Common use of Professional Courtesy Leave Clause in Contracts

Professional Courtesy Leave. Four (4) of the seven (7) days of Personal Necessity Leave may be utilized annually be employees for unspecified reasons with advance approval of the immediate supervisor. These days must be taken in a minimum of one-half workday increments. OTHER SICK LEAVE - ILLNESS/INJURY After all earned paid leave is exhausted, additional non-accumulative illness and injury leave shall be available for up to a maximum of 100 days. Compensation for this leave shall be at the rate of 50% of the employee's regular per diem rate. Any unit member whose absences are such that abuse of sick leave would be suspect, shall, at the supervisor's discretion, be subject to the following progressive steps of discipline: a. A meeting will be held with the employee and his/her representative, if requested, and his/her supervisor. The purpose of this meeting would be to review the absentee record and to agree upon procedures to be followed in order to resolve the problems. b. If the employee's record of absences indicates that abuse of sick leave has not improved since the initial meeting, the District may, at its discretion, request that all future absences be verified, in writing, by the attending physician. Failure to provide such verification will result in an unpaid absence. Throughout the above outlined progressive steps of discipline, every good faith effort will be made by the District in order to resolve the absenteeism problem. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT LEAVE Unit members within the District will be entitled to Industrial Accident leave according to the provisions of Education Code for personal injury. All employees in the unit are eligible for up to 60 work days for Industrial Accident or Industrial Illness Leave, at full salary.

Professional Courtesy Leave. Four Two (42) of the seven (7) days of Personal Necessity Leave may be utilized annually be employees for unspecified reasons with advance approval of the immediate supervisor. These days must be taken in a minimum of one-half workday increments. OTHER SICK LEAVE - ILLNESS/INJURY After all earned paid leave is exhausted, additional non-accumulative illness and injury leave shall be available for up to a maximum of 100 days. Compensation for this leave shall be at the rate of 50% of the employee's regular per diem rate. Any unit member whose absences are such that abuse of sick leave would be suspect, shall, at the supervisor's discretion, be subject to the following progressive steps of discipline: a. A meeting will be held with the employee and his/her representative, if requested, and his/her supervisor. The purpose of this meeting would be to review the absentee record and to agree upon procedures to be followed in order to resolve the problems. b. If the employee's record of absences indicates that abuse of sick leave has not improved since the initial meeting, the District may, at its discretion, request that all future absences be verified, in writing, by the attending physician. Failure to provide such verification will result in an unpaid absence. Throughout the above outlined progressive steps of discipline, every good faith effort will be made by the District in order to resolve the absenteeism problem. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT LEAVE Unit members within the District will be entitled to Industrial Accident leave according to the provisions of Education Code for personal injury. All employees in the unit are eligible for up to 60 work days for Industrial Accident or Industrial Illness Leave, at full salary.