Common use of Sick Leave Bank for Catastrophic Events Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Bank for Catastrophic Events. An Employee may donate a yearly maximum of 40 hours of their accrued sick leave credits to another member of the bargaining unit or to an employee who is a member of the administrative, exempt, professional group. They may also donate to an employee who is a member of the full-time faculty bargaining unit if and when the full-time faculty has a sick leave bank benefit included in its collective bargaining agreement. An Employee may receive a yearly maximum of 240 hours of donated sick leave credits from the eligible employees shown in the preceding paragraph. The Employee donating must maintain a minimum balance of 40 hours of sick leave, which they cannot donate. The donated credits are for use in the event that the recipient has used all of their own sick leave credits and annual leave credits. Sick leave bank credits may be used for the illness or injury of the Employee, their spouse or life partner, children, or other dependents as allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. Sick leave credit donations shall be made in no less than four-hour increments; shall be donated within 20 working days after the recipient has exhausted their leave credits; and shall be used in the order in which they were donated. Any unused sick leave credits shall be returned to the donor(s) within ten working days after the recipient first returns to work. Donated sick leave credits may be used by the recipient on a retroactive basis, beginning the day after their annual and sick leave credits are exhausted. A standing review committee shall be created and shall consist of three members of the Administration appointed by the college President and three members of the Classified Employees Union appointed by the FVCCCEU President. At least four of the six committee members must be present at any committee meeting in order for a decision to be made regarding the union member's request for sick leave credit donations. At this time the Committee shall determine whether the situation in question may appropriately be considered as catastrophic. It shall be the responsibility of the college President or the FVCCCEU President, as appropriate, to appoint a substitute to perform committee duties when committee members are unable to do so. Employees wishing to request sick leave credit donations and Employees wishing to donate sick leave credits may obtain forms for each purpose from the Human Resources Director who will then notify the committee members of the need to meet.

Sick Leave Bank for Catastrophic Events. ‌ An Employee may donate a yearly maximum of 40 hours of their accrued sick leave credits to another member of the bargaining unit or to an employee who is a member of the administrative, exempt, professional group. They may also donate to an employee who is a member of the full-time faculty bargaining unit if and when the full-time faculty has a sick leave bank benefit included in its collective bargaining agreement. An Employee may receive a yearly maximum of 240 hours of donated sick leave credits from the eligible employees shown in the preceding paragraph. The Employee donating must maintain a minimum balance of 40 hours of sick leave, which they cannot donate. The donated credits are for use in the event that the recipient has used all of their own sick leave credits and annual leave credits. Sick leave bank credits may be used for the illness or injury of the Employee, their spouse or life partner, children, or other dependents as allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. Sick leave credit donations shall be made in no less than four-hour increments; shall be donated within 20 working days after the recipient has exhausted their leave credits; and shall be used in the order in which they were donated. Any unused sick leave credits shall be returned to the donor(s) within ten working days after the recipient first returns to work. Donated sick leave credits may be used by the recipient on a retroactive basis, beginning the day after their annual and sick leave credits are exhausted. A standing review committee shall be created and shall consist of three members of the Administration appointed by the college President and three members of the Classified Employees Union appointed by the FVCCCEU President. At least four of the six committee members must be present at any committee meeting in order for a decision to be made regarding the union member's request for sick leave credit donations. At this time the Committee shall determine whether the situation in question may appropriately be considered as catastrophic. It shall be the responsibility of the college President or the FVCCCEU President, as appropriate, to appoint a substitute to perform committee duties when committee members are unable to do so. Employees wishing to request sick leave credit donations and Employees wishing to donate sick leave credits may obtain forms for each purpose from the Human Resources Director who will then notify the committee members of the need to meet.