Retirement Severance (a) Upon qualification for benefits in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System the retiring bus driver shall be paid for all unused sick leave days at a rate that is 50% of the current rate based on the current bid route time. The retiree after 10 or more consecutive years of service will receive 75% of the above amount. Bus monitors who meet the MPSERS qualification shall be paid for all unused equivalent sick leave days at a rate of $15 per day. This will not apply to discharged employees.
Severance Pay 4.4.2(a) Severance pay - other than employees of a small employer An employee, other than an employee of a small employer, whose employment is terminated by reason of redundancy is entitled to the following amount of severance pay in respect of a period of continuous service: Period of continuous service Severance pay Less than 1 year Nil 1 year and less than 2 years 4 weeks’ pay* 2 years and less than 3 years 6 weeks’ pay 3 years and less than 4 years 7 weeks’ pay 4 years and less than 5 yeas 8 weeks’ pay 5 years and less than 6 years 10 weeks’ pay 6 years and less than 7 years 11 weeks’ pay 7 years and less than 8 years 13 weeks’ pay 8 years and less than 9 years 14 weeks’ pay 9 years and less than 10 years 16 weeks’ pay 10 years and over 12 weeks’ pay * Week’s pay is defined in 4.4.1.