Personal Necessity Leave Unit members shall be entitled to use up to seven (7) days of paid sick leave in each school year in cases of personal necessity defined below. Unit members may use one (1) of the seven (7) annual days on a confidential basis for a reason set forth in paragraphs A through F below. The unit member shall be required to certify that he/she used the confidential day for a reason specified in subsections A-F, but shall not be required to state, with respect to the confidential day, which of the subsections applies. Personal necessity leave may be utilized by an employee who has sufficient sick leave credit for circumstances which are serious in nature which cannot be expected to be disregarded, and which necessitate immediate attention, and cannot be dealt with during off-duty hours. The employee shall submit a request for personal necessity leave approval on an Agency form to the immediate supervisor not less than five (5) working days prior to the beginning date of the leave. The prior approval requirement shall not apply to leave for purposes set forth in paragraphs A, B, and D. However, when prior approval is not required, the employee shall make every reasonable effort to comply with Agency procedures designed to secure substitutes, and shall notify the immediate supervisor of the expected duration of the absence. The Agency reserves the right to review each request and to verify such request by any appropriate means. A. For purposes of this subsection only, death of a member of the immediate family, including registered domestic partners is defined as mother, father, step-parents, husband, wife, son, daughter, step-children, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandson, granddaughter, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew of the unit member. X. An accident involving the person or property of the unit member or of a member of the member's immediate family, including registered domestic partners, as defined above. The accident must be of such an emergency nature that the immediate presence of the unit member is required during the regular workday. C. Appearance in court as a litigant, or as a witness under order of subpoena. X. Xxxxxxx or critical illness of a member of the unit member's immediate family, including registered domestic partners, as defined above, which calls for services of a physician and is verified by the physician's statement. The illness must be of such an emergency nature that the immediate presence of the employee is required during his/her regular work day.
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 (1/10th) of one (1) 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 five (5) 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.
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.