Common use of Leave Donations Clause in Contracts

Leave Donations. In an effort to provide a mechanism for assisting employees who have a serious or catastrophic illness or injury, or effective January 17, 1994, who are absent due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors; the parties agree that effective July 1, 1993, full pay sick and vacation hours may be transferred from one or more employees and donated to another employee on an hour-for-hour basis, upon the request of both the receiving employee and the transferring employee(s), and upon approval of the receiving employee's appointing authority or designee under the following conditions: (1) The receiving employee is required to be absent from work due to injury or the prolonged illness of the employee; has exhausted or will foreseeably exhaust all earned leave hours, including but not limited to, sick leave, vacation, compensatory time and holiday credits, and is therefore, facing the loss of salary and benefits. (2) Effective January 17, 1994, employees who are absent from work due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors will be eligible to participate in this Leave Donation program to the extent such employee has exhausted or will foreseeably exhaust all earned leave hours except full and part pay sick leave. B. The transfers are voluntary. Transfers are to be a minimum of one (1) hour and in whole hour increments thereafter. C. Transfers for employees who are sick or injured are made from accrued full pay sick, or vacation leave balances. All current and deferred vacation hours may be donated. However, only that portion of full pay sick leave in excess of 160 hours may be donated. Transfers for employees who are absent due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors are limited to current and deferred vacation hours. D. Transfers shall be allowed to cross departmental lines upon approval of the appointing authority, and/or, his/her designee in accordance with policies of the receiving departments. E. Transfers of full sick pay hours will not count as time used and will not adversely affect an employee's right to cash in sick leave hours as provided for under Article 12, Section 2 of this MOU. F. Transfers are irrevocable. If any donated hours remain at the end of the employee's catastrophic leave, they shall remain for the sole use of the recipient, except that if the employee dies the remaining 100 % sick leave must be returned to the donor on a “last in first out basis”. G. The total transfer credits received by an employee shall normally not exceed 1040 hours, however, donations in excess of 1040 hours may be considered and approved by the employee's appointing authority, or his/her designee. H. Upon approval of a request for donations, the appointing authority (or his/her designee) shall, at the employee's request, post a notice of the eligible employee's need for donations on departmental bulletin boards accessible to employees. Confidential medical information shall not be included in the notice. I. Donations shall be administered according to procedures established by the Auditor-Controller and Chief Executive Officer, that are not in conflict with the provisions of this Article, and requested on a form prescribed. Signed approvals of the receiving and donating employees must be properly provided before a donation is processed. J. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the employment relationship between the County and the receiving employee; restrict County's management rights; nor modify existing County rules, policies or agreements regarding unpaid leave of absence or parental leave.

Leave Donations. In an effort to provide a mechanism for assisting employees who have a serious or catastrophic illness or injury, or effective January 17, 1994, who are absent due to an Emergency a major disaster as declared by the Board of Supervisors; the parties agree that effective July 1January 17, 19931994, full pay sick sick, and vacation hours may be transferred from one or more employees and donated to another employee employee, on an hour-for-hour basis, upon the request of both the receiving employee and the transferring employee(s), and upon approval of the receiving employee's appointing authority or designee under the following conditions: (1) A. The receiving employee is required to be absent from work due to injury or the prolonged illness of the employee; has exhausted or will foreseeably exhaust all earned leave hours, including but not limited to, sick leave, vacation, compensatory time and holiday credits, and is therefore, facing the loss of salary and benefits. (2) Effective January 17, 1994, employees . Employees who are absent from work due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors will be eligible to participate in this Leave Donation program to the extent such employee has exhausted or will foreseeably exhaust all earned leave hours except full and part pay sick leave. B. The transfers are voluntary. Transfers are to be a minimum of one (1) hour and in whole hour increments thereafter. C. Transfers for employees who are sick or injured are made from accrued full pay sick, or vacation leave balances. All current and deferred vacation hours may be donated. However, only that portion of full pay sick leave in excess of 160 hours may be donated. Transfers for employees who are absent due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors Supervisors, are limited to current and deferred vacation hours. D. Transfers shall be allowed to cross departmental lines upon approval of the appointing authority, and/or, his/her designee in accordance with policies of the receiving departments. E. Transfers of full sick pay hours will not count as time used and will not adversely affect an employee's right to cash in sick leave hours as provided for under Article 12, Section 2 of this MOU. F. Transfers are irrevocable. If any donated hours remain at the end of the employee's catastrophic leave, they shall remain for the sole use of the recipient, except that if the employee dies the remaining 100 100% sick leave must be returned to the donor on a “last in first out basis.”. G. The total transfer credits received by an employee shall normally not exceed 1040 hours, however, donations in excess of 1040 hours may be considered and approved by the employee's appointing authority, or his/her designee. H. Upon approval of a request for donations, the appointing authority (or his/her designee) shall, at the employee's request, post a notice of the eligible employee's need for donations on departmental bulletin boards accessible to employees. Confidential medical information shall not be included in the notice. I. Donations shall be administered according to procedures established by the Auditor-Auditor- Controller and Chief Executive Administrative Officer, that are not in conflict with the provisions of this Article, and requested on a form prescribed. Signed approvals of the receiving and donating employees must be properly provided before a donation is processed. J. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the employment relationship between the County and the receiving employee; restrict County's management rights; nor modify existing County rules, policies or agreements regarding unpaid leave of absence or parental leave.

Leave Donations. In an effort to provide a mechanism for assisting employees who have a serious or catastrophic illness or injury, or effective January 17, 1994, who are absent due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors; the parties agree that effective July 1, 1993, full pay sick and vacation hours may be transferred from one or more employees and donated to another employee on an hour-for-hour basis, upon the request of both the receiving employee and the transferring employee(s), and upon approval of the receiving employee's appointing authority or designee under the following conditions: (1) The receiving employee is required to be absent from work due to injury or the prolonged illness of the employee; has exhausted or will foreseeably forseeably exhaust all earned leave hours, including but not limited to, sick leave, vacation, compensatory time and holiday credits, and is therefore, facing the loss of salary and benefits. (2) Effective January 17, 1994, employees who are absent from work due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors will be eligible to participate in this Leave Donation program to the extent such employee has exhausted or will foreseeably exhaust all earned leave hours except full and part pay sick leave. B. The transfers are voluntary. Transfers are to be a minimum of one (1) hour and in whole hour increments thereafter. C. Transfers for employees who are sick or injured are made from accrued full pay sick, or vacation leave balances. All current and deferred vacation hours may be donated. However, only that portion of full pay sick leave in excess of 160 hours may be donated. Transfers for employees who are absent due to an Emergency as declared by the Board of Supervisors are limited to current and deferred vacation hours. D. Transfers shall be allowed to cross departmental lines upon approval of the appointing authority, and/or, his/her designee in accordance with policies of the receiving departments. E. Transfers of full sick pay hours will not count as time used and will not adversely affect an employee's right to cash in sick leave hours as provided for under Article 12, Section 2 of this MOU. F. Transfers are irrevocable. If any donated hours remain at the end of the employee's catastrophic leave, they shall remain for the sole use of the recipient, except that if the employee dies the remaining 100 % sick leave must be returned to the donor on a “last in first out basis”. G. The total transfer credits received by an employee shall normally not exceed 1040 hours, however, donations in excess of 1040 hours may be considered and approved by the employee's appointing authority, or his/her designee. H. Upon approval of a request for donations, the appointing authority (or his/her designee) shall, at the employee's request, post a notice of the eligible employee's need for donations on departmental bulletin boards accessible to employees. Confidential medical information shall not be included in the notice. I. Donations shall be administered according to procedures established by the Auditor-Controller and Chief Executive Officer, that are not in conflict with the provisions of this Article, and requested on a form prescribed. Signed approvals of the receiving and donating employees must be properly provided before a donation is processed. J. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the employment relationship between the County and the receiving employee; restrict County's management rights; nor modify existing County rules, policies or agreements regarding unpaid leave of absence or parental leave.