Sick Leave Usage for Employees Sample Clauses

Sick Leave Usage for Employees. Upon the department’s request, an employee must provide a physician’s and/or health care provider’s statement to justify a sick leave of forty (40) consecutive hours or longer. Employees suspected of abuse or excessive use of sick leave may also be required to furnish a written statement from their health care provider supporting the use of sick leave and/or the ability to return to work. No absence due to illness or injury in excess of forty (40) hours shall be approved, except after the presentation of satisfactory evidence of illness or injury. A certificate from a practicing physician or an authorized practicing chiropractor may be required by the Department or Division Head and shall be subject to their approval concerning such absence. The City Manager and/or their designee shall have the power to require that any person claiming the sick leave benefits of this MOU be examined at any reasonable time or intervals by a designated physician, and in the event of an adverse report, to reject such claim for sick leave in whole or in part, and to terminate sick leave compensation. In the event of the refusal of any person to submit to such examination after notification, the City Manager and/or their designee may terminate sick leave compensation and reject any claim, therefore. The City Manager and/or their designee shall have the right to require the presentation of a certificate from a practicing physician or the designated physician stating that an employee is physically or psychologically able to perform their work and duties satisfactorily before permitting an employee who has been on sick leave to return to work. In order to receive compensation while absent on sick leave, employees shall notify their immediate supervisor or designee prior to or within thirty (30) minutes of the time set for beginning their daily duties or as may be specified in department/division work rules. Sick leave with pay shall be granted to all regular employees and to all temporary full-time employees whose positions are funded under federal law who are regularly employed in permanent or federally funded positions if such benefit is required by said federal law. Sick leave shall not be considered as a right which an employee may use at their discretion but shall be allowed only in case of necessity and actual personal sickness or disability, except as otherwise provided herein. Whenever the term “service to the City” appears herein, it shall be deemed to include all service...
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Related to Sick Leave Usage for Employees

  • Sick Leave Usage 1. Sick leave may be used by an employee when sick, injured, or quarantined. Also sick leave may be used on the occasion of an illness in the employee's family, where a need can be shown. 2. In computing compensation payable for sick leave, the compensation paid shall be the amount the employee would earn during the sick leave period if working at their current rate of pay and work schedule without the inclusion of overtime earnings.

  • Sick Leave Pay A Nurse granted sick leave shall be paid for the period of such leave at her or his regular hourly rate of pay and the number of hours thus paid shall be deducted from the accumulated sick leave credits of the Nurse.

  • Sick Leave Abuse ‌ When the Employer suspects sick leave abuse, the employee will be provided the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding their sick leave use prior to disciplining the employee, or making reference to sick leave use in the employee’s performance evaluation. The Employer may not adopt or enforce any policy that counts the use of paid sick leave time as an absence that may lead to or result in disciplinary action for an authorized purpose. The Employer may not discriminate or retaliate against an employee for the use of paid sick leave for an authorized purpose.

  • Sick Leave Incentive The City will institute a sick leave incentive based on the usage of the bargaining unit; further, the City will pay each person who qualifies during January of each year. The incentive will be calculated and monitored by the Personnel Department and will be based on the pay periods during a calendar year. The incentive shall be awarded only when the bargaining unit's average sick leave usage is less than the City average and the following conditions are met: When the bargaining unit's sick leave usage is greater than forty (40) hours but less than the City average, the City will pay each member using between zero (0) and sixteen (16) hours of sick leave, eight (8) hours pay and any member using more than sixteen (16) but equal to or less than twenty-four (24) hours, four (4) hours pay. When the bargaining unit's average sick leave usage is equal to or less than forty (40) hours, the City will pay each member who used between zero (0) and sixteen (16) hours, sixteen (16) hours of pay at their current hourly rate. Those members who used more than sixteen (16) but equal to or less than twenty-four (24) hours, will receive eight (8) hours of pay.

  • Sick Leave Payout No cash payment for unused sick leave will be paid to any employee leaving the service of the Employer.

  • Regular Employees Service credit shall be the period of employment with the Company and any service restored as per Part A, Item 5.3.

  • Sick Leave Use An employee shall be granted sick leave with pay to the extent of the employee's accumulation for absences necessitated by the following conditions:

  • Overtime-Eligible Employees Employees who are covered by the overtime provisions of state and federal law.

  • Vacation; Sick Leave During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to not less than four (4) weeks of vacation during each calendar year and sick leave in accordance with the Company’s policies and practices with respect to its executives.

  • Sick Leave Donation 10.3.1 A worker may donate days of sick leave to individual District workers who, due to a serious health condition, have exhausted all accumulated sick leave. Donating workers must retain a sixty (60) day balance of sick leave after their donation. No worker may receive more than 40 days of donated leave per year. 10.3.1.1 A “serious health condition” is defined as an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition which involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential health care facility, or continuing treatment or continuing supervision by a health care provider as defined in 29 USC 825.114(a) and as certified by a worker’s physician or other qualified medical practitioner. 10.3.1.2 The Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and the Chief Stewards by mutual agreement will verify the certification for eligibility. If the certification from the worker’s physician is insufficient, a certification by a physician of the District’s choosing may be required, at District expense. The District may require additional medical opinions. 10.3.2 Donated leave must be in one-day increments (no less than 8 hours). Recipients of donated sick leave shall be solely responsible for any state and federal taxes on the donated time. Such taxes shall be withheld at the normal rate for the recipient worker. In the event that the state or federal governments rule that tax liability is due other than as taxed, the recipient shall be solely liable for such liabilities. 10.3.2.1 The donated sick leave may be used only when the worker has exhausted accumulated sick leave and either is not eligible for long- term disability or is eligible but has not begun to receive the long-term coverage. 10.3.2.2 The Vice Chancellor of Human Resources shall be notified of solicitation of donations. Solicitations of donations may be made by the individual or his/her representative(s). 10.3.2.3 Donation of sick leave shall be authorized by a signed pledge form prepared by and filed with the District Office of Human Resources. In the event several workers donate sick leave, the sick leave shall be used in the order in which the signed pledge forms are filed with Human Resources. 10.3.2.4 If the worker does not use all donated sick leave, the sick leave shall be returned to the donating worker(s).

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