Common use of Sick Leave Accrual and Use Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Accrual and Use. ‌ 22.1 Sick leave shall be accrued at a rate of 8.66 hours per calendar month for each month that a probationary or regular Employee has worked regularly scheduled hours. There shall be no maximum accumulation of sick leave. Sick leave shall be allowed and used only in cases when the Employee is too sick or disabled to safely and effectively perform his/her duties, for medical or dental treatment, or as authorized for funeral/emergency leave, family illness and injury (including state-registered domestic partners) as outlined in Section 22.2; and as an income supplement to worker's compensation benefits. In order to receive sick leave compensation while absent, an eligible Employee who is unable to report to work due to illness or injury shall notify his/her department head or supervisor, either in person or by voice mail, prior to or within one (1) hour after the time set for reporting to work. 22.2 Family sick leave may be taken and if taken, shall be charged to sick leave or, with the concurrence of the department head, to vacation or discretionary leave where the presence of the Employee elsewhere is essential because of illness, or disability of immediate members of his/her family. Immediate family means parent, spouse, state-registered domestic partner, dependent child, parent, parent-in-law, sibling, grandparent or grandchild. No more than half of the Employee’s annual accrual may be granted for family sick leave in any one calendar year. Any additional absences due to family illness or for other family members shall be charged to discretionary leave balances (e.g., vacation, compensatory time off, etc.). 22.3 Employees may be entitled to additional leave upon request, pursuant to Federal and State Family Leave laws. 22.4 The patterns of use, frequency of occurrence, total hours used, and hours available compared to hours accrued for each Employee will be periodically and routinely reviewed by department management. Department standards will be communicated and applied to evaluate the individual use of this benefit. An improvement plan may be developed and implemented with approval of the department head, considering factors such as Employee's circumstances, the operational impact of the unscheduled absences and the obligation to provide consistency within the department. 22.5 Employees covered by this MOU are eligible to participate in a catastrophic leave donation program in accordance with the City/District's Catastrophic Leave Donation Policy.