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.
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 Illness and Injury Leave 10.1.1 Full-time bargaining unit members shall be entitled to ten (10) days leave with full pay for each school year for purposes of personal illness or injury. Bargaining unit members who work less than full-time shall be entitled to that portion of the ten (10) days leave as the number of hours per week of scheduled duty relates to the number of hours for a full-time bargaining unit member in a comparable position.
10.1.2 After all earned leave as set forth in 10.1.1 above is exhausted, additional non-accumulated leave shall be available for a period not to exceed five (5) school months, provided that the provisions of 10.1.4 below are met. The amount deducted for leave purposes from the bargaining unit member's salary shall be the amount actually paid a substitute employee employed to fill the position during the leave, or, if no substitute is employed, the amount which would have been paid to a substitute. The five-month period shall begin on the eleventh (11) day of absence due to illness or injury.
10.1.3 If a bargaining unit member does not utilize the full amount of leave as authorized in Article
10.1.1 above in any school year, the amount not utilized shall be accumulated from year to year.
10.1.4 Upon request by District management, a bargaining unit member shall be required to present a medical doctor's certificate verifying the personal illness or injury and/or a medical authorization to return to work. If the illness or injury exceeds twenty (20) consecutive days, the District may require a certified medical specialist to visit the bargaining unit member and make all necessary inquiries in order to be fully informed as to the nature and severity of the illness or injury, and to report such findings to the Superintendent or designee. If the report concludes that the absence is not due to personal illness or injury, or that the illness is not sufficiently severe to warrant continued absence, then the Superintendent or designee, after notice to the bargaining unit member, may refuse to grant such a leave. If requested by the District management to furnish a medical doctor's authorization, bargaining unit member shall submit said authorization upon returning to work.
10.1.5 Whenever possible, a bargaining unit member must contact the designated District Office personnel as soon as the need to be absent is known, but no later than ninety (90) minutes prior to the bargaining unit member's starting time, in order to permit the employer time to secure a substitute. Failure to provide adequate notice may be grounds for denial of leave with pay.
10.1.6 A bargaining unit member who is absent for one-half day or less may have deducted one-half day from the accumulated leave; and if the absence exceeds more than one-half day, a full day may be deducted from accumulated leave.
10.1.7 A bargaining unit member may not be allowed to return to work and may be required to pay the cost of the substitute secured if the bargaining unit member fails to notify the District of the bargaining unit member's intent to return to work prior to the close of the bargaining unit member's preceding workday, and such failure results in a substitute being secured.
10.1.8 Each bargaining unit member may request notification of the accumulated leave by September 30th of each school year.
Other Leaves Other short-term leaves may be granted at the discretion of the Chancellor. The Chancellor’s decision to approve or deny the request shall be final.
Other Leave Granting of leave is a matter between the employees and the mill management. The Company will consider length of service and will endeavour to arrange leave of absence to suit the employee's wishes. Employees with ten or more years service will be given special consideration.
Workers' Compensation Leave A. When an injury is determined to be job related in accordance with Article XII, a regular, limited-term or probationary employee shall be placed on Workers'
Educational Leave of Absence Leaves of absence may be granted up to six (6) months under the above provisions only if the course would be beneficial to both the University and the employee.
Personal Leave of Absence The Administrator may grant a request for leave of absence for personal reasons without pay provided that he receives at least one (1) month's clear notice, in writing, unless impossible, and provided that such leave may be arranged without undue inconvenience to the normal operations of the Nursing Home. Employees when applying for such leave shall indicate the proposed date of departure and return. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Extended Personal Leave Leave without pay for up to one (1) year may be granted to a teacher provided said teacher has been actively employed for five (5) continuous contract years preceding the granting of this leave and has not been granted an extended part-time leave within that period. Application for said leave shall include a statement indicating the purpose of the leave and shall be submitted, except in unusual circumstances, as determined by the District, thirty (30) days prior to the date the leave is to commence.
Medical Leave of Absence Where you have a medical leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, and you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, a Separation from Service has occurred on the earlier of: (A) the first day on which you would not be considered “disabled” under any disability policy of the Company or Affiliate under which you are then receiving a benefit; or (B) the first day on which your medical leave of absence period exceeds 29 months.