Sick Leave Entitlement and Accrual. Bargaining unit members shall be entitled to sick leave pay as provided herein:
A. Employees shall earn sick leave at the rate of 4.6 hours for eighty (80) or more hours while on active pay status in any pay period. The time credit is strictly proportionate to the hours in paid status in each pay period up to the 4.6 hour limitation for any pay period. Sick leave is available for use under established qualifications up to the amount documented as accrued on the employee’s most recently issued pay stub.
B. Employees may elect, at the time of retirement or resignation from active service with the Sheriff, and with at least eight (8) but less than eighteen (18) years of service with the Sheriff, the State, or any political subdivisions or any combinations thereof, to be paid in cash for all, or a designated part, of their accrued but unused sick leave credit, paid at twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee’s base rate of pay.
C. Employees with eighteen (18) or more of service with the Sheriff, the State, any political subdivision, or any combination thereof, and with accumulated sick balance, may elect, at the time of resignation or retirement from active service with the Sheriff, to be paid in cash for all, or a designated part, of their accrued but unused sick leave credit, paid at fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s base rate of pay.
D. Sick payment shall be based on the employee's applicable rate of pay at the time of retirement, resignation or death, and eliminates all sick leave credit accrued but unused by the employee at the time payment is made.
E. Such accrued sick leave pay out shall be made only once to any employee.
F. There will be no annual sick leave cash in.
G. If an employee with such prior service has received a pay out from a previous public employer for accrued but unused sick leave hours, no sick leave credit will be given to the employee by the Sheriff for such prior service.
H. If an employee of the Sheriff dies while in active pay status, any accrued sick leave due that employee shall be paid to the surviving spouse or domestic partner or secondly the estate of the member. Such payment shall be computed as specified above.
Sick Leave Entitlement and Accrual. You are entitled to ten (10) day's sick leave, which will be accrued on a pro rated basis. Xxxx leave will be calculated on a 7.6 hour working day.
