Civic Duty Leave A. Employees summoned for jury duty will be granted a leave of absence with pay for time lost from their regular work schedule while on said jury duty upon presentation of the appropriate summons to the department head by the employee.
B. An employee who receives jury fees for jury service upon presentation of the appropriate court certificate of service, shall either:
1. Retain such jury fees in lieu of pay for the period of jury service if the jury fees exceed his/her regular rate of compensation for the period involved; or
2. Remit to the Appointing Authority the jury fees if less than his/her regular rate of compensation for the period involved.
C. Jury fees for the purpose of this Article shall be the per diem rate paid for jury duty by the court not including the expenses reimbursed for travel, meals, rooms or incidentals.
D. An employee summoned as a witness in court on behalf of the Commonwealth or any town, city or county of the Commonwealth or on behalf of the Federal Government shall be granted court leave with pay upon filing of the appropriate notice of service with his/her department head except that this Section shall not apply to an employee who is also in the employ of any town, city or county of the Commonwealth or in the employ of the Federal Government or any private employer and who is summoned on a matter arising from that employment.
E. All fees for court service except jury fees paid for service rendered during office hours must be paid to the Commonwealth. Any fees paid to an employee for court service performed during a vacation period may be retained by the employee. The employee shall retain expenses for travel, meals, rooms, etc.
F. An employee on court leave who has been excused by the proper court authority shall report to his/her official duty station if such interruption in court service will permit four or more consecutive hours of employment. Court leave shall not affect any employment rights of the individual.
G. No court leave shall be granted when the employee is the defendant or is engaged in personal litigation.
Jury Duty Leave A regular, limited-term or probationary employee who is called for jury duty or for examination for jury duty shall be compensated at the employee's regular rate of pay for those hours of absence due to the jury duty which occur during the employee's regularly scheduled working hours provided the employee deposits the employee's fees for such hours of jury duty, exclusive of mileage, with the County Treasurer. Fees for jury duty performed during hours other than regularly scheduled working hours may be retained by the employee. Any hours worked beyond the regularly scheduled workday shall be subject to the workweek and overtime provisions (Article I). An employee may request a change in regularly scheduled working hours to a Monday through Friday day shift for the duration of such jury duty. Such requests shall be granted if practicable.
Extra Duty Pay Reimbursement for activities such as gate-keeping, score book, etc.
Xxxx Leave For laid off employees, sick leave accruals shall remain on the books and be reinstated if such employees are reappointed. Whenever a person becomes ineligible for reemployment, and such person has not been re-employed, then, if at the point of layoff such person was eligible to receive a sick leave accrual payoff, such person shall be paid for existing sick leave accruals in accordance with Section 1408 of this Agreement.
JURY DUTY PAY All employees required to serve on jury duty shall be paid by the School District the difference between their regular pay and jury duty pay. In implementing this section, the School District shall continue to pay the employee the regular rate of pay and the employee shall be obligated upon receipt of the jury duty pay from the governmental agency to immediately remit any witness fees received to the School District less any mileage expenses. Absences under this section shall not be deducted from accumulated leave.
Jury Duty/Witness Leave Unit members shall be granted leave, without loss of pay, to appear in court as a subpoenaed witness or to serve as a juror. Any compensation, less any mileage expenses, received for appearance as a witness or from serving as a juror under this section shall be endorsed over to the District so that the unit member’s compensation for any days of absence for the above purposes shall not be in excess of nor less than his/her regular pay.
Hazardous Duty Pay Employees who have consented and are required to perform asbestos work will continue to be eligible for a 50% work differential for time spent performing such duties. This differential shall be paid 1/10 hour increments, including time spent by the employee changing into and removing program specified clothing and equipment. Maryland Port employees who are currently covered under the $ 10.00 per hour, or 50% per hour of the hourly wage whichever is greater, chrome pay differential, will continue to receive differential. This provision will also cover any existing hazardous duty differential currently provided.
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.
Maternity Leave (i) The Employee who intends to take maternity leave shall provide their Manager/Chair and Human Resources at least six (6) weeks' notice in writing of the expected date of delivery of the child, specifying the proposed duration of leave.
(ii) The maternity leave may commence up to twelve (12) weeks immediately before the estimated date of delivery.
(iii) An Employee taking maternity leave shall be eligible to receive benefits in accordance with the University’s Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan. The SUB Plan supplements Employment Insurance (EI) benefits during the maternity leave.
(iv) The parties acknowledge that subject to the requirements of Employment and Social Development Canada, the Supplemental Employment Insurance Benefit Plan (“SUB” plan) shall remain in effect for the duration of this Agreement.
(v) In order to be eligible to receive benefits under the University’s SUB Plan, an Employee must: - be eligible for a maternity leave in accordance with statement in 23.1 above; - commence maternity leave prior to or on the date of delivery; - apply for and be eligible for Employment Insurance benefits.
(vi) The period of eligibility for the SUB Plan is seventeen (17) weeks.
a. The SUB Plan provides: - ninety-five (95) percent of the Employee’s regular salary during the waiting period; and - the calculation will be based on an Employee taking a twelve (12) month leave.
b. Changes made to the maternity leave program by Service Canada will be reflected in the University’s Maternity Leave Policy.
c. The total amount of the SUB plan payments will be divided evenly over the pay periods during the 17 week period.
(vii) An Employee who commences maternity leave may continue all benefits they are enrolled in prior to the leave subject to the provisions of the Carrier during her maternity leave. The payment of benefit premiums shall be shared between the Board and Employee as per Article 27.1(c), Article 27.1(d), and Article 27.1(e).
(viii) An Employee granted leave without pay for maternity reasons pursuant to the statement in 23.1 shall be returned to the Employee’s former position or be placed in a comparable position for which the Employee is qualified provided that the Employee indicates intention to return to work by notifying the University four (4) weeks before the intended date of return.
(ix) Service with the University continues to accrue for the duration of the maternity leave, up to a maximum of one (1) year, for the purposes of vacation entitlement and Employee award only. Employees do not accrue actual vacation hours while on maternity leave from the University.
Maternity Leave Allowance
(a) An employee who qualifies for maternity leave pursuant to Clause 21.1, shall be paid a maternity leave allowance in accordance with the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) Plan. In order to receive this allowance, the employee must provide to the Employer, proof that she has applied for and is eligible to receive employment insurance benefits pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act. An employee disentitled or disqualified from receiving employment insurance benefits is not eligible for maternity leave allowance.
(b) Pursuant to the Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) Plan, the maternity leave allowance will consist of 15 weekly payments equivalent to the difference between the employment insurance gross benefits and any other earnings received by the employee and 85% of the employee's basic pay.
