USC 825.114(a) and as certified by a worker’s physician or other qualified medical practitioner. 10.3.1.2 The Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and the Chief Stewards by mutual agreement will verify the certification for eligibility. If the certification from the worker’s physician is insufficient, a certification by a physician of the District’s choosing may be required, at District expense. The District may require additional medical opinions. 10.3.2 Donated leave must be in one-day increments (no less than 8 hours). Recipients of donated sick leave shall be solely responsible for any state and federal taxes on the donated time. Such taxes shall be withheld at the normal rate for the recipient worker. In the event that the state or federal governments rule that tax liability is due other than as taxed, the recipient shall be solely liable for such liabilities. 10.3.2.1 The donated sick leave may be used only when the worker has exhausted accumulated sick leave and either is not eligible for long- term disability or is eligible but has not begun to receive the long-term coverage. 10.3.2.2 The Vice Chancellor of Human Resources shall be notified of solicitation of donations. Solicitations of donations may be made by the individual or his/her representative(s). 10.3.2.3 Donation of sick leave shall be authorized by a signed pledge form prepared by and filed with the District Office of Human Resources. In the event several workers donate sick leave, the sick leave shall be used in the order in which the signed pledge forms are filed with Human Resources. 10.3.2.4 If the worker does not use all donated sick leave, the sick leave shall be returned to the donating worker(s).

  • 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.

  • Accrual of Sick Leave a. A full-time employee shall accrue four (4) hours of sick leave for each biweekly pay period, or the number of hours that are directly proportionate to the number of days worked during less than a full-pay period, without limitation as to the total number of hours that may be accrued. b. A part-time employee shall accrue sick leave at a rate directly proportionate to the percent of time employed. c. An employee appointed under Other Personal Services (OPS) shall not accrue sick leave.

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