Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following: (A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum. (B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff. (C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank. (D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement. (E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits. (F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time. (G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement, Employment Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to To establish a bank of sick leave days donated by CCCC employees in order to provide a benefit to employees who have suffered a catastrophic injury or illness and who do not have sufficient sick leave days, the following applies:
a. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a severe condition or combination of conditions affecting the mental or physical health of the employee. Such illness or injury must be severe enough in nature to force the employee to exhaust all sick leave time earned by the employee and to, therefore, potentially lost compensation.
b. Catastrophic illness or injury must require the services of a licensed doctor of medicine who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery, as appropriate by the state in which the doctor practices.
c. All applications for sick leave bank time must be accompanied by a licensed physician’s statement which states the beginning date of the condition, a description of the illness or injury, and the anticipated date the employee will be able to cover employeereturn to work.
d. Prior to granting sick leave from the bank, the applicant must have utilized all of his/s in her accumulated sick leave.
e. An employee may donate, on a voluntary basis, to the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed maximum of five (5) members days on or before August 20, each year.
f. Once sick leave has been donated to the sick leave bank, it cannot be restored to the individual.
g. Employees may not designate a particular employee to receive their donated time.
h. Employees who use sick leave days from the bank are not required to pay them back.
i. Full-time employees, including those employees who have contributed to the bank and who have been employed by CCCC for more than six (6) months, may apply for sick leave bank days.
j. A combination of the Union appointed by employees sick leave days and the Union Presidentdays drawn from the sick leave bank may not exceed one hundred twenty (120) days total. Rules for membership and participation Those days run concurrently with FMLA.
k. Days in the sick leave bank shall may be established by distributed until the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:bank is exhausted.
(A) The l. A sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at committee will make recommendations relative to the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number distribution of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to and the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close eligibility of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility employee for sick leave bank benefits days. The Vice President of Finance and Administration shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefitsserve as chairperson of the ad hoc committee, and the Vice President of Academics will appoint members to the committee to include the CEA President or designee, the Director of Human Resources, the Administrative Assistant to the President, one faculty member and one hourly staff position.
m. Approved applicants may be granted days from the requested start date until a combination of their sick leave, vacation days and the bank days have reached a maximum of one hundred twenty (F120) No one shall, under any circumstances, days or until the bank is exhausted. Each day equates to 8 hours. Days may be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same timetaken in whole or half day increments.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees 21.1 A sick leave bank shall be established for use by participating employees when fifty- one per cent (51%) of those eligible indicate by written authorization their intent to establish participate.
21.2 All employees shall be eligible for voluntary participation in a sick leave bank to cover employee/s after one (1) year employment in the event of long term illness. Xxxxxx County.
21.3 The sick leave bank shall be administered by used only for the employee’s personal debilitating illness, accident, or injury.
21.4 Employees shall have accrued a committee composed minimum of five (5) members sick leave days left over from previous year or years before joining the sick leave bank. Each participating employee shall contribute one (1) day of sick leave in the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in first month of eligibility.
A. Employees shall be eligible to join the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start on or before September 10 of each school year to reach a maximum two year.
B. Each participating employee shall contribute one (21) times day of sick leave each time the bank balance falls below 25% of the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days members in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up bank. No employee shall be required to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two three (23) days in any school year. If a participating employee does not have sufficient number of accrued sick leave days to contribute, his/her participation in the bank shall be restricted until such time that he/she can make the required contribution.
C. After a participating employee’s accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, he/she shall be eligible to draw in ten (10) day increments, from the sick leave bank, for any one (1) illness, injury, accident, or complication thereof. A maximum of sixty (60) sick leave days per year can be utilized. In the event that the employee does not use all sick leave drawn from the bank, such days shall be returned to the bank.
D. Each application shall be accompanied by a physician’s statement. Photo static copies of the doctor’s statement will not be accepted. The committee reserves the right to ask for a second opinion. Sick leave bank days may not be used for maternity except in the case of major complications.
E. Extension applications for an initial illness, accident, injury, or complication thereof will be submitted within seven (7) days of the beginning date of the original or previous application.
F. Any participating employee withdrawing sick leave days shall not be required to replace those days except as a regular contributing member to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees 18.1 A sick leave bank shall be established for use by participating employees when fifty-one per cent (51%) of those eligible indicate by written authorization their intent to establish participate.
18.2 All employees shall be eligible for voluntary participation in a sick leave bank to cover employee/s after one (1) year employment in the event of long term illness. Xxxxxx County.
18.3 The sick leave bank shall be administered by used only for the employee's personal debilitating illness, accident, or injury.
18.4 Employees shall have accrued a committee composed minimum of five (5) members sick leave days left over from previous year or years before joining the sick leave bank. Each participating employee shall contribute one (1) day of sick leave in the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in first month of eligibility.
A. Employees shall be eligible to join the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start on or before September 10 of each school year to reach a maximum two year.
B. Each participating employee shall contribute one (21) times day of sick leave each time the bank balance falls below 25% of the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days members in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up bank. No employee shall be required to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two three (23) days in any school year. If a participating employee does not have sufficient number of accrued sick leave days to contribute, his/her participation in the bank shall be restricted until such time that he/she can make the required contribution.
C. After a participating employee's accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, he/she shall be eligible to draw in ten (10) day increments, from the sick leave bank, for any one (1) illness, injury, accident, or complication thereof. A maximum of sixty (60) sick leave days per year can be utilized. In the event that the employee does not use all sick leave drawn from the bank, such days shall be returned to the bank.
D. Each application shall be accompanied by a physician's statement. Photo static copies of the doctor's statement will not be accepted. The committee reserves the right to ask for a second opinion. Sick leave bank days may not be used for maternity except in the case of major complications.
E. Extension applications for an initial illness, accident, injury, or complication thereof will be submitted within seven (7) days of the beginning date of the original or previous application.
F. Any participating employee withdrawing sick leave days shall not be required to replace those days except as a regular contributing member to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees 18.1 A sick leave bank shall be established for use by participating employees when fifty- one per cent (51%) of those eligible indicate by written authorization their intent to establish participate.
18.2 All employees shall be eligible for voluntary participation in a sick leave bank to cover employee/s after one (1) year employment in the event of long term illness. Xxxxxx County.
18.3 The sick leave bank shall be administered by used only for the employee's personal debilitating illness, accident, or injury.
18.4 Employees shall have accrued a committee composed minimum of five (5) members sick leave days left over from previous year or years before joining the sick leave bank. Each participating employee shall contribute one (1) day of sick leave in the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in first month of eligibility.
A. Employees shall be eligible to join the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start on or before September 10 of each school year to reach a maximum two year.
B. Each participating employee shall contribute one (21) times day of sick leave each time the bank balance falls below 25% of the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days members in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up bank. No employee shall be required to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two three (23) days in any school year. If a participating employee does not have sufficient number of accrued sick leave days to contribute, his/her participation in the bank shall be restricted until such time that he/she can make the required contribution.
C. After a participating employee's accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, he/she shall be eligible to draw in ten (10) day increments, from the sick leave bank, for any one (1) illness, injury, accident, or complication thereof. A maximum of sixty (60) sick leave days per year can be utilized. In the event that the employee does not use all sick leave drawn from the bank, such days shall be returned to the bank.
D. Each application shall be accompanied by a physician's statement. Photo static copies of the doctor's statement will not be accepted. The committee reserves the right to ask for a second opinion. Sick leave bank days may not be used for maternity except in the case of major complications.
E. Extension applications for an initial illness, accident, injury, or complication thereof will be submitted within seven (7) days of the beginning date of the original or previous application.
F. Any participating employee withdrawing sick leave days shall not be required to replace those days except as a regular contributing member to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish A. Eligible employees as defined below may voluntarily participate in a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank (Bank) which shall be administered by a committee Sick Leave Bank Committee (Committee) composed of five seven (57) members of the Union participating employees who shall be appointed by the Union PresidentUnion. Rules Said Committee shall adopt and/or amend rules and regulations for membership and participation administering the Bank in accordance with the sick leave bank terms of this Agreement. The president of the council shall be established by act as an ex-officio member of the committee Committee and shall be supplied vote in place of any Committee member when said Committee member makes application to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional withdraw days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
B. All tenured employees who carry forward at least fourteen (D14) The Union sick leave days from the prior school year shall notify be eligible to join the Employer Bank during the month of September.
C. To join the Bank, an eligible employee must submit to the Superintendent and the Committee, during the month of September, a written application on the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Upon being determined to be eligible by September 15th of each year the Superintendent, such employee shall have two (2) sick days deducted from his/her personal accumulation and irrevocably transferred to the Bank. Membership in the Bank shall remain in effect until a member resigns or until such time as a member refuses to contribute additional sick days as may be required by the Committee. Resignation must be made in writing and directed to the chairperson of the individuals Sick Leave Bank. A person who have donated days cancels his/her membership must, to again become a member in good standing, contribute to the sick leave bank so that said Bank the number of days may be deducted from assessed on the individual's yearly entitlementmembers for contribution to the Sick Leave Bank during the period of time of the cancellation plus the normal contribution required for membership.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness1. The sick leave bank Employees shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation eligible to participate in the sick leave bank established for teachers in accordance with the program guidelines outlined in the Teacher’s Agreement. One paraprofessional, one employee who had been in Unit II prior to July 1, 2010, one employee who had been in Unit IV prior to July 1, 2010, and one employee who had been unaffiliated prior to July 1, 2010 shall be added to the Sick Leave Bank Committee established in the Teacher Agreement. Effective July 1, 1980, membership in the bank was voluntary for all employees. Thereafter, all new employees who request membership will be assessed one day of sick leave for deposit in the bank. Employees who had been assessed one day of sick leave to participate in a sick leave bank for another bargaining unit shall have their sick leave day transferred to the sick leave bank established under this Agreement.
2. A member of the bargaining unit may participate in the bank only after:
a. Filing application with the Sick Leave Bank Committee;
b. Submitting satisfactory medical evidence of the illness;
c. Submitting evidence of having exhausted all accumulated leave;
d. Satisfying such other criteria as may be established by the joint committee and shall be supplied which includes an evaluation of the employee’s past sick leave usage record.
3. Any employee who contributed one day to the EmployerSick Leave Bank shall not be charged a sick leave day for the purpose of sick leave conversion. The day will be drawn from the prior year’s accumulated sick leave, except in the event that the employee has no sick leave, in which case that day will be drawn from the current year.
4. New employees must join the Sick Leave Bank within the first thirty (30) days of their employment or lose their right to do so. Any rules established employee covered by this Agreement may join the committee shall include Sick Leave Bank within 30 days of the following:ratification of this Agreement or lose their right to do so.
(A) The 5. Employees may relinquish their membership in the sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at any time; if they do so, however, they will lose both their contribution in the start of each school year Sick Leave Bank and their right to reach rejoin the bank at a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximumlater date.
(B) Unused 6. A member will lose the right to utilize the Sick Leave Bank if their employment with the Baltimore City Public School System is terminated.
7. All contributions will remain in force and cannot be returned even upon cancellation of a membership. In no case will the granting of leave from the bank cause a member to receive more than their annual salary.
8. All unused sick leave days in the bank at the close end of the a school year will carry shall be carried over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that next school year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s District Central Bank:
1. A District Central Bank shall be created effective the first day the employee works in the event current school year. The District Central Bank total shall be allowed to be used as needed, without any further employee contribution of long days, until the accumulated total reaches three thousand (3,000). Each member shall automatically have one day deducted from his/her accumulated total when the accumulated total drops below three thousand (3,000). When the District Central Bank drops below three thousand (3,000) days, each member will be allowed eleven (11) days. The employee will place one (1) of his/her days at the disposal of the District’s Central Bank.
2. The District Central Bank is intended to provide each teacher with comprehensive protection from financial burdens imposed by prolonged disability, long-term illness, disability accident or the same chronic recurring illnesses. The In order to be eligible to draw from the sick leave bank shall bank, the following criteria must be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules satisfied:
a. A teacher employed for membership and participation in more than two years may not draw from the sick leave bank until after the fifteenth (15) day of absence as a result of the same illness or disability, other than those listed in G.2. above when the fifteen (15) day absence has already been met.
b. No teacher may draw from the sick bank until he or she has exhausted all but two of their accumulated sick days.
c. No teacher may draw from the sick bank while on a leave of absence without pay or while drawing workers’ compensation or while drawing long term disability provided in Article XV, Section A.
d. A teacher shall not be established by eligible to draw more than ninety (90) workdays’ pay from the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank without reapplication to the sick bank for individual consideration.
e. Applications for long-term disability under Article XV, Section A, must be made as soon as the teacher is reasonably aware that the policy may be applicable to his/her situation. All teachers drawing from the sick leave bank must apply for long-term disability and must take long-term disability in lieu of sick bank benefits as soon as they are eligible to do so. Consideration should be given for additional sick bank days (to the ninety [90] sick bank day limit) when an employee returns from LTD. Salary received from the District will be returned if LTD benefits are approved for the same days.
f. First and second year teachers may use sick bank benefits without regard to 2-a above.
3. The District Central Bank Committee shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start composed of each school year to reach a maximum two four (24) times the members, an equal number of staff representatives of the Association and the administration. All approvals of the Committee shall be by a majority of the members. The criteria for such approvals shall be set and published by the District Central Bank Committee. This shall not apply while a person is drawing workers’ compensation award.
4. Unused leave days credited to the sick bank shall carry over to the following school year.
5. Prolonged disability shall be defined as four (4) consecutive weeks with a physician’s statement attesting to the incapacity to work. The Board reserves the right to require a second opinion from the Board’s physician at the Board’s cost. Childcare, as differentiated from disability due to childbirth, shall not be covered by sick leave or the sick bank provisions.
6. It is expressly understood that the provisions of the sick leave bank are only for the personal illness of the teacher and shall not apply for family care, childcare, or illnesses of the immediate family. Under extenuating circumstances a teacher may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up apply to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years for up to a unit maximum of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file to be utilized to care for an immediate family member with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Banka serious health condition, including when a teacher must make arrangements for necessary medical and/or nursing care.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness1. The sick leave bank Employees shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation eligible to participate in the sick leave bank established for teachers in accordance with the program guidelines outlined in the Teacher’s Agreement. One paraprofessional, one employee who had been in Unit II prior to July 1, 2010, one employee who had been in Unit IV prior to July 1, 2010, and one employee who had been unaffiliated prior to July 1, 2010 shall be added to the Sick Leave Bank Committee established in the Teacher Agreement. Effective July 1, 1980, membership in the bank was voluntary for all employees. Thereafter, all new employees who request membership will be assessed one day of sick leave for deposit in the bank. Employees who had been assessed one day of sick leave to participate in a sick leave bank for another bargaining unit shall have their sick leave day transferred to the sick leave bank established under this Agreement.
2. A member of the bargaining unit may participate in the bank only after:
a. Filing application with the Sick Leave Bank Committee;
b. Submitting satisfactory medical evidence of the illness;
c. Submitting evidence of having exhausted all accumulated leave;
d. Satisfying such other criteria as may be established by the joint committee and shall be supplied which includes an evaluation of the employee’s past sick leave usage record.
3. Any employee who contributed one day to the EmployerSick Leave Bank shall not be charged a sick leave day for the purpose of sick leave conversion. The day will be drawn from the prior year’s accumulated sick leave, except in the event that the employee has no sick leave, in which case that day will be drawn from the current year.
4. New employees must join the Sick Leave Bank within the first thirty (30) days of their employment or lose their right to do so. Any rules established employee covered by this Agreement may join the committee shall include Sick Leave Bank within 30 days of the following:ratification of this Agreement or lose their right to do so.
(A) The 5. Employees may relinquish their membership in the sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at any time; if they do so, however, they will lose both their contribution in the start of each school year Sick Leave Bank and their right to reach rejoin the bank at a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximumlater date.
(B) Unused 6. A member will lose the right to utilize the Sick Leave Bank if his employment with the Baltimore City Public School System is terminated.
7. All contributions will remain in force and cannot be returned even upon cancellation of a membership. In no case will the granting of leave from the bank cause a member to receive more than his or her annual salary.
8. All unused sick leave days in the bank at the close end of the a school year will carry shall be carried over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that next school year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees (a) Each fulltime employee who holds an appointment of one (1) year or longer or a continuing part-time employee having a workload of fifty (50%) percent or more, shall, on April 1 of each year, donate either one-half day's sick leave or one entire day’s sick leave from the employee’s sick leave entitlement to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s bank, as required, so that there is in the event bank a number of long term illnessdays equal to approximately three times the number of such fulltime employees, as determined on that date.
(b) Only those employees as described in (a) are entitled to draw from the bank.
(c) An employee who has drawn from the bank may not begin to accumulate sick leave, until the employee has repaid the bank one-third of the amount, reckoned to the nearest multiple of three, which the employee has drawn from the bank.
(d) An employee who exhausts their sick leave allotment and accumulation shall be entitled to additional days of sick leave only for those days of absence for which a qualified medical practitioner testifies that the employee was unable to attend to the employee’s duties at the College.
(e) All requests for additional sick leave must be submitted in writing. The medical certificate will be submitted to Human Resources which shall determine if the absence is medically supported and the anticipated duration. The request for additional sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in withdrawal from the sick leave bank shall (excluding the medical certificate) will be established by the committee and shall be supplied submitted to the Employer. Any rules established by Standards and Ethics Committeee which will make recommendations to Human Resources on withdrawals from the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff membersbank. The sick leave bank Committee may be supplied with additional not recommend that an employee receive more days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in from the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up than are necessary to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement qualify for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability Disability Insurance benefits.
(Ff) No one shallIn the event that the bank is exhausted, under any circumstances, the Union may levy each employee additional days of sick leave and shall be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at deposit such days in the same timebank.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall A Sick Leave Bank will be administered by a committee composed of five (5) established for all members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership unit who have completed their probationary period and participation in the whose sick leave bank shall be established by the committee accumulation has been exhausted and shall be supplied to the Employerwho have been out of work for a minimum of 360 consecutive hours. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) In such a situation, an individual may apply for additional sick leave. The sick leave bank shall Sick Leave Bank will be funded by bargaining unit all participating Union members at the start of each school contributing one day per year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted on July 1st from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of their accrued sick leave and by those Union members who have accumulated the 2160 maximum accrued sick hours. Union members who have reached the maximum accrued hours limit shall have their monthly sick accrual deposited into the sick bank. A committee made up of the Fire Chief, Personnel Coordinator, and the Union President (or designee) shall monitor the Sick Bank and make determinations on file actual use eligibility of the sick bank as well as resolve disputes that may arise regarding the sick bank. The actual management of the accrual and disbursement of sick bank hours shall rest with the employer prior to donating Personnel Office. Individuals shall not qualify for Sick Leave Bank unless they have accumulated at least 360 hours sick leave as of July 1st of any year. Before applying to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The , the individual must have exhausted their own individual sick leave, have been out of work for at least 360 consecutive hours and be carried on sick leave by the Walpole Fire Department. A Union member shall notify only be eligible to withdraw from the Employer by September 15th Sick Leave Bank that amount of time which was previously exhausted through regular accrued sick time as a result of the sickness which prompted the individual to apply for access to the Sick Leave Bank. Members enrolled in the sick bank shall be re-enrolled automatically each year unless the member withdraws in writing. Further, a quarterly report of the individuals who have donated days sick bank activity shall be provided to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementunion president.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A. The Employer Appointing Authority agrees to establish a Sick Leave Bank to be used by employees that have completed his or her probationary period in case of catastrophic illness or injury to the employee. The sick days in the bank shall be contributed by members of the Unit during an established annual open enrollment period not to exceed 30 days. The Union must provide to the University, within 30 days following the end of the open enrollment period, a list of members eligible for the sick leave bank bank, the donation amount of each employee (a minimum of one sick day donation is required), as well as an authorization from each member to cover employee/s in deduct at least one sick day from the event of long term illnessmembers sick leave balance. The sick leave bank shall not be administered unless the above information is timely submitted to the University.
B. Employees must use all paid personal, compensatory and sick leave and all but 5 days of vacation leave before applying to draw on the Sick Leave Bank. Employees must have contributed to the Bank during the applicable annual open enrollment period if they wish to become members and access the sick leave bank, and must provide sufficient medical documentation to warrant medical leave. Employees are eligible for an initial maximum withdrawal of sixty days and shall not accrue any leave credits while on such leave. Any withdrawal beyond the sixty days is subject to review and approval by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall not exceed a total of 180 days (to include the sixty days).
C. There will be supplied established a joint union-management board to administer the Employerbank and to develop policies and procedures. Any rules established Two (2) members will be appointed by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum Union; two (2) times members will be appointed by the number Administration; the four (4) members will, if necessary, select a chair to vote in the event of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximuma tie.
(B) Unused sick leave days in D. The University will establish a mechanism to fund the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the burden of paying for allowed time does not fall on the individual's yearly entitlement’s grant.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 1. Certified employees may choose to participate annually in the Emergency Leave Bank by contributing one (1) day of available sick or personal leave to the Bank. The Employer agrees employee shall notify the Central Office during the Section 125 open enrollment period of their decision to establish a sick participate in the Emergency Leave Bank. New certified employees contracted after the enrollment period may enter into the Emergency Leave Bank during the time of their Section 125 enrollment.
2. During the first year of the leave bank, the Board of Education will contribute 20 days to the bank. The Board will contribute 15 days to the leave bank to cover employee/s in once the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops total falls below fifty (50) days, except within the last thirty (30) calendar days of the contract year.
3. An employee must have contributed to bring it the Bank in order to request and be eligible to receive days from the Bank.
4. After all accumulated sick leave and personal leave have been exhausted, any teacher may make application for up to thirty (30) days sick leave from the maximumsick leave bank. An additional ten (10) days may be granted with the approval of the President of West Kingman County Association of American Educators and the Superintendent upon application. Substitute teacher's pay shall be deducted from the teacher's salary for these additional ten (10) days.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year 5. The Emergency Leave Bank Committee will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit be composed of two (2) times members; the number Superintendent/designee; the West Kingman County Association of staffAmerican Educators President/designee.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year 6. The Committee shall consider granting Emergency Leave from the Bank for catastrophic or chronic conditions affecting the employee.
7. Decisions of the Emergency Leave Bank Committee shall be final and not subject to the sick leave bank; grievance procedure.
8. An employee who is not satisfied with the decision of the District Emergency Leave Bank Committee shall have the right to address within 10 working days the District Emergency Leave Bank Committee and that any days contributed shall may be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for accompanied by an Association representative(s).
9. In order to remain in the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members Bank, a member must have ten contribute one additional day when the Bank total falls below fifty (1050) days, except within the last thirty (30) calendar days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bankcontract year.
(D) The Union shall notify 10. Unused Emergency Leave Bank days will carry into the Employer by September 15th of each year of next year. Carryover amounts do not preclude the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementannual contribution requirement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Sick Leave Bank. (1) A sick leave bank, for use by eligible members of the professional staff covered by this Agreement who have exhausted their own sick leave and who have serious illness, has been established.
(2) All members of the professional staff covered by this Agreement shall each make an initial contribution of two (2) days of their annual seventeen (17) days of sick leave in order to fund the bank.
(3) The Employer agrees to establish a initial grant of sick leave by the sick leave bank committee to cover employee/s in an eligible employee shall not exceed thirty (30) days and shall not set a precedent. The maximum number of days bargaining unit members shall be granted by the event sick leave bank committee is 211 days over the course of long term illness. their career as a member of the bargaining unit.
(4) Any sick leave granted any individual under the provisions of this section shall expire at the end of the applicable contract year.
(5) The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank committee consisting of three (3) members. One (1) member shall be established designated by the committee Committee to serve at its discretion, and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times members shall be designated by the number of staff membersAssociation in consultation with the Committee. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever committee shall determine the number eligibility for the use of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at and the close amount of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up leave to a unit be granted. The decision of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said committee is not subject to grievance/arbitration. The following criteria shall be used by the committee in administering the bank and in determining eligibility and amount of leave:
(a) Adequate medical evidence of serious illness as documented in a completed Certificate of Health Care Provider form;
(b) Prior utilization of all eligible sick leave.
(6) When unused sick leave bank days may reach one third (1/3) of the original contribution (eight (8) days) (made effective September 1, 1975) , all employees covered by the Agreement will be assessed an additional day which will be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementtheir seventeen (17) days annual sick leave.
(E7) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for All unused accumulated sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive days contributed by administrators which remain in the DennisYarmouth Regional School District sick leave and disability benefits at bank as of August 31, 1975, shall be deposited to the same timecredit of the sick leave bank established under this Agreement.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees 18.1 A sick leave bank shall be established for use by participating employees when fifty- one per cent (51%) of those eligible indicate by written authorization their intent to establish participate.
18.2 All employees shall be eligible for voluntary participation in a sick leave bank to cover employee/s after one
(1) year employment in the event of long term illness. Xxxxxx County.
18.3 The sick leave bank shall be administered by used only for the employee's personal debilitating illness, accident, or injury.
18.4 Employees shall have accrued a committee composed minimum of five (5) members sick leave days left over from previous year or years before joining the sick leave bank. Each participating employee shall contribute one (1) day of sick leave in the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in first month of eligibility.
A. Employees shall be eligible to join the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start on or before September 10 of each school year to reach a maximum two year.
B. Each participating employee shall contribute one (21) times day of sick leave each time the bank balance falls below 25% of the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days members in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up bank. No employee shall be required to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two three (23) days in any school year. If a participating employee does not have sufficient number of accrued sick leave days to contribute, his/her participation in the bank shall be restricted until such time that he/she can make the required contribution.
C. After a participating employee's accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, he/she shall be eligible to draw in ten (10) day increments, from the sick leave bank, for any one (1) illness, injury, accident, or complication thereof. A maximum of sixty (60) sick leave days per year can be utilized. In the event that the employee does not use all sick leave drawn from the bank, such days shall be returned to the bank.
D. Each application shall be accompanied by a physician's statement. Photo static copies of the doctor's statement will not be accepted. The committee reserves the right to ask for a second opinion. Sick leave bank days may not be used for maternity except in the case of major complications.
E. Extension applications for an initial illness, accident, injury, or complication thereof will be submitted within seven (7) days of the beginning date of the original or previous application.
F. Any participating employee withdrawing sick leave days shall not be required to replace those days except as a regular contributing member to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. (a) A Sick Leave Bank is established, effective February 13, 2006, for use by a participating member whose sick leave is exhausted through prolonged illness. A prolonged illness shall be one which has caused absence of more than thirty (30) consecutive work days. Vacation, personal, and all sick leave days must be used by the participating member before being eligible to draw upon the sick leave bank. The Employer agrees member is responsible for obtaining the required documentation and submitting it in a timely manner.
(b) To be eligible for sick leave bank, the applicant must have been a member of the bargaining unit for at least one (1) year prior to establish a the date of the application and have contributed to the sick leave bank by July 15 of that fiscal year. Employees may elect each fiscal year to participate by contributing one (1) day or more days by July 15th, effective July 1, 2017. Forms for this purpose will be distributed to the members by the Human Resources Department. (Initial establishment of the bank will be made by the voluntary contribution of one (1) day per member of the bargaining unit by March 13, 2006.
(c) A doctor’s certificate shall be required in each instance that an applicant seeks access to the sick leave bank, including application for extended benefits.
(d) The initial grant of days from the sick leave bank will cover employee/s up to twenty (20) working days for any prolonged illness. Consideration will be given for additional days beyond the twenty (20) in the event that the prolonged illness continues. In no instance shall more than one additional grant be made to an individual in a year from the date of long term illnessthat application, or shall that additional grant, coupled with the initial grant, exceed forty (40) days for that individual. If the sick leave bank is exhausted, it shall be replenished by the contribution of one additional day of sick leave by each participating member.
(e) The sick leave bank shall be governed and distributed by a committee consisting of the Town Manager, the Department Head, Human Resources Direct and two (2) union members. In the event the Department Head is the employee requesting sick bank time, another Department Head will substitute in their place on the sick leave bank committee. A majority vote of the committee members will be required for sick leave days to be granted. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Human Resources Department.
(f) The decision of the sick leave bank committee with respect to eligibility and entitlement shall be final and binding and not subject to appeal through the contractual grievance and arbitration procedure or through any other judicial or administrative procedure. Previous attendance records and performance evaluation will be considered.
(g) No days may be withdrawn from the sick leave bank for use other than for a committee composed prolonged illness of the union member. Days may not be withdrawn to permit the individual to be absent to care for other members of the applicant’s family.
(h) Application for benefits shall be in writing and shall consist of a letter to the department head accompanied by a written doctor’s certificate describing the nature of the illness and providing an estimate of when the employee will be able to return to work. The department head will forward the request to the Human Resources Director and the Unit President within five (5) members working days of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership receiving it and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have meet within ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year receipt of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementrequest.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 1. The Employer agrees SAC (Staff Administrative Communications) committee will function as the Sick Leave Bank Committee. The committee will meet to review requests and grant days as they are requested. The SAC committee’s ruling shall not be grievable or appealable.
2. The Chairperson of the SAC shall solicit (on or about July 1 of each year) the donation of unused sick leave days from members to establish and maintain a sick leave bank bank. Each member may donate up to cover employee/s a total of three days annually. Unused days remaining in the event sick leave bank at the end of long term illnessthe school year will accumulate for the following year (year ends June 30 each year) to be added to the new donations. The SAC Chairperson shall provide the Board Treasurer with a list of members who have donated days and the number of days they have donated by September 30 of each year.
3. Quarterly reports on the status of the sick leave bank, including the number of days remaining, will be provided to the Association by the Board Treasurer.
4. In the event that, in the judgment of a physician, an employee of the bargaining unit has exhausted his/her sick leave (including available days of advancement) for the remainder of the school year due to catastrophic illness or injury (such as cancer, stroke, heart attack, major surgery, complications from surgery, etc.) to the employee, afflicted employees of the bargaining unit may make application to the SAC Chairperson to utilize sick leave bank day(s) up to a maximum of 20 days per year per afflicted individual. (Exhibit E) Utilization of sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five for the same purposes as personal sick days found in Article VII (5B) members (1) of the Union appointed by collective bargaining agreement.
5. At the Union President. Rules for membership time of donation, the Board Treasurer shall deduct such days from the employee’s accumulation and participation place the days in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:bank.
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members6. The sick leave bank may be supplied with SAC Chairperson shall announce the need for additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from bargaining unit when the individual's yearly entitlementbalance falls below twenty (20) days.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employeeNinety (90) days after the effective date of this agreement, bargaining unit members shall become part of the Sick Leave Bank created by the agreement between the University of Massachusetts and the Professional Staff Union/ Massachusetts Teachers Association (Exempt Unit, PSU/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank MTA Unit A) and shall be administered by a committee composed subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to that Sick Leave Bank. When the members of five (5) this bargaining unit cease to be members of the Union appointed Non-Unit Sick Leave Bank, no days will be transferred to the Bank created by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in agreement between the sick leave bank PSU/MTA Unit A. The Employer shall not be established by the committee obligated to and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may not contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify Bank created by the agreement between the Employer by September 15th of each year and PSU/MTA Unit A as a result of the individuals who have donated change in bank membership for members of this unit. All members of this unit on that date shall be members of the bank created by the agreement between the Employer and PSU/MTA Unit A. Members of this bargaining unit shall not be assessed days by the Sick Leave Bank Committee administering the Bank created by the agreement between the Employer and PSU/MTA Unit A, if that Bank must assess days because it falls below the contractually specified minimum days. Pursuant to the Sick Leave Bank and Sick Leave Cash-In: Employees who elect to join the Sick Leave Bank shall also be eligible, if they so choose, to cash in their annual unused sick leave bank so credits, effective January 1, 2019 and each January 1 thereafter, up to a maximum of six (6) days at 50% of their value as outlined in the table below: Sick Leave Use Sick Leave Cashed-In Cash-in-Value 0 days 6 days 3 days 1 day 5 days 2.5 days 2 days 4 days 2 days 3 days 3 days 1.5 days 4 days 2 days 1 day 5 days 1 day 0.5 days 6 days 0 days 0 days In order to exercise this option, an employee must cash in all sick days that said days may be deducted from are earned and accrued during the individual's yearly entitlement.
previous twelve (E(12) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits months in lieu excess of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.six
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to Board shall establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) Sick Leave Bank for all members of the Union appointed by the Union PresidentAssociation. Rules for membership and participation in the sick This bank is established to provide compensable leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied coverage to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at who are absent for an extended period due to catastrophic illness or injury. This bank shall operate in accordance with the start of each school year to reach a maximum two following rules and regulations.
1. A unit member with thirty (230) times the number of staff members. The days accumulated sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating donate to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify . Sick days from the Employer by September 15th current year’s allotment of each year sick days may not be donated. Written notice must be given of the individuals who have donated employee’s desire to donate a minimum of one (1) day from accumulated sick days or personal days during the enrollment period, prior to any member’s request to utilize the Sick Leave Bank. The annual enrollment period shall be from June 1 to June 30. The contributed sick leave bank so that said days may day(s) will be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementemployee’s accumulated sick or personal leave on July 1.
(E) Individuals may not elect 2. Unit member contributions shall be voluntary.
3. The Sick Leave Bank shall be only available to receive those members who have: Exhausted all earned and accumulated sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefitsleave; and
4. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual A member who is eligible to utilize the bank must submit a written request to the Superintendent or his/her designee. The request shall outline the nature of the problem and the reason(s) for the requested use of the bank. This request shall also include medical verification of illness, injury or disability. Verification of continued disability benefitswill be required at quarterly intervals. The Board reserves the right to have the unit member examined by medical personnel of its choice.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, 5. A member’s utilization of the sick bank shall be entitled subject to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same timeapproval of the Board.
6. A member is limited to no more than one hundred and fifty (G150) New employees are not Sick Leave Bank days in a three (3) year period.
7. Utilization of the sick bank in any subsequent contract year shall be subject to the renewed approval of the Board. As of the commencement of a new contract year, a member must exhaust all new entitlements for that year, including sick days, personal days, vacation days, prior to being eligible for use of the sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of schoolbank.
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Samples: Employment Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. Now therefore, the Board and Association agree as follows:
1. The Employer agrees Parties agree to establish a reserve of sick leave days for restricted use by employees who choose to join the Sick Leave Bank, in cases of emergency or exceptional need. Said “Sick Leave Bank” shall be established in the following manner:
2. The South Plainfield School District shall permit its employees to donate personal illness days (sick leave days) to co-workers in cases of a catastrophic illness or injury, or an emergency or exceptional need and who have exhausted all paid leave time. Participation in the program is strictly voluntary.
a. Annually on or before October 15, full-time employees who wish to join the Sick Leave Bank must sign an agreement to join. The form of the agreement to join will be mutually developed by the Association and the Board.
b. Any full time Association employee with two (2) or more accumulated sick days shall be eligible for participation in the Sick Leave Bank.
c. Each employee who joins the Sick Leave Bank shall make an initial contribution of two (2) sick days from his or her accumulated sick leave. Once contributed, sick days shall not be returned.
d. When the number of days in the Sick Leave Bank falls below three hundred (300), each employee who wishes to remain in the Bank must contribute one (1) additional day to maintain coverage.
e. Members shall receive written notification prior to additional required contributions. Members of the Sick Leave Bank may withdraw from coverage by so requesting in writing to the Sick Leave Committee (“the Committee”). Eligible employees not in the Sick Leave Bank may also join at this time.
f. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall be composed of three (3) Association members and the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee. The Association Committee members shall be affiliated in good standing with the Sick Leave Bank and shall be approved by the appointed SPEA Executive Committee.
3. The sick days to be awarded from this bank to cover employee/s will apply only in cases where all of the individual’s accumulated sick leave has been exhausted. Employees who receive days from the Sick Leave Bank shall be compensated at their regular daily rate of pay.
4. In the event of long term illness. The an employee’s separation from employment, including but not limited to: reduction in force, retirement, termination or other event, accumulated sick leave bank previously donated to the Bank shall not be administered by compensated, but shall remain credited to the Bank.
5. Upon an employee’s separation from employment, including but not limited to: reduction in force, retirement, termination or other event, an employee may elect to donate his or her accumulated sick days to the Bank, up to a committee composed maximum of five (5) members days for each year of service. The employee shall not be compensated for days donated to the Bank in this manner.
6. Donations to the Sick Leave Bank will not affect “perfect attendance” as defined by contract language.
7. In cases in which sick leave is claimed, the Sick Leave Bank may require a physician’s certificate to be filed with the Secretary of the Union appointed Board of Education in order for an employee to obtain sick leave, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:30-4.
8. No days will be awarded unless all of the individual’s sick days have been exhausted. Employees covered by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall SPEA Agreement will be established by the committee and shall required to request days, which may be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members granted at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close discretion of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer Board, prior to donating application to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify 9. In cases which involve work related injuries and the Employer individual is being compensated through Workers’ Compensation, no application will be considered until the individual is released by September 15th the Workers’ Compensation physician, the stipulations in Provision 7, above, are met, and no further income is being received through Workers’ Compensation Insurance.
10. Applications will be considered for a continuous absence due to qualifying personal illness or injury. Applications resulting from elective or cosmetic procedures will not be considered.
11. A doctor’s statement on the physician’s letterhead must be received with the application, stating the following:
a. Applicant’s name;
b. Reason for absence, including the reason for total disability;
c. Estimated length of each year absence/date of return to work; and
d. Additional medical documentation which may be required at the discretion of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementCommittee.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to To establish a bank of sick leave days donated by CCCC employees in order to provide a benefit to employees who have suffered a catastrophic injury or illness and who do not have sufficient sick leave days, the following applies:
a. Catastrophic injury or illness is defined as a severe condition or combination of conditions affecting the mental or physical health of the employee. Such illness or injury must be severe enough in nature to force the employee to exhaust all sick leave time earned by the employee and to, therefore, potentially lost compensation.
b. Catastrophic illness or injury must require the services of a licensed doctor of medicine who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery, as appropriate by the state in which the doctor practices.
c. All applications for sick leave bank time must be accompanied by a licensed physician’s statement which states the beginning date of the condition, a description of the illness or injury, and the anticipated date the employee will be able to cover employeereturn to work.
d. Prior to granting sick leave from the bank, the applicant must have utilized all of his/s in her accumulated sick leave.
e. An employee may donate, on a voluntary basis, to the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed maximum of five (5) members days on or before August 20, each year.
f. Once sick leave has been donated to the sick leave bank, it cannot be restored to the individual.
g. Employees may not designate a particular employee to receive their donated time.
h. Employees who use sick leave days from the bank are not required to pay them back.
i. Full-time employees, including those employees who have contributed to the bank, who have been employed by CCCC for more than six (6) months, may apply for sick leave bank days.
j. A combination of the Union appointed by employees sick leave days and the Union President. Rules for membership and participation days drawn from the sick leave bank may not exceed one hundred twenty (120) days total.
k. Days in the sick leave bank shall may be established by distributed until the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:bank is exhausted.
(A) The l. An ad hoc sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at committee will make recommendations relative to the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number distribution of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to and the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close eligibility of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility employee for sick leave bank benefits days. The Chief Business Officer shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefitsserve as chairperson of the ad hoc committee and the Chief Academic Officer will appoint members to the committee, to include the CEA president, not to exceed six members, plus the chairperson.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, m. Approved applicants may be entitled to receive granted days from the requested start date until a combination of their sick leave days and disability benefits at the same timebank days have reached a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days or until the bank is exhausted.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A. Any employee covered under the terms of this contract shall be eligible to participate in a VOLUNTARY district-wide Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees intent is to establish a provide extended sick leave benefits to those persons who incur a period of extended illness, injury, or hospitalization. Only those employees who donate the required days to the bank shall be eligible to cover employee/s apply to draw from the bank when needed.
B. New participants in the event of long term illness. The voluntary sick leave bank shall be administered by submit written notice between August 15 and September 15 of intent to participate on a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed form created by the Union PresidentSick Leave Bank Committee and provided by the Jacksonville School District. Rules for membership and participation If a new employee is hired during the school year he/she may take part in the sick leave bank shall be established Sick Leave Bank by submitting intent to participate form provided by the committee and shall be supplied to the EmployerJSD. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum New employees will have two (2) times weeks from the number first day of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) employment to bring it up decide if he/she wishes to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days participate in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
C. Each employee electing to participate in the bank shall contribute two (D2) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated sick days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from each year until the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when reaches the minimum capacity of 600 days. In case of depletion of the sick leave bank below 200 days all employees enrolled will automatically have one (1) sick day deducted and added to the sick bank. HR will notify all members of the sick bank in writing of the depletion of sick bank days and that an individual is eligible for disability benefitsautomatic one (1) sick day will be taken out of their personal sick days on said date that it will occur.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled D. Membership is automatically renewed each year unless a member submits written notice of cancellation by September 15 of the school year in which cancellation is desired. A participant may cancel membership by indicating in writing directed to receive the attention of HR. HR shall then transfer the letter of cancellation to the Sick Leave Bank Committee within 5 business days after receipt. Cancellation of sick leave bank membership, regardless of reason, shall mean forfeiture of any claim to their contributed days and disability benefits at the same timeof membership.
(G) New E. The intent of the bank is to provide additional financial protection to those employees are who incur a period of catastrophic illness, prolonged illness, serious injury, or hospitalization, as verified in writing by a physician, if requested by the Committee. The bank is not eligible applicable to any employee utilizing days for sick bank participation prior illness in the family except in emergency situations following approval of the Superintendent and the Sick Leave Bank Committee. It remains the intent of both parties to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.strive to retain good
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the A sick leave bank shall be established to provide sick leave benefits to members who incur a prolonged illness or injury. Any member of the professional "certificated" staff (i.e., teachers and administrators) may be a member of the sick leave bank, so long as they enroll within 10 days of their initial employment with the school district. Each member initially enrolling in the bank shall donate 2 day's sick leave to the bank. Additional day(s) will be donated any time the bank falls below 100 days. A member withdrawing from membership in the bank shall not have any contributed days refunded. Membership in the bank is automatically terminated upon effective dates of resignation, retirement, dismissal or a leave of absence. Teachers rejoining the staff will be assessed only the current year's donated day(s), if any. The first 20 days of absence shall not be covered by the committee and shall bank, but must be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established covered by the committee member's own accumulated sick leave, or absence without pay. A member shall include not be eligible to draw on the following:
(A) The bank until the member has depleted all accumulated sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at days. Following the start 20th day of each school year to reach absence, or the expenditure of accumulated leave days as indicated above, whichever is later, a member may apply for use of the sick leave bank. A maximum two (2) times of 60 days from the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional used during any one school year by any member for a single illness or injury. Such days whenever of absence need not be continuous. No member shall draw upon the number of sick leave bank in two successive years, unless they shall render service for at least 60 school days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up prior to the maximum.
(B) Unused drawing from the bank the second year. Members withdrawing such leave days from the bank shall not be required to repay those days. A member shall be entitled to draw from the bank provided that the member is personally ill or injured, or submits a physician's certificate that the member's absence is necessary due to the illness of a member of the immediate family as defined in the School Code of Illinois. Members on Xxxxxxx'x Compensation shall not be eligible for sick bank coverage. Applications for sick bank coverage are to be submitted to the Superintendent for review by the special committee, comprised of two teachers selected by the OEA and an administrator. If the administration declines, the committee will be comprised of three teachers. Applications shall state the cause for the absence and expected dates of the leave. The applications shall be accompanied by a note from the attending physician, which clearly confirms the illness and the expected recovery period. The committee may demand a second evaluation by another physician before determining the status of the application. The Committee shall be responsible for authenticating the claim of illness or injury as well as ascertaining the eligibility of the teacher to draw on the bank. They shall make recommendations to the Board of Education regarding sick bank applications. The decision of the Board of Education shall be final and not subject to the grievance procedure. Neither the employees nor the Association shall hold the Board or its officials and employees, including but not limited to the Superintendent and the other members of the sick leave days in bank committee, liable for any decisions made by the bank at committee. The Association and the close employees agree to hold harmless and indemnify the Board and its officials or employees, including but not limited to the Superintendent and the other members of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit sick leave bank committee, from and against any claims, damages, or legal actions regarding decisions by the committee and/or arising out of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year or related to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer Board agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union Association appointed by the Union Association President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee Association and shall be supplied to the EmployerBoard. Any rules established by the committee Association shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union Association shall notify the Employer Board by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.. 13
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a A. A sick leave bank will be established to cover relieve bargaining unit employees from undue financial burdens as a result of an absence from work due to the employee/s in ’s illness, injury, or incapacitation sufficiently severe to make the event performance of long term illnesstheir duties impossible. A bargaining unit member of the sick bank, who has exhausted his or her personal leave and sick leave days, shall be eligible to apply to the “committee” for an extension of sick leave benefits. The sick leave bank “Committee” shall consist of three (3) administrators to be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union PresidentSuperintendent and three (3) bargaining unit employees to be appointed by the Union. Rules for membership and participation Sick bank days shall not be granted beyond the period when an employee would or could be eligible to receive the benefits of the Corporation’s long-term disability program. Unused days in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied carried forward to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:following year.
(A) B. The sick leave bank will be established and administered as follows:
1. Any bargaining unit employee shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start eligible to become a member of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed .
2. The bank shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten established by a Board contribution of thirty (1030) days upon execution of accrued this Agreement, and the voluntary participation and voluntary donations of one (1) sick leave day by bargaining unit employees who then become members.
3. The Bank will have an enrollment period for current bargaining unit employees to become members. This shall be a one time opportunity to establish membership.
4. New employees must become members and their first contribution of one (1) sick day will be made on file with the employer prior to donating to first pay day.
5. When the Sick Leave BankBank account falls below thirty (30) days, an obligatory assessment of one (1) sick leave day shall be made upon all members of the Bank who have accumulated sick leave days. Members shall be notified prior to this assessment. Members who do not have accumulated sick leave days shall contribute one (1) day from their individual sick day allotment the following school year.
6. When the Sick Leave Bank account falls below thirty (D30) The Union days, the Board shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.contribute thirty
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Samples: Food & Nutrition Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees PURPOSE: To enable employers to establish a provide protection in cases of long-term catastrophic illness and to encourage employees to "save" sick leave bank to cover employee/s in for a valuable future economic benefit (terminal leave).
A. To become a member of the event of long term illness. The Sick Leave Bank, an employee must have been employed by Volusia County Schools for at least one (1) year and must have accumulated at least five (5) sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed days. Following the accumulation of five (5) members sick leave days, the employee may join the sick leave bank by donating one (1) sick leave day to the sick leave bank.
B. To utilize "bank days" the member must first use all other accumulated sick leave days.
C. Members of the sick leave bank may be granted up to a maximum of one hundred (100) days.
D. Following any use of the sick leave bank provisions, the employee will have to rejoin the sick leave bank as indicated in No. A. above.
E. Days from the bank may only be used for extended personal physical or mental disability.
F. The bank will be administered by the Union as follows: Three (3) teachers appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in
G. In cases of extreme hardship, the bank administrators may grant additional days voluntarily given by other sick leave bank shall members.
H. If the bank is depleted during a school year, members may be established by the committee and shall be supplied assessed up to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximumdays.
(B) Unused sick leave days I. The bank administrators will determine the eligibility of membership in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th J. A list of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the all sick leave bank so that said days may members shall be deducted from provided to the individual's yearly entitlementUnion upon written request.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility K. Forms for sick leave bank benefits enrollment shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefitsbe available through the Union office.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, L. All documentation related to the disbursement of Sick Leave bank hours will be entitled returned to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible Union by the middle of the following month. Please see the attached Sick Leave Bank Procedural Guidelines in the back of the contract for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.additional information.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A. The Employer Board agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members "Sick Leave Bank" for all certified personnel of the Union appointed by the Union PresidentPerry Central School Corporation. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave Such bank shall be established by September 1, 1975, by the committee Board setting aside sixty (60) sick leave days and each Teacher participating on a voluntary basis, donating one (1) sick leave day or more per school year. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed four hundred (400) days, provided, however, said limitation shall be supplied increased:
1. If necessary to allow a Teacher new to the Employer. Any rules established by Corporation to join the committee shall include the following:
bank and contribute one (A1) The or more sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of days, and
2. If necessary to allow all Teachers to contribute one (1) sick leave day each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times if the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close beginning of the a school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two is fewer than four hundred (2400) times days. It is understood that once the number of staffdays in the bank reaches or exceeds four hundred (400) days, it is not necessary for Teachers to contribute to the bank each year in order to qualify to be able to use days from said bank.
B. At such time as the bank is depleted to below fifty (C50) No one may contribute more than two days, an obligatory assessment of one
(21) days in any school year to day shall be made upon all members of the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed , which shall be deducted from that year's previously accumulated sick leave.
C. A four (4) member Xxxx Leave Bank Committee will be comprised of the President of the Board, the Superintendent, the President of the Association and one (1) Teacher appointed by the Association. The purpose of the said committee is to administer the sick leave entitlement for bank.
D. Any member of the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members bank wishing to use days from the Sick Leave Bank must have ten (10) days first use all of accrued his or her own sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating days and accumulated sick leave days before submitting a request to the Sick Leave BankBank Committee. Requests to the committee for days from the bank may only be granted by a majority vote of the entire committee.
(D) E. The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th number of each year days to be granted per Teacher, who is a member of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may bank, shall be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.thirty
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees A. At the beginning of each school year, an open enrollment period, commencing on the first student day and concluding on September 30, shall be made available for employees to establish a enroll in the sick leave bank. New employees, hired after the open enrollment period, shall have twenty (20) days to enroll in the sick leave bank. Each employee enrolling in the sick leave bank will contribute one (1) day of the employee’s sick leave to cover employee/s the sick leave bank.
B. Employees opting to not enroll in the sick leave bank during the open enrollment period, or within twenty (20) days of their hiring, shall be denied membership to the sick leave bank for the duration of that school year.
C. Employees opting to terminate their membership in the sick leave bank may do so only during the open enrollment period. Days contributed by the member withdrawing shall remain in the bank.
D. Employees, who have not repaid the days borrowed from the sick leave bank and are requesting to terminate their membership in the bank, shall be obligated to repay those days at the rate of five (5) days per school year until all days borrowed are repaid. In the event of long term illnessthe death of an employee, the estate will not be required to repay the sick days.
X. Xxxxxxxxx, who elect to become members of the sick leave bank, borrow days from the bank and terminate their employment with the Chelsea School District before all days borrowed from the bank are repaid, shall have their per diem pay withheld from their remaining payroll entitlement for all days not repaid. The sick leave bank shall be administered credited with the repaid days.
F. When the sick leave bank is depleted to fifty (50) days, members will contribute one (1) day of their sick leave. Necessary additions will be made at the beginning of each school year and are to be made after all repayments have occurred. The sick leave bank shall have a cap of two-hundred-fifty (250) days.
G. The sick leave bank will be controlled by a committee composed of five (5) CEA/Professional staff members of the Union appointed elected by the Union PresidentCEA membership. Rules for membership The sick leave bank will be administered by the committee in accordance with the following procedures and participation guidelines:
1) Any employee enrolled in the sick leave bank shall be established by may apply for a loan from the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded for disability caused by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (personal illness or accident.
2) times An employee must first exhaust all the number of staff members. The employee’s sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of before utilizing days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to from the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's .
3) All requests for use of sick leave entitlement for bank days must be in writing. The committee shall maintain a copy of the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members request, as well as a record of the committee’s action on the request.
4) The employee must have give the committee adequate notice of the request to allow the committee time to meet prior to the needed days of leave.
5) A maximum of ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with per request may be granted by the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bankcommittee.
(D6) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated If a second request for days to from the sick leave bank so that said is made by the employee, it must be accompanied by a doctor’s statement explaining the need for the leave time.
7) An employee may borrow up to a maximum of twenty (20) days may be deducted in one contract year.
8) An employee, who has been granted and used sick days from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual during a contract year, is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for further allotments from the sick leave bank participation prior in succeeding contract years until all sick days have been repaid.
9) An employee borrowing sick leave days from the bank will be required to January 1st if they are hired before repay those days with a minimum of three (3) days for the first day two (2) school years and, thereafter five (5) days per school year until all days borrowed from the bank are repaid. Payback will be made at the onset of the school year. Decisions and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after actions of the first day of schoolcommittee shall be final and not subject to the grievance procedure.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a A sick leave bank has been established to cover assist any certified employee who is a member of the sick leave bank and who, as a result of extended illness, medical condition, or injury, has exhausted all the employee/s ’s accumulated district leave. (sick leave, personal leave, and discretionary leave)
1. In order to participate in the event sick leave bank, the certified staff members must enroll and will donate up to two (2) days of long term illnesstheir sick leave to the bank at the beginning of each school year. New and the lowest seniority employees will be allowed to donate first. Such agreement shall be in writing and delivered to the Clerk of the Board by the 15th of September. Contributions after that date will not be considered. The Clerk of the Board and the CCEA screening committee will jointly be responsible for record keeping.
2. The maximum number of unused days in the bank shall be one hundred sixty five days (165). When donor teachers leave the district, their days will be retained in the bank, and will not be reimbursed. All days belong to the bank and will no longer be listed by the individual teacher except to show enrollment for the current school year.
3. Any eligible person who wishes to apply to the sick leave bank must show proof of doctor’s care and present a written request to the sick leave bank screening committee. The sick leave bank committee shall consist of two representatives from each building, the CCEA president and CCEA secretary. The building representatives shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union PresidentCCEA president each school year. Rules A chairperson shall be selected to handle requests.
4. Enrolled employees are eligible to request up to a total of 14 days during the school year. Any requests for membership and participation in additional days from the sick leave bank shall be established granted by a majority vote of the committee and CCEA membership. All days shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional requested within 30 days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year date of absenteeism. No days will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired considered after the first 30 day of schooldeadline.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish A. Eligible employees as defined below may voluntarily participate in a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank (Bank) which shall be administered by a committee Sick Leave Bank Committee (Committee) composed of five seven (57) members of the Union participating employees who shall be appointed by the Union PresidentUnion. Rules Said Committee shall adopt and/or amend rules and regulations for membership and participation administering the Bank in accordance with the sick leave bank terms of this Agreement. The president of the council shall be established by act as an ex-officio member of the committee Committee and shall be supplied vote in place of any Committee member when said Committee member makes application to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional withdraw days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
B. All bargaining unit employees who have completed four consecutive years of employment and carry forward at least fourteen (D14) The Union sick leave days from the prior school year shall notify be eligible to join the Employer Bank during the month of September.
C. To join the Bank, an eligible employee must submit to the Superintendent and the Committee, during the month of September, a written application. Upon being determined to be eligible by September 15th of each year the Superintendent, such employee shall have two (2) sick days deducted from his/her personal accumulation and irrevocably transferred to the Bank. Membership in the Bank shall remain in effect until a member resigns or until such time as a member refuses to contribute additional sick days as may be required by the Committee. Resignation must be made in writing and directed to the chairperson of the individuals Sick Leave Bank. A person who have donated days cancels his/her membership must, to again become a member in good standing, contribute to the sick leave bank so that said Bank the number of days may be deducted from assessed on the individual's yearly entitlementmembers for contribution to the Sick Leave Bank during the period of time of the cancellation plus the normal contribution required for membership.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees Only Bargaining Unit Members who conform to establish a the following criteria and voluntarily contribute to the sick leave bank will be eligible to cover employee/s in derive benefits from the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for bank.
a. Bargaining Unit Members desiring membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established enroll prior to November 30, beginning with the first student day. A Bargaining Unit Member hired after the enrollment period shall have sixty (60) working days from their employment date to enroll under this provision.
b. If the Bargaining Unit Member drops from the sick leave bank during the open enrollment period, all sick leave donated by the committee and individual shall remain in the bank.
c. Bargaining Unit Members with less than three (3) years experience in the District, who have no accumulated sick leave, or less than fifteen (15) days, but desire to join the sick leave bank, shall not be supplied required to donate days to the Employerbank until their accumulation exceeds fifteen (15) days. Any rules established Once accumulation reaches fifteen (15) days, the Bargaining Unit Member shall contribute the necessary days to the bank in order to clear his/her deficit of owed days.
d. Members of the bank shall contribute three (3) days to initially enroll. If the number of days in the sick leave bank total fifty (50) or less days, the committee, at its discretion, may establish other open enrollment periods during the school year.
e. Members of the sick bank may make voluntary individual donations to the sick bank, not to exceed three days per year, by notifying the committee shall include treasurer in writing by June 1.
f. If Bargaining Unit Members who were eligible at the following:inception of the sick leave bank choose to join after the inception, they must make up all days that they would have been assessed if they had joined when they were first eligible.
(A) g. The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at not accumulate more than six hundred (600) days.
h. The Association shall hold harmless and indemnify the start Board, for any claims made against the Board, which are based upon aspects of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number Sick Leave Bank’s operation, which are within the exclusive control of staff members. the Association.
i. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute not award more than two ninety (290) days in any school to each employee per fiscal year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave BankJuly 1 – June 30).
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer Board agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union Association appointed by the Union Association President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee Association and shall be supplied to the EmployerBoard. Any rules established by the committee Association shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union Association shall notify the Employer Board by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer Board agrees to that the Association may establish a sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank (Bank) to cover employee/s bargaining unit members in the event of long a long-term illness. The sick leave bank Bank shall be administered by a committee composed of five three (53) members of the Union Association appointed by the Union Presidentboard chair, hereinafter called the Administrative Committee. Rules for membership The Administrative Committee will notify District administration of days withdrawn from the Bank and participation to whom the days are granted Each bargaining unit member wishing to participate in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied Bank agrees to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum donate two (2) times sick leave days accrued in a one year period to be deposited in said Bank, such days to be deducted from the number of staff membersbargaining unit member’s annual sick leave. Bargaining unit members may enroll as soon as they have two sick leave days to contribute. The sick leave month of October of each year shall be a new enrollment period. The Administrative Committee shall inform the Superintendent in writing of the members wishing to participate by November 1 of that year. Sick days in the Bank shall accrue from year to year to a maximum of one hundred (100) days after which additional donations shall not be required until the bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) days. A bargaining unit member shall become eligible to bring it up request benefits from the Bank after exhausting all personal and sick leave days. Approval of such requests shall be made at the discretion of the Administrative Committee. The Association shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Board and all of its agents and employees against any and from all claims, demands, suits, legal costs or other forms of asserted damage or liability (monetary or otherwise) arising out of or relating in any way to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close operation of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up Bank, including without limitation claims relating to a unit of two (2) times FMLA, the number of stafftax code or law, federal or state, or any other law, common or statutory.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illness. The sick leave bank shall will be administered by a committee composed established in July 1995. The purpose of five (5) members said sick leave bank will be to offer financial protection for those employees who suffer serious and long-term illness or injury. The source of the Union appointed by sick days in such bank will be voluntary contribution of the Union Presidentemployees in the bargaining unit. Rules for membership Each employee volunteering a contribution will be a member of the bank and participation eligible to draw from it. New employees who become eligible during the life of this agreement and elect to participate in the sick leave bank must file a signed authorization statement with the District Office on or before October 1 of the year of eligibility. An employee who elects to participate shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum contribute two (2) times the number days during his/her first year of staff membersparticipation. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever In subsequent years, participants will contribute one day when the number of days drops in the bank falls below fifty sixty (5060) to bring it up days. Days not used will be carried to the maximum.
following year. Only active members of the bank may withdraw days. A member may not withdraw days from the bank until his/her own accumulated sick leave is depleted. In any case, the participant must have been absent because of sickness twenty (B20) Unused consecutive days prior to the commencing of sick leave bank benefits. In the event of a recurring illness, the sick leave bank committee may waive this twenty (20) day requirement. In no event shall an employee who is eligible to receive disability insurance payment under the contract continue to withdraw days from the sick leave bank. Upon retirement, a bargaining unit employee shall forfeit sick leave days in previously contributed to the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit sick leave bank. A committee consisting of two (2) times employees appointed by the number of staff.
Unit President and one (C1) No one may contribute more than two (2) member appointed by the Superintendent shall administer the bank. The committee shall establish procedures for applying to, and contributing days in any school year to to, the sick leave bank; and that any . Sick bank days contributed will be granted or denied by the committee after review of the application. The committee’s decision shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating binding and not subject to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) grievance procedures under this contract. The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year participant must, upon request of the individuals who have donated days committee, submit to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from committee suitable written verification of the individual's yearly entitlementparticipant’s medical condition by his/her attending physician.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 1. The Employer agrees to Board, in cooperation with the SEEO, will establish a sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank on a voluntary basis. Only members of this bargaining unit are eligible to cover employee/s in the event of long term illnessparticipate. The sick leave bank shall Sick Leave Bank can be administered used only by a committee composed of five (5) members employees who have completed the probationary period.
2. The executive board of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year SEEO will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to administer the Sick Leave Bank.
3. To be eligible, an employee must authorize the donation of one (D1) The Union shall notify sick day to the Employer bank on the form provided (see Addendum II), by September 15th 30. New employees must authorize a donation of one (1) sick day by September 30 or within three (3) weeks of signing a contract of employment with the District.
4. The intent of this plan is to provide extended sick leave, as limited by the Sick Leave Bank provisions, to Sick Leave Bank members who, by reason of personal illness or disability, exceed their available sick leave days.
5. An employee withdrawing from membership in the bank will not be able to withdraw the contributed days.
6. A member who has contributed will not be able to withdraw from the bank until after the member’s own accrued sick leave days have been depleted and a two- (2) day deduction period has transpired for each year extended illness. Should a single extended illness exceed ten (10) days, the deduction will not apply. A physician’s written verification will be necessary and will exclude the two- (2) day deduction. The member will have a five- (5) day deduction from pay only if the member decides not to return to active employment with the District at the end of an extended illness. Persons on disability are not covered by this Section.
7. A member is entitled to a lifetime maximum of ninety (90) days from the Sick Leave Bank; however, grants for days are limited to twenty (20) work days per request, and the initial request and any subsequent request must be verified, in writing, by the member’s physician.
8. The SEEO may request that contributing members donate an additional day to the Sick Leave Bank at the beginning of the individuals school year should the number of days in the bank drop below three hundred (300) at the end of the prior school year.
9. Employees withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have to replace these days except as a regular, yearly contributing member of the bank.
10. When necessary, a representative from the SEEO will communicate to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources/ designee for the purpose of providing current information about use of the Sick Leave Bank.
11. Employees who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive exhausted their accumulated sick leave and have a permanent or temporary disability can apply for disability benefits at from the same timeIllinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) if the IMRF qualifications are met.
12. Employees may return to work half days with a doctor’s note for a maximum of ten (G10) New employees are not eligible for consecutive half days. These days must be taken immediately subsequent to full day sick bank participation days and immediately prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first full day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.employment.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a 16.1 A Sick Leave Bank will be established for use by members of Bargaining Units A, B, C, Custodians and Administrative Assistants who have exhausted their own accrued sick leave bank and have a prolonged and/or serious illness or injury. Participation is mandatory by all Bargaining Unit members.
16.1.1 Initially, each member of the Bargaining Unit shall contribute one (1) day from his/her sick leave accumulation to cover employee/s the Sick Leave Bank in order to fund the Bank. In the event the Sick Leave Bank is reduced to twenty nine days or less, the Bargaining Unit shall replenish the Sick Leave Bank in the event of long term illnesscurrent year by contributing one (1) or more days per Bargaining Unit member. The No more than three (3) Sick Leave Bank days shall be contributed from Bargaining Unit member’s sick leave bank accounts in any one school year. At no point shall be administered by a committee composed of five the Sick Leave Bank contain more days than three (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (23) times the number of staff membersmembers in the Bargaining Unit. The sick leave bank may Sick Leave Bank days unused in one school year shall be supplied with additional days whenever carried over into the next school year at the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days remaining in the bank at Bank or one hundred (100) days, whichever is the close smaller amount. In each succeeding year by September 1, the Association shall notify the Bargaining Unit members and the Superintendent of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up initial yearly contribution to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating made to the Sick Leave Bank.
Bank by the Bargaining Unit’s members. At a minimum, the yearly starting contribution will be one (D1) The Union shall notify the Employer by day for each Bargaining Unit member. Effective September 15th of each year of the individuals 1 and thereafter, those Bargaining Unit members who have donated days are new to the sick leave bank system shall contribute the number of days so that said days may be deducted from designated by the individual's yearly entitlementBargaining Unit as the current year’s minimum contribution.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 1. The Employer agrees to establish a purpose of the sick leave bank is to cover employee/s in the event of relieve its members from undue financial burdens due to absence from work on a long term basis due to illness, injury, or incapacitation.
2. The sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank shall be administered by a committee composed Committee of five (5) members of the Union – two appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership Administration and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established three by the committee and shall Association. All terms of service will be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times years. The entire membership of the number Committee shall select one of staff memberstheir members to act as chairperson. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of Committee shall meet during the school year will carry over into subsequent years up as needed. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson at the request of the Committee members. In each case, a minimum of three (3) favorable votes by the Sick Leave Bank Committee is required to a unit grant the use of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) . The Union Committee shall notify prepare an annual report in conjunction with the Employer Corporation Treasurer of days contributed by September 15th of each year teacher, days used, and days accumulated in the Sick Leave Bank, and distribute this report to the President of the individuals who have donated days South Xxxxxx Classroom Teachers Association and the Superintendent. Requests for use of the Sick Leave Bank shall be made in writing to the Committee. Requests to donate days shall be made on the official forms provided by the Committee. The decision of the Sick Leave Bank Committee shall be final and may not be grieved. No person shall be granted sick leave bank so that said days after they begin receiving LTD benefits.
3. The Committee shall use only the following criteria for granting use of the Sick Leave Bank. The applicant must be a current participant in the Sick Leave Bank. Xxxx leave and personal leave days previously accumulated by the individual must be exhausted before sick bank days may be deducted from granted. An eligible teacher, or authorized designee, shall make written application to the individual's yearly entitlement.
Committee for leave under this provision. The physician will substantiate the illness and certify that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (E5) Individuals may not elect to receive sick consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s in In the event of long term illnesscatastrophic illness or serious illness or disability, an employee may obtain sick leave from the Sick Leave Bank based on the following conditions: Present authorized leave accumulation is exhausted. There is medical documentation for the condition. The sick employee must have contributed to the Bank. Voluntary contributions will be accepted and recorded in September. An employee must contribute two authorized leave bank days to the Sick Leave Bank in order to be eligible for Sick Leave Bank time. Teachers shall be administered sign and return a form indicating whether they will or will not join the Sick Leave Bank by a committee composed the last school day of five (5) members September. The administration shall provide the President of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times Association with the number of staff membersthose participating in the Sick Leave Bank no later than the second week of October each year. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever administration shall also provide to members, no later than the number second week of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close October, confirmation of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union . An employee who has contributed to the Sick Leave Bank and who desires days from the Sick Leave Bank shall notify make written application addressed to the Employer by September 15th of each year chair of the individuals Sick Leave Bank Committee with the medical documentation attached. A committee of three employees (one from each level and elected by the bargaining unit) and two administrators (appointed by the Superintendent) will review all applications and forward a decision to the Superintendent. An employee who have donated has been denied days from the Sick Leave Bank may appeal, in writing, the decision of the Sick Leave Bank Committee to the Superintendent within ten days. Committee members will serve for three-year terms. Upon presentation of satisfactory medical evidence of disability or illness to the Committee and approval by said Committee, an employee participating in the Sick Bank may be granted up to 30 additional days of Sick Leave Bank time. Should the employee still be disabled after this time, he/she may request an additional 30 days for a maximum of 60 days. Any unused days in the Sick Leave Bank will carry over to the next year. The maximum number of days to the sick leave bank so that said be utilized by all employees shall not exceed 180 days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementper year.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank to cover employee/s District Central Bank:
1. A District Central Bank shall be created effective the first day the employee works in the event current school year. The District Central Bank total shall be allowed to be used as needed, without any further employee contribution of long days, until the accumulated total reaches three thousand (3,000). Each member shall automatically have one day deducted from his/her accumulated total when the accumulated total drops below three thousand (3,000). When the District Central Bank drops below three thousand (3,000) days, each member will be allowed eleven (11) days. The employee will place one (1) of his/her days at the disposal of the District’s Central Bank.
2. The District Central Bank is intended to provide each teacher with comprehensive protection from financial burdens imposed by prolonged disability, long-term illness, disability accident or the same chronic recurring illnesses. The In order to be eligible to draw from the sick leave bank shall bank, the following criteria must be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules satisfied:
a. A teacher employed for membership and participation in more than two years may not draw from the sick leave bank until after the fifteenth (15) day of absence as a result of the same illness or disability, other than those listed in G.2. above when the fifteen (15) day absence has already been met.
b. No teacher may draw from the sick bank until he or she has exhausted all but two of their accumulated sick days.
c. No teacher may draw from the sick bank while on a leave of absence without pay or while drawing workers’ compensation or while drawing long term disability provided in Article XV, Section A.
d. A teacher shall not be established by eligible to draw more than ninety (90) workdays’ pay from the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank without reapplication to the sick bank for individual consideration.
e. Applications for long-term disability under Article XV, Section A, must be made as soon as the teacher is reasonably aware that the policy may be applicable to his/her situation. All teachers drawing from the sick leave bank must apply for long-term disability and must take long-term disability in lieu of sick bank benefits as soon as they are eligible to do so. Consideration should be given for additional sick bank days (to the ninety [90] sick bank day limit) when an employee returns from LTD. Salary received from the District will be returned if LTD benefits are approved for the same days.
f. First and second year teachers may use sick bank benefits without regard to 2-a above.
3. The District Central Bank Committee shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start composed of each school year to reach a maximum two four (24) times the members, an equal number of staff representatives of the Association and the administration. All approvals of the Committee shall be by a majority of the members. The criteria for such approvals shall be set and published by the District Central Bank Committee. This shall not apply while a person is drawing workers’ compensation award.
4. Unused leave days credited to the sick bank shall carry over to the following school year.
5. Prolonged disability shall be defined as four (4) consecutive weeks with a physician’s statement attesting to the incapacity to work. The Board reserves the right to require a second opinion from the Board’s physician at the Board’s cost. Childcare, as differentiated from disability due to childbirth, shall not be covered by sick leave or the sick bank provisions.
6. It is expressly understood that the provisions of the sick leave bank are only for the personal illness of the teacher and shall not apply for family care, childcare, or illnesses of the immediate family. Under extenuating circumstances, a teacher may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up apply to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years for up to a unit maximum of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file to be utilized to care for an immediate family member with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Banka serious health condition, including when a teacher must make arrangements for necessary medical and/or nursing care.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees A. At the beginning of each school year, an open enrollment period, commencing on the first student day and concluding on September 30, shall be made available for employees to establish a enroll in the sick leave bank. New employees, hired after the open enrollment period, shall have twenty (20) days to enroll in the sick leave bank. Each employee enrolling in the sick leave bank will contribute one (1) day of the employee’s sick leave to cover employee/s the sick leave bank.
B. Employees opting to not enroll in the sick leave bank during the open enrollment period, or within twenty (20) days of their hiring, shall be denied membership to the sick leave bank for the duration of that school year.
C. Employees opting to terminate their membership in the sick leave bank may do so only during the open enrollment period. Days contributed by the member withdrawing shall remain in the bank.
D. Employees, who have not repaid the days borrowed from the sick leave bank and are requesting to terminate their membership in the bank, shall be obligated to repay those days at the rate of five (5) days per school year until all days borrowed are repaid. In the event of long term illnessthe death of an employee, the estate will not be required to repay the sick days.
X. Xxxxxxxxx, who elect to become members of the sick leave bank, borrow days from the bank and terminate their employment with the Chelsea School District before all days borrowed from the bank are repaid, shall have their per diem pay withheld from their remaining payroll entitlement for all days not repaid. The sick leave bank shall be administered credited with the repaid days.
F. When the sick leave bank is depleted to fifty (50) days, members will contribute one (1) day of their sick leave. Necessary additions will be made at the beginning of each school year and are to be made after all repayments have occurred. The sick leave bank shall have a cap of two-hundred-fifty (250) days.
G. The sick leave bank will be controlled by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union President. Rules for membership and participation in the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of CEA/Professional staff members. The sick leave bank will be administered by the committee in accordance with the following procedures and guidelines:
1) Any employee enrolled in the sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever apply for a loan from the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximumsick leave bank for disability caused by personal illness or accident.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times An employee must first exhaust all the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) employee’s sick days in any school year to before utilizing days from the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's .
3) All requests for use of sick leave entitlement for bank days must be in writing. The committee shall maintain a copy of the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members request, as well as a record of the committee’s action on the request.
4) The employee must have give the committee adequate notice of the request to allow the committee time to meet prior to the needed days of leave.
5) A maximum of ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with per request may be granted by the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bankcommittee.
(D6) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated If a second request for days to from the sick leave bank so that said is made by the employee, it must be accompanied by a doctor’s statement explaining the need for the leave time.
7) An employee may borrow up to a maximum of twenty (20) days may be deducted in one contract year.
8) An employee, who has been granted and used sick days from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual during a contract year, is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for further allotments from the sick leave bank participation prior in succeeding contract years until all sick days have been repaid.
9) An employee borrowing sick leave days from the bank will be required to January 1st if they are hired before repay those days with a minimum of three (3) days for the first day two (2) school years and, thereafter five (5) days per school year until all days borrowed from the bank are repaid. Payback will be made at the onset of the school year. Decisions and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after actions of the first day of schoolcommittee shall be final and not subject to the grievance procedure.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a A. A sick leave bank to cover employee/s is established for use by eligible members of the secretarial staff covered by this Agreement who have exhausted their sick and personal leaves and who have serious illness or incapacity.
B. The bank shall be established by a contribution of two (2) days of accumulated sick leave from each employee in the event unit. If the sick leave is exhausted, it shall be replenished by the contribution of long term illnesstwo (2) additional days from each member in the unit. The maximum contribution in any work year shall be six (6) days per employee. All sick leave contributions will be deducted from such employees' accrued and unused sick leave. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall determine when it is necessary to replenish the bank but shall not do so more than three (3) times per work year. At no time will the sick bank have more than two hundred (200) days accrued.
C. The Sick Leave Bank shall be administered by a committee composed Sick Leave Bank Committee consisting of five (5) two members of the Union appointed designated by the Union PresidentSchool Committee, and two members designated by the Association. Rules The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall determine the eligibility for membership grants of sick leave from the bank and participation the amounts of such grants. The following criteria shall be used by the Sick Leave Bank Committee in administering the bank and determining eligibility and the amount of leave to be granted:
1. Adequate medical evidence of serious illness.
2. Prior utilization of all eligible sick leave.
3. Amount of sick leave available in the bank.
4. Length of service in the Lincoln Public Schools.
D. In no event will an employee receive more than a total of eighty (80) days of sick leave from the sick leave bank for any one illness or incapacity.
E. The initial grant of sick leave to an eligible employee shall not exceed thirty (30) days of sick leave as determined by the Sick Leave Bank Committee in its sole discretion. Upon exhaustion of the initial thirty (30) days, additional days may be extended by the Sick Leave Bank Committee in its sole discretion upon demonstration of need by the employee.
F. The decision of the Sick Leave Bank Committee with respect to eligibility and the amount of grants shall be established by the committee final and shall be supplied binding and not subject to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:appeal.
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach G. Upon retirement, a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank secretary may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it donate up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued unused sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Banksecretaries' sick leave bank, not to exceed twenty (20) days in any fiscal year.
(D) H. The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th terms of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees this article are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before grievable under the first day grievance procedure of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of schoolthis Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer employer agrees to establish a sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank to cover employee/s staff members in the event of long term illnessan extended illness or disability. The sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank shall be administered by a committee committee, hereinafter called the “Administrative Committee,” composed of five two (52) members of the Union Association appointed by the Union President. Rules Each member shall serve for membership one year and participation until a successor shall be appointed. A majority of the members present shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote of those present and voting shall decide all questions. Each employee will donate two days from the thirteen (13) days that the employee is allowed to accrue in a one-year period to be deposited in said bank, such days to be deducted from the employee’s annual sick leave. Employees are enrolled as soon as they have a sick leave day to contribute. Members will become eligible to request extended benefits from the Sick Leave Bank, after an incapacitating staff illness or disability of thirty (30) calendar days, provided they have exhausted all of their accrued sick leave. Upon presentation of satisfactory medical evidence of staff disability or illness to the Administrative Committee and approval by said Administrative Committee, a member may be granted up to thirty (30) additional days of sick leave. Guidelines for application by a member to the Sick Leave Bank shall be determined by the Administrative Committee and published by said Administrative Committee. In the event the employer or the Superintendent questions a recipient’s eligibility to receive sick leave benefits from the Sick Leave Bank, the employer may require proof that the recipient is eligible to receive such benefits as well as a physician’s certificate certifying to the disability or illness of such recipient. The total number of sick days in the sick leave bank “Bank” shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied not exceed in any one calendar year a number equal to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
four (A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (24) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximumemployees enrolled.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a A. Sick Leave Bank – A sick leave bank will be established to cover relieve Union secretaries from undue financial burdens as a result of an absence from work due to the employee/s in ’s illness, injury, or incapacitation sufficiently severe to make the event performance of long term illnesstheir duties impossible. An employee member of the sick bank, who has exhausted his or her personal leave and sick leave days shall be eligible to apply to the committee for an extension of sick leave benefits. The sick leave bank Committee shall consist of two (2) administrators to be administered by a committee composed of five (5) members of the Union appointed by the Union PresidentSuperintendent and two (2) secretaries to be appointed by the Union. Rules for membership and participation Sick bank days shall not be granted beyond the period when an employee would or could be eligible to receive the benefits of the School Corporation’s long-term disability program. Unused days in the sick leave bank shall be carried forward to the following year. The Sick Leave Bank will be established by the committee and administered as follows:
1. Any secretary shall be supplied eligible to become a member of the EmployerSick Leave Bank.
2. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded established by bargaining unit members at the start a Board contribution of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave any days in the bank at the close end of the 2007-2008 school year will carry over into subsequent years up to by a unit Board contribution of two forty (240) times days at the number beginning of staffthe 2008-2009 school year and the voluntary participation and voluntary donations of one
(1) sick day by employees who then become members.
3. The Bank will have an enrollment period for current employees to become members for thirty (C30) No one may contribute more than two (2) working days in any following the opening of the 2019-2020 school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed year. This shall be deducted from that year's a one-time opportunity to establish membership.
4. New employees must become members and their first contribution of one (1) sick leave entitlement for day will be made on the person making said contributionfirst pay day.
5. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to When the Sick Leave BankBank account falls below fifty (50) days, an obligatory assessment of one (1) sick leave day shall be made upon all members of the Bank who have accumulated sick leave days. Members shall be notified prior to this assessment. Members who do not have accumulated sick leave days shall contribute one (1) day from their individual sick day allotment the following school year.
6. When the Sick Leave Bank account falls below fifty (D50) The Union days, the Board shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated contribute forty (40) days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlementBank.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Office Personnel Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees to establish a A sick leave bank to cover employee/s in the event of long term illnessshall be established for bargaining unit members who have exhausted sick leave benefits. The sick leave bank shall be administered by used to cover those days between the time an individual bargaining unit member’s sick days expire, and when the member returns to work or has disability benefits commence. Any employee who has received disability payments from a committee composed disability insurance policy may not receive sick leave bank benefits for personal illness for which disability payments were made within one (1) year of five returning to work. After one (51) members year that employee’s rights to the sick bank resume. Each bargaining unit member electing to participate shall contribute up to three (3) sick leave days in the form of the Union appointed hours contained in those days to the bank, which may accumulate to a maximum of seven hundred (700) hours. When the maximum hours are obtained, new bargaining unit members may join the sick leave bank without contributing until it becomes necessary to accumulate again. Bargaining unit members who initially choose not to participate in the sick bank will be allowed to join the bank at the beginning of any school year by donating three (3) days’ hours. These additional hours may cause the Union Presidenttotal accumulation to rise above seven hundred hours. Rules By October 1st of each year the Association shall submit to the Superintendent the names of bargaining unit members who contribute to, and therefore are eligible to receive sick days from, the sick leave bank. The Association shall also submit to the Superintendent the names of the Association’s three member Sick Bank Screening Committee. The Sick Bank Screening Committee shall receive applications for membership request of days from the sick leave bank, and participation shall make all necessary determinations for those requests, and for any activity in the sick bank that those determinations shall cause by their implementation. Any activity in the sick leave bank shall will be established by the committee and shall be supplied submitted to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
Superintendent within five (A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (105) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Banksaid activity.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may be deducted from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of school.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A. Any employee covered under the terms of this contract shall be eligible to participate in a VOLUNTARY district-wide Sick Leave Bank. The Employer agrees intent is to establish a provide extended sick leave benefits to those persons who incur a period of extended illness, injury, or hospitalization. Only those employees who donate the required days to the bank shall be eligible to cover employee/s apply to draw from the bank when needed.
B. New participants in the event of long term illness. The voluntary sick leave bank shall be administered submit written notice between August 15 and September 15 of intent to participate on a form created by the Sick Leave Bank Committee and provided by the Jacksonville School District. If a committee composed new employee is hired during the school year he/she may take part in the Sick Leave Bank by submitting intent to participate form provided by the JSD. New employees will have two (2) weeks from the first day of five employment to decide if he/she wishes to participate in the Sick Leave Bank.
C. Each employee electing to participate in the bank shall contribute two (52) sick days to the sick bank each year until the sick leave bank reaches the minimum capacity of 600 days. In case of depletion of the sick leave bank below 200 days all employees enrolled will automatically have one (1) sick day deducted and added to the sick bank. HR will notify all members of the Union appointed sick bank in writing of the depletion of sick bank days and that an automatic one (1) sick day will be taken out of their personal sick days on said date that it will occur.
D. Membership is automatically renewed each year unless a member submits written notice of cancellation by September 15 of the school year in which cancellation is desired. A participant may cancel membership by indicating in writing directed to the attention of HR. HR shall then transfer the letter of cancellation to the Sick Leave Bank Committee within 5 business days after receipt. Cancellation of sick leave bank membership, regardless of reason, shall mean forfeiture of any claim to their contributed days and benefits of membership.
E. The intent of the bank is to provide additional financial protection to those employees who incur a period of catastrophic illness, prolonged illness, serious injury, or hospitalization, as verified in writing by a physician, if requested by the Union PresidentCommittee. Rules The bank is not applicable to any employee utilizing days for membership illness in the family except in emergency situations following approval of the Superintendent and participation the Sick Leave Bank Committee. It remains the intent of both parties to strive to retain good attendance in the district. It is not the purpose of this bank to provide additional days to employees who have exhausted their accumulated sick leave and are applying for days because of colds, sore throats, flu, or some other non-catastrophic illness.
F. Beginning with the fourth (4th) unpaid day after the employee has exhausted all of his/her sick, vacation, and personal leave, an employee may be eligible to submit an application to use the Sick Leave Bank. If the employee is eligible, the plan coverage shall be retroactive to include the first (1st) day of eligibility which begins on the fourth (4th) unpaid consecutive day of absence. The consecutive day rule does not apply to intermittent absences due to life threatening occurrences. (See attached Sick Leave Bank Application attached hereto as Appendix G) G. Authorized withdrawals by participating employees of the sick leave bank shall be established by the committee and shall be supplied to the Employer. Any rules established by the committee shall include the following:
(A) The sick leave bank shall be funded by bargaining unit members at the start made only upon approval of each school year to reach a maximum two (2) times the number of staff members. The sick leave bank may be supplied with additional days whenever the number of days drops below fifty (50) to bring it up to the maximum.
(B) Unused sick leave days in the bank at the close of the school year will carry over into subsequent years up to a unit of two (2) times the number of staff.
(C) No one may contribute more than two (2) days in any school year to the sick leave bank; and that any days contributed shall be deducted from that year's sick leave entitlement for the person making said contribution. Bargaining unit members must have ten (10) days of accrued sick leave on file with the employer prior to donating to the Sick Leave Bank.
(D) The Union shall notify the Employer by September 15th of each year of the individuals who have donated days to the sick leave bank so that said days may committee and their decision shall be deducted final. No one shall draw from the individual's yearly entitlement.
(E) Individuals may not elect bank until a doctor’s certificate of illness is presented to receive sick leave benefits in lieu of disability benefits. Eligibility for sick leave bank benefits shall terminate when an individual is eligible for disability benefits.
(F) No one shall, under any circumstances, be entitled to receive sick leave and disability benefits at the same time.
(G) New employees are not eligible for sick bank participation prior leave committee, certifying that the employee is unable to January 1st if they are hired before the first day of school and for 120 calendar days after employment if hired after the first day of schoolwork due to a prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalization.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
