Common use of Sick Leave Usage Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Usage. A. Sick leave may be used for an employee or an employee's child, spouse or parent's illness or injury, hospitalization and appointment pertaining to health. B. Sick leave may be used for the impending death of employee's parent-in-law to a maximum or three working days, if needed. C. Employees with one hundred sixty (160) accrued hours who subsequently have perfect attendance for the next twelve month period will receive an attendance bonus of forty (40) hours pay or vacation accrual. Once the twelve month period begins to run at the time the 160 hours are accrued, an employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has a single absence of five (5) consecutive work days or more, and a physician documents to the University that the absence is the result of illness or injury. Despite the treatment of this single incident as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, the absence is otherwise treated as any other similar absence — for example, an incident is recorded, sick time is charged, and the days off do not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. The days off during an approved leave of absence will be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, they will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. An employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has an absence of less than five (5) consecutive work days, that was due to injuries incurred during the course of employment, that were properly reported pursuant to section 12.7 Worker's Compensation. Such absences will count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. If such an absence is five (5) consecutive work days or more, it will still be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, it will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. D. An employee may elect to transfer up to eight (8) hours of vacation, on no more than 2 occasions, each calendar year to another bargaining unit member who is on short or long term disability, to enable the employee on disability to replace some of the wages lost. The hours transferred will be deducted from the vacation balance of the employee donating the hours, in the calendar year that the Transfer Authorization Form is received by the Payroll Office. A separate Transfer Authorization Form must be completed for each transfer requested. The employee receiving the vacation hours will be paid the hours at the rate of pay last received by the employee. The employee receiving the transfer can receive no more than the equivalent of 80 hours of pay per pay period. The total number of hours paid to an employee on disability will not exceed 120 hours in any calendar year. The University will notify the Union when a total of 120 hours have been donated. If more than 120 hours are donated to the employee, the additional hours will be held and paid to the employee the following calendar year. Any donated, but, unpaid vacation hours, shall be paid upon the death of an employee on disability. It is clearly intended that sick leave as herein provided is primarily intended to protect the income of employees while disabled and that no use of sick leave may be used beyond what is considered reasonable. It is clearly intended that employees must meet their employment obligation of regular and reasonable attendance.

Sick Leave Usage. A. Sick leave may be used for an employee or an employee's child, spouse or parent's illness or injury, hospitalization and appointment pertaining to health. B. Sick leave may be used for the impending death of employee's parent-in-law to a maximum or three working days, if needed. C. Employees who have exhausted sick leave and are absent due to illness or injury will be required to use vacation except in cases where Section 12.3.4 applies. D. Employees with one hundred sixty (160) accrued hours who subsequently have perfect attendance for the next twelve month period will receive an attendance bonus of forty (40) hours pay or vacation accrual. Once the twelve month period begins to run at the time the 160 hours are accrued, an employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has a single absence of five (5) consecutive work days or more, and a physician documents to the University that the absence is the result of illness or injury. Despite the treatment of this single incident as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, the absence is otherwise treated as any other similar absence — for example, an incident is recorded, sick time is charged, and the days off do not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. The days off during an approved leave of absence will be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, they will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. An employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has an absence of less than five (5) consecutive work days, that was due to injuries incurred during the course of employment, that were properly reported pursuant to section 12.7 Worker's Compensation. Such absences will count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. If such an absence is five (5) consecutive work days or more, it will still be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, it will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. D. E. An employee may elect to transfer up to eight (8) hours of vacation, on no more than 2 occasions, each calendar year to another bargaining unit member who is on short or long term disability, to enable the employee on disability to replace some of the wages lost. The hours transferred will be deducted from the vacation balance of the employee donating the hours, in the calendar year that the Transfer Authorization Form is received by the Payroll Office. A separate Transfer Authorization Form must be completed for each transfer requested. The employee receiving the vacation hours will be paid the hours at the rate of pay last received by the employee. The employee receiving the transfer can receive no more than the equivalent of 80 hours of pay per pay period. The total number of hours paid to an employee on disability will not exceed 120 hours in any calendar year. The University will notify the Union when a total of 120 hours have been donated. If more than 120 hours are donated to the employee, the additional hours will be held and paid to the employee the following calendar year. Any donated, but, unpaid vacation hours, shall be paid upon the death of an employee on disability. It is clearly intended that sick leave as herein provided is primarily intended to protect the income of employees while disabled and that no use of sick leave may be used beyond what is considered reasonable. It is clearly intended that employees must meet their employment obligation of regular and reasonable attendance. Excessive absenteeism may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Sick Leave Usage. A. Sick leave may be used for an employee or an employee's child, spouse or parent's illness or injury, hospitalization and appointment pertaining to health. B. Sick leave may be used for the impending death of employee's parent-in-law to a maximum or three working days, if needed. C. Employees who have exhausted sick leave and are absent due to illness or injury will be required to use vacation except in cases where Section 12.3.4 applies. D. Employees with one hundred sixty (160) accrued hours who subsequently have perfect attendance for the next twelve month period will receive an attendance bonus of forty (40) hours pay or vacation accrual. Once the twelve month period begins to run at the time the 160 hours are accrued, an employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has a single absence of five (5) consecutive work days or more, and a physician documents to the University that the absence is the result of illness or injury. Despite the treatment of this single incident as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, the absence is otherwise treated as any other similar absence — for example, an incident is recorded, sick time is charged, and the days off do not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. The days off during an approved leave of absence will be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, they will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. An employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has an absence of less than five (5) consecutive work days, that was due to injuries incurred during the course of employment, that were properly reported pursuant to section 12.7 Worker's Compensation. Such absences will count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. If such an absence is five (5) consecutive work days or more, it will still be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, it will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. D. E. It is clearly intended that sick leave as herein provided is primarily intended to protect the income of employees while disabled and that no use of sick leave may be used beyond what is considered reasonable. It is clearly intended that employees must meet their employment obligation of regular and reasonable attendance. Excessive absenteeism may result in discipline up to and including discharge. An employee may elect to transfer up to eight twenty-four (8) 24) hours of vacation, on no more than 2 occasions, each calendar year to another the bargaining unit member short-term disability sick leave pool, for employees who is are on short or long short-term disability, to enable the employee on disability to replace some of the wages lost. The hours transferred will be deducted from the vacation balance of the employee donating the hours, in the calendar year that the Transfer Authorization Form is received by the Payroll Office. A separate Transfer Authorization Form must be completed for each transfer requested. The employee receiving the Employees requesting vacation hours from the short-term disability sick leave pool will be paid the hours at the rate of pay last received by the employee. The employee receiving hours from the transfer short-term disability sick leave pool can receive no more than the equivalent of 80 hours of pay per pay period. After the waiting period has been met, employees will be required to use all accrued vacation to supplement their short-term disability pay (75%) before drawing additional time from the short-term disability sick leave pool. The total number of hours paid to an employee on disability will not exceed 120 hours in any calendar year. The maximum hours in the short-term disability sick leave pool shall not exceed 1,200 at any given point in time. The University will notify the Union when a total of 120 1,200 hours have been donated. If more than 120 hours are donated to the employee, the additional hours will be held and paid to the employee the following calendar year. Any donated, butbut unused vacation hours in the short-term disability sick leave pool, unpaid vacation hoursup to the maximum, shall be paid upon carried over to the death of an employee on disability. It is clearly intended that sick leave as herein provided is primarily intended to protect the income of employees while disabled and that no use of sick leave may be used beyond what is considered reasonable. It is clearly intended that employees must meet their employment obligation of regular and reasonable attendancenext calendar year.

Sick Leave Usage. A. Sick leave may be used for an employee or an employee's child, spouse or parent's illness or injury, hospitalization and appointment pertaining to health. B. Sick leave may be used for the impending death of employee's parent-in-law to a maximum or three working days, if needed. C. Employees with one hundred sixty (160) accrued hours who subsequently have perfect attendance for the next twelve month period will receive an attendance bonus of forty (40) hours pay or vacation accrual. Once the twelve month period begins to run at the time the 160 hours are accrued, an employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has a single absence of five (5) consecutive work days or more, and a physician documents to the University that the absence is the result of illness or injury. Despite the treatment of this single incident as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, the absence is otherwise treated as any other similar absence — for example, an incident is recorded, sick time is charged, and the days off do not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. The days off during an approved leave of absence will be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, they will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. An employee may still qualify for the attendance bonus if within that one year period the employee has an absence of less than five (5) consecutive work days, that was due to injuries incurred during the course of employment, that were properly reported pursuant to section 12.7 Worker's Compensation. Such absences will count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. If such an absence is five (5) consecutive work days or more, it will still be treated as a non-event for the purposes of the attendance bonus, however, it will not count toward the 12 months of service required for the attendance bonus. D. An employee may elect to transfer up to eight (8) hours of vacation, on no more than 2 occasions, each calendar year to another bargaining unit member who is on short or long term disability, to enable the employee on disability to replace some of the wages lost. The hours transferred will be deducted from the vacation balance balance, of the employee donating the hours, in the calendar year that the Transfer Authorization Form is received by the Payroll Office. A separate Transfer Authorization Form must be completed for each transfer requested. The employee receiving the vacation hours will be paid the hours at the rate of pay last received by the employee. The employee receiving the transfer can receive no more than the equivalent of 80 hours of pay per pay period. The total number of hours paid to an employee on disability will not exceed 120 hours in any calendar year. The University will notify the Union when a total of 120 hours have been donated. If more than 120 hours are donated to the employee, the additional hours will be held and paid to the employee the following calendar year. Any donated, but, unpaid vacation hours, shall be paid upon the death of an employee on disability. It is clearly intended that sick leave as herein provided is primarily intended to protect the income of employees while disabled and that no use of sick leave may be used beyond what is considered reasonable. It is clearly intended that employees must meet their employment obligation of regular and reasonable attendance.