Common use of Program Defined Clause in Contracts

Program Defined. Employees in the Union covered by this agreement may donate vacation, compensatory, discretionary holiday, sick time and bonus hours to a Leave Donation Program (“Program”) for use by other employees in the bargaining unit subject to the provisions of this section and any applicable provisions of the recipient employee’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. The program allows employees to voluntarily provide assistance to eligible bargaining unit members who are in need of paid leave due to a serious illness of the employee or a member of their immediate family. For the purpose of this section, immediate family is defined as the employee’s spouse, children (biological, adopted, step or xxxxxx), parents, siblings or grandparents.