Sick Leave Donation for Catastrophic Illness a. In the event a non-probationary full-time Employee has exhausted all of his/her leave days and has either exhausted or has no available catastrophic leave days, as described above, Employees may make a donation of up to two (2) sick days (a one day donation at a time) to such Employee.
Sick Leave Donation for Catastrophic Illness. The City recognizes that during times of serious illness, often times an employee’s financial integrity is at risk. To enable employees to help their fellow workers suffering a catastrophic illness without a direct financial outlay, the City and the Union agree to offer a leave donation program. The program is outlined to allow full-time bargaining unit employees to donate leave from their sick account to other employees within the unit as outlined below:
Sick Leave Donation for Catastrophic Illness. In the event that a non-probationary full-time Bargaining Unit Member has exhausted all paid leave days and had at least fifteen (15) leave days available for use prior to the diagnosis of a catastrophic illness, other Bargaining Unit Members may voluntarily donate a maximum of two (2) of their unused accumulated sick leave days (one day donation at a time) to such Bargaining Unit Member. In such cases, the District shall notify Bargaining Unit Members of the opportunity to donate days. Any Bargaining Unit Member willing to donate such days shall notify the personnel department at the District office no later than five (5) work days after the request. A list of such donations shall be generated in order of seniority, with days from the most senior Bargaining Unit Members being used first. The donated sick days must be used in the school year in which the days were donated. The number of donated sick days available for use by a Bargaining Unit Member per catastrophic illness shall not exceed the period of disability or the balance of the work year, whichever is less. The use and allocation of these days shall be monitored by the Communication Council. For the purpose of this section, “catastrophic illness” shall be defined as a Bargaining Unit Member’s life- threatening condition which may leave significant residual disability, including but not limited to, AIDS, major xxxxx, trauma with residual paralysis or coma, or cancer.
Sick Leave Donation for Catastrophic Illness. Procedures When an ESPA bargaining unit member requests the District implement the sick leave donation for catastrophic leave provision of the negotiated agreement the following procedures shall be followed:
Sick Leave Donation for Catastrophic Illness. In the event that a non-probationary full-time Bargaining Unit Member has exhausted all paid leave days and had at least fifteen (15) leave days available for use prior to the diagnosis of a catastrophic illness, other Bargaining Unit Members may voluntarily donate a maximum of two (2) of their unused accumulated sick leave days (one day donation at a time) to such Bargaining Unit Member. In such cases, the District shall notify Bargaining Unit Members of the opportunity to donate days. Any Bargaining Unit Member willing to donate such days shall notify the personnel department at the District office no later than five
Sick Leave Donation for Catastrophic Illness. A unit member who has a minimum sick leave balance of 100 hours may voluntarily donate to other unit members up to five (5) days of their accumulated sick leave days per year. In no instance shall the unit member sell and/or exchange sick leave for monetary or other considerations. If a unit member wishes to donate sick leave days as stipulated above, he/she must contact the Human Resources Department to verify the number of accrued sick leave days they have available, and complete the appropriate form and submit it to the Human Resources Department in order to have the days transferred.
