Health Leave Any regular employee of the District may, at the discretion of the Board, be granted a leave of absence without pay for reasons of health, such leave to be specified for a period of not more than one year. Such leave may be extended in case of serious health conditions.
Medical Leave Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Civil Service Rules, County Code, and other law, medical leaves of absence will be granted by the employee’s Department Head upon request only upon submission of a doctor’s certificate or other satisfactory medical evidence of the employee’s need for such leave.
Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness Leave a) Family Medical Leave or Critical Illness leaves granted to a permanent teacher, long-term occasional teacher or teacher hired into a term position under this Article shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, as amended.
b) The teacher will provide to the employer such evidence as necessary to prove entitlement under the Employment Standards Act.
c) A teacher contemplating taking such leave(s) shall notify the employer of the intended date the leave is to begin and the anticipated date of return to active employment.
d) Seniority and experience continue to accrue during such leave(s).
e) Where a teacher is on such leave(s), the Employer shall continue to pay its share of the benefit premiums, where applicable. To maintain participation and coverage under the Collective Agreement, the teacher must agree to provide for payment for the teacher’s share of the benefit premiums, where applicable.
f) In order to receive pay for such leaves, a teacher must access Employment Insurance and the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) in accordance with g) to j), if allowable by legislation. An employee who is eligible for E.I. is not entitled to benefits under a school board’s sick leave and short term disability plan.
g) The Employer shall provide for permanent teachers, long-term occasional teachers and teachers hired into a term position who access such Leaves, a SEB plan to top up their E.I.
Annual Leave A. All employees appointed to a regularly established position authorized for twelve (12) months per year earn annual leave.
B. An eligible employee must be in pay status for at least one-half of the hours for which the employee is appointed during a pay period in order to accrue annual leave during that pay period.
C. Annual leave is accrued while in the 12-month position at the following rates: Years of Service Days Per Month Days Per Year 5 (1 - 60 months) 1 12 6-10 (61 - 120 months) 1.25 15 11+ (Above 120 months) 1.50 18
D. Annual leave may be accumulated up to a maximum of forty-five (45) working days. Part-time personnel may accumulate up to a maximum of forty-five (45) portions of a day proportionate to the time worked. The administrative head of each school or department should make every effort to ensure that vacation leave is used on a current yearly basis in order to provide employees with vacation, proper rest, and relaxation. In those instances when an administrator is unable to allow an employee to use vacation leave on a current basis, the employee may continue to accrue leave beyond the 45-day maximum; however, vacation leave earned in excess of the forty-five (45) days must be used during the calendar year or forfeited at the close of the workday on December 31 each year.
E. An employee’s request for annual leave shall be made in accordance with Section 11.22.
F. An employee, upon separation from the District for any reason, shall be paid for all annual leave accrued as of the date of separation at the employee’s base rate of pay on that date.
G. An employee who enters the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) shall be paid for accrued annual leave, up to forty-five (45) days, at the time the employee enters DROP. Such leave shall be paid at the employee’s current hourly base rate of pay at the time the employee enters DROP. A DROP participant who is in a position authorized to earn annual leave as indicated in paragraph 11.15A above shall earn annual leave as indicated in this article. Annual leave accrued during DROP participation, up to forty-five (45) days shall be paid at the employee’s current hourly base rate at the time of termination.
H. Employees eligible to receive annual leave pay, as provided in F and G above, shall participate in the Board approved 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan subject to a minimum contribution level established by the Board in consultation with LESPA. The 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan allows: - Participating employees to defer federal income tax and permanently avoid the payment of Social Security tax and Medicare tax on eligible plan contributions of annual leave payout; and - Participating employees who wish to withdraw their funds under conditions that subject the funds to the early withdrawal penalty assessed by the Internal Revenue Service will be reimbursed a 2.35 percent portion of such ten (10) percent penalty upon application to the District pursuant to District procedures for such reimbursement.
Medical Leave of Absence An employee who, because of illness or injury, has exhausted all sick leave benefits may be granted a medical LEAVE OF ABSENCE without pay. The seniority status of an employee who is granted a medical LEAVE OF ABSENCE shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Article herein titled "Seniority/Layoff." An employee requesting a medical LEAVE OF ABSENCE without pay shall be required to furnish conclusive evidence of disability to the EMPLOYER, specifically the Leave and Accommodation Management (▇▇▇)
