Common use of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Sick Leave. Members 21.01 An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (1¼) days for each calendar month for which he/she receives pay for at least ten (10) days. 21.02 Subject to (a) and (b) below, and to the remainder of this Article, all absences on account of illness on a normal working day, exclusive of General Holidays, shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave in each year credits. (a) There shall be no charge against an employee's sick leave credits when his/her absence on account of illness is less than one-half day and the employee has been on duty for absences resulting from at least two hours; (b) Where the period of absence on account of illness or accident of is at least one-half day but less than a full day, one-half day only shall be charged as sick leave. 21.03 Unless otherwise informed by the member or of Employer an employee must sign a member statement describing the nature of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature injury and continuance stating that because of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence this illness or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September injury he/she shall was unable to perform his duties: (a) if the period of leave requested does not be entitled to any exceed three (3) working days; and (b) if in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted sick leave allowable for such year unless heon more than seven (7) occasions wholly on the basis of statements signed by him/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one her. 21.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that the employee is unable to carry out his duties due to illness: (1a) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused more than three (3) working days; (b) for any additional sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of in a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service fiscal year when in the system, hesame fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on seven (7) occasions wholly based on statements signed by him/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall her. The Employer agrees to give an employee advance notification that a medical certificate will be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterneeded.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 29.5.1 The Employer shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of grant sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident to any active member of the member or of a member of his/bargaining unit who is absent from her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed duties for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absencesmedical reasons. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any full pay and benefits for up to 119 calendar days after which Long Term Disability benefits will come into effect if applicable. 29.5.2 A member shall inform her Chair/Director and Xxxx (or the University Librarian) of the necessity to take sick leave allowable as early as such notice is possible. After seven (7) working days of absence for unanticipated medical reasons, the member shall ensure that a medical certificate, including the anticipated date of return to work, from a licensed physician is forwarded to Human Resources. A member shall ensure that, before her return to work, a fitness to return to work assessment from a licensed physician is forwarded to Human Resources. Human Resources will provide a summary of non-private information on such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account to the Xxxx (or the University Librarian) and Vice-President (Academic) for inclusion in her administrative file. 29.5.3 A member who is ineligible for consideration under a Long Term Disability insurance program and needs to extend her sick leave beyond 119 calendar days, shall inform her Chair/Director and Xxxx/University Librarian as early as such notice is possible and before the 119th day of sick leave. The member shall provide sufficient medical evidence, as determined by an independent third party, for inclusion in her administrative file. 29.5.4 A member who extends her sick leave under Article 29.5.3 shall not receive salary and benefits from the University for the period of the earlier absenceextension, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must but shall be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements eligible to participate in the benefit plans at her own cost in accordance with the terms and conditions of the next preceding paragraph. Each plans. 29.5.5 Where a member shallagrees to assume an overload in the event of sick leave, upon his/such overload shall be subject to the provisions of 23.13. 29.5.6 A member who has been absent from her requestduties for two (2) consecutive years, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused and who is either receiving long-term disability benefits or who is ineligible to receive Long Term Disability insurance and who has extended her sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may beunder Article 29.5.3, shall be paid an amount equal deemed to his/her full pay at the time his/have ceased her employment terminateswith the University and her membership in the bargaining unit, exclusive subject to review, on a case by case basis, of stipends for extra servicesthe duty to accommodate. 29.5.7 A member on sick leave of more than thirteen (13) weeks duration may elect to defer contractual decisions on reappointment or tenure/permanence by one year. Where such deferral is sought, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty member shall provide written notice to the Vice-President (20Academic) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to within thirty (30) working days of his/her accumulated receiving notice from the Vice-President (Academic) that she is eligible for such consideration, as stated in Article 20.38.2 and unused 20.41.2 and Article 21.38.2 and 21.41.2. 29.5.8 As soon as such information is available, the Employer shall provide the President of the Association with the names of members granted sick leave. This provision is not applicable , the terms of such leaves and, where appropriate, copies of notice to any member hired on July 1defer reappointment or tenure/permanence consideration, 2013 or thereafterpursuant to Article 29.5.5.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.1 The provisions of Article 11.1 to Article 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their employment prior to January 1, 1990. 11.2 The provisions of Articles 11.1 to 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their service prior to January 1, 1990. These provisions shall not be subject to change in any way, at any time, without the approval in writing of a clear two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members eligible to participate in the provisions as herein established. 11.3 Each member covered by this Agreement hired prior to January 1, 1990 shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days hours leave on account of sickness for each and every month of active service with full pay at the member's current rate of pay. 11.4 The hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not unless used, without limitationshall be accumulative with no maximum. 11.5 Each member covered by this Agreement having accumulated sick leave, who retires at normal retirement date, or after any extension thereof, or who is dismissed by reason of ill health, or resigns by reason of ill health, shall be granted a leave with pay at the allowable absences in any year to be current rate of pay for the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed hours then standing to their credit, but payment for such year. No doctorleave shall not in any event exceed one-half of the member's certificate shall be required for any absence yearly salary at the current rate of not more than pay. 11.6 After completing five (5) school years of service, each member covered by this Agreement, upon resignation, shall be granted one-half pay at the current rate of pay for the year for the accumulated sick leave then standing to his or her credit, but the pay shall not exceed one-half of the member's current yearly salary in any case. 11.7 Any member covered by this Agreement who is dismissed for cause shall forfeit all accumulated sick leave standing to their credit. 11.8 A member who commenced his/her Service prior to January 1, 1990 reporting for duty and later becoming sick and unable to complete his/her regular tour of duty, shall be credited with the number of hours worked, and shall be required to access his/her sick time hours for those hours not worked. 11.9 In the event of the death of a member covered by this Agreement, there shall be paid to the personal representative of his or her estate, pay at the current rate of pay for the number of hours sick leave then standing to his or her credit. Payment for such leave shall not in any event exceed one-half (1/2) of his or her yearly salary at the current rate of pay. 11.10 The current hourly rate of pay mentioned in the provisions of this Article of this Agreement shall be computed by dividing the amount of the member's yearly salary in effect at the date of retirement, or resignation, by two thousand and eighty (2080). 11.11 Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Article, any member who, on December 31, 1970, had an accumulation of sick days in excess of 300 days, pursuant to the terms of the 1970 Collective Agreement, shall retain credit for such excess until used. 11.12 A member who, on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues injury is absent from work for the sixth five (6th5) or more consecutive school day and working days or fifteen (15) or more accumulative working days in a calendar year may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days to submit and if required will submit, a completed physician or psychologist's report to the Board or its designate by the end of the beginning five (5) consecutive days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days referred to above. Such report will provide a reason for the member's absence and a prognosis for return to work by the member's physician/psychologist. If the member's absence continues beyond five (5) consecutive working days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days in a calendar year, the member may be required by the Board or its designate to report to a physician or psychologist selected by the Board for a medical examination. The Board's physician or psychologist is authorized to provide the parties with a report stipulating a reason for the continued absence and a prognosis for return to work. If there is a disagreement between the opinions of the absence member's physician/psychologist and the Superintendent Board's physician/psychologist, then the member may require further certificates for be required to submit and if required will submit, to a medical examination by an independent medical physician, psychologist or specialist agreed to by the parties to this Agreement. Such independent practitioner may consult as necessary with any continuing absence or questionable absencesother physician/psychologist. The sick leave allowable for any year independent practitioner shall be available in full at advise the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply parties in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absencein report form as provided, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon regarding his/her request, findings and prognosis and his/her determination shall be advised once each school year binding on the parties. The Board shall have the right to require re-examination of the number of days of unused member by the independent practitioner at reasonable intervals while the member is off duty. There will be no entitlement to sick leave which hepayments or accumulated sick leave payout under the Agreement in the following instances: 1. Failure to submit an attending physician/she has psychologist's report within fourteen (14) days without reasonable excuse; 2. Without reasonable excuse, fail to report to the Board's physician, psychologist or specialist as above on the date set by the Board for examination; 3. A determination by the member's own physician or the independent physician, psychologist or specialist that the member is able to resume work. 11.13 The Member consents that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., relating to his/her credit. If medical condition will be made available to the employment by Board's physician, psychologist or the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of hisindependent physician/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, psychologist as the case may be. The member authorizes the release to the parties of such physician’s report(s) and prognosis. 11.14 Any fee charged by the member's physician or psychologist, that is not provided for in the medical, hospital and drug coverage provisions of the Working Agreement, shall be paid an amount equal borne by the Board up to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive a maximum of stipends for extra services, seventy dollars ($70.00). Fees for the number Board's physician, psychologist and the independent physician/psychologist or specialist not provided for in the medical hospital and drug coverage provisions of daysthe Working Agreement, not shall be borne by the Board. The parties agree that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., accumulated in excess accordance with these provisions will be kept confidential and access to same will be restricted to the member and the Chief of twenty (20) Police or designee. 11.15 It is further agreed that none of his/her the information accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September will be used for the purposes of section 47, Subsection 2 of the Police Services Act of Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 10 as amended. 11.16 The provisions of Article 11.16 to 11.28 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commence their employment on or after January 1, 19911990. 11.17 Effective January 1, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days 1990, a short term and long term disability plan shall be implemented for new members of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member the Service commencing employment on or after that date. 11.18 All members hired on July or after January 1, 2013 or thereafter1990, shall participate in the Short Term/Long Term Disability Plan.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Teachers who are ill may be absent from work without loss of pay in accordance with and as limited by the following provisions: 4.1 Teachers in their first year in the system will accrue sick leave at the rate of one and one half days at the end of each month of employment. Absence for illness in excess of accumulated sick leave will be unpaid, except that, at the end of the first year of employment a teacher who has accrued unused sick leave remaining may apply such leave to days of illness for which he or she was not paid. *For teachers hired after May 1, 2013, 12 days for years of service 1-25. This bank shall be added to the teacher's sick leave accumulation, if any. Each teacher shall be allowed fifteen to accrue a maximum of one hundred fifty (15150) days days. Teachers who are not actively at work at the beginning of a school year, but who return to work during the year, will accrue sick leave prorated according to the schedule listed above and the number of months remaining in the work year. Individuals who take an unpaid leave of absence (in excess of thirty (30) days), sick days shall be prorated based on the actual time worked in the year. 4.2 At the beginning of each school year after the first year, teachers who are actively at work shall receive a "bank" of days according to the following schedule: Years of Service Current FY17 FY18 FY19 1 - 25* 15 14 13 12 26 - 30 8 12 12 12 *For teachers hired after May 1, 2013, shall receive 12 days for each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of service At the beginning of each school year after the first year, teachers who are actively at work shall receive a "bank" of days 12 sick days. In the first year of hire, sick days will be prorated at a rate of 1.5 days per month until accumulation of 12 days. 4.3 When a teacher is subject to quarantine by order of the member or Health Department, there shall be no loss of salary nor shall such lost time be deducted from the accumulated sick leave. 4.4 The teacher will furnish a member physician's certificate if requested by the Administration. Upon request by the Administration, the teacher will submit to an examination by a physician selected and paid for by the Administration. 4.5 At the end of each school year the teacher shall be responsible for accessing his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to accumulated time in the extent not used, without limitationweb based attendance tracking software. 4.6 In the event of a long-term illness, the allowable absences School Committee may in any its sole discretion, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, extend the sick leave. 4.7 Each teacher who is actively at work at the beginning of a school year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented voluntarily contribute, within ten (10) school days of the opening of school, one (1) day of sick leave per year to the Major Illness Bank. Teachers who are not actively at work at the beginning of a school year, but who return to work during the absence year, may voluntarily contribute one such day within ten (10) school days of their return to work. Only teachers who contribute to the Major Illness Bank are eligible to apply for benefits without exception. A teacher who is not actively at work at the start of the school year due to a major illness or accident may contribute one (1) day to the Sick Bank from their accumulated sick leave, if any. A teacher who is not actively at work at the start of the school year due to major illness or accident, and who does not have any accumulated sick leave available, may be granted Major Illness Bank benefits by unanimous vote of the Superintendent Major Illness Bank Committee. A denial of benefits shall be subject to the grievance procedure. 4.8 Said bank may require further certificates be charged for any continuing absence sick leave required, in case of major illness or questionable absencesaccident, beyond the accumulated sick leave held by the involved teacher-applicant and such charge shall commence only after the teacher-applicant's individually accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, or thirty (30) consecutive working days of illness, whichever shall last occur. The major illness bank may not be charged for absences resulting from maternity leaves or worker's compensation. If a teacher granted paid leave by the Major Illness Bank Committee subsequently returns from sick leave allowable for any year and thereafter suffers a recurrence of the same illness or a new illness, the Committee may waive the 30-day requirement if the period intervening between illnesses was inadequate to permit the teacher to accumulate 30 days of individual paid sick leave. 4.9 The Major Illness Bank shall be available administered by a committee consisting of five members. Two members shall be members of the Barrington School Committee or their designees designated in full writing by said committee. Three members shall be members of the NEA Barrington designated in writing by said Association. Said Committee shall determine individual eligibility for the use of said bank, the amount of leave to be granted, and its decision shall require a majority vote. 4.10 Said Committee, in administering said Major Illness Bank, may use such data and criteria as it may deem to be necessary to enable it to make its decision on an application for additional sick leave benefits, under this provision, including, but not limited to: Adequate medical evidence of major illness or accident submitted by the applicant; Prior utilization of all eligible sick leave by the applicant; Physical examination of the applicant by a physician of his/her own choice, at the commencement expense of the applicant; The number of available days in the bank and other applications for grants therefrom. 4.11 In the event that a teacher receives sick leave from said bank, which extends to the end of a school year, such teacher must reapply (pursuant to (4.10) above) to the Committee for the ensuing school year in order to be considered for benefits. 4.12 Any teacher who withdraws from the Major Illness Bank will not be permitted to withdraw his/her contributed days. 4.13 Fifty percent (50%) of the unused days remaining in the Major Illness Bank on June 20 of any school year may be carried over to the successive school year, provided that if the Bank shall not exceed three hundred fifty (350) days at the beginning of a school year and provided, further, that utilization of days carried over shall require unanimous vote of the Committee. Decisions of the Committee under this subsection shall be subject to the grievance procedure. 4.14 In no event shall the charge to said Bank on account of any member one major illness or accident of any one applicant exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in total. 4.15 Except as otherwise provided above, decisions of the aforementioned committee shall not be present on subject to the first day grievance procedure. 4.16 There shall be deducted from the salary due any teacher under the provisions of work in September Section 4 the amount of any benefit paid for the same period under Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Rhode Island. 4.17 At such time as a teacher has accumulated the maximum of one hundred fifty (150) sick days, he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty one half (201/2) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leaveper diem rate of pay, or $50, whichever is less, times the number of days in excess of 150 days. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days Payment shall be made effective as of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterthe first School Department payroll period in July.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 1. An employee employed five (5) days a week, twelve (12) months a year by the District, shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days leave of sick leave in each year absence for absences resulting from personal illness or accident injury, exclusive of the member or of a member of hisall days he/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, she is not required to render service to the extent not usedDistrict, without limitationwith full pay for a fiscal year of service. 2. An employee employed five (5) days a week, the allowable absences in any year who is employed for less than a full fiscal year, is entitled to be that proportion of twelve (12) days leave of absence for personal illness or injury as the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such yearmonths he/she is employed bears to twelve (12). 3. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more An employee employed less than five (5) school days on account per week shall be entitled, for a fiscal year of service, to the proportion to twelve (12) days leave of absence for illness or accidentinjury as the number of days he/she is employed per week bears to five (5). A doctor's certificate indicating When such a person is employed for less than a full fiscal year of service, this and the nature preceding paragraph shall determine the proportion of leave of absence for personal illness or injury to which they are entitled. 4. The employee shall notify his/her work site office as soon as possible but at least one (1) hour before each day of absence, unless conditions make notification impossible. However, bus drivers and continuance all cafeteria employees shall notify their immediate supervisor by 3:00 1:00 p.m. of disability the day prior to absence, unless such advance notice is impossible. If the employee reports, in advance, the number of days he/she will be required if absent, it will not be necessary to notify the absence continues for work site office each day. 5. The employee should notify his/her work site office the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and before his/her expected return in order that any substitute employee may be required terminated. If the employee fails to notify his/her work site office and both employee and substitute report, the substitute is entitled to the assignment. 6. Pay for any repeated absence. This certificate day of such absence shall be presented within ten (10) days the same as the pay for that which would have been received had the employee served during the day of illness. 7. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The full amount of sick leave allowable for any year granted shall be available in full credited to each employee and each employee shall be notified at that time the commencement amount of sick leave he/she has accrued. Credit for sick leave need not be accrued prior to taking such leave and such leave may be taken at any time during the year. However, a new employee of the year provided that if any member District shall not be present on eligible to take more than six (6) days until the first day of work the calendar month after completion of six (6) months of active service with the District. 8. If an employee does not take the full amount of leave allowed in September any year under this Section, the amount not taken shall accumulate from year to year. 9. An employee who has unused leave of absence for accident or illness accumulated in another California school district at the time he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for is employed in the District and such employment occurs within one year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her previous employment shall upon request, be credited with the accumulated days (Education Code 45202). 10. Any sick leave benefits earned, but unused, on the date of retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service may be converted to retirement credit if appropriate in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not accordance with applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterlaw.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract, Master Contract

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15a) The number of days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident with full pay which may be awarded to an employee, other than a part-time employee, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be service by two (2) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school sick leave previously awarded to him, provided that the maximum number of working days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and sick leave with full pay which may be required for awarded to an employee during any repeated absence. This certificate period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall be presented within ten not exceed four hundred and eighty (10480) days of in the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The aggregate. (b) Notwithstanding clause 16.01 (a), an employee hired after May 4, 2004 is eligible to accumulate sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement rate of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthday for each month of service. (c) Notwithstanding clause 16.01 (a), he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the maximum number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death may be awarded an employee hired after he/she has completed May 4, 2004 during any consecutive twenty (20) years year period of professional service shall not exceed two hundred and forty (240) days 16.02 For the purposes of Clause 16.01, an employee who receives full salary or wages in respect of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the working days in the systemfirst or last calendar month of his service, he/she computed in full or his/her estatehalf days shall, in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. (a) Subject to Clause 16.05, when an employee has reached the maximum of the sick leave which may be awarded him in accordance with this Article, he shall proceed on special leave without pay. (b) Employees on special leave without pay shall continue to accumulate seniority except where they would have been otherwise laid off. 16.04 Where, in the opinion of the permanent head, it is unlikely that an employee will be able to return to duty after the expiration of his accumulated sick leave, he may be required by the permanent head to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such examination that, in the opinion of a Medical Doctor acceptable to the permanent head it is unlikely that the employee will be able to return to duty, the employee may be retired effective when his accumulated sick leave has expired or at retirement age, and paid such pension award as he may be eligible to receive, and the case may be, employee shall be paid given notice in accordance with Article 22. 16.05 The permanent head may require an amount equal employee to his/her full submit a medical certificate during any period that an employee is on sick leave. In any event, sick leave in excess of three (3) consecutive working days at any time or six (6) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be awarded to an employee unless he has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate prior to or immediately upon his return to work, which is satisfactory to the permanent head of service. 16.06 Periods of special leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes, and the employees' record of his/her accumulated service shall be noted accordingly. 16.07 Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee who is on maternity leave or any other type of leave without pay. 16.08 Subject to Clauses 16.01 and unused 16.06, an employee who has had less than twelve (12) months of service may be awarded sick leave. Effective September 1leave with full pay as follows: (i) A temporary or probationary employee may, 1991at any time during his first twelve (12) months of service, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) be awarded days of his/her accumulated sick leave on full pay not exceeding the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of service by two and unused subtracting therefrom the number of working days of sick leave. This provision leave previously awarded to him. (ii) A temporary or probationary employee hired after May 4, 2004 may, at any time during his first twelve (12) month of service, be awarded days of sick leave on full pay not exceeding the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of service by one (1) and subtracting the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him. (b) Where a temporary or probationary employee is not applicable granted sick leave in excess of that earned in accordance with Clause 16.01 and the employee resigns or is terminated, the Employer reserves the right to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterrecover an amount equivalent to the excessive leave granted. 16.09 The Employer shall provide each employee a copy of his sick leave records once each year.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 9.3.1 A full-time Employee shall be allowed fifteen accrue one and one-half (151.5) days of non-occupational sick leave in per month for each year for absences resulting from month of continuous service, to a maximum of 250 days. Xxxx leave credits shall also accrue during paid leaves. A part-time Employee shall receive pro rata sick leave entitlement. 9.3.2 An Employee shall advise the Manager (or equivalent) on the day of illness if unable to come to work because of illness or accident injury, unless the nature of the member illness or of a member of his/her immediate familyinjury renders this time limit impracticable. Sick An Employee on paid leave shall accumulatenotify the Employer in accordance with the provisions of Article10.5.3.10. 9.3.3 Designated statutory holidays which fall within an Employee's sick leave shall not be charged against that Employee's accumulated sick leave credits. 9.3.4 Subject to Articles 9.3.4.1, 9.3.4.2 and 9.3.4.3 below, and to the extent not usedArticle 9.8, without limitation, the allowable all absences in any year to be the number on account of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate non-occupational illness or injury on a normal working day shall be required for any charged against an Employee's sick leave credits. 9.3.4.1 There shall be no charge against an Employee's sick leave credits when the absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A injury is less than one-half (0.5) day. 9.3.4.2 When the period of absence on account of illness is at least one-half (0.5) day but less than a full day, one-half (0.5) day only shall be charged as sick leave. 9.3.4.3 If an Employee while on vacation comes under a doctor's certificate indicating care for a minimum of five (5) days, the Employee shall, upon advising the relevant Manager, be granted sick leave. Claims under this clause shall be substantiated by a note from the Employee's physician. 9.3.5 After an Employee has been absent on sick leave for either 10 successive working days, or for 18 working days in a calendar year, then the Employer may require the Employee to provide a statement from the Employee's personal physician specifying the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days prognosis of the beginning of illness. Where the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member Employee has been absent 10 successive days due to a single illness, this illness shall not be present on counted in determining the first day 18 working days. 9.3.6 In the case of work in September he/she illness of a member of the immediate family of an Employee, when no one at home other than the Employee can provide the needs of the ill person, the Employee shall not be entitled, after notifying the Manager, to use annual sick leave entitlement up to a maximum of 15 days per annum for this purpose. 9.3.7 Any former Employee who receives a subsequent appointment shall be entitled to any carry over all previously accumulated sick leave allowable for to the subsequent appointment, in so far as such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused has not been paid out. 9.3.8 The Institute shall allow borrowing against future earned sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemevent the Employee's sick leave has run out, he/she or his/her estate, as provided that: 9.3.8.1 A qualified medical practitioner's report containing an estimate of when the case Employee may be, return to work accompanies the request to borrow sick leave. 9.3.8.2 The Employee has successfully completed a period of employment of at least six (6) months. 9.3.8.3 Borrowed sick leave credits shall be paid charged against future earned credits. 9.3.8.4 The borrowed leave entitlement shall be as follows: 9.3.8.4.1 Employees with 10 years continuous service or less - up to 30 working days. 9.3.8.4.2 Employees with more than 10 years continuous service - up to 45 working days. 9.3.8.5 The Employer has the right to establish that the criteria established in Articles 9.3.8.1, 9.3.8.2, and 9.3.8.3 above are fulfilled. 9.3.8.6 The Parties agree in principle that an amount equal Employee who borrows sick leave under this Article 9.3.8 shall be obligated to his/her full pay at restore or repay such leave. 9.3.8.7 Further, after the time his/her employment terminatesParties have developed a mutually agreed form expressing this obligation, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused Employer may require an Employee to sign the form before borrowing sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterleave under Article 9.3.8.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members a) Until November 1, 1984, a permanent employee, after three (3) months' continuous employment, shall be allowed fifteen entitled to two (152) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting per calendar month effective from the original hiring date. The employee may be required to verify that her absence was due to illness or accident of the member or of by submitting a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate or other suitable verification if requested by the Employer. Such sick leave shall be required for any absence cumulative to a maximum of not more than five one hundred and forty (5140) school days on account days. Commencing November 1, 1984, there shall be no further accumulation of sick leave. The employer will provide a list of accumulated sick leave annually to those employees who continue to have such sick leave. b) Sick leave credits are payable at a rate equal to the employees regular earnings when she is absent from work due to illness or accident. A doctorinjury until her accumulated sick leave credits have been utilized. c) Effective November 1, 1984, to replace the accumulated sick leave as set out in 21.01 a), the Employer shall pay one hundred (100%) per cent of the premiums covered by this agreement, and subject to the enrolment rules of the Insurer, a Weekly Indemnity plan with Manufacturer's certificate indicating Life Insurance company, Policy #G.H. 00000-00-0. d) For employees with accumulated sick leave to their credit, the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and said sick leave accumulated up to November 1, 1984, may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten used until exhausted as follows: i) by an employee to "top-up" the first seven (107) days of the beginning Weekly Indemnity Plan as set out in Article 21.01 c); or ii) by an employee on termination of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one employment after three (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (203) years of professional service continuous employment, and in accordance with the systemprovision in 15.01 f), he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall will be paid an amount equal to his/fifty (50%) per cent of the accumulated sick leave standing to her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive credit to a maximum of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of one hundred and twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20120) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision provided such employee is not applicable discharged for cause; or iii) by an employee on Workers' compensation and, in this event, the employee shall pay to the Employer any member hired on July 1monies paid to them by the Workers' Compensation Board for time lost, 2013 or thereafteran amount equal to the Workers' Compensation Board payment will be deducted from their regular pay cheque. In such cases, there will be an appropriate deduction from accumulated sick leave credits in an amount representing the difference between the employee's regular rate and the amount received from the Workers' Compensation Board; or iv) a combination of the above.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members A. Each ten-month employee is entitled to sick leave with full pay of up to 15 school days in each contract year. For employees whose effective date of employment precedes July 1, 1987, unused sick leave shall be allowed fifteen (15) days accumulated from year to year so long as the employee remains continuously in the service of the Board. For employees whose effective date of employment is July 1, 1987 or thereafter, each ten-month employee shall have unused sick leave in each year accumulate to 187 days for absences resulting from illness or accident the duration of the member or of a member of contract. B. If requested by the Superintendent, the employee shall provide at his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated expense a certificate from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year physician confirming the sickness or the ability of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has employee to return to work and perform his/her creditduties. If The Board shall have the employment option of requiring a second opinion at its expense by having the Quincy School System employee select a physician for this purpose from a list of a member three names. The Superintendent shall cease because obtain said list from the Hartford County Medical Association or, upon the teacher's request, from the Medical Association of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years the county in which the teacher resides, and present the list of professional service three names as received from the Medical Association to the teacher. Such lists shall be composed of impartial physicians practicing in the systemappropriate field of medicine. C. Upon retirement, he/she or his/her estateteachers employed before July 1, as the case may be, 2013 shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive equivalent of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty one-half (201/2) of his/her total accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1The maximum paid shall not exceed forty-five (45) days. For all teachers, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days such payment shall be at the rate of 1/185 of his/her annual salary. The Board shall provide employees the option of placing this severance benefit in a pre- tax account in accordance with state and federal law from which the employee may pay for health insurance benefits after retirement. D. Upon death, the spouse of an active employee hired before July 1, 2013, the spouse of that employee, or in the event that there is no then surviving spouse, the minor children of an employee, or in the event that there are no then surviving minor children of an employee, the estate of an employee shall be paid one-half (1/2) of the employee's accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is The maximum paid shall not applicable to any member exceed forty-five (45) days. E. Upon death of an active employee hired on or after July 1, 2013 2013, the spouse of that employee, or thereafterin the event that there is no then surviving spouse, the minor children of an employee, or in the event that there are no then surviving minor children of an employee, the estate of an employee shall be paid one- half (1/2) of the employee’s accumulated unused sick leave. The maximum paid shall not exceed twenty-five (25) days. F. The Superintendent shall grant 50% of the unused sick leave accumulated by an employee as a contracted teacher in another school system provided employment in that school system terminated no more than one hundred (100) calendar days prior to the commencement of employment in the West Hartford Public Schools. The number of days granted shall not exceed thirty

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15) A. The Board grants 12 days of sick leave in each per year for absences resulting from with full pay when said absence is due to personal illness, quarantine at home, serious illness or accident death in the immediate family or household, or birth, adoption, or placement for adoption. Immediate family shall include parents, spouse, domestic partner, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in- law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, grandparents-in-law, children-in-law, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and legal guardians, while “household” includes all who live in the household of which the employee is a member. Beginning in the 5th year of district recognized service, if 20 sick leave days have been accumulated, 13 sick leave days will be granted. Beginning in the 15th year of district-recognized service, if 30 sick leave days have been accumulated, 16 sick leave days per year will be granted. Beginning in the 25th year of district- recognized service, if 90 sick leave days have been accumulated, 20 sick leave days per year will be granted. Non-PEL employees who work less than the IMRF 600-hour standard shall get a pro-rata share sick days. For example, a regularly employed employee scheduled to work 200 hours per year shall earn 4 sick days annually (200/600) x 12 = 4), which days, if unused, shall accumulate annually B. A maximum of 350 sick days will be carried from one year to the next. C. School District #238 shall administer the sick leave policy as it is spelled out in Section 24-6 of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick School Code. D. After the cumulative sick leave shall accumulatehas been expended, subject to the extent not used, without limitationfollowing conditions the Board will provide an extended sick leave for the individual employee’s personal illness only. To be eligible for the extended sick leave, the allowable absences in any year to be employee must have been without pay from the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed District for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days days, must have submitted a doctor’s statement verifying the employee’s inability to perform his or her job responsibilities because of the personal illness, must have been on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues job for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within at least ten (10) days during the employee’s initial year of employment in the beginning of the absence District, and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply must have applied in writing for sick leave allowance on account to the Board of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, Education for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused extended sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty The extended sick leave is for a maximum of one hundred thirty-five (20135) school days to during the entire employment of the employee. It must be applied for at the rate of thirty (30) school days at a time, with the submission of a doctor’s statement with each application. The pay for the extended sick leave will be 75% of the employee’s per diem regular duties pay rate, excluding pay for differentials, stipends, committee assignments, and bonuses. In the event the absence is covered by Worker’s Compensation Insurance, the District will make up the difference between the amount paid by the Worker’s Compensation Insurance carrier and 75% of the employee’s per diem pay rate as defined above. In the event the employee misses school and is paid for sick leave under this section, and the reason for missing school is the result of some form of accident for which the employee is awarded compensation for loss of work, no sick leave pay will be paid the employee which will result in the employee receiving more than his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterper diem rate from the combined sources.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Negotiations Agreement, Negotiations Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 8.1 The provisions of Articles 8.1 to 8.13 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their service prior to July 10, 1990. These provisions shall not be subject to change in any way, at any time, without the approval in writing of a clear two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members eligible to participate in the provisions as herein established. 8.2 Each member covered by this Agreement hired prior to July 10, 1990 shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days hours leave on account of sickness for each and every month of active service with full pay at the member's current rate of pay. 8.3 The hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not unless used, without limitationshall be accumulative with no maximum. 8.4 Each member covered by this Agreement having accumulated sick leave, who retires at normal retirement date, or after any extension thereof, or who is dismissed by reason of ill health, or resigns by reason of ill health, shall be granted a leave with pay at the allowable absences in any year to be current rate of pay for the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed hours then standing to their credit, but payment for such year. No doctorleave shall not in any event exceed one-half of the member's certificate shall be required for any absence yearly salary at the current rate of not more than pay. 8.5 After completing five (5) school days on account years of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating service, each member covered by this Agreement, upon resignation, shall be granted one-half pay at the nature and continuance current rate of disability will be required if the absence continues pay for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required year for any repeated absence. This certificate the accumulated sick leave then standing to his or her credit, but the pay shall be presented within ten (10) days not exceed one-half of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates member's current yearly salary in any case. 8.6 Any member covered by this Agreement who is dismissed for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The cause shall forfeit all accumulated sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any standing to their credit. 8.7 A member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon who commenced his/her requestService prior to July 10, 1990 reporting for duty and later becoming sick and unable to complete his/her regular tour of duty, shall be advised once each school year of credited with the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has hours worked, and shall be required to access his/her credit. If sick time hours for those hours not worked. 8.8 In the employment by event of the Quincy School System death of a member covered by this Agreement, there shall cease because be paid to the personal representative of his/her retirement his or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive current rate of stipends for extra services, pay for the number of days, hours sick leave then standing to his or her credit. Payment for such leave shall not in excess of twenty any event exceed one-half (201/2) of his/his or her accumulated yearly salary at the current rate of pay. 8.9 The current hourly rate of pay mentioned in the provisions of this Article of this Agreement shall be computed by dividing the amount of the member's yearly salary in effect at the date of retirement, or resignation, by two thousand and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty eighty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter2080).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Civilian Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.1 The provisions of Article 11.1 to Article 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their employment prior to January 1, 1990. 11.2 The provisions of Articles 11.1 to 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their service prior to January 1, 1990. These provisions shall not be subject to change in any way, at any time, without the approval in writing of a clear two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members eligible to participate in the provisions as herein established. 11.3 Each member covered by this Agreement hired prior to January 1, 1990 shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days hours leave on account of sickness for each and every month of active service with full pay at the member's current rate of pay. 11.4 The hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not unless used, without limitationshall be accumulative with no maximum. 11.5 Each member covered by this Agreement having accumulated sick leave, who retires at normal retirement date, or after any extension thereof, or who is dismissed by reason of ill health, or resigns by reason of ill health, shall be granted a leave with pay at the allowable absences in any year to be current rate of pay for the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed hours then standing to their credit, but payment for such year. No doctorleave shall not in any event exceed one-half of the member's certificate shall be required for any absence yearly salary at the current rate of not more than pay. 11.6 After completing five (5) school days on account years of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating service, each member covered by this Agreement, upon resignation, shall be granted one-half pay at the nature and continuance current rate of disability will be required if the absence continues pay for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required year for any repeated absence. This certificate the accumulated sick leave then standing to his or her credit, but the pay shall be presented within ten (10) days not exceed one-half of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates member's current yearly salary in any case. 11.7 Any member covered by this Agreement who is dismissed for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The cause shall forfeit all accumulated sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any standing to their credit. 11.8 A member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon who commenced his/her requestService prior to January 1, 1990 reporting for duty and later becoming sick and unable to complete his/her regular tour of duty, shall be advised once each school year of credited with the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has hours worked, and shall be required to access his/her credit. If sick time hours for those hours not worked. 11.9 In the employment by event of the Quincy School System death of a member covered by this Agreement, there shall cease because be paid to the personal representative of his/her retirement his or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive current rate of stipends for extra services, pay for the number of days, hours sick leave then standing to his or her credit. Payment for such leave shall not in excess of twenty any event exceed one-half (201/2) of his/his or her accumulated yearly salary at the current rate of pay. 11.10 The current hourly rate of pay mentioned in the provisions of this Article of this Agreement shall be computed by dividing the amount of the member's yearly salary in effect at the date of retirement, or resignation, by two thousand and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty eighty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter2080).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.01 All employees off duty as a result of an accident or an occupational illness incurred in the performance of their duties shall be allowed fifteen provided with hospitalization and medical care in accordance with the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act, and full salary during such period off duty for the first eight (158) tours of duty. After the first eight (8) tours of duty, employees shall receive full salary but one-quarter (1/4) day will be deducted from their accumulated sick leave until the sick bank is depleted for each day they are off on compensation benefits. 11.02 - Each Fire Fighter shall be credited with one and one-half (1 ½ ) days of sick leave in credit, cumulative to a maximum of three hundred and sixty (360) days, for each year for absences resulting from illness or accident month of unbroken service. For purposes of this Article, service shall be considered broken, and no credit given, if the member or of a member employee fails to work all of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulatescheduled working days in the month, unless his/her absence is caused by: (a) accident occurring while on duty with the Corporation; (b) illness for which he/she is entitled to the extent not usedpaid sick leave; however, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year if he/she is entitled to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more less than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence paid sick leave, and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she exhausts this entitlement, no credit shall be given for that month; (c) authorized leave of absence not in excess of ten (10) working days within the month; (d) paid vacation or paid holidays, as provided for in the Agreement. Accumulated credits shall be entitled cancelled upon termination of employment. 11.03 - A Fire Fighter who has completed six (6) consecutive calendar months of employment, or who has accumulated six (6) days credit, whichever occurs later, and who gives proof satisfactory to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account the Corporation of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from disabling illness or non-compensable accident. Any such application must , shall be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon paid his/her request, be advised once standard daily wages for each school year day of absence so caused to the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because extent of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemaccumulated credits, he/she or and his/her estate, as the case may be, accumulated credits shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for reduced by the number of days, or part days, for which he/she is so paid. The benefits of this Section shall not be available to an employee for time lost as a result of employment with another employer. 11.04 - There shall be paid to (a) an employee who retires under the provisions of any pension or compulsory retirement by-law of the City, or (b) the beneficiary, as designated in excess the group life insurance provided under Section 12.03, of twenty any employee who dies while in the service of the Corporation, or (20c) an employee on termination of employment, who has at the date of termination five (5) or more years of service with the Corporation, a sick leave gratuity amounting to one-half (½) of the sick leave standing to his/her accumulated credit at the rate of the employee's standard daily wage at the time of retirement, or death, or termination, as applicable, subject to a maximum of six (6) months' earnings. 11.05 - For purposes of this Article (a) non-compensable accident" shall be deemed to mean (1) an accident suffered on the job for which compensation in lieu of wages is not received from The Workplace Safety and unused Insurance Board, including disallowance because of the Board's requirements for a minimum period of disability; and (2) an accident suffered other than while at work; and (b) the "standard daily wage" shall be the bi-weekly salary rate in accordance with Schedule "A" and Schedule "B", divided by seven (7) in the case of shift personnel and Communicators, and by ten (10) in the case of maintenance and inspection personnel. (a) An employee who is absent on sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of leave when his/her accumulated and unused scheduled vacation arrives shall be entitled to substitute vacation for sick leave. This provision may be done at the discretion of the employee and it is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterreversible.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen 18.01 (15a) (i) An employee is eligible to accumulate sick leave with full pay at the rate of two (2) days for each month of service. (ii) Notwithstanding Clause 18.01(a)(i), an employee hired after December 1, 2005 is eligible to accumulate sick leave at the rate of one (1) day for each month of service. (i) The maximum number of days of sick leave in each which may be awarded to an employee during any consecutive twenty (20) year for absences resulting from illness or accident period of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave service shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitationexceed four hundred and eighty (480) days. (ii) Notwithstanding Clause 18.01(b)(i), the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the maximum number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has may be awarded to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death an employee hired after he/she has completed December 1, 2005 during any consecutive twenty (20) years year period of professional service shall not exceed two hundred and forty (240) days. 18.02 For the purpose of Clause 18.01, an employee who receives full salary or wages in respect of not less than two-thirds (⅔) of the working days in the systemfirst or last calendar month of her service computed in full or half days shall, he/in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. (a) When an employee has reached the maximum of the sick leave which may be awarded her, in accordance with this Article, she shall, if she is still unfit to return to duty, proceed on annual leave (including current, accumulated and accrued leave) if she is eligible to receive such leave or his/special leave without pay at her estateoption. (b) Employees on special leave without pay under this Clause shall continue to accumulate seniority except where they would have been otherwise laid off. (a) The permanent head may require an employee to submit a medical certificate during any period that an employee is on sick leave. In any event, sick leave in excess of three (3) consecutive working days at any time or six (6) working days in the aggregate in any year may not be awarded to an employee unless she has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate satisfactory to the permanent head. (b) An employee shall have the option of being attended by a doctor of her choice, and under no circumstances will an employee be penalized in any way by the Employer for exercising her option of being attended by her personal physician. (a) Where in the opinion of the permanent head it is unlikely that an employee will be able to return to duty after the expiration of her accumulated sick leave, she may be required by the permanent head to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such examination that it is unlikely that the employee will be able to return to duty, the employee may be retired effective when her accumulated sick leave has expired or at retirement age, whichever occurs first, and paid such pension award as she may be eligible to receive, and the case may be, employee shall be paid an amount equal given notice in accordance with Article 30. (b) Employees who are permanently unable to his/her full perform their duty because of medical reasons will be entitled to use all their accumulated sick leave before being pensioned or terminated. 18.06 Subject to Article 21, periods of special leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes. 18.07 Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee who is on maternity leave or any other type of his/leave without pay. 18.08 Where an employee has a break in service in excess of 45 consecutive calendar days not caused by lay off, her accumulated service for the purpose of this Article shall be deemed to commence from the date of her re-employment. 18.09 An employee who is injured during working hours and unused is required to leave for treatment, or is sent home for such injury, shall receive payment for the remainder of the work day at her regular rate of pay without deduction from sick leave. 18.10 With the prior approval of the Department Head or designate, employees shall be allowed to take sick leave in order to engage in personal preventative medical and dental care. Effective September The Employer reserves the right to cancel such leave in event of an emergency. 18.11 Upon the receipt of a written request, the Employer shall forward copies of job postings to employees off work due to illness in excess of one (1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days week. 18.12 Employees shall be informed by individual letter once each year of his/her accumulated the amount of accumulative sick leave and unused the amount of sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterleave used.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15a) days The purpose of the sick leave in each year program offered by the University is to compensate for absences resulting from illness or accident the loss of the member or earnings incurred by an employee who is unable to perform his regular duties because of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of non work-related illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature . (b) An employee who has completed his probationary period and continuance is unable to work due to an accident or an illness is entitled to a weekly indemnity equal to one hundred percent (100%) of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absencehis regular salary at that date. This certificate indemnity is payable as of the third day of absence from work and is payable for a maximum period of four (4) months. (c) The period following which the aforementioned benefits are reinstated is one (1) month for a new disability, and three (3) months for a relapse. (d) If the disability lasts for more than four (4) months, the employee shall be presented within ten (10) days protected by the provisions of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year Long-Term Disability Plan. 17.02 If an employee is ill, he shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve notify his immediate supervisor as soon as possible, but no later than one (1) monthhour after the beginning of his day shift, he/she may apply in writing or two (2) hours before the beginning of his evening shift. 17.03 At June 1 of each year, the annual credit of non-cumulative sick days for sick leave allowance on account each employee is of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accidentseventy-six (76) hours. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, The employee shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty first two (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (302) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leavehis absence until his annual entitlement is used up. This provision annual entitlement is not applicable allocated for the period of June 1 of a given year to any member hired May 31 of the following year. In the case of a new employee, once his probation period is completed, he is entitled to the annual credit prorated to time worked. 17.04 Hours of sick leave are deducted from an employee’s bank on July 1the basis of his work schedule. 17.05 At the Employer’s request, 2013 the employee shall submit, upon his return to work, a medical note for every absence of three (3) working days or thereaftermore. (a) The University may demand that an employee on extended sick leave produce a medical report at the University’s expense. (b) The University reserves the right to call upon a doctor of its choice to determine an employee’s percentage of disability. (c) If the salary and disability insurance benefit plans are changed, all changes shall also apply to the employees governed by this collective agreement.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members (a) Employees shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of accrue sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident at the rate of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues 72 hours for the sixth first year of employment (6ththree 24-hour shifts; 2.77 hours/pay period) consecutive school day and may be required 144 hours for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within subsequent years of employment (six 24-hour shifts; 5.54 hours/pay period), with a maximum accrual of 2,280 hours (95 24-hour shifts). (b) Whenever an employee with ten (10) or more years of service resigns, the employee shall have directed to the Post-Employment Health Plan one hundred percent (100%) of accumulated sick days with a maximum of 500 hours. Effective March 1, 2001, for those employees who retire and qualify for a pension, and for those employees granted a disability pension, the maximum sick leave payout is increased to 620 hours, all of which will be directed to the PEHP. Effective January 1, 2022, for those employees who retire and qualify for a pension, and for those employees granted a disability pension, the maximum sick leave payout is 600 hours, all of which will be directed to the PEHP. There shall be no cash payout to the employee of any accrued sick leave, in accordance with Article XI, Section 11.6. (c) If an employee has 800 hours of banked sick leave as of January 1, he shall be eligible to receive in the month of January following the end of said year, a payout at the rate of one hundred percent (100%) for the difference between the sick leave hours accrued during that year less those sick leave hours used during that year. The first forty-eight (48) hours of such payment, if the employee is eligible, shall be directed to the Post-Employment Health Plan. Any hours available for payment above the first forty-eight will be paid to the employee if he so elects, or he may elect to defer the payment to the City’s deferred compensation program or to the employee’s HSA, if allowable. Effective January 1, 2018, and continuing, an eligible employee shall receive a payout as described above, except that any such payment shall not exceed 120 hours. All unused accrued sick hours exceeding the 120 hour maximum payout will remain in the employee’s sick leave bank. (d) In the event of death of an employee (not a retiree), the employee’s beneficiary shall receive a payment equivalent to one hundred percent (100%) of all accrued but unused sick leave. The beneficiary shall be the individual designated by the employee as beneficiary under the group life insurance plan. If there is no life insurance policy in place, the beneficiaries shall be determined by the names entered on the “Designation of Beneficiary Form.” (e) In the event of illness of an employee’s spouse or dependent children which is serious enough to warrant the presence of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve employee, one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for 24- hour day of accrued sick leave allowance on account per incident may be used, with an annual maximum of the earlier absence, if three (3) such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her creditusage days. If Additional sick leave beyond the employment three (3) days may be granted by the Quincy School System Fire Chief. (f) In order to be eligible to direct sick leave payment at time of a member shall cease because termination to the PEHP, an employee must give two weeks’ notice of his/her retirement intent to resign or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service retire. The Fire Chief may waive this requirement in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterspecial circumstances.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Absence due to personal illness, excluding pregnancy, shall be allowed up to fifteen (15) working days per fiscal year, July 1 through June 30, and shall be accumulative from year to year without limitation. Absence of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave less than one (1) full day shall accumulate, be charged to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number nearest quarter hour of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such yearabsence. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence Personal illness of not more than five (5) school consecutive working days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate duration shall be presented within ten (10) days of verified by a statement from a licensed physician, advising that the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absencesperson is physically able to do his/her regular work. The sick leave allowable for any year physician's statement shall be available in full at verify the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on illness from the first day of absence to the date of return to work. In cases of excessive absence or when abuse of sick leave is evident, following previous counsel with the employee, the school administration may request in writing that the employee furnish a physician's statement to verify any future absence of less than five (5) working days. When all available paid leaves are exhausted, the employee is placed on "Difference Leave." An employee on "Difference Leave" is paid the difference between his/her salary and that paid his/her substitute. This is paid for a maximum period of five (5) months. The five (5) month period is calculated from the first days of sick leave. When difference leave is exhausted, the employee with three (3) years of service shall be allowed health leave; an employee with less than three (3) years of service is placed on a reemployment list for a period of thirty-nine (39) months. At any time during the prescribed thirty-nine (39) months, if the employee is able to assume the duties of his/her position, the employee shall be reemployed in the first vacancy in the classification of his/her previous assignment. His/her reemployment will take preference over all other applicants except those laid-off for lack of work or funds, in September which case he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has ranked according to his/her creditproper seniority. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because Upon resumption of his/her retirement duties, the break in service will be disregarded and the employee shall be fully restored as a permanent employee. During the first six (6) months of employment, one and one-quarter (1-1/4) days of paid sick leave per calendar month shall be granted as earned at the end of each month. Employees who work less than full-time or death after he/she has completed twenty less than a twelve (2012) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may bemonth calendar year, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay credited with sick leave on a pro-rata basis at the time his/her employment terminatesrate of one and one-quarter (1-1/4) days per month. Isolation and Quarantine: No salary or sick leave deduction is made for absence due to contagious disease from which isolation or quarantine is usually mandated, exclusive and which may be presumed to have been contracted during the performance of stipends for extra servicesschool duties with other persons having the contagious disease, for the number normal period of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 isolation or thereafterquarantine.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15a) The number of days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting with full pay which may be awarded to employees, other than part-time employees, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying their total months of service by two (2) and subtracting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be that the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) working days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year previously awarded to them provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the maximum number of days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed four hundred and eighty (480) days in the aggregate. (i) An employee who has had employment with a Provincial Government Department and who has within thirty (30) consecutive calendar days become employed with the Employer shall be permitted to transfer any unused sick leave that the employee may have to the employee's credit. (ii) An employee who has had employment with a School Board within the Province and who has within ninety (90) consecutive calendar days become employed with the Employer shall be permitted to transfer any unused sick leave that the employee may have to the employee's credit. 17.02 For the purpose of Clause 17.01, an employee who receives full salary or wages in respect of not less than one-half (1/2) of the days in the first or last calendar month of the employee's service, computed in full days, shall in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. 17.03 An employee may anticipate sick leave to the end of the period of the employee's authorized employment or to the end of the year concerned, whichever is the shorter period. 17.04 Subject to Clause 17.05, when an employee has reached the maximum of the sick leave, which he/she may be awarded the employee in accordance with this Article, the employee shall if still unfit to return to duty, proceed on annual leave (including current and accumulated leave) if eligible to receive such leave, or on special leave without pay at the employee's option. 17.05 Where, in the opinion of the Associate Vice-President, it is unlikely that an employee will be able to return to duty after the expiration of the employee's accumulated sick leave, the employee may be required by the Associate Vice-President to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such examination that in the opinion of a medical doctor appointed by the Employer, it is unlikely that the employee will be able to return to duty, then the employee may be retired effective when the employee's accumulated sick leave has expired or at retirement age, whichever occurs first, and paid such pension award as the employee may be entitled to his/her creditreceive and the employee shall receive notice in accordance with Article 26. (a) Sick leave with full pay for periods in excess of three (3) consecutive days or six (6) days in the aggregate in any year shall not be awarded to an employee unless the employee has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate satisfactory to the Associate Vice-President. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service information presented in the systemmedical certificate is not complete, he/she or his/her estate, as the Associate Vice-President may request that the employee provide additional information from the employee's medical doctor. In no case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at will the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive Employer contact the employee's doctor without the consent of stipends for extra services, the employee. (b) The Union and the Employer agree that sick leave is a benefit provided for the number protection of daysemployees and as a benefit, sick leave should not be abused. Therefore, the Employer has the right to discipline employees for abuse of sick leave and employees shall have recourse to the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures as prescribed in accordance with Articles 5 and 6. 17.07 Periods of special leave without pay in excess of twenty (20) days in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes and the employee's record of his/her accumulated and unused sick service shall be noted accordingly. 17.08 Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee who is on maternity leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to or any other type of leave without pay. 17.09 Where an employee has a break in service in excess of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days not caused by layoff, the employee's service for the purpose of his/her accumulated this Article shall be deemed to commence from the date of the employee's re-employment. 17.10 In September, the Employer shall notify in writing each employee of the amount of sick leave accrued to the employee's credit up to and unused including the previous 31st of August. 17.11 (a) Where, subject to Clause 17.11 (b), the Employer declares the Institute to be closed, employees on sick leave. This provision is leave prior to such declaration shall not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterhave credits deducted for the duration of the closure.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.01 All employees off duty as a result of an accident or an occupational illness incurred in the performance of their duties shall be allowed fifteen provided with hospitalization and medical care in accordance with the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act, and full salary during such period off duty for the first eight (158) tours of duty. After the first eight (8) tours of duty, employees shall receive full salary but one-quarter (1/4) day will be deducted from their accumulated sick leave until the sick bank is depleted for each day they are off on compensation benefits. 11.02 Each Fire Fighter shall be credited with one and one-half (1 ½ ) days of sick leave in credit, cumulative to a maximum of three hundred and sixty (360) days, for each year for absences resulting from illness or accident month of unbroken service. For purposes of this Article, service shall be considered broken, and no credit given, if the member or of a member employee fails to work all of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulatescheduled working days in the month, unless his/her absence is caused by: (a) accident occurring while on duty with the Corporation; (b) illness for which he/she is entitled to the extent not usedpaid sick leave; however, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year if he/she is entitled to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more less than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence paid sick leave, and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she exhausts this entitlement, no credit shall be given for that month; (c) authorized leave of absence not in excess of ten (10) working days within the month; (d) paid vacation or paid holidays, as provided for in the Agreement. Accumulated credits shall be entitled cancelled upon termination of employment. 11.03 A Fire Fighter who has completed six (6) consecutive calendar months of employment, or who has accumulated six (6) days credit, whichever occurs later, and who gives proof satisfactory to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account the Corporation of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from disabling illness or non-compensable accident. Any such application must , shall be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon paid his/her request, be advised once standard daily wages for each school year day of absence so caused to the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because extent of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemaccumulated credits, he/she or and his/her estate, as the case may be, accumulated credits shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for reduced by the number of days, or part days, for which he/she is so paid. The benefits of this Section shall not be available to an employee for time lost as a result of employment with another employer. 11.04 There shall be paid to (a) an employee who retires under the provisions of any pension or compulsory retirement by-law of the City, or (b) the beneficiary, as designated in excess the group life insurance provided under Section 12.03, of twenty any employee who dies while in the service of the Corporation, or (20c) an employee on termination of employment, for reasons other than cause, who has at the date of termination ten (10) or more years of service with the Corporation, a sick leave gratuity amounting to one-half (½) of the sick leave standing to his/her accumulated credit at the rate of the employee's standard daily wage at the time of retirement, or death, or termination, as applicable, subject to a maximum of six (6) months' earnings. 11.05 For purposes of this Article (a) non-compensable accident" shall be deemed to mean (1) an accident suffered on the job for which compensation in lieu of wages is not received from The Workplace Safety and unused Insurance Board, including disallowance because of the Board's requirements for a minimum period of disability; and (2) an accident suffered other than while at work; and (b) the "standard daily wage" shall be the bi-weekly salary rate in accordance with Schedule "A" and Schedule "B", divided by seven (7) in the case of shift personnel and Communicators, and by ten (10) in the case of maintenance and inspection personnel. (a) An employee who is absent on sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of leave when his/her accumulated and unused scheduled vacation arrives shall be entitled to substitute vacation for sick leave. This provision may be done at the discretion of the employee and it is not applicable reversible. (b) If an employee is unable to any member hired use his/her vacation due to sick leave, he/she shall transfer his/her unused vacation days to his/her sick bank prior to the end of the year. 11.07 An employee incapacitated by illness or injury while on July 1vacation shall, 2013 on the production of evidence satisfactory to the Corporation, have his/her lost vacation time reinstated and the time charged against his/her sick leave credits. Should the schedule of vacations not permit such reinstatement by the end of the calendar year, he/she shall substitute vacation for sick leave as in Section 11.06 (b). 11.08 An employee absent on Workers' Compensation when his/her scheduled vacation arrives and who is unable to re-schedule his/her vacation in the vacation year because of the operational requirements of the Fire Department, shall have the option of either taking his/her vacation in pay, or thereaftertransferring his/her vacation entitlements into his/her sick leave bank. 11.09 Whenever the Corporation requires an employee to produce a medical certificate, the Corporation will reimburse, to a maximum of $50.00, for such a certificate, provided a receipt from the physician accompanies such certificate.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.01 All employees off duty as a result of an accident or an occupational illness incurred in the performance of their duties shall be allowed fifteen provided with hospitalization and medical care in accordance with the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act, and full salary during such period off duty for the first eight (158) tours of duty. After the first eight (8) tours of duty, employees shall receive full salary but one-quarter (1/4) day will be deducted from their accumulated sick leave until the sick bank is depleted for each day they are off on compensation benefits. 11.02 Each Fire Fighter shall be credited with one and one-half (1 ½ ) days of sick leave in credit, cumulative to a maximum of three hundred and sixty (360) days, for each year for absences resulting from illness or accident month of unbroken service. For purposes of this Article, service shall be considered broken, and no credit given, if the member or of a member employee fails to work all of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulatescheduled working days in the month, unless his/her absence is caused by: (a) accident occurring while on duty with the Corporation; (b) illness for which he/she is entitled to the extent not usedpaid sick leave; however, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year if he/she is entitled to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more less than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence paid sick leave, and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she exhausts this entitlement, no credit shall be given for that month; (c) authorized leave of absence not in excess of ten (10) working days within the month; (d) paid vacation or paid holidays, as provided for in the Agreement. Accumulated credits shall be entitled cancelled upon termination of employment. 11.03 A Fire Fighter who has completed six (6) consecutive calendar months of employment, or who has accumulated six (6) days credit, whichever occurs later, and who gives proof satisfactory to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account the Corporation of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from disabling illness or non-compensable accident. Any such application must , shall be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon paid his/her request, be advised once standard daily wages for each school year day of absence so caused to the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because extent of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemaccumulated credits, he/she or and his/her estate, as the case may be, accumulated credits shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for reduced by the number of days, or part days, for which he/she is so paid. The benefits of this Section shall not be available to an employee for time lost as a result of employment with another employer. 11.04 There shall be paid to (a) an employee who retires under the provisions of any pension or compulsory retirement by-law of the City, or (b) the beneficiary, as designated in excess the group life insurance provided under Section 12.03, of twenty any employee who dies while in the service of the Corporation, or (20c) an employee on termination of employment, for reasons other than cause, who has at the date of termination ten (10) or more years of service with the Corporation, a sick leave gratuity amounting to one-half (½) of the sick leave standing to his/her accumulated credit at the rate of the employee's standard daily wage at the time of retirement, or death, or termination, as applicable, subject to a maximum of six (6) months' earnings. 11.05 For purposes of this Article (a) non-compensable accident" shall be deemed to mean (1) an accident suffered on the job for which compensation in lieu of wages is not received from The Workplace Safety and unused Insurance Board, including disallowance because of the Board's requirements for a minimum period of disability; and (2) an accident suffered other than while at work; and (b) the "standard daily wage" shall be the bi-weekly salary rate in accordance with Schedule "A" and Schedule "B", divided by seven (7) in the case of shift personnel and Communicators, and by ten (10) in the case of maintenance and inspection personnel. (a) An employee who is absent on sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of leave when his/her accumulated and unused scheduled vacation arrives shall be entitled to substitute vacation for sick leave. This provision may be done at the discretion of the employee and it is not applicable reversible. (b) If an employee is unable to any member hired on July 1use his/her vacation due to sick leave, 2013 or thereafterhe/she shall transfer his/her unused vacation days to his/her sick bank prior to the end of the year.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall It is agreed that sick leave is not to be allowed fifteen used for any other purpose and that to use sick leave for other than bonafide illness or accident may result in disciplinary action. (15a) The number of days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his/her total months of service by two (2) and subtracting from this the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him/her provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed four hundred and eighty (480) days in each year for absences resulting the aggregate. (b) Notwithstanding Clause 24.01(a), the number of days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee hired after May 4, 2004, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his/her total months of service by one (1) and subtracting from illness this the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him/her provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed two-hundred and forty (240) days in the aggregate. 24.02 For the purpose of Clause 24.01, an employee who received full salary or accident wages in respect of not less than eleven (11) working days in the member or of a member first calendar month of his/her immediate family. Sick service, computed in full or half days shall, in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. 24.03 Subject to Clauses 24.01 and 24.06, an employee may anticipate such leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days end of the beginning period of his/her authorized employment or to the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement end of the year provided that if any member shall not concerned, whichever is the shorter period. 24.04 Subject to Clause 24.05 and 24.06 when an employee has reached the maximum of sick leave which may be present on the first day of work awarded to him/her in September accordance with this Article he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless shall, if he/she shall report for duty during such year. If is still unfit to return to duty, proceed on annual leave (including current, accumulated and accrued leave) if he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthis eligible to receive such leave or if not, on special leave without pay. 24.05 Subject to Clause 24.06, before sick leave with full pay is awarded to an employee or at any time when an employee is on such leave with full pay, he/she may apply be required by the Human Resources Department to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such, in writing for sick leave allowance on account the opinion of a medical doctor that it is unlikely that the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must employee will be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements able to return to duty after the expiration of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her requestaccumulated sick leave, the employee may be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused retired effective when his/her accumulated sick leave which has expired or at retirement age, and paid such Pension Award as he/she may be eligible to receive. 24.06 Sick leave with full pay in excess of twenty-one (21) consecutive working hours at any one time or forty-two (42) working hours in the aggregate in any year shall not be awarded to any employee unless he/she has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate satisfactory to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System Human Resources Department. 24.07 Periods of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full special leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes and the employee's record of service shall be noted accordingly. 24.08 A temporary employee shall not receive sick leave if the employee refuses recall from layoff due to illness. Sick leave may only be awarded to a temporary employee who commences work and subsequently qualifies for sick leave under this Article. 24.09 An employee who is absent from work without prior approval shall communicate daily, unless otherwise directed, the reason for his/her absence to a management official at his/her place of work, as soon as practical but in any event no later than within the time limits set out below: (a) at least one (1) hour prior to the commencement of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty shift; or (20b) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision in the event a store is not applicable open, within one (1) hour prior to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.the store opening

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Credits 20.01 An employee shall be allowed fifteen earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (15) days of sick leave in for each year calendar month for absences resulting from illness or accident of which the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, employee receives pay for at least ten (10) days. (a) Subject to the extent not usedremainder of this Article, without limitation, the allowable all absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness on a normal working day shall be charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave credits except: (i) when the period of absence is two (2) hours or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating less there shall be no charge; (ii) when the nature and continuance period of disability will absence is more than two (2) hours but less than six (6) hours, one-half (½) day shall be required charged; (iii) when the period of absence is six (6) hours or more, one (1) full day shall be charged. (b) An employee shall make every reasonably effort to call in at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of their scheduled shift by communicating with the Manager or their direct supervisor, if the absence continues supervisor is the Xxxxxxx, by phone, voicemail, or text message. If an employee fails to call in before the start of the shift, sick leave with pay shall not be approved. 20.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, an employee must sign a statement stating that because of this illness or injury they were unable to perform their duties: (a) if the period of leave requested does not exceed three (3) working days; and (b) if in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted sick leave of more than nine (9) days wholly on the basis of statements signed by him or her. 20.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that such employee is unable to carry out their duties due to illness: (a) for the sixth sick leave in excess of three (6th3) consecutive school day and may be required working days; (b) for any repeated absence. This certificate additional sick leave in a fiscal year when in the same fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on more than nine (9) days wholly on the basis of the statements signed by him or her. 20.05 Where leave of absence without pay is authorized for any reason or an employee is laid off because of lack of work and the employee returns to work upon expiration of such leave of absence or lay-off, the employee shall be presented within earn sick leave credits for each month in which they worked at least ten (10) days and shall retain any unused sick leave existing at the time of lay-off or commencement of leave without pay. 20.06 In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee has insufficient or no sick leave credits, at the discretion of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The Employer, they shall be granted sick leave allowable for any year in advance to a limit of eight (8) days which shall be available in full at charged against future credits as earned. If the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any employee dies before authorized unearned sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she has been liquidated, no recovery shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing be made from the employee's estate. 20.07 An employee is not eligible for sick leave allowance with pay for any period during which they are on account leave of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness without pay or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused under suspension. 20.08 When an employee is granted sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of with pay and injury-on-duty leave is subsequently approved for a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemconcurrent period, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, there shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at no charge against the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, employee’s sick leave credits for the number period of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterconcurrency.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Section 1: Employees shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of accrue sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per Section 2: Employees shall earn a Sick Leave Bonus in each year for absences resulting the form of Annual Section 3: When permanent employees resign or are laid off from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate familyCounty Section 4: Sick Leave is defined as approved absence from work due to 1. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No A doctor's certificate excuse may be required after the employee has taken three (3) consecutive sick days, and shall be required for any absence of not more than after five (5) school days on account consecutive sick days. 2. After five (5) occurrences in any continuing twelve (12) month period (an occurrence means a separate incident of illness or accident. A at least one full workday in duration), the employee shall present a doctor's certificate indicating excuse for the nature next occurrence and continuance the employee must be informed of disability this requirement by written memo after the fifth occurrence. The following example is provided to assist in calculating occurrences in a continuing twelve (12) month period. Occurrence #1 Tues. & Wed., May 4 and May 5, 1982 16 hours Occurrence #2 Wed., June 16, 1982 8 hours Occurrence #3 Mon. & Tues., August 9 and 10, 1982 16 hours Occurrence #4 Fri., October 29, 1982 8 hours Occurrence #5 Thurs., December 4, 1982 8 hours Employee informed that next occurrence before May 4, 1983 would require a doctor's note. In the above example, occurrence #1 of May 4 and 5, 1982, would "burnoff" (no longer be counted) after twelve (12) months, May 4, 1983; the first of the next five occurrences would then be calculated with June 16, 1982, becoming occurrence #1. 3. If the supervisor suspects abuse of sick leave because of unusual circumstances or a developing pattern, i.e., Fridays/Mondays, before/after a holiday, employee denied annual leave and subsequently claims illness, etc., the supervisor may inform the employee when he/she calls in "sick" that a doctor's excuse will be required if the absence continues in order for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and supervisor to "approve" the use of sick leave. 4. If the supervisor has reason to question the doctor's excuse, employee may be required for any repeated absenceto be examined by a County Physician. This certificate If required, the exam will be scheduled within five (5) working days or the employee will suffer no loss in pay (or usage of sick or annual leave) until the employee returns to work. 5. Failure to provide the doctor's excuse as required above will constitute an "offense", and the employee will be disciplined in the following manner. 1st offense - written reprimand (Form 102-111 Employee Notice) and denial of sick leave. The absence is processed as Leave Without Pay. 2nd offense - three (3) days suspension (Form 102-111 Employee Notice) and denial of sick leave. The absence is processed as Leave Without Pay. 3rd offense – termination 6. If it is established that an employee has taken sick leave under false pretenses, the time off shall be presented processed as Leave without Pay. The employee may also be subject to disciplinary action. 7. To receive leave, the employee shall notify his or her immediate supervisor or department, division, or office director prior to or within ten one hour after time in which employee normally begins work. Except in unusual circumstances, which shall require approval by the department director, failure to notify the supervisor or department, division, or office director as required will result in the denial of sick leave. An employee in a department, division, or office operating on a twenty- four hour basis must notify his or her department, division, or office director within ninety (1090) days of minutes prior to the beginning of his or her shift. These provisions may be waived by the absence and appointing authority if the Superintendent employee submits evidence that it was impossible to give such notification. Sick leave may require further certificates not be granted for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available a period in full at the commencement excess of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on amount of leave the first day employee has accumulated. In the case of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from an extended illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon when an employee has exhausted his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision annual leave must be used until it is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.exhausted and/or in accordance with Article

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members (In addition to Central Item C6.00 Sick Leave and C13.00 Vested Retirement Gratuity, and Central Letter of Understanding #8) 21.1 The Board shall establish a sick leave plan for employee absences related to illness as hereinafter provided and shall maintain a sick leave account for each full or part time permanent employee employed by the Board under this Agreement. 21.2 Employees shall receive sick leave from their sick leave accumulation when absent for legitimate medical reasons which leave them unable to perform their regularduties. 21.3 For the purpose of this plan: (a) No sick leave days shall be allowed fifteen credited to an employee on leave of absence or on strike, LTD, lockout, or withdrawal of services; (15b) days An employee on sick leave or WSIB, shall not be employed elsewhere. When an employee is employed elsewhere or self-employed on the same date for which the employee is on sick leave, then employment with the Board shall be terminated; (c) An employee will neither be eligible to accumulate nor to make use of sick leave in each year credit while not actively employed by the Board; (d) Once the employee’s sick leave credits have expired, no salary payments or further accumulation of sick leave credits shall occur. Benefits for absences resulting from illness or accident an employee shall be continued until the end of the member or next following month after the utilization of a member all credits. Continuation of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, benefits may be arranged by the employee at the employee’s own expense and subject to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate carrier approval. (a) A permanent employee shall be required for any absence entitled to sick time accumulated at the rate of not more than five (5) school days on account (thirty-five [35] hours) for every three months of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled employment, to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess maximum of twenty (20) days (one hundred and forty [140] hours) per year, less any portion used. All sick leave credits granted and accumulated shall be prorated to the hours of his/her accumulated the employee’s position, and prorated to the employment status of the employee’s position (i.e. twelve (12) month or ten (10) month). Sick leave shall be accumulated, recorded and used in hours to a maximum of two hundred (200) days (fourteen hundred [1400] hours). (b) Those employees from the geographic areas of Sault Ste. Xxxxx and Central Algoma who are entitled to a grandparented Sick Leave Retirement Gratuity and whose names are attached as an addendum to this Agreement will be entitled to a maximum sick leave accumulation as follows: Sault Ste. Xxxxx - 260 days maximum Central Algoma - 200 days maximum. The above noted employees will only be entitled to accumulate such days in accordance with 22.4(a) of this Collective Agreement. 21.5 Employees shall report illness in accordance with the Absenteeism Article. Medical and dental appointments must be kept outside an employee’s normal working hours. Absence for short periods of time for medical appointments may be arranged through the immediate supervisor. The Board shall report to each employee by October 31st of each year the employee’s unused sick leaveleave credit accumulation. 21.6 Any medical absences by an employee which exceed three (3) consecutive working days may require medical documentation upon return to duties, if the Board so requests. Effective September 1The Board reserves the right to have the employee submit a certificate from a medical doctor or Nurse Practitioner, 1991, increase twenty regardless of the duration of the illness. Should the Board require a certificate from a medical doctor or Nurse Practitioner the Board shall reimburse the employee for the cost of the same. Employees will have up to five (205) days to thirty (30) days acquire a medical note after returning to work. 21.7 The transfer of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterleave credit into the sick leave plan described in this Article shall be in accordance with the dictates of the Education Act.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 34.1 Regular, full-time employees shall accrue paid sick leave as follows: Four and three one hundredths (4.0385) hours for each seventy (70) hours of service in active pay status, inclusive of holidays, vacations and paid leaves. No paid leave will accrue during unpaid leaves of absence, layoff, disciplinary suspensions or other times when an employee is not in active pay status. 34.2 Part-time employees shall accrue paid sick leave at a rate of five one hundredths (0.0577) hours for each paid hour of service, inclusive of holidays, vacations and paid leaves. No paid leave will accrue during unpaid leaves of absence, layoff, disciplinary suspensions or other times when an employee is not in active pay status. 34.3 An employee who moves from a public agency that has a policy of honoring its new hires' accumulated unused sick leave time (i.e., a "Reciprocating Agency"), to the Employer will be credited with their unused balance of accumulated sick leave with the Reciprocating Agency, provided (i) the time between separation and appointment does not exceed ten(10) years; (ii) the employee has not been paid for the unused leave; and (iii) the Reciprocating Agency verifies, in writing, the number of hours the employee had remaining. Employees who resign and then subsequently return to active employment with the Employer, within ten (10) years from the date of separation, shall have all previously accumulated, but unused, sick leave credited to them, provided (i) the employee has not been paid for sick leave (as specified in this paragraph); (ii) the employee did not transfer and use the accumulated sick leave with another Agency; and (iii) employees who separate and avail themselves of the severance benefits contained herein shall not receive credit for unused sick leave. 34.4 Sick leave may be accumulated without limit. Employees of the ADAMHS Board may elect, at the time of voluntary separation from active service with the ADAMHS Board, and with ten or more years of service with the state, any political subdivisions, or any combination thereof, to be paid in cash for one-fourth the value of the employee's accrued but unused sick leave credit. The payment shall be allowed fifteen based on the employee's rate of pay at the time of voluntary separation and eliminates all sick leave credit accrued but unused by the employee at the time payment is made. The aggregate value of accrued but unused sick leave credit that is paid in this situation shall not exceed, for all payments, the value of thirty days of accrued but unused sick leave. 34.5 The Employer will furnish each employee with quarterly written statements showing the amount of paid leave the employee has accrued. Any errors or omissions in such statements must be reported in writing to the Director of Human Resources within sixty (1560) days of sick receipt of the statement, or else the employee shall be forever barred from challenging the accuracy thereof. 34.6 Paid leave shall be charged in each year minimum increments of one-quarter (0.25) hour, and may be used for absences resulting from the following purposes: A. The illness or accident injury of the member employee or of a member of his/her the employee's immediate family. Sick . B. Medical examinations or treatments involving the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family. C. Pregnancy and/or childbirth and related conditions. D. When, through exposure to a contagious disease, as verified by a physician's statement which shall be submitted upon the employee's return to work, either the health of the employee would be jeopardized or the employee's presence on the job would jeopardize the health of others. 34.7 An employee's immediate family is defined as: mother, father, sister, brother, child, spouse, domestic partner (i.e., one who lives with the employee and who stands in the place of a spouse), grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in- law, son-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian or other person who stands in place of a parent (loco parentis) where paid leave shall accumulateis requested to care for members of an employee's immediate family and such care requires the employee to be absent for three (3) or more consecutive days, the Chief Executive Officer may require that the employee submit a physician's certificate to the extent not used, without limitationeffect that the presence of the employee is necessary to care for the ill family member. 34.8 If a family member's condition continues beyond the employee's accrued paid leave, the allowable absences in any year employee may be granted an unpaid leave of absence pursuant to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such yearFamily and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), provided that the requested unpaid leave meets the requirements thereof. No doctor's certificate Any paid time off shall be required credited against the maximum leave period provided for any in the FMLA, and the Employer reserves the right to require employees to exhaust all available paid time off (including vacation time) before taking unpaid leave pursuant to the FMLA. 34.9 Employees will be charged for paid leave only for those days on which they otherwise would have been scheduled to work. 34.10 Paid leave payments will not exceed the lesser of the employee's scheduled work day or work week earnings not to exceed the maximum of seventy (70) hours per pay period. 34.11 To be eligible for paid leave, an employee must report the reason for the absence of not more than to the employee's immediate supervisor at least one (1) hour prior to the employee's scheduled starting time, unless emergency conditions prevent such notification. 34.12 The employer reserves the right to require a certification from a licensed physician certifying that the employee was under the physician's care and is medically able to return to work, when such illness or injury continues beyond five (5) school days on account of working days. This is to occur prior to the reporting to the employees work unit. 34.13 Employer reserves the right to require certification from a licensed physician for family related injury or illness from employees who use paid leave and such illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability injury continues beyond five (5) working days. 34.14 When an employee knows in advance that paid leave will be required if requested, the absence continues employee shall complete and submit, in advance, a "Request for Leave" form prior to the sixth (6thdate(s) consecutive school day and may of such leave. When employees know in advance that they will be required for any repeated absence. This certificate institutionalized and/or hospitalized, they shall be presented within ten (10) days responsible for notifying their immediate supervisor, in advance, of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20date(s) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftertheir anticipated absence.

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Samples: Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 24.01 An Employee shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of earn sick leave in credits at the rate of ten (10) hours for each year calendar month for absences resulting from which that Employee receives pay for at least eighty (80) hours. 24.02 An Employee is eligible for sick leave with pay when the Employee is unable to perform his or her duties because of illness or accident injury provided that: a) the Employee has the necessary sick leave credits, b) the Employee satisfies the Employer of this condition in such manner and at such time as may be determined by the member Employer. 24.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer before or during the period of illness or injury that a member certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, licensed chiropractor, dentist, dental surgeon or orthodontist will be required, a statement signed by the Employee stating that because of his/this illness or injury the Employee was unable to perform his or her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulateduties shall, when delivered to the extent Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of clause 24.02(b): a) if the period of leave requested does not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than exceed five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required three (3) shifts if the absence continues for Employee works shiftwork, b) if in the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within period from January 01 to date, the Employee has not been granted more than ten (10) days days, or seven (7) shifts if he or she works a shift pattern, of sick leave wholly on the basis of statements signed by the Employee. 24.04 An Employee is not eligible for sick leave with pay during any period in which the Employee is on leave of absence without pay or under suspension. 24.05 Where the Employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of sick leave with pay under the provisions of 24.02, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the beginning Employer, be granted for a period of up to one hundred and twenty (120) hours subject to the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick deduction of such advanced leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to from any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for credits subsequently earned. 24.06 The amount of sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has with pay already credited to his/her credit. If the employment an Employee by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay Employer at the time his/this agreement is signed shall be retained by the Employee. 24.07 The Employer agrees that in the event of an Employer-initiated release for incapacity by reason of ill health, an Employee may exhaust any remaining accumulated sick leave credits prior to his or her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterrelease.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15a) The number of days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident with full pay which may be awarded to an employee, other than a part-time employee, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be service by two (2) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school sick leave previously awarded to him, provided that the maximum number of working days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and sick leave with full pay which may be required for awarded to an employee during any repeated absence. This certificate period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall be presented within ten not exceed four hundred and eighty (10480) days of in the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one aggregate. (1b) monthNotwithstanding Clause 16.01(a), he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee hired after May 4, 2004, other than a part-time employee, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of service by one (1) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him, provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed two hundred and forty (240) days in the aggregate. (a) Periods of sick leave with full or half pay awarded to an employee prior to April 1st, 1967 shall not be taken into account in calculating the amount of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to him pursuant to this Article. (b) Employees on special leave without pay shall continue to accumulate seniority except where they would have been otherwise laid off. 16.03 For the purposes of Clause 16.01, an employee who receives full salary or wages in respect of not less than one-half (½) of the working days in the first or last calendar month of his service, computed in full or half days shall, in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. (a) Subject to Clause 16.05, when an employee has reached the maximum of the sick leave which he/she has may be awarded him in accordance with this Article, he shall at his option, if he is still unfit to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty return to duty, proceed on annual leave (20) years of professional service in the systemincluding current, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick accrued leave. Effective September 1) if he is eligible to receive such leave, 1991or if not, increase twenty on special leave without pay. (20b) days Employees on special leave without pay shall continue to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafteraccumulate seniority except where they would have been otherwise laid off.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 25.01. All regular, full-time members shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of entitled to sick leave in of 4.615 hours for each year for absences resulting from illness or accident eighty (80) hours of service up to a maximum of two thousand and eighty (2,080) hours. Upon reaching the accumulation cap, the employee shall be permitted to accumulate additional sick leave beyond the cap during the year, with such time then being purchased by the City under 25.03, and any remaining time liquidated down to the cap at the rate of thirty-three percent (33%). Employees may use sick leave upon approval of the member or of a member of his/her responsible administrative officer, for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious diseases which could be communicated to other members, and for illness in the member's immediate family, defined as spouse, children and parents residing with the member. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness separate occurrences in any calendar year is cause for review. The Mayor, or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating other responsible administrative officer, may require the nature and continuance of disability will be required if member to furnish satisfactory affidavit that the absence continues for was caused by illness due to any of the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absencecauses mentioned in this section. 25.02. This certificate Upon retirement, death, resignation or disability, each full-time bargaining union member shall be presented within entitled to receive payment of one-half (1/2) of the first 1,000 hours and one- third (1/3) of all accumulated unused sick leave over 1,000 hours, provided that the member has been employed by Xxxxxxxx Heights on a full-time basis for a minimum of ten (10) days years. Payment will be made at the current rate of pay. 25.03. Each regular, full-time member shall upon written request receive, at the end of each calendar year, a total payment not to exceed forty (40) hours at the regular hourly rate of pay, provided that no sick leave has been used during that calendar year. For each hour used, the forty (40) hours will be reduced accordingly. In addition, the amount of the beginning of unused sick leave, not exceeding forty (40) hours for which the absence and foregoing payment is made, shall not be reduced from the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The member's unused, accumulated sick leave allowable as set forth in Section 25.01. Effective January 1, 2017, the employee’s accumulated, unused sick time shall be reduced by the number of hours for any which the employee received payment, not to exceed forty (40) hours. For purposes of this Article only, a calendar year shall be available in full at defined as December 1 through November 30. Payment for non-use of sick leave as well as for the commencement liquidation of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she in excess of the maximum accumulation, as established under Section 25.01 herein, shall report for duty during such be made in December of each calendar year. 25.04. If he/she Any full-time employee covered under the provisions of this Agreement who has at least one thousand (1000) hours of accumulated-unused sick leave may convert any time over one thousand (1000) hours into cash. The rate of conversion shall so report and shall thereafter serve be one (1) monthhour pay for every three (3) hours of accumulated-unused time, he/she up to a maximum of three hundred (300) hours pay per year. Once the cash paid by the City under this Article in any year commencing January 1st of each year, reaches a total of twenty-five hundred (2,500) hours city-wide, excluding conversion at retirement, the maximum payout will be decreased from three hundred (300) hours paid per individual to one hundred (100) hours for the remainder of the year. 25.05. Sick leave may apply be taken in writing increments of one (1) hour or more for health reasons with the prior approval of the Chief or designee. 25.06. A member absent for more than five (5) consecutive working days must provide a physician's report upon return to work in order to be eligible for sick leave allowance on account payment, unless waived by the Police Chief. 25.07. The Police Chief may require an employee who has been absent due to personal injury or illness, prior to and as a condition of his return to duty, to be examined by a physician designated and paid by the Employer, to establish that he is not disabled from the performance of his duties and that his return will not jeopardize the health and safety of other employees. The employee shall be in paid status for the duration of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterexam.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Credits 24.01 An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of 24.02 An employee shall be allowed granted sick leave with pay when the employee is unable to perform his or her duties because of illness or injury provided that: (a) he or she satisfies the Employer of this condition in such a manner and at such a time as may be determined by the Employer, and (b) he or she has the necessary sick leave credits. 24.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, a statement signed by the employee describing the nature of illness or injury and stating that because of this illness or injury the employee was unable to perform his or her duties shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of (a) if the period of leave does not exceed five (5) days, and (b) if, in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted more than ten (10) days’ sick leave wholly on the basis of statements signed by him or her. 24.04 An employee shall not be granted sick leave with pay during any period in which the employee is on leave of absence without pay, or under suspension. 24.05 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury-on-duty leave is subsequently approved for the same period, it shall be considered for the purpose of the record of sick leave credits that the employee was not granted sick leave with pay. 24.06 Where an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of sick leave with pay under the provisions of clause 24.02, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the Employer, be granted:‌ (a) for a period of up to twenty-five (25) days if the employee is awaiting a decision on an application for injury-on-duty leave, or (b) for a period of up to fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year if the employee has not submitted an application for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulateinjury-on-duty leave, subject to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number deduction of days accumulated such advanced leave from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftercredits subsequently earned.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members A. Each certificated/licensed employee of the North Ridgeville School District shall be allowed entitled to fifteen (15) days of sick leave in with pay for each year for absences resulting from illness or accident under contract, which shall be credited at the rate of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family1-1/4 days per month. Sick leave accumulation shall be unlimited. Sick leave shall accumulatebe granted for personal illness, pregnancy, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to others, and for absence due to illness, injury or death in the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such yearemployee's immediate family. No doctor's certificate Immediate family shall be required for defined as the employee’s father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, husband, wife, child, grandchild, in-laws (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, grandparent) or any absence member of not more the family or other person who lives in the same house as the employee. B. Each certificated/licensed employee of the North Ridgeville School District shall be advanced sick leave over and above that which he/she has accumulated. Not less than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled granted to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her creditemployee. If the employment contractual year is not completed, per diem for advanced days not earned will be deducted from the final salary settlement or if the employee does not have enough salary due to compensate for the advanced sick leave days such employee shall pay to the Board the employee’s per diem rate for each advanced day. C. Sick leave may be used in one-half (1/2) or full day units. For the 2017-2018 contract year, where adequate internal coverage can be assured by the Quincy School System bargaining unit member, sick leave may be utilized for one-quarter (1/4) day increments. Any extension of a member shall cease because this beyond 2017-2018 may only be accomplished by express agreement of histhe Board and the NREA. D. Any certificated/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends licensed employee who is on sick leave for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.more than thirteen

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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Credits 21.01 An employee shall be allowed fifteen earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (15) days of sick leave in for each year calendar month for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of hiswhich he/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, she receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours. 21.02 Subject to (a) and (b) below and to the extent not usedremainder of this Article, without limitation, the allowable all absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness on a normal working day shall be charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave credits. (a) There shall be no charge against an employee's sick leave credits when his/her absence on account of illness if less than one-half day and the employee has been on duty for at least two hours. (b) Where the period of absence on account of illness is at least one-half day but less than a full day, one-half day only shall be charged as sick leave. 21.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, an employee must sign a statement stating that because of this illness or accident. A doctor's injury, he/she was unable to perform his duties. 21.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate indicating the nature and continuance from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that such employee is unable to carry out his/her duties due to illness: (a) for sick leave in excess of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth three (6th3) consecutive school day and may be required working days; (b) for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten additional sick leave in a fiscal year when in the same fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on twelve (1012) days wholly on the basis of the beginning statements signed by him/her; and (c) an employee is not eligible for sick leave with pay for any period in which he/she is on leave of the absence without pay, laid-off or under suspension. 21.05 Where leave of absence without pay is authorized for any reason, or an employee is laid-off because of lack of work, and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing employee returns to work upon expiration of such leave of absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September lay-off, he/she shall not be entitled to any earn sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report credits in accordance with Article 0 and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthretain any unused sick leave existing at the time of lay-off or commencement of leave without pay. 21.06 In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee has insufficient or no sick leave credits, at the discretion of the Employer, he/she may apply in writing for be granted sick leave allowance on account in advance to a limit of ten (10) days, which shall be charged against future credits as earned. If the earlier absenceemployee dies before authorized unearned sick leave has been liquidated, if such absence resulted no recovery shall be made from illness or accident. Any such application must the employee's estate. 21.07 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury-on-duty is subsequently approved for a concurrent period, there shall be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon no charge against his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, credits for the number period of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterconcurrency.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 8.3.1 For a fiscal year of service, every unit member employed full-time, twelve (12) months shall be allowed fifteen entitled to twelve (1512) days leave of sick leave in each year absence for absences resulting from illness or accident of the injury. 8.3.2 If a unit member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more works less than five (5) school days on account per week, or less than a full year, he/she shall be entitled to sick leave benefits granted to full-time employees in the same classification, but such leaves and benefits shall be prorated in the same ratio as the unit member’s days per week, weeks per month or months per year bear to full-time employment. 8.3.3 Pay for any day of such absence shall be the same as the pay which would have been received had the unit member served during the day. (a) Such leave is to be used when the unit member is unable to be present at work because of personal illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will injury or for other purposes specifically designated in this Article. (b) Sick leave to be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate earned during a work year shall be presented within ten (10) days of credited at the beginning of the year. In the event a unit member does not complete a year of service, the unit member will be charged for any unearned sick leave used as of the date of termination. 8.3.4 If such unit member does not take the full amount of leave allowed in any regular year under this section, the amount not taken shall be accumulated from year to year. 8.3.5 The rules and regulations of the Superintendent shall not discriminate against evidence of treatment and the need therefore by the practice of the religion of any well-recognized sect, denomination or organization. Each absence of any type shall be verified on the form provided by the Superintendent, and the Superintendent reserves the right to require such proof as may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absencesbe necessary. The Any unit member who finds it necessary to be absent from work due to personal illness shall notify his/her supervisor at the earliest possible opportunity. Such notice should be given not later than two (2) hours before the beginning of the unit member’s shift on the day of absence. When able to return, the unit member shall notify his/her supervisor at least three (3) hours before his/her regular shift. 8.3.6 When a unit member has exhausted all available sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall and all accrued vacation credit and is not be present on the first day of work in September able to return to duty, he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of paid the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon difference between his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because salary and that of his/her substitute for a period of five (5) months, which runs concurrently with accumulated sick leave. However, should it be to the unit member’s advantage, the unit member may apply for retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years under disability benefits. 8.3.7 For the purposes of professional service computing differential pay in the systemabove paragraph, he/she or his/her estate, as Step A of the case may be, salary range assigned to each position classification shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminatesrate of pay. However, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty no unit member shall receive less than fifty percent (2050%) of his/her accumulated and unused salary. (a) Holidays occurring during sick leave are considered as paid holidays. (b) Sick leave credit is earned during a period of sick leave. Effective September 1. (c) The Superintendent or designee may, 1991at any time during sick leave, increase twenty (20) days require evidence, including a doctor’s statement, of the unit member’s ability or inability to thirty (30) days satisfactorily perform the function of his/her position. 8.3.8 Any classified employee of any school district or county superintendent of schools who has been employed for a period of one (1) calendar year or more, whose employment is separated for reasons other than action initiated by the employer for cause, and who subsequently accepts employment with this Superintendent within one (1) year of such separation of his/her former employment, shall have transferred with him/her the total amount of earned leave of absence for illness or injury to which he/she is entitled. It shall be the responsibility of the transferring employee to solicit a letter from the former district certifying the amount of accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable leave to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterbe transferred.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. (a) Members shall be allowed fifteen entitled to sick leave in accordance with the following schedule: (15i) During the first twelve (12) months of service: one (1) day being eight (8) working hours for each completed month of service commencing upon satisfactory completion of three (3) months of continuous service. (ii) Upon completion of one (1) year of service and up to and including the fifth (5th) year of service: twelve (12) days per year being ninety-six (96) working hours. (iii) Upon completion of the fifth (5th) year of service and up to and including the fifteenth (15th) year of service: eighteen (18) days per year being one hundred forty-four (144) working hours. (iv) Upon completion of the fifteenth (15th) year of service and each completed year of service thereafter: twenty-four (24) days per year being one hundred ninety-two (192) working hours. (v) The yearly sick leave entitlements set out in Subsections (ii) through (iv) above shall be advanced to employees on January 1st of each year of service. However, should the employment of such employee terminate for any reason before the yearly sick leave entitlement advanced on this basis has been earned in that year, an adjustment shall be made to the employee’s final cheque to repay such advance. (vi) In no case shall a maximum of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of taken by a member exceed one thousand forty (1040) hours in any twelve (12) month period. (i) Where a member has not had sick leave or used only a portion of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitationtheir entitlement as set out above, the allowable absences in any year unused sick leave entitlement shall accrue and be available to be employees at the number rate of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than one hundred percent (100%) during the first five (5) school days on account years of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating employment; at the nature rate of sixty-six and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for two-thirds (66 2/3) from the sixth (6th) consecutive school day year to and may included the fifteenth (15th) year; however in the sixteenth (16th) year and each year thereafter the amount of accrual shall be required fifty percent (50%) of the unused entitlement. (ii) It is understood by the parties that in the event of a member attaining the maximum accumulative sick leave, such unused sick leave shall accrue to the fifty percent (50%) rate, but in no case shall the maximum benefits exceed one thousand forty (1040) hours in any twelve (12) month period. (c) Any member having accrued sick leave to his credit at retirement will receive a salary grant in lieu thereof equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of such credit; PROVIDED that in no case shall the said salary grant in lieu of accrued sick pay exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum accumulative sick leave of twenty-six (26) weeks. (d) After fifteen (15) years continuous service, any member covered by this Agreement whose employment is terminated (whether by reason of his dismissal for cause or for any repeated absence. This certificate other reason whatsoever, except retirement as aforesaid) shall be presented within receive a grant equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of any accrued sick leave acquired by him prior to his release or resignation; provided that in no case shall the said grant exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum accumulative leave of twenty-six (26) weeks. (i) Where a member having at least ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence years' continuous service dies, his dependants or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year executors or administrators shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for the benefits accrued under Subsection 5(d) or to the benefits accrued under Subsection 5(h), whichever is the greater amount. (ii) All members of the Department covered by this Agreement shall, on accepting employment, indicate in writing the dependent to whom the monies referred to in Subsection 5(e)(i) above shall be paid, or, in default of such year unless he/she dependent the member shall report for duty during such name, from time to time, another dependent. (i) Twenty-six (26) weeks" wherever mentioned heretofore shall be interpreted as the number of working days, or shifts in a calendar period of time of twenty-six (26) weeks, or six (6) months or one-half (½) a year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one . (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has The salary grants referred to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20under Subsections 5(c) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may beand 5(d), shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full at the current basic rate of pay of the member at the time his/her employment terminatesof his termination or retirement. (2) If the Board deems that sick leave has been abused during the last twelve (12) months of service of a member, exclusive the Board shall have the right to institute and proceed with the grievance procedures as contained in Article 14 of stipends for extra services, for the number this Agreement. (g) A member may be required to produce a medical certificate covering a period of longer duration than three (3) days, and the Chief Constable may require a medical doctor selected by the Board to report on any such case. (h) In the event of the death of any permanent member of the Department, the Board shall grant to the immediate dependants of such member a sum equal to an additional six (6) weeks salary or wages, computed from the date of his death and calculated at the rate to which he was entitled at the date of his death. (i) The Employer is subrogated to the rights of a member who has received sick leave payments pursuant to this Article against any third party liable to that member for damages, and may bring an action against a third party in the member’s name to recover the wages and/or benefits paid or payable to the Employer. The member shall not in excess enter any agreement for payment of twenty (20) legal fees relating to the wage or benefit portion of his/her accumulated a claim for damages without the prior written consent of the Chief Constable. Where a claim for damages is made to the courts, the member or their representative shall request the presiding judge, or judge and unused sick leave. Effective September 1jury, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days specify the amount of his/her accumulated any award plus interest which is attributable to recovery of wages and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterbenefits.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.1 The provisions of Article 11.1 to Article 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the service who commenced their employment prior to January 1, 1990. 11.2 The provisions of Articles 11.1 to 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their service prior to January 1, 1990. These provisions shall not be subject to change in any way, at any time, without the approval in writing of a clear two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members eligible to participate in the provisions as herein established. 11.3 Each member covered by this Agreement hired prior to January 1, 1990 shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days hours leave on account of sickness for each and every month of active service with full pay at the member's current rate of pay. 11.4 The hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not unless used, without limitationshall be accumulative with no maximum. 11.5 Each member covered by this Agreement having accumulated sick leave, who retires at normal retirement date, or after any extension thereof, or who is dismissed by reason of ill health, or resigns by reason of ill health, shall be granted a leave with pay at the allowable absences in any year to be current rate of pay for the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed hours then standing to their credit, but payment for such year. No doctorleave shall not in any event exceed one-half of the member's certificate shall be required for any absence yearly salary at the current rate of not more than pay. 11.6 After completing five (5) school years of service, each member covered by this Agreement, upon resignation, shall be granted one-half pay at the current rate of pay for the year for the accumulated sick leave then standing to his or her credit, but the pay shall not exceed one-half of the member's current yearly salary in any case. 11.7 Any member covered by this Agreement who is dismissed for cause shall forfeit all accumulated sick leave standing to their credit. 11.8 A member who commenced his/her Service prior to January 1, 1990 reporting for duty and later becoming sick and unable to complete his/her regular tour of duty, shall be credited with the number of hours worked, and shall be required to access his/her sick time hours for those hours not worked. 11.9 In the event of the death of a member covered by this Agreement, there shall be paid to the personal representative of his or her estate, pay at the current rate of pay for the number of hours sick leave then standing to his or her credit. Payment for such leave shall not in any event exceed one-half (1/2) of his or her yearly salary at the current rate of pay. 11.10 The current hourly rate of pay mentioned in the provisions of this Article of this Agreement shall be computed by dividing the amount of the member's yearly salary in effect at the date of retirement, or resignation, by two thousand and eighty (2080). 11.11 Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Article, any member who, on December 31, 1970, had an accumulation of sick days in excess of 300 days, pursuant to the terms of the 1970 Collective Agreement, shall retain credit for such excess until used. 11.12 A member who, on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues injury is absent from work for the sixth five (6th5) or more consecutive school day and working days or fifteen (15) or more accumulative working days in a calendar year may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days to submit and if required will submit, a completed physician or psychologist's report to the Board or its designate by the end of the beginning five (5) consecutive days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days referred to above. Such report will provide a reason for the member's absence and a prognosis for return to work by the member's physician/psychologist. If the member's absence continues beyond five (5) consecutive working days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days in a calendar year, the member may be required by the Board or its designate to report to a physician or psychologist selected by the Board for a medical examination. The Board's physician or psychologist is authorized to provide the parties with a report stipulating a reason for the continued absence and a prognosis for return to work. If there is a disagreement between the opinions of the absence member's physician/psychologist and the Superintendent Board's physician/psychologist, then the member may require further certificates for be required to submit and if required will submit, to a medical examination by an independent medical physician, psychologist or specialist agreed to by the parties to this Agreement. Such independent practitioner may consult as necessary with any continuing absence or questionable absencesother physician/psychologist. The sick leave allowable for any year independent practitioner shall be available in full at advise the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply parties in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absencein report form as provided, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon regarding his/her request, findings and prognosis and his/her determination shall be advised once each school year binding on the parties. The Board shall have the right to require re-examination of the number of days of unused member by the independent practitioner at reasonable intervals while the member is off duty. There will be no entitlement to sick leave which hepayments or accumulated sick leave payout under the Agreement in the following instances: 1. Failure to submit an attending physician/she has psychologist's report within fourteen (14) days without reasonable excuse; 2. Without reasonable excuse, fail to report to the Board's physician, psychologist or specialist as above on the date set by the Board for examination; 3. A determination by the member's own physician or the independent physician, psychologist or specialist that the member is able to resume work. 11.13 The Member consents that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., relating to his/her credit. If medical condition will be made available to the employment by Board's physician, psychologist or the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of hisindependent physician/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, psychologist as the case may be. The member authorizes the release to the parties of such physician’s report(s) and prognosis. 11.14 Any fee charged by the member's physician or psychologist, that is not provided for in the medical, hospital and drug coverage provisions of the Working Agreement, shall be paid an amount equal borne by the Board up to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive a maximum of stipends for extra services, seventy dollars ($70.00). Fees for the number Board's physician, psychologist and the independent physician/psychologist or specialist not provided for in the medical hospital and drug coverage provisions of daysthe Working Agreement, not shall be borne by the Board. The parties agree that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., accumulated in excess accordance with these provisions will be kept confidential and access to same will be restricted to the member and the Chief of twenty (20) Police or designee. 11.15 It is further agreed that none of his/her the information accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September will be used for the purposes of section 47, Subsection 2 of the Police Services Act of Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 10 as amended. 11.16 The provisions of Article 11.16 to 11.28 inclusive will apply to all members of the service who commence their employment on or after January 1, 19911990. 11.17 Effective January 1, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days 1990, a short term and long term disability plan shall be implemented for new members of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member the Service commencing employment on or after that date. 11.18 All members hired on July or after January 1, 2013 or thereafter1990, shall participate in the Short Term/Long Term Disability Plan.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 27.01 Each regular Employee shall accumulate 1 1/2 days per month (18 days per year) to be allowed fifteen (15) days used as sick leave without loss of pay. An Employee will be entitled to the foregoing accumulation of sick leave credits provided he/she has worked more than half on the working days in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of any calendar month, unless the member or absence is as a result of a member of his/her immediate familyrecognized W.S.I.B. claim, or substantiated jury duty subpoena. 27.02 The Company recognizes that Employees may have an accumulated sick leave entitlement. Sick leave shall accumulateThe Parties agree that there is no cash value associated with this accumulated time. It is further understood that this “bank” can be accessed for the elimination period for S.T.D., W.S.I.B., and for sick absences that may occur. In the circumstance where an Employee has qualified for S.T.D. and/or L.T.D., the Employee will be able to access this time for top up purposes, to the extent not usedallowed by the benefit plan carrier, without limitation, as well in the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days case with W.S.I.B. Unused accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate sick leave entitlement shall be required for any absence credited to the Employee annually on December 31st of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature each year and continuance of disability each Employee will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days notified in writing on or before March 15th of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school following year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated sick leave entitlements. 27.03 The Company will continue to pay its share of the cost of the Benefits, as specified in Article 31, at the rate of the two (2) months per year of service to a maximum of twelve (12) months for six (6) years or more of service with the Company after they have exhausted all sick leave benefits and unused while the Employee is on L.T.D. Upon expiration of the benefits covered by the Company, the Employee will be provided with the necessary documents to purchase health and welfare benefits through a Green Shield “Conversion” Benefit Plan. 27.04 To be entitled to sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty the Employee shall notify the Company as close as possible to their normal starting time but not later than one-half (201/2) days to thirty (30) days hour before the commencement of his/her accumulated and unused sick leavenormal working day, on the day of his/her absence due to illness. This provision If the Company is not applicable advised of estimated length of time off (beyond one day), a call to the Company each day is required. The Employee will co-operate in any member hired recuperative or rehabilitative program prescribed for the purpose of enabling the Employee to return to work as quickly as possible. 27.05 Accumulated sick leave entitlements may be used for bona-fide illness on July 1a regular scheduled day, 2013 or thereafter.S.T.D. top-up to one hundred percent (100%) of the Employee’s normal weekly earnings, L.T.D. top up to the maximum allowable benefit level – currently eighty-five percent (85%) of the employee’s normal weekly earnings, W.S.I.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members a) Unit members shall be allowed fifteen (15) days sick leave with pay. Medical documentation to substantiate the use of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of may be required by the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Employer. b) Sick leave for unit members shall accumulate, to accrue at the extent not used, without limitation, rate of one (1) day per calendar month of consecutive service during the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than first five (5) school days on account years of illness service. Those unit members who have completed six (6) or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance more years of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate service shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The accrue sick leave allowable for any according to the following schedule: 9th year 1.4 days per month 10th year and on 1.5 days per month The accrual of sick leave shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on begin the first day of work employment, and unused sick leave may be accumulated up to and including one hundred eighty (180) days [one thousand four hundred forty (1,440) hours]. Unit members with appointments less than 1.0 FTE shall accrue sick leave at a proportional pro-rated amount. At no time will a unit member be allowed to accrue sick leave hours in September he/she excess of the one thousand four hundred forty (1,440) hours [or one hundred eighty (180) days] accumulation limit. c) Sick pay is available with the realization that a unit member may become ill or injured to the extent of being unable to work. Sick leave may be taken for absences made necessary by reason of illness, injury, or disability, including temporary illnesses covered by or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth, and recovery there from, by exposure to dangerous disease which may endanger the unit member or public health, medical appointments, or by illness in the immediate family making it necessary that the unit member be absent from his or her duties. The term "immediate family" as used in this section shall be defined to include the spouse, children (adopted, xxxxxx, step, biological, or legal xxxx), grandchildren, siblings, parents, grandparents, or parents of the spouse. It is not intended as any earned time off with pay, and shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable granted as such. Unit members shall be compensated for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has upon separation of employment as provided in subsection (f). d) The President may advance sick leave to his/unit members in an amount not to exceed a total of forty (40) hours. Sick leave earned thereafter will be applied toward the negative sick leave account balance until the amount advanced is fully reimbursed. Upon separation from employment, unit members who have been advanced sick leave shall reimburse the Employer for all advanced and unreimbursed sick leave. The Employer is authorized to deduct such amount from the final pay. e) Should a unit member become ill or disabled and require hospitalization while on vacation, vacation leave shall be changed to sick leave, effective the date of hospitalization, upon request to the immediate supervisor. Documentation regarding the hospitalization may be requested. f) A unit member who is transferred within the State College System will have his or her creditaccrued sick leave transferred to the receiving College. If Unit members transferring as an employee from Nebraska State Government or the University of Nebraska System may be eligible to have sick leave hours transferred to the receiving College at the discretion of receiving College. Employees transferring to Nebraska State Government or the University of Nebraska System may be eligible to have sick leave hours transferred to the new employer at the discretion of the new employer. g) Each unit member who is eligible for retirement in the State College System will, upon separation of employment by reason of retirement, be entitled to a one-time payment of one-fourth (1/4) of their accumulated sick leave, with the Quincy School System rate of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full payment based upon their regular pay at the time his/of retirement. Upon the death of the unit member, his or her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty beneficiary will be paid one-fourth (201/4) of his/his or her accumulated and accumulated, unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days with the rate of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterpayment based upon the unit member’s regular pay at the time of death.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.1 The provisions of Article 11.1 to Article 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the service who commenced their employment prior to January 1, 1990. 11.2 The provisions of Articles 11.1 to 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their service prior to January 1, 1990. These provisions shall not be subject to change in any way, at any time, without the approval in writing of a clear two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members eligible to participate in the provisions as herein established. 11.3 Each member covered by this Agreement hired prior to January 1, 1990 shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days hours leave on account of sickness for each and every month of active service with full pay at the member's current rate of pay. 11.4 The hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not unless used, without limitationshall be accumulative with no maximum. 11.5 Each member covered by this Agreement having accumulated sick leave, who retires at normal retirement date, or after any extension thereof, or who is dismissed by reason of ill health, or resigns by reason of ill health, shall be granted a leave with pay at the allowable absences in any year to be current rate of pay for the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed hours then standing to their credit, but payment for such year. No doctorleave shall not in any event exceed one-half of the member's certificate shall be required for any absence yearly salary at the current rate of not more than pay. 11.6 After completing five (5) school years of service, each member covered by this Agreement, upon resignation, shall be granted one-half pay at the current rate of pay for the year for the accumulated sick leave then standing to his or her credit, but the pay shall not exceed one-half of the member's current yearly salary in any case. 11.7 Any member covered by this Agreement who is dismissed for cause shall forfeit all accumulated sick leave standing to their credit. 11.8 A member who commenced his/her Service prior to January 1, 1990 reporting for duty and later becoming sick and unable to complete his/her regular tour of duty, shall be credited with the number of hours worked, and shall be required to access his/her sick time hours for those hours not worked. 11.9 In the event of the death of a member covered by this Agreement, there shall be paid to the personal representative of his or her estate, pay at the current rate of pay for the number of hours sick leave then standing to his or her credit. Payment for such leave shall not in any event exceed one-half (1/2) of his or her yearly salary at the current rate of pay. 11.10 The current hourly rate of pay mentioned in the provisions of this Article of this Agreement shall be computed by dividing the amount of the member's yearly salary in effect at the date of retirement, or resignation, by two thousand and eighty (2080). 11.11 Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Article, any member who, on December 31, 1970, had an accumulation of sick days in excess of 300 days, pursuant to the terms of the 1970 Collective Agreement, shall retain credit for such excess until used. 11.12 A member who, on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues injury is absent from work for the sixth five (6th5) or more consecutive school day and working days or fifteen (15) or more accumulative working days in a calendar year may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days to submit and if required will submit, a completed physician or psychologist's report to the Board or its designate by the end of the beginning five (5) consecutive days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days referred to above. Such report will provide a reason for the member's absence and a prognosis for return to work by the member's physician/psychologist. If the member's absence continues beyond five (5) consecutive working days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days in a calendar year, the member may be required by the Board or its designate to report to a physician or psychologist selected by the Board for a medical examination. The Board's physician or psychologist is authorized to provide the parties with a report stipulating a reason for the continued absence and a prognosis for return to work. If there is a disagreement between the opinions of the absence member's physician/psychologist and the Superintendent Board's physician/psychologist, then the member may require further certificates for be required to submit and if required will submit, to a medical examination by an independent medical physician, psychologist or specialist agreed to by the parties to this Agreement. Such independent practitioner may consult as necessary with any continuing absence or questionable absencesother physician/psychologist. The sick leave allowable for any year independent practitioner shall be available in full at advise the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply parties in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absencein report form as provided, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon regarding his/her request, findings and prognosis and his/her determination shall be advised once each school year binding on the parties. The Board shall have the right to require re-examination of the number of days of unused member by the independent practitioner at reasonable intervals while the member is off duty. There will be no further entitlement to sick leave which hepayments or accumulated sick leave payout under the Agreement in the following instances: 1. Failure to submit an attending physician/she has psychologist's report without reasonable excuse; 2. Without reasonable excuse, fail to report to the Board's physician, psychologist or specialist as above on the date set by the Board for examination; 3. A determination by the member's own physician or the independent physician, psychologist or specialist that the member is able to resume work. 11.13 The Member consents that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., relating to his/her credit. If medical condition will be made available to the employment by Board's physician, psychologist or the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of hisindependent physician/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, psychologist as the case may be. The member authorizes the release to the parties of such physician’s report(s) and prognosis. 11.14 Any fee charged by the member's physician or psychologist, that is not provided for in the medical, hospital and drug coverage provisions of the Working Agreement, shall be paid an amount equal borne by the Board up to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive a maximum of stipends for extra services, seventy dollars ($70.00). Fees for the number Board's physician, psychologist and the independent physician/psychologist or specialist not provided for in the medical hospital and drug coverage provisions of daysthe Working Agreement, not shall be borne by the Board. The parties agree that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., accumulated in excess accordance with these provisions will be kept confidential and access to same will be restricted to the member and the Chief of twenty (20) Police or designee. 11.15 It is further agreed that none of his/her the information accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September will be used for the purposes of section 47, Subsection 2 of the Police Services Act of Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 10 as amended. 11.16 The provisions of Article 11.16 to 11.28 inclusive will apply to all members of the service who commence their employment on or after January 1, 19911990. 11.17 Effective January 1, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days 1990, a short term and long term disability plan shall be implemented for new members of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member the Service commencing employment on or after that date. 11.18 All members hired on July or after January 1, 2013 or thereafter1990, shall participate in the Short Term/Long Term Disability Plan.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15a) The number of days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident with full pay which may be awarded to an employee, other than a part-time employee, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be service by two (2) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school sick leave previously awarded to him, provided that the maximum number of working days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and sick leave with full pay which may be required for awarded to an employee during any repeated absence. This certificate period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall be presented within ten not exceed four hundred and eighty (10480) days of in the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one aggregate. (1b) monthNotwithstanding Clause 16.01(a), he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee hired after May 4, 2004, other than a part-time employee, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of service by one (1) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him, provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed two hundred and forty (240) days in the aggregate. (a) Periods of sick leave with full or half pay awarded to an employee prior to April 1st, 1967 shall not be taken into account in calculating the amount of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to him pursuant to this Article. (b) Employees on special leave without pay shall continue to accumulate seniority except where they would have been otherwise laid off. 16.03 For the purposes of Clause 16.01, an employee who receives full salary or wages in respect of not less than one-half (½) of the working days in the first or last calendar month of his service, computed in full or half days shall, in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. (a) Subject to Clause 16.05, when an employee has reached the maximum of the sick leave which he/she has may be awarded him in accordance with this Article, he shall at his option, if he is still unfit to his/her creditreturn to duty, proceed on annual leave (including current, accumulated and accrued leave) if he is eligible to receive such leave, or if not, on special leave without pay. (b) Employees on special leave without pay shall continue to accumulate seniority except where they would have been otherwise laid off. 16.05 Where, in the opinion of the permanent head, it is unlikely that an employee will be able to return to duty after the expiration of his accumulated sick leave, he may be required by the permanent head to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such examination that, in the employment by the Quincy School System opinion of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service Medical Doctor in the systemDepartment of Health, he/she it is unlikely that the employee will be able to return to duty, the employee may be retired effective when his accumulated sick leave has expired or his/her estateat retirement age, and paid such pension award as he may be eligible to receive, and the employee shall be given notice in accordance with Article 22. (a) The permanent head may require an employee to submit a medical certificate during any period that an employee is on sick leave. In any event, sick leave in excess of three (3) consecutive working days at any time or six (6) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be awarded to an employee unless he has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate prior to or immediately upon his return to work, which is satisfactory to the permanent head of the Department concerned. (b) Medical certificates, as the case may bestipulated in Article 16.06 (a), shall be paid signed by a doctor, an amount equal attending doctor’s secretary, a laboratory and x-ray technician, or by an attending nurse in areas where no physician is available. 16.07 Sick leave awarded immediately prior to his/her full disability retirement and periods of special leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes, and the employees' record of his/her accumulated and service shall be noted accordingly. 16.08 A list will be posted each April showing the amount of unused sick leave. Effective September 1leave that an employee has to his credit. 16.09 Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee who is on maternity leave or any other type of leave without pay. (a) Subject to Clauses 16.01 and 16.06, 1991a temporary or probationary employee who has less than twelve (12) months of service may be awarded sick leave with full pay on a pro-rata basis. (b) Where a temporary or probationary employee is granted sick leave in excess of that earned in accordance with Clause 16.01 and the employee resigns or is terminated, increase twenty (20) days the Employer reserves the right to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable recover an amount equivalent to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterthe excessive leave granted.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 22:01 The sick leave to which an employee is entitled shall accumulate: (a) During the first five (5) years of employment, at a rate of one (1) day per full month of consecutive employment (b) After the first five (5) years of employment, at a rate of one point two five (1.25) days per full month of consecutive employment 22:02 Except as provided in Section 26 (Family Related Leave), an Employee shall be allowed entitled to and shall receive sick leave without loss of pay from his or her accumulated sick leave only where the employee is unable to be at work and perform the Employee’s regular duties as a result of personal illness or injury. 22:03 Where an Employee becomes ill while traveling on the job the Employee shall notify both his or her supervisor or designate and the appropriate community of his or her absence. 22:04 An Employee shall notify his or her immediate supervisor, or designate, as soon as possible and in any event no later than one half (½) hour prior to the commencement of his or her regular hours of work if the Employee is going to be absent due to illness or injury. 22:05 When an Employee has been absent for two (2) or more days, the Employer reserves the right to require a letter, in a form acceptable to the Employer, from a qualified medical practitioner to determine the approximate length of illness or as proof of illness. 22:06 Sick leave credits shall not accumulate during periods when the Employee is: (a) Absent on sick leave for a period of more than fifteen (15) days of consecutive days; (b) Absent on leave without pay; or (c) Absent on maternal/paternal/adoption leave. 22:07 Where an Employee has exhausted all his or her accrued sick leave in each year and requires additional sick leave, the Employee may use his or her vacation leave or banked overtime. Where an Employee has no vacation leave time or banked overtime remaining, the Employee may be provided the time off without pay, which shall not be unreasonably denied or requested. 22:08 No financial compensation shall be given for absences resulting accumulated or unused sick leave. 22:09 A newly hired Employee shall accumulate sick leave credits from illness or accident the date of the member or commencement of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick employment. 22:10 Any unused sick leave shall accumulate, may be carried over to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any following fiscal year to a maximum of twenty-five (25) working days. The maximum accumulation at any given time is twenty-five (25) working days. 22:11 An Employee in the first six (6) months of employment may be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than advanced up to five (5) school days sick leave. 22:12 Whenever possible all medical, dental and optometry appointments are to be made on account of illness the Employee’s day off or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days outside of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her creditEmployees regular working hours. If the employment by above is not possible the Quincy School System Employee will endeavour to make the appointment at a time which is least disruptive to his or her work schedule. 22:13 Where an Employee becomes ill during scheduled vacation, the Employer shall not grant sick leave and shall not credit the Employee with alternate days of vacation leave. 22:14 Notwithstanding Section :13, where an Employee is either hospitalized or incapacitated due to serious illness which necessitated urgent medical care and treatment for a member shall cease because period of his/her retirement three (3) days in length or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years longer during the Employee’s schedule vacation, the Employee may request to be credited with alternate vacation days. If the Employee submits satisfactory proof of professional service in hospitalization or serious illness which is acceptable to the systemEmployer, he/she or his/her estate, as the case Employer may be, shall be paid an amount equal credit the Employee with alternate vacation days and permit the Employee to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, utilize accumulated sick leave for the number period of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 hospitalization or thereafterserious illness.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 19.01 The Employer shall administer a sick leave plan and maintain a sick leave account for each Employee who is employed by the Employer. a) A permanent full-time equivalent Employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of two (2) days per month actively at work, pro-rated for part-time Employees; b) Xxxx leave credits will be prorated by the proportion that an Employee’s regular hours equate to normal full time hours; c) Xxxx leave credits accumulated will be added to the account and sick days used thereafter will be deducted from the account; d) Notwithstanding the above, an Employee will continue to accumulate sick leave and vacation credit during the first 120 calendar day period that an Employee is off ill; e) Unused sick leave days may accumulate to a maximum of 280 days (see Appendix C, Letter of Understanding re: sick leave accumulation). f) All ten (10) month Employees whose regular work year is as defined in Article 15.01(c), and are actively at work will earn one (1) day sick leave credit for the five (5) days worked prior to the commencement of the school year and the five (5) days worked beyond the school year. 19.02 An Employee who previously has been employed by this Employer, a predecessor Board, another Board, or a municipality or local Board as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act, which operated or operates a cumulative sick leave plan, shall be allowed fifteen credited with all sick leave credits accumulated therein whether or not there has been any intervening period of unemployment. 19.03 All Literacy Basic Skills (15LBS) days Instructors who were in the employ of the Upper Canada District School Board up to and including August 31, 2003 and continuously thereafter shall be entitled to accumulated sick leave credits in accordance with Article 19 as of September 1, 2003. Where pro-rating is required it shall be based on a full-time equivalent of thirty-five (35) hours per week. 19.04 Where the sick leave of an Employee becomes depleted during a month, the Employee shall continue to receive payment during the period of the Employee’s illness until the Employee’s accumulated sick leave is depleted. 19.05 When an Employee is absent from duty as the result of an accident for which compensation is being received by the Employee in accordance with the provisions of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, the Employer will supplement such compensation payments to the Employee to the full salary of the Employee, provided that such supplementary payments by the Employer will be charged pro-rata against the reserves of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident credits of the member or Employee and provided further that the Employer’s obligation to supplement such compensation payments shall be ended when the reserve of a member sick leave of the Employee has been exhausted. 19.06 To the extent of the Employee’s sick leave credits, that Employee shall be entitled to be absent without interruption of salary on account of his/her immediate familysickness. Sick leave The Employer shall accumulaterequire certification by a physician or a licentiate of dental surgery to support absences related to sickness in excess of five (5) consecutive working days, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate failing which no salary shall be required payable. Should the Employer require a certification for any a period of absence of not more less than five (5) school days working days, the Employer shall pay the cost of obtaining such a certificate. 19.07 An Employee who does not have any sick leave credits or whose absence on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability sickness will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate deplete such credits shall be presented within ten (10) days granted, on written request, a medical leave of absence without pay to the end of the beginning year, if necessary. Nothing in this article prevents an Employee from requesting an extension of the medical leave of absence and without pay for all or part of the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence following year. 19.08 Except as required by law or questionable absences. The as otherwise provided in this Agreement, sick leave allowable for credits shall not accrue during any year leave of absence, except as provided in 19.01(d). 19.09 An Employee shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled permitted to any utilize accumulated sick leave allowable credits for their own appointments with physicians and/or licentiates of dental surgery. It is understood that an Employee will make every reasonable effort to schedule such year unless he/she shall report appointments outside the regular work day. When such an appointment requires the Employee to be absent for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon less than his/her requestscheduled work day, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, credits shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at deducted for each hour or part thereof for which the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision Employee is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterabsent from work.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members (i) Full-time employees - A full-time employee shall be allowed fifteen entitled to sick leave on full pay by allowing 76 rostered ordinary hours of work as sick leave, granted in advance, for each year of continuous service less any sick leave on full pay already taken subject to the following conditions: (15a) all periods of sickness shall be certified to by the Medical Superintendent of the hospital or by a legally qualified Medical Practitioner approved by the employer; provided, however, that the employer may dispense with the requirements of a medical certificate where the absence does not exceed two (2) consecutive days or where in the employer's opinion the circumstances are such as not to warrant such requirements; (b) the employer shall not change the rostered hours of work of an employee fixed by the roster or rosters applicable to the seven days immediately following the commencement of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident merely by reason of the member or fact that the employee is on sick leave; (c) an employee shall be granted sick leave progressively for the first 3 months of a member continuous service. At the completion of his/her immediate family. Sick leave three months continuous service the employee shall accumulatebe granted, to the extent not used, without limitationin advance, the allowable absences in any balance of their first year to be of entitlement of sick leave. (d) service, for the number purpose of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate this clause, shall mean service with the employer and shall be required for deemed to have commenced on the date of engagement by the employer in respect of any absence period of not more than five (5) school days on account employment with that employer current at the date of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member this agreement in respect of employees then so employed and in respect of others it shall not be present deemed to commence on the first day of work engagement by the employer after the commencement of this agreement; (e) employees who are employed at the date of the commencement of this agreement shall retain to their credit, until exhausted, any accumulation of sick leave to their credit immediately prior to such date, provided that such credit is not less than the entitlement otherwise prescribed by this clause. (f) Continuous Service", for the purpose of this clause, shall be calculated in September he/she the same manner as provided under paragraph (a) of subclause (ii) of clause 13, Long Service Leave, of this agreement, excepting that all periods of service with the employer in any hospital (providing such service is not less than three months' actual service) shall be counted; (g) employees shall take all reasonably practicable steps to inform the employer of their inability to attend for duty and as far as possible state the estimated duration of the absence. Where practicable such notice shall be given prior to the commencement of the shift. (ii) A part-time employee as defined in Part I and Part II of clause 6, Part-time Employees shall be entitled to sick leave in the same proportion of 76 hours as the average weekly hours worked over the preceding twelve months or from the time of the commencement of employment, which ever is the lesser, bears to 38 ordinary hours of one week. Such entitlement shall be subject to all the above conditions applying to full-time employees. (iii) An employee shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable on full pay for any period in respect of which such year unless he/she employee is entitled to workers' compensation; provided, however, that an employer shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthpay to an employee, he/she may apply in writing for who has sick leave allowance entitlements under this clause, the difference between the amount received as workers' compensation and full pay. The employee's sick leave entitlement under this clause shall, for each week during which such difference is paid, be reduced by the proportion of hours which the difference bears to full pay. On the expiration of available sick leave, weekly compensation payments only shall be payable. (iv) For the purpose of determining a full-time employee's sick leave credit as at 1 July 1984, sick leave entitlement shall be proportioned on account the basis of 76:80. (v) Subject to the provision of a satisfactory medical certificate and sick leave being due, annual leave or long service leave shall be recredited where an illness occurs during the period of annual or long service leave provided that the period of leave does not occur prior to retirement, resignation or termination of services and provided further that the employer is satisfied on the circumstances and the nature of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterincapacity.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Professional Services, Enterprise Agreement

Sick Leave. Members ‌ 24.01 Employees shall be allowed fifteen granted sick leave in accordance with the provisions of this Collective Agreement. 24.02 Sick leave is available to provide protection for an Employee from loss of earnings due to illness or injury for which compensation is not payable under the Workers' Compensation Act. 24.03 An Employee is entitled to receive sick leave with pay provided they satisfy the Employer that they have an illness or injury and; (15a) is unable to perform the normal duties of their position; (b) is not able to perform alternate duties; and (c) has the necessary sick leave credits. (a) Employees will accumulate sick leave at the rate of twenty (20) days per year, to a maximum of one hundred and ninety-five (195) days. The Employer will continue to recognize the accumulated sick leave credits the Employee has upon the signing of this Collective Agreement and will permit Employees to continue to accumulate days to a maximum of one hundred and ninety-five (195) days. No sick leave days will be lost to the Employee due to changes in existing plans. (b) Notwithstanding (a) above, where an Employee uses more of their allotted sick leave in a year than they accrue based on the time worked in a year, the Employee shall repay the excess amount of sick leave used. 24.05 Notification of sick leave credits and the accumulated sick leave credits shall be given to each Employee in September of every year on their pay statements. 24.06 In all cases of injury or illness, an Employee shall notify their supervisor as soon as reasonably possible. 24.07 Pay for sick leave shall be an amount equal to the amount received for their normal working day. 24.08 Sick leave accumulation shall be reduced by the amount of sick leave taken after the allotment for the current year is first used. Likewise, unused sick days will be added to the current accumulation on July 1st of each year year. 24.09 Before reporting for absences resulting from duty after an absence of three (3) or more days due to illness or accident injury, an Employee must notify their immediate supervisor when they will return to work. The Employee maybe required to present a medical certificate on the Employer’s Request for Functional Information form if the period of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not is more than five (5) school days on account consecutive working days, or if there is a pattern of illness or accidentillness. A doctor's certificate indicating When the nature and continuance of disability will be required if Employer requests a certificate, the absence continues for Employer shall pay the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absencefull cost associated with such certificate. This certificate The Employee shall be presented within have ten (10) working days to submit the requested certificate to the Employer. 24.10 If there is reason to believe an Employee is abusing sick leave, the Employer may request, at its discretion, an examination by a doctor of its choice to confirm the inability of the beginning Employee to attend at work or to perform the duties of their job. 24.11 Sick leave benefits may be used for pregnancy-related illness(es). 24.12 It is agreed that the accumulated sick leave credits in existence for each of the absence Employees in the bargaining unit upon the date this Collective Agreement comes into effect, shall continue and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, recognized as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 1. Employees covered under this agreement shall be allowed fifteen (15) days granted leaves of sick leave in each year absence with pay for absences resulting from personal illness or accident injury, as prescribed by the Statutes of Iowa, in the member or following amounts: 1st year of a member employment 30 days 2nd year of his/her immediate familyemployment 11 days 3rd year of employment 12 days 4th year of employment 13 days 5th year of employment 14 days 6th year and subsequent years of employment 15 days each year 2. Sick leave The above amounts shall accumulate, apply only to consecutive years of employment in the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day district and may be required for any repeated absenceaccumulated to a maximum total of 130 days. 3. This certificate shall be presented within No more than ten (10) days of the beginning sick leave days may be used for family illness (family defined as the spouse, children, father, mother, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law of the employee). 4. Employees covered under this agreement, who have been on the staff beginning with the 1975-1976 school year, or prior to 1975-1976, shall be granted leave of absence with pay for personal illness or injury, as prescribed by the Statutes of Iowa, in the following amounts: 1979-1980 - 189 days; extended contracts -195 days Subsequent years of employment - 189 days; extended contracts - 195 days each year, unless this Article is reopened for negotiations by the parties. Such leave shall not accumulate from year to year. 5. Payment for the leave of absence as provided in 1, 2, and the Superintendent may require further certificates 3, above shall not exceed 195 days for any continuing absence single illness or questionable absencesinjury. 6. The An employee returning from any illness, whether or not sick leave allowable benefits have been paid, may be required to furnish a physician's certificate of health prior to returning to work. 7. All sick leave benefits shall terminate and/or be forfeited upon termination of employment for any year shall reason. 8. When an employee will be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September absent from work, he/she shall not be entitled give notice to any sick leave allowable for the principal or the person designated by the principal to receive such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her creditnotice. If the employment by absence is for consecutive days, the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she principal or his/her estate, as representative shall be notified of the case may be, probable date of return of the employee. 9. Sick leave under this contract shall be applicable to employees applying for anticipated disability leave. An employee's sick leave benefits for anticipated disability will be limited to the employee's accumulated sick leave and shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at only during the time his/her employment terminatesof medical confinement, exclusive which shall be the time medically indicated by the employee's physician for termination and recommencement of stipends duties. Whenever possible, an employee who anticipates disability shall notify the building principal of the anticipated date of disability not later than ten (10) working days prior to the time of disability. Any notice required shall be in writing, stating the date of anticipated disability, and the date when the employee expects to recommence duties. Following leave for extra servicesanticipated disability, the employee shall furnish a statement from a physician that the employee is physically capable of resuming duties and on what date. 10. The Board shall grant additional leave without pay if medically indicated, provided, however, that in no event shall any leave exceed a period of one year. The Board may in each instance require medical evidence confirming the necessity for the number such leave of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterabsence.

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Samples: Professional Negotiations Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 1. Each regular employee shall earn fifteen (15) days (computed in hours) of sick leave each year, which shall be allowed credited at the rate of 1-1/4 days per month of completed service in equivalent hours. In other words, the employee shall accrue his/her sick leave at the mathematical equivalent of the number of daily hours worked at the time the sick leave was earned; therefore, any movement up or down in hours worked would result in a modification of the number of hours of sick leave accrued. Example: A four (4) hour employee, who has earned thirty (30) days of sick leave (120 hours), when transferred to an eight (8) hour position will have accumulated fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year (120 hours) for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate familythat eight hour position. Sick leave shall accumulateAn eight (8) hour employee, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she who has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to earned thirty (30) days of sick leave (240 hours), when transferred to a four (4) hour position will have accumulated sixty (60) days of sick leave (240 hours) for the four hour position. An employee shall be grand-fathered with respect to sick leave accumulated as of January 1, 2006. This includes any employees recalled from layoff. 2. Employees, including those who render seasonal or intermittent service, will earn the appropriate sick leave hours at the rate at which they are actually working. During the summer months, a regular employee working seasonal work may take only three absences (measured by occasion not necessarily by days) as paid sick time. 3. Each newly hired regular nonteaching employee and each regular nonteaching employee who has exhausted his/her accumulated and unused sick leave shall be entitled to an advancement of up to five (5) days of sick leave, with advanced approval from Superintendent or designee, to be charged against the sick leave s/he subsequently accumulates. This provision Such employee may not be advanced more than the number of days which s/he is eligible to accrue by the end of the school year. 4. Employees may use sick leave for the following reasons: a. Personal illness b. Injury c. Exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to others d. Wife in childbirth e. Illness of any emergency nature in the immediate family Immediate family defined: Person residing in the home of the employee who is a member of the family or who clearly stands in the same relationship with the employee and the employee's child, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister and brother even if they do not applicable to reside in the employee's home. f. Death of the employee's spouse, child, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparents, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law or any member hired on July 1, 2013 of the family or thereafterhousehold who clearly has stood in the same relationship with the employee as any of these.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members a. On July 1 of each year, employees shall be allowed fifteen awarded twelve (1512) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such per year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than ; five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and which may be required used for any repeated absence. This certificate personal business/emergency. b. When an employee's sick leave bank has reached the current allowable maximum, as set forth in this Agreement, there shall be presented within ten (10) established a "Catastrophe Bank" into which all days of over the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year maximum shall be available placed. When an employee has used all days accumulated in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September hehis/she shall not be entitled to any her sick leave allowable bank for such year unless hean illness/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthdisability extending more than six months, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account then draw from the "Catastrophe Bank" to the extent he/she has made contribution to said bank. (The Employer may require medical evidence of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must illness/disability.) Administrators/Supervisors will be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of provided an annual update on the number of days of unused in their catastrophe bank. c. The sick leave which he/she has bank of administrators employed in assigned to schools shall not be charged for necessary absences of up to five (5) days resulting from the following childhood diseases: chicken pox, measles, mumps, diarrhea, whooping cough, impetigo, pink eye (conjunctivitis). The statement of a licensed physician shall be required as proof of the cause of such absence. d. An employee not able to return to work following five (5) consecutive days of absence for personal illness, may at the District's discretion, have a medical examination by the District's designated physician. i. The district shall pay for the examination. The medical examination shall be restricted to the employee's stated reason(s) for the illness absence. ii. The decision of the Employee Health Services in this article is binding except that if an employee is not satisfied with the decision of the District's Employee Health Services, as to his/her credit. If ability or inability to work, the employment employee must appeal the decision of the Employee Health Services within three (3) business days from the receipt of the medical report under the following conditions: (1) A person who disputes a decision regarding his or her right to sick leave, assault pay or other benefits granted by this article will notify the Employee Health Services of the dispute and explain the reasons why the person believes they are entitled to benefits. (2) The Employee Health Services will notify the employee person and the Union if the Office continues to disagree with the person. (3) The Employee Union and the Employee Health Services will jointly select a physician or other expert licensed to practice in the State of Michigan, to resolve the dispute. (4) The fees of the expert will be divided equally between the Employee Health Services and the person requesting the review. (5) The person will cooperate fully with any examination(s) required by the Quincy School System expert. The failure of the person to cooperate will be a member shall cease because basis for denial of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed the person's request for benefits. (6) The expert will furnish the Union and the Employee Health Services a report as promptly as circumstances permit, but no later than twenty (20) years business days from the date the examiner has received sufficient information to make a decision providing the expert's opinion regarding the person's right to benefits under this article. (7) The decision of professional service in the systemexpert is binding on the Employee Health Services (and, he/she or his/her estatethereby the District and the General Superintendent), as the case may beperson making the request for benefits, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at and the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterUnion.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 22:01 It is agreed by both parties that earned sick leave entitlement shall be granted by MCFCS where an employee is unable to be at work and perform the employee’s regular duties as a result of illness or injury. 22:02 The sick leave to which an employee is entitled shall accumulate during the first five (5) years of service at the rate of four (4) (three point six two five [3.625]) hours for each eighty (80) (seventy-two and one-half [72.5]) hours of accumulated service (thirteen [13] working days per year) and after five (5) years of service at the rate of four point six one five (4.615) (four point one eight three [4.183]) hours for each eighty(80) (seventy-two and one-half [72.5]) hours of accumulated service (fifteen [15] working days per year). 22:03 Sick leave shall not accumulate beyond one hundred and nineteen (119) working days. 22:04 Sick leave with pay up to, but not exceeding, the net amount of entitlement will be paid to hourly paid employees based on the number of hours they normally would have been scheduled to work on the day they were absent on sick leave. 22:05 Earned sick leave entitlements may be granted by the immediate Supervisor to the extent of accumulated sick leave credits. Up to five (5) sick leave days may be advanced to an employee within the sole discretion of the Director of Human Resources. In the event an employee resigns or their employment is terminated for any reason any deficit in their sick leave entitlements as a result of an advance of sick leave shall be eligible to be deducted by the Employer from any final payments being made to the Employee. 22:06 An employee who has been absent on sick leave with pay, upon returning to work, shall continue to accumulate sick leave up to a maximum of one hundred and nineteen (119) working days in accordance with Article 22:02. 22:07 An employee shall accumulate sick leave credits from the date of commencement of employment. 22:08 Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of when it is earned, with the exception of Article 22:05 above. 22:09 Sick leave includes a period of time that an employee is away from work for which compensation is not payable under The Worker’s Compensation Act, or by the Manitoba Public Insurance Act. 22:10 Any illness causing absence must be reported to the employee’s immediate supervisor, prior to or within one (1) hour of commencement of shift on each day of illness. Failure to report will be regarded as leave of absence without pay. All employees working shift work and are absent due to illness are to contact the immediate supervisor or designate one (1) hour prior to commencement of day shift, three (3) hours prior to commencement of the evening shift, and three (3) hours prior to the commencement of the night shift. 22:11 Where an employee becomes ill during the period of the employee’s scheduled annual vacation, the Employer may grant sick leave and credit the employee with alternate days vacation equivalent to the number of days approved sick leave providing the illness is over three (3) days and the employee provides a medical certificate certifying proof of illness. The employee will be responsible to provide proof of illness and/or hospitalization satisfactory to the Employer. 22:12 The Employer may require a certificate or report from a qualified medical practitioner as proof of the employee’s fitness to return to work or to determine the approximate length of illness or as proof of illness in regard to any claim paid during the period of illness. In the event there is a fee associated with a report requested by the Employer the Employer will pay for the report to a maximum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). 22:13 Should it be necessary for an employee to attend a doctor or dentist outside of their community area by reason of non-availability of service in their community, the employee shall be allowed fifteen up to one (151) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulateshift off with pay, to the extent not usedthat sick leave credits have been accumulated, for the time necessary to attend such appointment to the nearest point of available service. 22:14 If an employee has no sick leave credits banked, days absent due to illness will be considered leave without limitation, pay. Upon the allowable absences in any year request of the employee and at the discretion of the supervisor or designate wellness and/or vacation credits may be applied to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required absences. 22:15 An employee who resigns or whose employment is terminated for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she reason shall not be entitled to payout of any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has credits. 22:16 Coverage under the employee extended benefit plan continues during the leave period, and arrangements satisfactory to his/her credit. If the employment by Employer must be made for payment of the Quincy School System employee portion of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterpremiums.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 15.1 Employees shall be allowed fifteen accrue eight (15) days 8) hours of sick leave in for each year month of service with the Employer beginning with the first full calendar month of service. 15.2 Sick leave will not be approved before it has been accrued. 15.3 Unused sick leave may accrue to a maximum of two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours. 15.4 Employees shall be notified of their accumulated sick leave during the month of January each year. 15.5 An employee who is off work for absences resulting from three (3) consecutive days because of illness or accident of the member or of injury may be required to submit a member of physician’s certificate prior to his/her immediate familybeing allowed to return to work. Sick leave The certificate shall accumulate, to state the extent not used, without limitationnature of the illness or injury, the allowable absences in any year employee’s capability of returning to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence work, and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled degree to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, which he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon perform his/her requestregular duties. In order to determine the employee’s fitness to return to duty, the Employer shall have the right, at the Employer’s expense, to send the employee for a medical examination before permitting the return to work. 15.6 Sick leave is to be advised once utilized only in the case of genuine illness or injury which prevents the employee from performing his/her duties. In addition, the employee may use sick leave when a member of his immediate family who permanently resides with the employee is ill or injured which creates a genuine necessity for the employee to be off work to care for that family member. Unauthorized or improper use of sick leave by any employee shall be cause for disciplinary action. 15.7 On or before the twentieth (20th) of December of each school year year, employees with accumulated sick leave in excess of two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours as of the number last pay period in October of days of that year shall receive pay for all unused sick leave which he/she has is over the two hundred eighty- eight (288) hour maximum at one hundred percent (100%) of regular pay, and accumulated sick leave shall be reduced to his/her credit. If the employment by maximum two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours. 15.8 Upon the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, Disability Retirement, or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in an employee, all unused sick leave credits up to a maximum of 288 hours will be paid to the system, he/she employee or his/her estate, as beneficiary. In the case may beof retirement, payments made under this section shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at exempt from the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive computation of stipends Final Average Compensation (FAC) for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterpension purposes.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members (a) When used in Article 12.7 of this agreement the word “disability” shall mean the inability of an Employee to perform the regular duties of his position by reason of non-compensable physical illness or injury. (b) Eighteen (18) days sick leave per year shall be allowed fifteen earned by an Employee at the rate of One and One-Half (151 ½) days for every calendar month an Employee is employed. The unused portion of an Employee’s sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of one hundred and twenty (120) days entitlement, for Employees employed by Westlock County at the date of signing of this agreement. New Employees shall accumulate to a maximum of eighteen (18) days entitlement. Heavy equipment operators, motor grader operators, truck drivers, loader operators, and labourers shall be deemed to be employed during a calendar month for purposes of sick leave entitlement where he worked twelve (12) or more full days in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) particular calendar month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of Employee who has accumulated over twelve (12) days of unused sick leave which he/she in a fiscal year, and who remains an Employee of the County at December 31st of that year will be paid for the remaining unused sick leave days up to five (5) days. Once any Employee has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed accumulated one hundred twenty (20120) years days of professional service sick leave, the Employer will compensate the Employee at December 31st of each year for up to five (5) days of any additional unused sick leave in excess of the systemone hundred twenty (120) days accumulated. In no event will an Employee be paid for unused sick leave if he has resigned or been terminated prior to December 31st. (c) When a permanent or probationary Employee is prevented from performing his duties for the County by reason of personal disability, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, such an Employee shall be paid at the regular hours of work, exclusive of overtime, for the position to which he is permanently appointed or serving a required probationary period or trial term thereof immediately prior to commencement of such sick leave, for each day of such disability, and the Employee shall have his sick leave entitlement reduced by an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, days for which the Employee received such payment and provided that a member shall not receive any payment under article 12.7 for days not in attendance at work which are in excess of twenty his sick leave entitlement. (20d) Permanent and probationary Employees shall not be credited with or accumulate sick leave entitlement while on a leave of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September absence without pay for a period of One (1, 1991, increase twenty ) month or longer. (20e) days An Employee may be required to thirty deliver to the County a doctor’s certificate proving personal or family disability and/or illness in order to be eligible for payment under the provisions of 12.7 (30c) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.or

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Credits 21.01 An employee shall be allowed fifteen earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (15) days of sick leave in for each year calendar month for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of hiswhich he/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, she receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours. 21.02 Subject to (a) and (b) below and to the extent not usedremainder of this Article, without limitation, the allowable all absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness on a normal working day shall be charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave credits. (a) There shall be no charge against an employee's sick leave credits when his/her absence on account of illness if less than one-half day and the employee has been on duty for at least two hours. (b) Where the period of absence on account of illness is at least one-half day but less than a full day, one-half day only shall be charged as sick leave. 21.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, an employee must sign a statement stating that because of this illness or accident. A doctor's injury, he/she was unable to perform his duties. 21.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate indicating the nature and continuance from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that such employee is unable to carry out his/her duties due to illness: (a) for sick leave in excess of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth three (6th3) consecutive school day and may be required working days; (b) for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten additional sick leave in a fiscal year when in the same fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on twelve (1012) days wholly on the basis of the beginning statements signed by him/her; and (c) an employee is not eligible for sick leave with pay for any period in which he/she is on leave of the absence without pay, laid-off or under suspension. 21.05 Where leave of absence without pay is authorized for any reason, or an employee is laid-off because of lack of work, and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing employee returns to work upon expiration of such leave of absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September lay-off, he/she shall not be entitled to any earn sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report credits in accordance with Article 21.01 and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthretain any unused sick leave existing at the time of lay-off or commencement of leave without pay. 21.06 In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee has insufficient or no sick leave credits, at the discretion of the Employer, he/she may apply in writing for be granted sick leave allowance on account in advance to a limit of ten (10) days, which shall be charged against future credits as earned. If the earlier absenceemployee dies before authorized unearned sick leave has been liquidated, if such absence resulted no recovery shall be made from illness or accident. Any such application must the employee's estate. 21.07 When an employee is granted sick leave with pay and injury-on-duty is subsequently approved for a concurrent period, there shall be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon no charge against his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, credits for the number period of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterconcurrency.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members (a) No Sick Leave with pay shall be allowed fifteen granted except after three (153) months' continuous service in the employ of the Association; except that regular employees who have completed thirty (30) calendar days of sick leave in each year continuous service and Temporary Full-Time Employees who have been hired to work for absences resulting from illness a term of three (3) months or accident more and have completed thirty (30) calendar days of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate continuous service shall be required for any absence entitled to an advance of not more than thirty-five (35) hours of Sick Leave with pay; provided that if any of such employees have been advanced Sick Leave with pay under this Clause and leave the service of the Association for any reason prior to the completion of three (3) months of continuous service, the advance payment shall be repaid to the Association by deduction from the employee's pay cheque. (b) Sick Leave of thirty-five (35) hours shall be credited quarterly on the 31st day of March, the 30th day of June, the 30th day of September and the 31st day of December commencing with the completion of the first three (3) months of service, at which date thirty-five (35) hours credit shall be given. (c) Sick Leave entitlement at a given date shall be the accumulated credit at the last quarterly date less any Sick Leave with pay taken subsequent to that date. When sick credits are exhausted, no further credits are posted to the employee's record unless the employee returns to duty for at least five (5) school days consecutive working days. (d) When Sick Leave is earned for a period of less than three (3) months, a month shall be equivalent to a credit of ten and one-half (10-1/2) hours, and no credit shall be given for a part of a month. (e) Sick Leave may be accumulated to a maximum of one thousand eight hundred twenty-seven (1827) hours. (f) A deduction shall be made from accumulated Sick Leave credits of all hours absent with pay due to illness except those resulting from an accident on account of illness or accidentthe job for which the employee is covered by Workers' Compensation payments. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will Deductions shall be required made if the absence continues for injury is not covered by Workers' Compensation solely because time absent is less than the sixth qualifying period. (6thg) consecutive school For employees who work the Nine Day Fortnight system, each day of Sick Leave used shall equal seven and three-quarter (7-3/4) hours. For Curators and Assistant Curators and employees working a five day week, each day of Sick Leave used shall equal seven (7) hours. (h) Employees requesting Sick Leave with pay may be required for any repeated absenceto produce a certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner licensed to practice in the Province of British Columbia certifying that they are unable to carry out their duties due to illness. This certificate The cost of such certificates shall be presented within ten borne by the Association provided there is a charge over and above such amounts paid by the Medical Services Plan of B.C. (10i) days of Full Sick Leave credits will be given for absence in the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present following circumstances: (1) accident on the first day of work job (Workers' Compensation case); (2) leave due to illness, either with or without pay; (3) leave for active service in September he/she shall not be entitled the Armed Forces. (j) Employees may accumulate up to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for day of unused annual sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absenceentitlement in each business quarter as a gratuity day, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by to a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess maximum of twenty (20) such gratuity days. Employees shall not be eligible to accumulate a gratuity day in respect to any quarter in which he/she uses paid sick leave in excess of his/her four hours in that quarter. Gratuity days shall be used at the discretion of the employee and, when used, shall be deducted from the employee's accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1(The intent of this article is that employees shall be permitted to take their gratuity days off whenever they desire, 1991, increase twenty (20) days provided they give reasonable notice to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leavethe Association. This provision includes after an employee indicates to the Association that he/she intends to resign or retire, provided that sufficient time is available before such resignation or retirement date.) Employees shall receive a pay-out equalling fifty percent (50%) of their unused accumulated gratuity days when they either resign or retire, but not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterwhen they are terminated for cause.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 1. Within the annual sick leave credits provided for in this agreement, all permanent full-year employees shall be allowed receive a fifteen (15) days day credit on July 1 of each contract year. House-workers (school year) shall receive twelve (12) sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident days, which will be credited on July 1 following the first anniversary year. 2. Employees beginning employment after July 1 shall receive sick leave on a prorated basis be- ginning on the first workday of the member month. 3. Sick leave not used in any year may be accumulated. No person shall be entitled to a leave of absence with pay on account of sickness in excess of the accumulated sick leave then due. 4. Effective July 1, 1977 each employee upon retirement shall be entitled to receive payment equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of his unused, accrued sick leave at his current rate of pay. 5. Should reduction in force occur, all permanent employees being terminated will have the op- tion of being paid twenty-five percent (25%) of their accumulated sick leave or allowing the total accumulated sick leave to remain as a credit during a five (5) year recall period. The twenty-five percent (25%) buy back of accumulated sick leave may be claimed by the employee any time with- in the five (5) year recall period. 6. In the event of death of any employee prior to retirement or while on a member recall status, his estate shall be entitled to receive payment of his/her immediate familytwenty-five percent (25%) of accumulated sick leave then outstanding. 7. Sick leave shall accumulatebe granted at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools to persons only under the following conditions: a. When they are incapacitated from the performance of their duties by sickness or injury. b. When, through exposure to contagious disease, the presence of the person at his or her post of duty would jeopardize the health of others. c. An employee who has been employed for twelve (12) consecutive months or who has worked 1250 hours in the last twelve months is entitled to up to a total of twelve weeks of family and medical leave in any twelve (12) month period. The leave shall be an unpa- id leave unless the employee elects to use an accumulated paid leave. The employee must give at least 30 days notice of the intended date upon which leave will commence and terminate, unless prevented by an emergency situation from giving that notice. The em- ployee may be requested to provide written medical certification to support the claim based on the employee's own illness or to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, or parent. The employer may require the certification to include a statement by a medical provider that the employee cannot perform the job duties or that the amount of time the employee requests is needed to care for the family member. The employer may require, at its ex- pense, a second medical opinion. Should there be a disagreement in medical opinions, the Act established procedures for a third and binding medical opinion paid by the employer. The reasons for taking leave under the provision of the Family Medical Leave act of 1993 are as follows: 1) Because of the birth of a child or to care for a newborn child. 2) Adoption of a child or the placement of a xxxxxx child. 3) To care for a seriously ill spouse, son, daughter, including an adopted or xxxxxx child or a parent. 4) Because of a serious condition that disables the employee from performing the functions of the employee’s position. Leave to care for a seriously ill family member or because of an employee's own illness, may be taken intermittently or on a shorter work schedule, at the employee's request and when medically necessary. d. Absences on account of sickness in excess of that authorized under the rules thereof or for personal reasons not provided for under sick leave rules may at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools be charged to vacation leave with employee's permission. 8. The granting of sick leave is solely at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools but, if granted, School Committee policy must be followed. 9. Notification of absences shall be given as early as possible on the first day of absence. If such notification is not made, such absence may, at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools, be applied to absence without pay. For any period of absence on account of sickness, the Superinten- dent of Schools may require, for purpose of additional evidence only, a physician's certificate for the necessity of such absence. If such certificate is not filed within seven (7) calendar days after a request thereof, such absence may be applied, at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools, to the extent not usedabsence without pay. 10. When a person subject to these rules is absent because of sickness, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate absence shall be required for charged off against any sick leave credits he or she may have. All absence on account of not more sickness must be charged off in multiples of one-half or full hours, but in no case at less than the actual time off because of absence due to sickness. 11. If such person has no sick leave credits, such absence shall be charged, at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools, to leave without pay, to absence without pay, or to vacation leave but shall be charged off on the same basis as above. 12. Custodial employees who use less than five (5) sick days in a school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating year may choose to par- ticipate in the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full Attendance Incentive Program at the commencement rate of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of $100.00 per unused sick leave which he/she has day for up to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty five (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (205) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterper school year. 4 1 $100

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 32.1 Any full-time employee regularly working thirty (30) hours or more per week shall, after three (3) months of such employment, be eligible to receive in any one year a maximum of one (1) week's sick leave with pay, computed on his base work week rate and hours, and any such employee working in excess of one (1) year shall be allowed fifteen entitled to receive a maximum of two (152) days of weeks sick leave in each year with pay, computed on his base work week rate and hours. Such employee who shall be sick and unable to work as aforesaid shall make a reasonable effort to notify the Employer as soon as possible of his inability to report for absences resulting from illness or accident work. The Employer shall have the option of requesting a doctor's certificate evidencing the sickness of the member or of employee, however, a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall not be required for any absence in the case of not more a one (1) day's absence. Sick leave is to be paid promptly (no longer than five ten (510) school days on account from the date involved). 32.2 If one of illness or accident. A doctorthe enumerated holidays falls within an employee's certificate indicating sick leave period, the nature and continuance employee will have the option of disability will be required if the absence continues being paid for the sixth (6th) consecutive school holiday and charging same to his unused sick leave entitlement provided he was ineligible for the holiday pay solely because the illness prevented him from working his scheduled work day after, the holiday, and may be required further provided he has the unused sick leave entitlement available. 32.3 A full-time employee who is in the Employer's employ on the last day of each Contract year and who has been eligible for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year a twelve (12) month period prior to the Contract anniversary date and each succeeding Contract anniversary date, shall be available in paid a maximum of ten (10) days sick leave for which he was eligible but did not use during his preceding "employment year". Where a full-time employee is eligible for ten (10) days sick leave but has not been eligible for a full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present twelve (12) month period on the first day of work in September he/she contract anniversary date, he shall not be entitled to any paid for such unused sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1maximum of ten (10) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance days) on account a pro-rata basis computed on the basis of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year one-twelfth (1/12) of the number of days of pay for unused sick leave which he/she has for each full calendar month worked in the "employment year" immediately prior to his/her creditthe contract aniversary date. 32.4 Effective September 15, 1975, part-time employees with one (1) year's service shall be entitled to up to three (3) scheduled days paid sick leave per year after the first scheduled day's absence per illness. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty With two (202) years of professional service in the systemservice, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, said leave shall be paid an amount equal up to his/her full four (4) scheduled days. With three (3) years service, said leave shall be up to five (5) scheduled days Eligible part-time employees shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours' pay at for each day of sick leave up to a maximum of six (6) hours' pay if the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive employee would normally have been scheduled to work more than four (4) hours on the day of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterabsence.

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Samples: Union Contract

Sick Leave. Members 19:01 Employees shall be allowed fifteen granted sick leave on the basis of one and one-half (151-1/2) days at normal rate of pay for each full calendar month of employment, with the exception of the months of July and August in each year which is on the basis of two and one half (2-1/2) days at normal rate of pay, for absence due to bona fide illness. 19:02 Sick leave grants shall be credited to the employee annually on December 31st of each year and shall be cumulative at the rate of one hundred percent (100%) effective January 1, 1968, of the unused portion to a maximum of three hundred (300) days. 19:03 An employee absent on account of illness shall receive payment from his/her accumulated sick leave credits at the normal rate of pay commencing with the first day of absence on account of such illness after having signed a claim for sick leave payment. Such payment shall be deducted from accumulated sick leave credits. (a) Each claim of sick leave shall be supported by a certificate of a qualified medical practitioner provided, however, that such certificate shall not be required by the Board if the period of such absence is not more than three (3) days; provided, however, that in the event any employee files a claim for sick leave that does not require the support of a medical certificate as hereinbefore provided, such absences for such claims shall be accumulated and in the event the accumulated total of such absences exceeds five (5) absences in any calendar year, then thereafter such employee shall file such certificate for each successive claim for sick leave in that calendar year. (b) The Board may, at its expense, require an employee to be examined by a qualified medical practitioner. A panel of no more than three (3) qualified medical practitioners shall be established by the Board and the Union. The employee may attend the physician of his/her choice from the list. 19:05 Employees within the bargaining unit shall be entitled to and shall receive (a) Upon retirement at age sixty-five (65), or (b) Upon the death of an employee (in this case the next of kin or estate shall receive the cash benefit), or (c) Upon termination of employment for reasons other than discharge a proportion of said entitlement as follows: 5 years of service or more - 30% of entitlement 6 years of service or more - 40% of entitlement 7 years of service or more - 50% of entitlement 8 years of service or more - 60% of entitlement 9 years of service or more - 70% of entitlement 10 years of service or more - 80% of entitlement 11 years of service or more - 90% of entitlement 12 years of service or more-100% of entitlement (d) This article shall apply to only those employees who currently enjoy a retirement gratuity and who have not enrolled in the RRSP Plan. 19:06 For any employee commencing employment on or after September 1, 1998, the Board shall invest $100.00 plus 0.5 of 1% of the employee’s annual earnings into a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP Plan). Each year thereafter, the Board shall invest 0.5 of 1% of the employee’s annual earnings into the RRSP Plan. An employee hired before September 1, 1998 shall have the right to elect to enter the RRSP Plan up to March 31, 1999. The Board will pay into an RRSP Plan within 30 days of election, an amount as follows: 1 year $ 250 2 years $ 400 3 years $ 550 4 years $ 700 5 years or more $ 850 Each year thereafter the Board shall invest 0.5 of 1% of the employee’s annual earnings into the RRSP Plan. The annual investments shall be remitted to the fund manager on or before January 31 in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident the prior year, based on the employee’s prior year’s earnings. The funds contributed shall form a trust for the benefit of the member participating employee(s) and shall not be withdrawn or paid out until the employee leaves the employment of a member of his/her immediate familythe Board. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate The fund shall be required for any absence managed by a mutually acceptable professional fund manager and/or by an accredited firm. Any employee enrolled in the RRSP plan may make additional contributions through payroll deductions. The Board and the Union make no warranties, representations or guarantees of not more than five (5) school days the rate of return on the investment. 19:07 Where an employee is unable to complete a day's work on account of illness or accidentan accident occurring while on duty, such employee shall be paid the balance of that shift by the Board, provided professional medical attention is required, and supported by written evidence by the attending physician to the Board. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability The foregoing payment will not apply if monetary benefits are to be required if the absence continues received for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absenceaforementioned accident from the Workplace Safety Insurance Board. This certificate clause shall be presented within ten (10) days not apply to any lost time other than the day of the beginning initial accident. (a) When an employee is absent as a result of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September a workplace injury, he/she shall not be entitled provided the opportunity to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon elect: i to receive his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to payments directly from Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) without deduction from his/her credit. If accumulative sick leave credits; or ii to receive from the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of Board his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty regular gross salary in accordance with this agreement consisting of: WSIB award (20advances) years plus a top-up amount; the Board shall then deduct from the employee’s cumulative sick leave bank, for each day of professional service absence, the proportion of time equivalent to the top-up (salary less WSIB award) paid by the Board. (b) The employee may elect to change the option originally elected in (a) above with two weeks advance notice to the system, he/she or his/her estate, Board. (c) Employee’s option (b) (ii) is only available for so long as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused employee has sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterleave credits available.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members In the case of illness or injury of an officer, the General Manager shall grant the officer leave of absence on the following conditions: (1) An application for leave of absence on the grounds of illness or injury exceeding two consecutive working days shall be allowed fifteen supported by the certificate of a registered medical practitioner or, where the nature of the illness or injury consists of a dental condition and the period of absence does not exceed five consecutive working days, by a certificate of a registered dentist. (152) The number of days' leave of absence which may be granted without production of the certificate required by subclause (1) of this clause shall not exceed, in the aggregate, five working days in any one calendar year. (3) An officer who is unfit for duty as a consequence of an illness or injury shall inform the Permanent Head, or arrange for him/her to be so informed, forthwith and shall, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, make a formal application for sick leave in each year to cover his/her absence from duty. (4) The basis for absences resulting from determining the entitlement to leave of absence on the grounds of illness or accident injury which an officer may be granted shall be ascertained by crediting the officer concerned with the following cumulative periods: Leave on Full Pay Working Days Leave on Half Pay Working Days On completion of six months’ service 5 3 On completion of twelve months’ service 10 5 (5) Where an officer suffers illness or injury during the member or of a member period of his/her immediate family. Sick - annual leave shall accumulatefor recreation - for a period of at least seven consecutive days; or long service leave - for a period of at least fourteen consecutive days; and produced at the time, or as soon as possible thereafter, medical evidence satisfactory to the extent not usedGeneral Manager that he/she is, without limitationor was, as a result of his/her illness or injury, confined to his/her place of residence or a hospital, he/she may, with the allowable absences in any year approval of the General Manager, be granted, at a time convenient to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five Esperance Port Authority, additional leave equivalent to the period during which he/she was so confined. (56) school days Where an officer is duly absent on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature injury and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The his/her entitlement to sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in on full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthpay is exhausted, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account may, with the approval of the earlier absenceGeneral Manager, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has elect to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because convert any part of his/her retirement or death after entitlement to sick leave on half pay to sick leave on full pay, but so that his/her sick leave entitlement on half pay is reduced by two days for each day of sick leave on full pay that he/she has completed twenty receives by the conversion. (207) years An officer who is unable to resume duty on the expiration of professional service in the systeman approved period of sick leave shall thereupon apply for a further period of sick leave, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, and any such application shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full supported by a certificate from a registered medical practitioner. (8) An officer who is duly absent on leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable eligible for leave of absence on the account of illness or injury under this clause during the currency of that leave without pay. (9) This clause shall not apply where the officer is entitled to compensation under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act, 1981. (10) No leave of absence on account of illness or injury shall be granted with pay if the illness or injury has been caused by the misconduct of the officer or in any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftercase of absence from duty without sufficient cause.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Salary Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate familyCompensation Act. Sick leave shall accumulatebe granted to employees on the basis of one and one- half days for every month of service, to with the extent not used, without limitation, fourth month of service. For the allowable absences in any year to be the number purpose of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate regulating and administering this clause all employees anniversary dates shall be required first day of the fifth month. The fourth month shall be computed on the following basis: Those persons employed between: 1st day of a month and the 7th day inclusive days 8th day of a month and the 14th day 15th day of a month and the day inclusive day day of a month and the end of the In any one year where an has not had sick leave or only a tion thereof, he shall be entitled to an accrual of all the unused of sick leave for his future benefits. A deduction shall be made from accumulated sick leave of all working days of sick leave. Page of Pages holidays) absent for sick leave as defined in If an employee is sick for less than one half day, no shall be made his accumulated sick leave. If an employee is for more than one half day, but less than a full day, one half day shall be deducted his Sick Leave of Absence When an employee is given leave of absence without pay for any absence of not more than five (5) school days reason, or is laid off on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating lack of and returns to the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues Employer upon expiration of such leave of absence, etc., he shall not receive sick leave credit for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days period of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, but shall retain his cumulative credit, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shallany, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay existing at the time his/her employment terminatesof such or f Off without pay days or less accumulates days Off without pay for more than day but less than in any one month, exclusive accumulates Off without pay for continuous calendar days but less than in any one month accumulates Off without pay for continuous calendar days or i n any day month, accumulates 'days Leave of stipends Absence for extra servicesUnion business without pay up to seven (7) consecutive calendar days in any month, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) accumulates days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 41:01 The Commission shall grant sick leave with pay to an employee to the extent the employee has accumulated such sick leave as provided for in Article 41:03 and 41:05. 41:02 Sick leave shall be allowed fifteen credited to an employee to protect him/her from loss of earnings when he/she is incapacitated by illness, injury or for an absence as a result of an injury that is pending a decision of the Workers Compensation Board. 41:03 An employee shall accumulate sick leave at the following rates: (15a) during the first four (4) years of service one (1) working day per month. (b) after the first four (4) years of service two (2) working days per month. 41:04 The maximum number of sick leave days an employee will be able to accumulate will be one hundred and fifty (150). 41:05 Sick leave shall not accumulate during a month when an employee is: (a) on leave of absence without pay for more than ten (10) consecutive days. (b) absent on sick leave for more than thirty (30) consecutive days. (c) absent without leave. 41:06 Absences for sick leave shall be deducted from accumulated sick leave credits for all normal working days (exclusive of Holidays as defined in each year Article 39:01). Where an employee is absent for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member part of his/her immediate family. Sick shift because of illness, deductions from sick leave credits shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitationbe made for actual hour(s) missed. 41:07 Where an employee is absent from duty because of illness, the allowable absences in any year employee shall endeavour to be notify his/her immediate supervisor of his/her absence at the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating earliest possible opportunity. 41:08 Upon returning to duty, the nature and continuance of disability employee will be required if to complete an absentee report which will be provided to the absence continues employee for illnesses of two (2) days or less. Upon completion, he/she shall turn it over to his/her immediate supervisor who shall forward it to the sixth Human Resources and Administration Division. 41:09 Where an employee is absent because of illness for three (6th3) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate working days or more, he/she shall be presented within ten (10) days required, upon his/her return to work, to furnish the Commission with a certificate or letter from a duly qualified medical practitioner, certifying that the employee was unable to be present at work because of the beginning of the absence illness and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence where an employee is unable to furnish a certificate or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September letter, he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable be paid for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account the period of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, absence. (a) The Commission may require an employee to have a psychiatric and/or physical examination by a duly qualified medical practitioner designated by the Commission or designated by the employee and acceptable to the Commission. (b) The full cost of such examinations shall be advised once each school year borne by the Commission and the appointment(s) shall be on that employee’s working time or arrangements be made for compensatory time off at the employee’s option and choice. 41:11 A record of the number of days of all unused sick leave which he/she has credits will be kept by the Commission. Each employee shall be informed, on application, the amount of sick leave accrued to his/her credit. 41:12 An employee is entitled to be paid sick leave for time lost due to quarantine where he/she is unable to work as certified by a qualified medical practitioner. 41:13 Where conditions warrant, family leave with pay may be granted to an employee to attend to an immediate family member who has a real, immediate and unavoidable medical condition. If To qualify, an employee must have a minimum of thirteen (13) days sick leave credits. Such days shall be limited to a maximum of five (5) days per calendar year and shall be deducted from the employment employee’s sick leave pool. A medical certificate from a qualified medical practitioner may be requested by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of Commission to verify family illness if the employee is absent from work three (3) consecutive days. An employee is not allowed to reduce his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty sick leave credits to less than twelve (2012) years days per calendar year as a result of professional service the application of this Article. 41:14 When an employee is unable to work and is in receipt of an income replace indemnity (I.R.I.) from M.P.I. as a result of an injury incurred in a vehicle accident, the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case employee may be, shall elect to be paid an additional amount, which when combined with the I.R.I. benefit, shall ensure the maintenance of net salary. Such additional amount equal shall be chargeable to his/her full pay the employee’s sick leave credits accrued at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive the employee commenced receipt of stipends the I.R.I. and such additional payment shall be payable until the employee’s accrued sick leave credits have been exhausted. 41:15 The Commission will advise the Union of medical accommodations required for extra services, for employees covered by this agreement and will work jointly with the number Union to facilitate the required accommodation. The Commission will take reasonable steps to provide medical accommodation to employees who are unable to perform any or all of days, not in excess the duties of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftertheir regular position.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 13.1 During each sick leave cycle of 36 (thirty-six) months’ employment with the employer, the employee shall be allowed fifteen entitled to an amount of paid sick leave equal to the number of days the employee would normally work during a period of six (156) weeks. 13.2 During the first 6 (six) months of employment, the employee shall be entitled to 1 (one) day's paid sick leave for every 26 (twenty-six) days worked. 13.3 The employee agrees that the employer may reduce his/her sick pay and proportionately increase his/her number of days of sick leave, in accordance with the Act, subject thereto that the employee’s entitlement to pay for any days sick leave shall be not less than 75% (seventy five percent) of the employee’s ordinary daily wage and the number of days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present less than the employee’s entitlement in terms of clause 13.1 above. 13.4 Should the employee be absent for more than 2 (two) consecutive days due to illness or injury or on the first more than 2 (two) occasions during an 8 (eight) week period or any day which precedes or follows a weekend, public holiday or a day free of work in September service, he/she shall not be entitled to any paid sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If produces a medical certificate, signed by a registered medical practitioner, stating that he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing was unable to work for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because duration of his/her retirement absence on account of illness or death after injury. The employer retains the right to expect the employee to subject himself/herself to an examination in order to obtain a second medical opinion regarding his/her alleged illness/injury. Only medical certificates based on personal examination will be accepted. 13.5 The employee must personally inform the employer, before on the day he/she has completed twenty (20) years was supposed to have reported for duty, of professional service in such absence and expected date of returning to work. The employer must also be informed of an address where the system, employee could be found should he/she or his/her estate, as wish to visit the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafteremployee.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement

Sick Leave. Members (a) The EMPLOYER agrees that in the event of illness, injury or disability of an ARTIST, the ARTIST shall be allowed fifteen entitled to sick leave with full pay for not less than twenty-one (1521) days per contract year, (whether separate or partly or wholly continuous). (b) In the event that the said ARTIST shall fail to appear for rehearsals or performances for a continuous period of two (2) weeks owing to illness or injury (as to which the EMPLOYER may have an examination by a doctor designated and paid by it), whether or not the same be caused by, or suffered in the course of, the ARTIST's employment the EMPLOYER shall have the right, at its election, either (1) to terminate the employment of the ARTIST by giving written notice of such termination to the ARTIST, provided that the ARTIST shall be paid his full compensation for the said continuous period of two (2) weeks (plus return transportation to the City of Origination) whether or not the ARTIST has theretofore received fourteen (14) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from with full pay, or any part thereof, prior to said continuous period of two (2) weeks, or (2) consider the ARTIST on leave without pay during such illness or accident suffering from injury, provided the two (2) weeks payments provided for in (1) hereof are made, in which event this BASIC AGREEMENT shall remain in full force and effect in all other respects. (c) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Paragraph 17, the EMPLOYER agrees that where the cause of the member ARTIST's absence is any injury or illness received during the course of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave any performance or rehearsal, he shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable (whether separate, or partly or wholly continuous) with full pay for not less than twenty-one (21) days during the term of this Contract, inclusive of the twenty-one (21) days provided under sub-paragraph 17(a) above. (d) In the event the EMPLOYER is required to comply with the New York State Disability Benefit Law, any disability benefits accruing to the ARTIST under such year unless he/she law shall report be in addition to the payments the EMPLOYER is required to make pursuant to sub-paragraph (a), (b) and (c) of this Paragraph 17. (e) The EMPLOYER may demand a certificate of a doctor as to the illness of the ARTIST and an examination by a doctor designated and paid by the EMPLOYER as a condition precedent to sick-leave pay under sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Paragraph 17. (f) Upon application to the EMPLOYER, a female DANCER shall be excused for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve not less than one (1) monthfull day during her menstrual period, he/she may apply which day shall be other than during the Free Day of the DANCER and shall be in writing for addition thereto, and the said day shall not be deemed sick leave, but shall be entirely separate and apart from, and in addition to the sick leave allowance on account provided above. (g) The EMPLOYER will not raise as a defense to or in mitigation of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment recovery by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty ARTIST, (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable with reference to any member hired on July 1claim he may have under any Worker's Compensation Law for negligence or otherwise), 2013 or thereafterany provisions of this Paragraph 17.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed A. All school secretaries hired before January 1, 1991, and covered by this Agreement shall, at the commencement of their first year of service and the commencement of each year of service thereafter, earn fifteen (15) days of sick leave. Any such leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave earned but unused shall accumulateaccumulate up to two hundred (200) days. B. All school secretaries hired after January 1, to the extent not used1991, without limitationand covered by this Agreement shall, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of each school year, earn sick days at the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day rate of work in September he/she shall not be entitled one and one-half (1 ½) days per month to any a maximum of fifteen (15) sick days per year. Any such sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she earned but unused shall report for duty during such accumulate up to two hundred (200) days. C. The Sick Leave Bank Plan, as adopted and approved by the Committee, shall be available to all Union members. D. Members of the bargaining unit shall be informed in writing of their total number of sick days available at the beginning of each school year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one the employee does not agree with the total number, the employee has up to seven (17) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account working days to file a grievance. E. Members of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements bargaining unit serving in the employ of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year Worcester Public Schools for a minimum of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years inclusive of professional service approved leaves of absence shall, upon termination of employment, receive compensation for unused accumulated sick leave at the rate of ten (10) dollars per day, for days 1 through 165 and twenty-five (25) dollars per day for days 166 through 200, provided that the average annual sick leave absences did not exceed the average of the average educational secretary over a seven (7) year period. F. All absences must be reported to both the Principal and the Human Resource Department Call Desk. Any absences for reasons of sickness must be documented with a physician’s statement (on forms supplied by the Human Resource Department) after the absence has exceeded six (6) workdays. G. Effective July 1, 2010, as a partial inducement to the health insurance changes, the sick leave incentive benefit shall be reinstated to the contract and shall no longer have any expiration date. The benefit will provide that employees who do not utilize any sick leave during the period from July 1st through June 30th (i.e., fiscal year) shall receive a payment of $425.00, which payment shall be subject to all applicable taxes and withholdings. It is expressly agreed that the five (5) days provided for pursuant to Section J herein to attend to the illness of a spouse, child or parent, if used by an employee, shall not disqualify the employee from the sick leave incentive benefit described herein. It is further agreed that the reinstatement of the sick leave incentive shall have no retroactive effect. The Association agrees to address its members and explain the Committee’s concern about the potential for misuse of family sick leave as a means to preserving eligibility for the sick leave incentive when such leave is not the appropriate designation for a personal absence and will discourage any such manipulation of the sick leave incentive benefit. H. The parties recognize that the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires the Worcester Public Schools to make efforts to reasonably accommodate any ill or injured employee. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that it shall not be a violation of the collective bargaining agreement for the Human Resource Manager or his designee to assign a member of the bargaining unit to any clerical duties which are the responsibility of the Worcester Public Schools and which the City physician has determined the employee is capable of performing on either full-time or part-time basis. Any employee who refuses any such assignment shall be placed on unpaid leave of absence and may be subject to other appropriate action by the Superintendent. I. No sick leave allowance will be granted to an employee who is out of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Exceptions to this policy may be requested from the Superintendent, who shall have the discretion to either grant or deny such a request. J. Employees may use up to a maximum of five (5) sick days per year to attend to the illness of a spouse, child or parent. K. In cases where the evidence appears to establish a pattern of sick leave abuse, the Superintendent or his designee may require the employee to verify by a doctor’s certificate the listing of any absence as a sick day. An employee who fails to submit a medical certificate will not be paid for the absence. At the point where a pattern is first suspected, the employee shall be counseled about the employers’ suspicion regarding the existence of a pattern prior to the request for a medical certificate. The requirement of counseling does not apply where concrete evidence of sick leave abuse exists in the systemfirst instance. L. On the occasion of the adoption of a child by the employee’s immediate family, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall male and/or female employees will be allowed to utilize up to four (4) weeks of accumulated paid sick leave during an amount equal to his/her full pay authorized absence at the time his/her employment terminatesof adoption. At the time of birth of his child, exclusive male employees will be allowed to utilize up to four (4) weeks of stipends for extra services, for accumulated sick leave during an authorized absence at the number time of days, not in excess the birth of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leavea child. This provision is not applicable intended to any member hired on July 1expand the use of sick leave by female employees for periods of authorized absence at the time of the birth of their child, 2013 or thereafterwhich leave shall be under the terms and conditions as prior to March 3, 2005.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members In the case of illness or injury of an officer, the General Manager shall grant the officer leave of absence on the following conditions: (1) An application for leave of absence on the grounds of illness or injury exceeding two consecutive working days shall be allowed fifteen supported by the certificate of a registered medical practitioner or, where the nature of the illness or injury consists of a dental condition and the period of absence does not exceed five consecutive working days, by a certificate of a registered dentist. (152) The number of days' leave of absence which may be granted without production of the certificate required by subclause (1) of this clause shall not exceed, in the aggregate, five working days in any one calendar year. (3) An officer who is unfit for duty as a consequence of an illness or injury shall inform the Permanent Head, or arrange for him/her to be so informed, forthwith and shall, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, make a formal application for sick leave in each year to cover his/her absence from duty. (4) The basis for absences resulting from determining the entitlement to leave of absence on the grounds of illness or accident injury which an officer may be granted shall be ascertained by crediting the officer concerned with the following cumulative periods: Leave on Full Pay Leave on Half Pay On completion of six months’ service 5 3 On completion of twelve 10 5 months’ service On completion of each additional twelve months’ 10 5 service (5) Where an officer suffers illness or injury during the member or of a member period of his/her immediate family. Sick - annual leave shall accumulatefor recreation - for a period of at least seven consecutive days; or long service leave - for a period of at least fourteen consecutive days; and produced at the time, or as soon as possible thereafter, medical evidence satisfactory to the extent not usedGeneral Manager that he/she is, without limitationor was, as a result of his/her illness or injury, confined to his/her place of residence or a hospital, he/she may, with the allowable absences in any year approval of the General Manager, be granted, at a time convenient to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five Esperance Port Authority, additional leave equivalent to the period during which he/she was so confined. (56) school days Where an officer is duly absent on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature injury and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The his/her entitlement to sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in on full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthpay is exhausted, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account may, with the approval of the earlier absenceGeneral Manager, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has elect to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because convert any part of his/her retirement or death after entitlement to sick leave on half pay to sick leave on full pay, but so that his/her sick leave entitlement on half pay is reduced by two days for each day of sick leave on full pay that he/she has completed twenty receives by the conversion. (207) years An officer who is unable to resume duty on the expiration of professional service in the systeman approved period of sick leave shall thereupon apply for a further period of sick leave, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, and any such application shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full supported by a certificate from a registered medical practitioner. (8) An officer who is duly absent on leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable eligible for leave of absence on the account of illness or injury under this clause during the currency of that leave without pay. (9) This clause shall not apply where the officer is entitled to compensation under the Workers' Compensation and Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, 0000. (10) No leave of absence on account of illness or injury shall be granted with pay if the illness or injury has been caused by the misconduct of the officer or in any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftercase of absence from duty without sufficient cause.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Salary Agreement

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Sick Leave. Members Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 11/25/11 2:57 PM Full time employees and part time employees who work 30-34.9 hours per week shall earn 1 sick leave days per month to accumulate to ten (10). If unused, six (6) of these days shall be allowed fifteen rolled over for use in the following year making a potential of sixteen (1516) days available. Employees with more than ten (10) years of service in a district can accumulate up to thirty-six (36) days. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 11/25/11 2:57 PM Part time employees who work 25-29.9 hours per week shall earn 1 days per month to accumulate to five (5) sick leave days of which three (3) may be used for personal leave. The District will continue with its past practice of granting sick leave when taken during the school year and the employee is continuing in the employ of the District, even when the employee has not yet accumulated the full ten (10) days for the year. If an employee separates from the District prior to the end of the fiscal year, any unearned leave that has been taken by the employee will be deducted from the employee’s last paycheck. A-1. SICK LEAVE BANK Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 12/8/11 12:07 PM A sick leave bank will be established effective July 1, 2012. Each employee may donate up to three (3) days of accumulated sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate familyin June. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate The bank shall be required allowed to accumulate thirty (30) days plus one day for any absence each full-time equivalent employee up to a maximum of not more than sixty (60) days. Withdrawal from the Sick Leave Bank is limited to employees (1) who have worked a minimum of five (5) school years in the District, (2) whose accumulated leave has been used up, and (3) who have been involved in a major operation or a serious and prolonged illness. The days on account borrowed would be paid back to the bank by the borrowing employee at a rate of illness or accidentnot less than three (3) days per year. A doctor's certificate indicating Employees who accrue sick leave may borrow from the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day bank and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled borrow up to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess maximum of twenty (20) days. Applications to borrow from the bank shall be made to an Association-designated committee. The SAU office will administer approved applications for days borrowed from the bank. Should there be a dispute between an employee and the Sick Bank Committee, the Association and/or the School Board (or the District’s Administration), over a matter of his/her accumulated access to and unused use of time from the sick leave. Effective September 1leave bank, 1991the Association agrees to defend, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days indemnify and hold harmless the school board, all of his/her accumulated its agents and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to employees and the Hampton School District in any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftersuch dispute.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 13.1 If the period of duration of the agreement is longer than 36 (thirty six) months, the employee shall during that sick leave cycle of 36 (thirty-six) months’ employment with the employer, be entitled to an amount of paid sick leave equal to the number of days the employee would normally work during a period of 6 (six) weeks. During the first 6 (six) months of employment, the employee shall be allowed fifteen entitled to 1 (15one) day's paid sick leave for every 26 (twenty-six) days worked. 13.2 In the event of the duration of the agreement not exceeding 36 (thirty six) months, the employee shall be entitled to 1 (one) day's paid sick leave for every 26 (twenty-six) days worked. 13.3 The employee agrees that the employer may reduce his/her sick pay and proportionately increase his/her number of days of sick leave, in accordance with the Act, subject thereto that the employee’s entitlement to pay for any days sick leave shall be not less than 75% (seventy five percent) of the employee’s ordinary daily wage and the number of days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present less than the employee’s entitlement in terms of clause 13.1and 13.2 above. 13.4 Should the employee be absent for more than 2 (two) consecutive days due to illness or injury or on the first more than 2 (two) occasions during an 8 (eight) week period or any day which precedes or follows a weekend, public holiday or a day free of work in September service, he/she shall not be entitled to any paid sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If produces a medical certificate, signed by a registered medical practitioner, stating that he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing was unable to work for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because duration of his/her retirement absence on account of illness or death after injury. The employer retains the right to expect the employee to subject himself/herself to an examination in order to obtain a second medical opinion regarding his/her alleged illness/injury. Only medical certificates based on personal examination will be accepted. 13.5 The employee must personally inform the employer, before on the day he/she has completed twenty (20) years was supposed to have reported for duty, of professional service in such absence and expected date of returning to work. The employer must also be informed of an address where the system, employee could be found should he/she or his/her estate, as wish to visit the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafteremployee.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Limited Duration Contract of Employment

Sick Leave. Members shall A. Eligibility - All employees covered by this Agreement who have been continuously employed by their Employer for a period of at least one (1) year shall, be allowed fifteen entitled to six (156) days of days' sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. with pay per year. B. Accrual - Sick leave shall accumulatebe cumulative and, to beginning with the extent not usedem­ ployee s first anniversary date of employment, without limitation, unused sick leave from the allowable absences in any previous year of employment shall accrue from year to be the number year, not to exceed a maximum of thirty (30) full days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No or its equivalent. (1) First (1st) (2) Third (3rd) full day's (3) Sixth (6th) allowance i D. Half Pay Defined mean four (•4)- h-o-u-r-s-' i i ,Payment - A doctor's certificate or other authoritative verification ed by the Employer. Said sick leave shall be E. The waiting period herein provided, before pay commences, shall ap­ ply for each illness, in case the sick benefit allowance has not been used up in previous illnesses. F. ° Rata ~ sick leave shall be required paid to part-time employees on the basis set forth above on a pro rata of total hours worked during the year preceding the anniversary date as a ratio to 20R0 hours, but can accumu­ late only for any absence a maximum of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The years. G. Unused sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not accumulated in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days shall thS e™Ployee's anniversary date, up to a maximum of his/her six (6) versarySdateP°n hlS straight_t;Lme hourlY rate in effect on such anni- H. Sick leave pay shall be integrated with Unemployment Compensation Disability benefits and Worker's Compensation temporary disability bene­ fits so that the sum of the daily sick leave allowance hereunder and the aforesaid State disability daily benefits, exclusive of the daily hos­ pital benefits which may be payable to an employee, shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's regular daily wage at straight time. If the sick leave pay allowable to an employee hereunder when so combined with any such State disability daily benefits received by the employee, exceeds one hundred percent (100%) of his regular daily rate at straight time for any one day, then such sick leave pay for the day shall be reduced accordingly. Any portion of the sick leave pay allow­ ance not received by the employee by reason of any such reduction shall be retained in the employee's sick leave pay account as a part of his accumulated sick leave pay credits. In order to effectuate the integration with the U.C.D., all sick leave will be broken down from days of sick leave as earned, to hours and unused such sick leave will be used and retained as hours of sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Retail Food Industry Agreement

Sick Leave. Members An employee who is unable to attend to his or her duties due to sickness or injury is entitled leave of absence with pay in each calendar year as follows: at regular salary for the first ten 0) working days of absence; at seventy-five percent (75%) of regular salary for an additional one hundred and twenty (120) working days of absence. An employee may elect to use accrued vacation days to receive of regular salary on the basis of vacation day to be used for each day of absence. Unused sick days payable at one hundred per cent (100%) in any plan year can be carried forward to replace sick days paid at seventy five (75%) in future years. Unused sick days can only be carried forward to accumulation of sixty-five (65) days at one hundred per cent (100%). Upon retirement, layoff or of employment, unused days standing in the name of the employee shall be allowed fifteen cancelled and shall be of no effect. he she bas worked twenty (1520) consecutive working days. Where an employee is on a sick leave of absence which commences in calendar year and continues in the following calendar year, the employee is not entitled to leave of absence with pay Section for more than hundred and thirty (130) working days in the two (2) calendar years until he or she has returned to for twenty (20) consecutive working days. An employee who has used sick leave of absence with pay for one hundred and thirty (130) working days in a calendar year under Section must work twenty (20) consecutive working days before the employee is entitled to further leave under Section in the next calendar year. The pay of an employee under Section is subject to deductions for insurance coverage and pension contributions that would be made from regular pay. The Employer paid portion of payments and subsidies will continue to be made. After five (5) days' absence caused by sickness or injury, no with pay shall be unless a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner is forwarded to the Employer, certifying that the employee is unable to attend to his or her duties. Notwithstanding this provision, where it is suspected that there may be an abuse of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitationleave, the allowable absences in any year Employer may require an employee to be the number submit a medical certificate for a period of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more less than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 22.1 An Employee absent from work on account of illness shall be allowed continue to receive his/her full salary and benefits for up to thirty (30) working days for each illness. Following fifteen (15) working days of sick leave in each year such absence, an Employee may, at the Employer's discretion, be required to provide a certificate from a medial practitioner. 22.2 Salary continuance days will be substituted for absences resulting vacation time where an Employee can demonstrate that he or she was ill during scheduled vacation time. 22.3 Where an Employee suffers from a disease or illness or accident of incurs personal injury (which disease, illness, or injury is hereinafter called the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5"disability") school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at Employee is entitled to time loss compensation therefore under the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September Workers' Compensation Act, he/she shall not be entitled to receive salary continuance (See Article 22.1) for time lost by reason of any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such yeardisability. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve Up to a maximum period of one (1) monthyear, he/she may apply in writing all monies received by an employee by way of compensation for sick leave allowance on account loss of wages under the earlier absencesaid Act shall be paid to the Employer. In return for such payment and up to a maximum period of one (1) year, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements the Employer shall pay the Employee the amount of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of salary (up to the number of days of unused sick leave maximum reference salary specified in the W.C.B. regulations) to which he/she has to his/her credit. If would have been entitled but for the employment by disability. 22.4 In the Quincy School System case of illness of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years the immediate family of professional service in an Employee, when no one at home other than the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, Employee can provide for the number needs of daysthe ill person, the Employee is entitled to use sick leave entitlement for this purpose up to a maximum of ten (10) working days per year. Additional time to care for an immediate family member may be granted by the Employer and will not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterbe unreasonably withheld.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15a) The number of days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee, other than a part-time employee, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of service by two (2) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed four hundred and eighty (480) days in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulateaggregate. 19.01 (b) Notwithstanding clause 19.01 (a), to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and sick leave with full pay which may be required for awarded to all employees hired after the date of signing of this agreement, other than a part-time employee at any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member time shall not be present on exceed the first day figure obtained by multiplying his total months of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve service by one (1) monthand subtracting therefrom the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed two hundred and forty (240) days in the aggregate. 19.02 For the purposes of Clause 19.01, an employee who receives full salary or wages in respect of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the working days in the first or last calendar month of his service, computed in full or half days shall, in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. 19.03 Subject to Clause 19.06, an employee who has had less than twelve (12) months of service may be awarded sick leave with full pay as follows: (i) A temporary employee may at any time, during the first twelve (12) months of service, be awarded days of sick leave on full pay not exceeding the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of service plus the number of months remaining in the period of his current authorized employment by two (2) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him; (a) (ii) Notwithstanding clause 19.03 (a) (i), for employees hired after the date of signing, a temporary employee may at any time, during the first twelve (12) months of service, be awarded days of sick leave on full pay not exceeding the figure obtained by multiplying his total months of service plus the number of months remaining in the period of his current authorized employment by one (1) and subtracting therefrom the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him; (i) A probationary employee may, at any time during the first twelve (12) months of service, be awarded working days of sick leave on full pay not exceeding twenty-four (24) days less any sick leave previously awarded to him; (b) (ii) Notwithstanding clause 19.03 (b) (i), for employees hired after the date of signing of this agreement , a probationary employee may, at any time during the first twelve (12) months of service, be awarded working days of sick leave on full pay not exceeding twelve (12) days less any sick leave previously awarded to him; (c) Where a temporary or probationary employee is granted sick leave in excess of that earned in accordance with Clause 19.01 and the employee resigns or is terminated, the Employer reserves the right to recover an amount equivalent to the excessive leave granted. 19.04 Subject to Clause 19.05, when an employee has reached the maximum of the sick leave which may be awarded him in accordance with this Article, he/she shall, if he/she is still unfit to return to duty, proceed on annual leave (including current, accumulated and accrued leave) if he/she is eligible to receive such leave, or if not, on special leave without pay at his option. 19.05 Subject to Clause 19.06, before sick leave with full pay is awarded to an employee or at any time when an employee is on such leave with full pay, he/she may apply be required by the Employer to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such examination, in writing for the opinion of a medical doctor, that it is unlikely that the employee will be able to return to duty after the expiration of his accumulated sick leave, the employee may be retired effective when his accumulated sick leave allowance on account has expired or at retirement age and paid such pension award as he/she may be eligible to receive, and the employee shall be given notice in accordance with Article 18. 19.06 Sick leave with full pay in excess of three (3) consecutive working days at any one time or six (6) working days in the earlier absenceaggregate in any year, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must shall not be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which awarded to an employee unless he/she has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate satisfactory to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System Superintendent of a member shall cease because Prisons. 19.07 Periods of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full special leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes and the employee's record of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days service shall be noted accordingly. 19.08 Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee who is on maternity leave or any other type of leave without pay. 19.09 Where an employee has a break in service in excess of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days not caused by layoff, his service for the purpose of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable this Article shall be deemed to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftercommence from the date of his re-employment.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall It is understood between the parties hereto that this Article now has to be allowed fifteen read in conjunction with Article XII (15Short Term-Long Term Disability) days since the accumulation of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness and payment thereof upon death or accident retirement will be limited to those days accumulated prior to January 1, 1989. After January 1, 1989, Sick Days will be governed by the provisions of the member or of a member Short Term-Long Term Disability provisions. Each Employee shall accumulate one (1) sick day leave for each month of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and employment which may be required for any repeated absenceaccumulated without limitation through December 31, 1988. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemWhen an Employee’s services are terminated, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may betheir legal representative, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay for one-half (½) of all accumulated and unused sick leave days at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive rate of stipends for extra base pay which the Employee was receiving at the date of termination of services, provided he/she had completed at least five (5) years of service. When an Employee is on sick leave, such period shall be considered as continued employment for all matters covered by this Agreement. If an Employee is ill or otherwise entitled to use of sick leave, they shall give notice within an hour period commencing one-half (½) hour prior to starting time. If an Employee fails to give such notice, he/she shall have eight (8) hours of pay deducted from their paycheck unless they provide the number Employer with a reasonable explanation evidencing their inability to give notice. Sick leave usage will be charged to the nearest one-quarter (¼) of days, an eight (8) hour day in cases of absence for less than a full day. Probationary Employees are not in excess of twenty (20) entitled to sick leave. It is further understood by both parties to this contract that if an Employee is continuously sick and had used all of his/her accumulated sick days and unused personal days, that if the Employee had any vacation time coming, he/she could use vacation time for sick leavedays. Effective September 1However, 1991personal and vacation days can, increase twenty (20) with Department Head approval, be used for sick days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision or if the sickness is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftercontinuous.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall It is agreed that sick leave is not to be allowed fifteen used for any other purpose and that to use sick leave for other than bonafide illness or accident may result in disciplinary action. (15a) The number of days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his/her total months of service by two (2) and subtracting from this the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him/her provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed four hundred and eighty (480) days in each year for absences resulting the aggregate. (b) Notwithstanding Clause 24.01(a), the number of days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee hired after May 4, 2004, at any time shall not exceed the figure obtained by multiplying his/her total months of service by one (1) and subtracting from illness this the number of working days of sick leave previously awarded to him/her provided that the maximum number of working days of sick leave with full pay which may be awarded to an employee during any period of two hundred and forty (240) months of service shall not exceed two-hundred and forty (240) days in the aggregate. 24.02 For the purpose of Clause 24.01, an employee who received full salary or accident wages in respect of not less than eleven (11) working days in the member or of a member first calendar month of his/her immediate family. Sick service, computed in full or half days shall, in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. 24.03 Subject to Clauses 24.01 and 24.06, an employee may anticipate such leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days end of the beginning period of his/her authorized employment or to the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement end of the year provided that if any member shall not concerned, whichever is the shorter period. 24.04 Subject to Clause 24.05 and 24.06 when an employee has reached the maximum of sick leave which may be present on the first day of work awarded to him/her in September accordance with this Article he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless shall, if he/she shall report for duty during such year. If is still unfit to return to duty, proceed on annual leave (including current, accumulated and accrued leave) if he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthis eligible to receive such leave or if not, on special leave without pay. 24.05 Subject to Clause 24.06, before sick leave with full pay is awarded to an employee or at any time when an employee is on such leave with full pay, he/she may apply be required by the Human Resources Department to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such, in writing for sick leave allowance on account the opinion of a medical doctor that it is unlikely that the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must employee will be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements able to return to duty after the expiration of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her requestaccumulated sick leave, the employee may be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused retired effective when his/her accumulated sick leave which has expired or at retirement age, and paid such Pension Award as he/she may be eligible to receive. 24.06 Sick leave with full pay in excess of twenty-one (21) consecutive working hours at any one time or forty-two (42) working hours in the aggregate in any yearshall not be awarded to any employee unless he/she has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate satisfactory to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System Human Resources Department. 24.07 Periods of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full special leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes and the employee's record of service shall be noted accordingly. 24.08 A temporary employee shall not receive sick leave if the employee refuses recall from layoff due to illness. Xxxx leave may only be awarded to a temporary employee who commences work and subsequently qualifies for sick leave under this Article. 24.09 An employee who is absent from work without prior approval shall communicate daily, unless otherwise directed, the reason for his/her absence to a management official at his/her place of work, as soon as practical but in any event no later than within the time limits set out below: (a) at least one (1) hour prior to the commencement of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty shift; or (20b) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision in the event a store is not applicable open, within one (1) hour prior to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.the store opening

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members A. Employees with seniority shall be allowed fifteen accumulate twenty (1520) days hours of sick leave in each year benefits a year, one and two-thirds (1.66) hours per month. Employees with the minimum accrued hours, at least four (4), will receive sick pay from the first day off of a bona fide illness or injury. Sick leave is not to be paid when employee is receiving normal hourly compensation or is on a holiday or is actually on vacation. With prior notification before returning to work, a note from a Doctor may be required for absences resulting from illness of five (5) or accident of the member or of more days. B. Unused sick leave shall accumulate up to four hundred twenty (420) hours in a member of his/her immediate familybank. Bank shall be available for future use. Sick leave shall accumulate, be deducted from the bank on an hourly basis. Benefits for full days off must be for four (4) hours and must be scheduled workdays. Employees who have accrued four hundred twenty (420) hours into their sick leave bank shall continue to accrue hours into their sick leave bank on an annual basis and may receive the accrued hours over four hundred twenty (420) hours as pay or defer this as a pre- tax deduction into the “Teamster/UPS 401K Plan”. Eligible employees who want to defer the unused sick leave into the Plan will be responsible to contact the administrator of the Plan prior to July 15th of each year. If no request to defer to the extent not used, without limitationPlan is made, the allowable absences in any year to money shall be received as pay on the number fourth pay period following August 1, of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such each contract year. No doctor's certificate Employees who have accrued at least one hundred sixty (160) hours into their sick leave bank: may continue to accrue hours into their sick leave bank on an annual basis up to four hundred twenty (420) hours; or may receive the accrued hours over one hundred sixty (160) hours as pay on the fourth pay period following August 1, of each contract year; or may defer this as a pretax deduction into the “Teamster/UPS 401K Plan”. Eligible employees who want to defer the unused sick leave into the Plan will be responsible to contact the administrator of the Plan prior to July 15th of each year. If no request is made to defer to the Plan or for payoff, the hours shall be required continue to accrue into the sick bank up to four hundred twenty (420) hours. C. Employees who retire from the company shall receive one hun- dred percent (100%) payoff for any absence of not more than their bank hours as pay upon sepa- ration. Employees separated from employment shall receive seven- ty five (575%) school days on account of illness or accidenttheir bank hours as pay upon separation. A doctor's certificate indicating If deceased, the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate value shall be presented within ten (10) days go to their estate. D. Employees discharged under Article 28, section 2A of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall Western Region Supplemental Agreement, will not be entitled to any provisions of sub-section C. E. Part-time employees that accept a full-time position may request their unused sick pay to carry over to their new position at their part- time pay rate at the time of transfer. The part-time sick pay will be used first during their first year of full-time employment. Any part- time sick pay hours remaining at the first year anniversary of full- time employment will be paid off at the part-time rate to the employee automatically. F. Employees hired on or after August 1, 1993, shall begin to accu- mulate sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve hours after they have seniority plus one (1) month, he/she may apply year of employment. G. Employees shall be entitled to cash in accumulated sick hours for purposes of donating the proceeds to any UPS employee who has been off work one (1) year or less. The request must be made in writing for sick leave allowance on account of and must identify the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of employee who shall receive the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterxxxxx- xx funds.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Joint Council Rider Agreement

Sick Leave. Members All regular employees shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of elect sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident on one of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick following plans: (a) Employee may continue the present sick leave shall accumulateprogram, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days which has been set forth by resolution of the beginning Board of Commissioners of Upper Xxxxx Township the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first 6th day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve 1960, which is incorporated by reference; (b) An employee may accumulate one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for day per month paid sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if or twelve (12) days per year and may accumulate such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has without limitations; (c) All regular employees shall have the same election with respect to his/her credit. If sick leave plans as was set forth in the employment by December 30, 1974 Contract between the Quincy School System Township and the Employees’ Association, except that the employee will not be given the benefit of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty any seniority gains within the last three (203) years for the purpose of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, accumulating sick days. Employees shall be paid an credited when changing plans with sick leave accumulated as of January 1, 1975. Township will provide employees with the amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminatesof sick leave accumulated as of January 1, exclusive 1978 within thirty (30) days from that date and as of stipends for extra servicesJanuary 1, 1975, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leaveall employees who request this information. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to Employees must make their election within thirty (30) days of his/her the date of the Township posts the sick leave information as stated above. (d) The Township shall provide each employee in January of each year during the term of this Agreement a notice of accumulated sick leave. (e) Except as otherwise set forth under Article 17, Section 9, Injury on Duty, injuries received on the job do not involve sick leave and are covered under Workers’ Compensation. (f) Township agrees that upon retirement at age 60, or thereafter, it shall buy back 50 percent of the unused sick days accumulated by an employee to a maximum of 140 days of sick pay (50% x 280 days equals 140 days maximum pay back at retirement). (g) Upon the death of an employee, the employee’s beneficiary shall be reimbursed by the Township for 50 percent of the employee’s accumulated sick leave to a maximum of one- half (½) or 50 percent of one hundred eighty (180) days sick leave, maximum of ninety (90) days. (h) Township shall give each employee as additional compensation in the form of salary on or before January 15 of each subsequent calendar year five twenty-fourths (5/24) of the unused sick days accumulated by the employee in the previous calendar year. This provision is not applicable Except however, for the purposes of this section only, no employee shall be considered to any member hired on July be entitled to more than twelve (12) sick days per year. For example, assuming an employee under the old sick leave plan has twenty (20) days of sick leave per year, has used six (6) sick days, thereby leaving six (6) unused sick days for calculation of unused sick time benefit and has a daily rate of pay of $50.00 times 6 unused sick leave days times five twenty-fourths (5/24) equals an unused sick time benefit of $62.50. The sick days unused by an employee in a particular calendar year will continue to be accumulated as otherwise set forth under Section 1(a) and 1(b) of this Article. (i) In addition to one’s accumulated paid sick days and sick leave accumulated pursuant to Article 9, Section 1(a), an employee shall be entitled to one (1) year of unpaid sick leave for each incidence of sickness, 2013 or thereafterduring which time the employee shall continue to participate in the Township’s fringe and employee benefit plans/programs and accrue seniority under the labor and pension agreements. After the expiration of such sick leave, all benefits under the labor agreement will be terminated.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members In the case of illness or injury of an officer, the General Manager shall grant the officer leave of absence on the following conditions: (1) An application for leave of absence on the grounds of illness or injury exceeding two consecutive working days shall be allowed fifteen supported by the certificate of a registered medical practitioner or, where the nature of the illness or injury consists of a dental condition and the period of absence does not exceed five consecutive working days, by a certificate of a registered dentist. (152) The number of days' leave of absence which may be granted without production of the certificate required by subclause (1) of this clause shall not exceed, in the aggregate, five working days in any one calendar year. (3) An officer who is unfit for duty as a consequence of an illness or injury shall inform the Permanent Head, or arrange for him/her to be so informed, forthwith and shall, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, make a formal application for sick leave in each year to cover his/her absence from duty. (4) The basis for absences resulting from determining the entitlement to leave of absence on the grounds of illness or accident injury which an officer may be granted shall be ascertained by crediting the officer concerned with the following cumulative periods: Leave on Full Pay Working Days Leave on Half Pay Working Days On completion of six months’ service 5 3 On completion of twelve months’ service 10 5 (5) Where an officer suffers illness or injury during the member or of a member period of his/her immediate family. Sick - annual leave shall accumulatefor recreation - for a period of at least seven consecutive days; or long service leave - for a period of at least fourteen consecutive days; and produced at the time, or as soon as possible thereafter, medical evidence satisfactory to the extent not usedGeneral Manager that he/she is, without limitationor was, as a result of his/her illness or injury, confined to his/her place of residence or a hospital, he/she may, with the allowable absences in any year approval of the General Manager, be granted, at a time convenient to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five Bunbury Port Authority, additional leave equivalent to the period during which he/she was so confined. (56) school days Where an officer is duly absent on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature injury and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The his/her entitlement to sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in on full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthpay is exhausted, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account may, with the approval of the earlier absenceGeneral Manager, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has elect to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because convert any part of his/her retirement or death after entitlement to sick leave on half pay to sick leave on full pay, but so that his/her sick leave entitlement on half pay is reduced by two days for each day of sick leave on full pay that he/she has completed twenty receives by the conversion. (207) years An officer who is unable to resume duty on the expiration of professional service in the systeman approved period of sick leave shall thereupon apply for a further period of sick leave, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, and any such application shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full supported by a certificate from a registered medical practitioner. (8) An officer who is duly absent on leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable eligible for leave of absence on the account of illness or injury under this clause during the currency of that leave without pay. (9) This clause shall not apply where the officer is entitled to compensation under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act, 1981. (10) No leave of absence on account of illness or injury shall be granted with pay if the illness or injury has been caused by the misconduct of the officer or in any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftercase of absence from duty without sufficient cause.

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Samples: Salary Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Regular Employees shall become eligible for sick benefits after they have completed six (6) months' continuous service with the Employer on the following terms and conditions: 11.5.1 An employee who has completed the first thirty (30) calendar days of continuous service shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, entitled to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence an advance of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating sick leave with pay; provided that if such employee has been advanced sick leave with pay under this Clause and leaves the nature and continuance service of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required Employer for any repeated absence. This certificate reason prior to the completion of six (6) months of continuous service the advance payment shall be presented within repaid to the Employer by deduction from the employee's pay cheque. 11.5.2 An employee, on completing the first six (6) months' continuous service, shall be credited with sick leave allowance of ten (10) working days. Each employee shall be credited with an additional ten (10) working days of sick leave semi-annually on June 30 and December 31, except where the beginning sick leave is earned for a period of less than six (6) months, in which case a credit of one and one-half (1½) days will be provided for each full month of service, but no credit shall be given for a part of a month. 11.5.3 The maximum sick leave accumulation shall be two hundred and sixty- one (261) working days. 11.5.4 Sick leave credits earned by an employee during the absence and time that the Superintendent may require further certificates employee is absent on sick leave shall not be credited to the employee unless the employee returns to work for any continuing absence or questionable absences. at least five (5) consecutive working days. 11.5.5 The sick leave allowable allowance for any year employee shall be available reduced for time absent without pay in full at the commencement excess of one (1) month in any calendar year. The reduction for absence in excess of one (1) month shall be one- twelfth (1/12) of the year provided that if any member sick leave allowance to the nearest half (½) day for each excess month or portion of a month greater than one-half (½). 11.5.6 Any employee who is ill and expects to be absent by reason of such illness shall not be present advise the employee's supervisor of such absence as soon as possible, normally by starting time on the first day away. 11.5.7 All absences by an employee on sick leave shall be deducted from the sick leave standing to the credit of work in September he/she the employee at the commencement date of each absence. 11.5.8 Deductions are not made for absences resulting from accidents on the job for which the employee is covered by WorkSafeBC. 11.5.9 Deductions from sick leave shall be on the basis of the actual time absent measured to the nearest whole hour, provided that absences of less than two (2) hours shall not be entitled to any deducted. 11.5.10 Deductions are made from accumulated sick leave allowable credits for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such all paid absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has due to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftersickness.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 11.1 The provisions of Article 11.1 to Article 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the service who commenced their employment prior to January 1, 1990. 11.2 The provisions of Articles 11.1 to 11.15 inclusive will apply to all members of the Service who commenced their service prior to January 1, 1990. These provisions shall not be subject to change in any way, at any time, without the approval in writing of a clear two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members eligible to participate in the provisions as herein established. 11.3 Each member covered by this Agreement hired prior to January 1, 1990 shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days hours leave on account of sickness for each and every month of active service with full pay at the member's current rate of pay. 11.4 The hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not unless used, without limitationshall be accumulative with no maximum. 11.5 Each member covered by this Agreement having accumulated sick leave, who retires at normal retirement date, or after any extension thereof, or who is dismissed by reason of ill health, or resigns by reason of ill health, shall be granted a leave with pay at the allowable absences in any year to be current rate of pay for the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed hours then standing to their credit, but payment for such year. No doctorleave shall not in any event exceed one-half of the member's certificate shall be required for any absence yearly salary at the current rate of not more than pay. 11.6 After completing five (5) school years of service, each member covered by this Agreement, upon resignation, shall be granted one-half pay at the current rate of pay for the year for the accumulated sick leave then standing to his or her credit, but the pay shall not exceed one-half of the member's current yearly salary in any case. 11.7 Any member covered by this Agreement who is dismissed for cause shall forfeit all accumulated sick leave standing to their credit. 11.8 A member who commenced his/her Service prior to January 1, 1990 reporting for duty and later becoming sick and unable to complete his/her regular tour of duty, shall be credited with the number of hours worked, and shall be required to access his/her sick time hours for those hours not worked. 11.9 In the event of the death of a member covered by this Agreement, there shall be paid to the personal representative of his or her estate, pay at the current rate of pay for the number of hours sick leave then standing to his or her credit. Payment for such leave shall not in any event exceed one-half (1/2) of his or her yearly salary at the current rate of pay. 11.10 The current hourly rate of pay mentioned in the provisions of this Article of this Agreement shall be computed by dividing the amount of the member's yearly salary in effect at the date of retirement, or resignation, by two thousand and eighty (2080). 11.11 Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Article, any member who, on December 31, 1970, had an accumulation of sick days in excess of 300 days, pursuant to the terms of the 1970 Collective Agreement, shall retain credit for such excess until used. 11.12 A member who, on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues injury is absent from work for the sixth five (6th5) or more consecutive school day and working days or fifteen (15) or more accumulative working days in a calendar year may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days to submit and if required will submit, a completed physician or psychologist's report to the Board or its designate by the end of the beginning five (5) consecutive days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days referred to above. Such report will provide a reason for the member's absence and a prognosis for return to work by the member's physician/psychologist. If the member's absence continues beyond five (5) consecutive working days or fifteen (15) accumulated working days in a calendar year, the member may be required by the Board or its designate to report to a physician or psychologist selected by the Board for a medical examination. The Board's physician or psychologist is authorized to provide the parties with a report stipulating a reason for the continued absence and a prognosis for return to work. If there is a disagreement between the opinions of the absence member's physician/psychologist and the Superintendent Board's physician/psychologist, then the member may require further certificates for be required to submit and if required will submit, to a medical examination by an independent medical physician, psychologist or specialist agreed to by the parties to this Agreement. Such independent practitioner may consult as necessary with any continuing absence or questionable absencesother physician/psychologist. The sick leave allowable for any year independent practitioner shall be available in full at advise the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply parties in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absencein report form as provided, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon regarding his/her request, findings and prognosis and his/her determination shall be advised once each school year binding on the parties. The Board shall have the right to require re-examination of the number of days of unused member by the independent practitioner at reasonable intervals while the member is off duty. There will be no further entitlement to sick leave which hepayments or accumulated sick leave payout under the Agreement in the following instances: 1. Failure to submit an attending physician/she has psychologist's report without reasonable excuse; 2. Without reasonable excuse, fail to report to the Board's physician, psychologist or specialist as above on the date set by the Board for examination; 3. A determination by the member's own physician or the independent physician, psychologist or specialist that the member is able to resume work. 11.13 The Member consents that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., relating to his/her credit. If medical condition will be made available to the employment by Board's physician, psychologist or the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of hisindependent physician/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, psychologist as the case may be. The member authorizes the release to the parties of such physician’s report(s) and prognosis. 11.14 Any fee charged by the member's physician or psychologist, that is not provided for in the medical, hospital and drug coverage provisions of the Working Agreement, shall be paid an amount equal borne by the Board up to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive a maximum of stipends for extra services, fifty dollars ($50.00). Fees for the number Board's physician, psychologist and the independent physician/psychologist or specialist not provided for in the medical hospital and drug coverage provisions of daysthe Working Agreement, not shall be borne by the Board. The parties agree that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., accumulated in excess accordance with these provisions will be kept confidential and access to same will be restricted to the member and the Chief of twenty (20) Police or designee. 11.15 It is further agreed that none of his/her the information accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September will be used for the purposes of section 47, Subsection 2 of the Police Services Act of Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 10 as amended. 11.16 The provisions of Article 11.16 to 11.28 inclusive will apply to all members of the service who commence their employment on or after January 1, 19911990. 11.17 Effective January 1, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days 1990, a short term and long term disability plan shall be implemented for new members of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member the Service commencing employment on or after that date. 11.18 All members hired on July or after January 1, 2013 or thereafter1990, shall participate in the Short Term/Long Term Disability Plan.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. 8.1 The provisions of Article 8.1 to Article 8.13 inclusive will apply to all Police Senior Officers of the Service who commenced their Service prior to January 1, 1990, and to all Civilian Senior Officers of the Service who commenced their employment with the Service prior to July 10, 1990. 8.2 These provisions shall not be subject to change in any way, at any time, without the approval in writing of a clear two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Members eligible to participate in the provisions as herein established. 8.3 Each Member covered by this Agreement hired prior to January 1, 1990 shall be allowed fifteen granted twelve (1512) days hours leave on account of sickness for each and every month of active service with full pay at the Member's current rate of pay. 8.4 The hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not unless used, without limitationshall be accumulative with no maximum. 8.5 Each Member covered by this Agreement having accumulated sick leave, who retires at normal retirement date, or after any extension thereof, or who is dismissed by reason of ill health, or resigns by reason of ill health, shall be granted a leave with pay at the allowable absences in any year to be current rate of pay for the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed hours then standing to their credit, but payment for such year. No doctorleave shall not in any event exceed one-half of the Member's certificate shall be required for any absence yearly salary at the current rate of not more than pay. 8.6 After completing five (5) school days years of service, each Member covered by this Agreement, upon resignation, shall be granted one-half pay at the current rate of pay for the year for the accumulated sick leave then standing to his or her credit, but the pay shall not exceed one-half of the Member's current yearly salary in any case. 8.7 Any Member covered by this Agreement who is dismissed for cause shall forfeit all accumulated sick leave standing to their credit. 8.8 In the event of the death of a Member covered by this Agreement, there shall be paid to the personal representative of his or her estate, pay at the current rate of pay for the number of hours sick leave then standing to his or her credit. Payment for such leave shall not in any event exceed one-half (1/2) of his or her yearly salary at the current rate of pay. 8.9 The current hourly rate of pay mentioned in the provisions of this Article of this Agreement shall be computed by dividing the amount of the Member's yearly salary in effect at the date of retirement, or resignation, by two thousand and eighty (2080). 8.10 A Member who, on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues injury is absent from work for the sixth three (6th3) or more consecutive school day and working days or six (6) or more accumulative working days in a calendar year may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days to submit and if required will submit, a completed physician's report to the Board or its designate by the end of the beginning three (3) consecutive days or six (6) accumulated working days referred to above. Such report will provide a reason for the Member's absence and a prognosis for return to work by the Member's physician. If the Member's absence continues beyond three (3) consecutive working days or six (6) accumulated working days in a calendar year, the Member may be required by the Board or its designate to report to a physician selected by the Board for a medical examination. The Board's physician is authorized to provide the parties with a report stipulating a reason for the continued absence and a prognosis for return to work. If there is a disagreement between the opinions of the absence Member's physician and the Superintendent Board's physician, then the Member may require further certificates for be required to submit and if required will submit, to a medical examination by an independent medical physician or specialist agreed to by the parties to this Agreement. Such independent physician may consult as necessary with any continuing absence or questionable absencesother physician. The sick leave allowable for any year independent physician shall be available in full at advise the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply parties in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absencein report form as provided, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon regarding his/her request, findings and prognosis and his/her determination shall be advised once each school year binding on the parties. The Board shall have the right to require re-examination of the number of days of unused Member by the independent physician at reasonable intervals while the Member is off duty. There will be no entitlement to sick leave which he/she has payments or accumulated sick leave payout under the Agreement in the following instances: 1. Failure to submit an attending physician's report within fourteen (14) days without reasonable excuse; 2. Without reasonable excuse, fail to report to the Board's physician or specialist as above on the date set by the Board for examination; 3. A determination by the Member's own physician or the independent physician or specialist that the Member is able to resume work. 8.11 The Member consents that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., relating to his/her credit. If medical condition will be made available to the employment by Board's physician or the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, independent physician as the case may be. The Member authorizes the release to the parties of such physician’s report(s) and prognosis. 8.12 Any fee charged by the Member's physician, that is not provided for in the medical, hospital and drug coverage provisions of the Working Agreement, shall be paid an amount equal borne by the Board up to his/her full pay at a maximum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) where the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, report is from a general practitioner and one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) where the report is from a specialist. Fees for the number Board's physician and the independent physician or specialist not provided for in the medical hospital and drug coverage provisions of daysthe Working Agreement, not shall be borne by the Board. The parties agree that all medical information or reports, x-rays, etc., accumulated in excess accordance with these provisions will be kept confidential and access to same will be restricted to the Member and the Chief of twenty (20) Police or designee. 8.13 It is further agreed that none of his/her the information accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September will be used for the purposes of section 47, Subsection 2 of the Police Services Act of Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 10 as amended. 8.14 The provisions of Article 8.14 to 8.25 inclusive will apply to all Police Senior Officers of the Service who commence their service on or after January 1, 19911990, increase twenty (20) days and to thirty (30) days all Civilian Senior Officers of his/her accumulated the Service, who commenced their employment with the Service on or after July 10, 1990. 8.15 Effective January 1, 1990, a short term and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member long term disability plan shall be implemented for new Members of the Service commencing employment on or after that date. 8.16 All Police Senior Officers hired on July or after January 1, 2013 1990, and all Civilian Senior Officers hired on or thereafterafter July 10, 1990, shall participate in the Short Term/Long Term Disability Plan.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 16.01 An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one half (1 1/2) days for each completed month of service to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) working days. This shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of prorated for part-time employees. 16.02 An employee shall be granted sick leave with pay when he is unable to perform his duties because of Illness or Injury provided that: (a) he satisfies the Employer of this condition in each such manner and at such time as may be determined by the Employer, and (b) he has the necessary sick leave credits. (c) Each employee shall be allowed, if qualified, to apply for sick leave up to three (3) consecutive days without a doctor’s certificate; provided that after six (6) uncertified days in any calendar year the Employer may require the employee to obtain a medical certificate for absences resulting from additional sick leave. (Leave slips may be in French or English) 16.03 An employee shall not be granted sick leave with pay during any period while: (a) is on a leave of absence without pay or under suspension, or (b) is eligible to receive the Disability Income Benefit under the provisions of the Employer’s Group Insurance Plan. 16.04 Absence due to illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick injury for which an employee is eligible to receive Employer Insurance benefits will not be charged against sick leave credits, and such leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year be considered to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not leave without pay. 16.05 Each employee who has more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days years with the Employer, who voluntarily resigns, or upon reaching retirement age of fifty-five (55) or more will be paid forty percent (40%) of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has credits up to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System a maximum of a member shall cease because forty percent (40%) of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed one hundred and twenty (20120) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal days. This clause will not apply to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September any employees hired after February 1, 19912000. 16.06 An employee who is sick while on vacation will, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated after meeting the conditions set out in 16:02, have this time charged against sick leave credits and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterthe vacation rescheduled.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 20.01 An employee shall be allowed fifteen earn sick leave credits up to a maximum of eighty-five (1585) days at the rate of sick leave in one and one-quarter (1¼) days for each year calendar month for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate familywhich he receives pay for at least ten (10) days. Sick leave shall accumulateAs credits are used, they may continue to be earned up to the extent not usedmaximum. 20.02 Subject to (a) and (b) below, without limitationand to the remainder of this Article, the allowable all absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctoron a normal working day (exclusive of designated holidays) shall be charged against an employee's certificate indicating accumulated sick leave credits. (a) There shall be no charge against an employee's sick leave credits when his absence on account of illness is less than one-half day and the employee has been on duty for at least two hours; (b) Where the period of absence on account of illness is at least one-half day but less than a full day, one-half day only shall be charged as sick leave. 20.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer an employee must sign a statement describing the nature of his illness or injury and continuance stating that because of disability this illness or injury he was unable to perform his duties: (a) if the period of leave requested does not exceed three (3) working days; and (b) if in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted sick leave on more than nine (9) occasions wholly on the basis of statements signed by him. 20.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that the employee is unable to carry out his duties due to illness: (a) For sick leave more than three (3) working days; (b) for any additional sick leave in a fiscal year when in the same fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on nine (9) occasions wholly based on statements signed by him. The Employer agrees to give an employee advance notification that a medical certificate will be required if the absence continues for the sixth needed. 20.05 Employees shall access Weekly Indemnity (6thShort Term Disability) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absenceprovisions under Article 41 as soon as they become eligible. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she Employees shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable once they become eligible for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthWeekly Indemnity. 20.06 Every employee who is proceeding to a medical centre outside the community may, he/she may apply in writing for with the approval of the Employer, be granted leave of absence with pay which is not to be charged against his sick leave allowance on account credits for the lesser of two (2) days or the earlier absenceactual time taken to travel from his post to a point of departure and return. Payout of Sick Leave Credits 20.07 Upon his termination of employment, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by an employee shall receive a doctor's certificate meeting requirements payout in cash for the total of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused his accumulated sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay credits at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive rate of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty thirty percent (2030%) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days his daily rate of pay. 20.08 Employees who suffer a workplace injury during the course of their employment are required to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable report the workplace injury to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterthe Employer as soon as it occurs.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Section 1: Employees shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of accrue sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per Section 2: Employees shall earn a Sick Leave Bonus in each year for absences resulting the form of Annual Section 3: When permanent employees resign or are laid off from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate familyCounty Section 4: Sick Leave is defined as approved absence from work due to 1. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No A doctor's certificate excuse may be required after the employee has taken three (3) consecutive sick days, and shall be required for any absence of not more than after five (5) school days on account consecutive sick days. 2. After five (5) occurrences in any continuing twelve (12) month period (an occurrence means a separate incident of illness or accident. A at least one full workday in duration), the employee shall present a doctor's certificate indicating excuse for the nature next occurrence and continuance the employee must be informed of disability this requirement by written memo after the fifth occurrence. The following example is provided to assist in calculating occurrences in a continuing twelve (12) month period. Occurrence #1 Tues. & Wed., May 4 and May 5, 1982 16 hours Occurrence #2 Wed., June 16, 1982 8 hours Occurrence #3 Mon. & Tues., August 9 and 10, 1982 16 hours Occurrence #4 Fri., October 29, 1982 8 hours Occurrence #5 Thurs., December 4, 1982 8 hours Employee informed that next occurrence before May 4, 1983 would require a doctor's note. In the above example, occurrence #1 of May 4 and 5, 1982, would "burnoff" (no longer be counted) after twelve (12) months, May 4, 1983; the first of the next five occurrences would then be calculated with June 16, 1982, becoming occurrence #1. 3. If the supervisor suspects abuse of sick leave because of unusual circumstances or a developing pattern, i.e., Fridays/Mondays, before/after a holiday, employee denied annual leave and subsequently claims illness, etc., the supervisor may inform the employee when he/she calls in "sick" that a doctor's excuse will be required if the absence continues in order for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and supervisor to "approve" the use of sick leave. 4. If the supervisor has reason to question the doctor's excuse, employee may be required for any repeated absenceto be examined by a County Physician. This certificate If required, the exam will be scheduled within five (5) working days or the employee will suffer no loss in pay (or usage of sick or annual leave) until the employee returns to work. 5. Failure to provide the doctor's excuse as required above will constitute an "offense", and the employee will be disciplined in the following manner. 1st offense - written reprimand (Form 102-111 Employee Notice) and denial of sick leave. The absence is processed as Leave Without Pay. 2nd offense - three (3) days suspension (Form 102-111 Employee Notice) and denial of sick leave. The absence is processed as Leave Without Pay. 3rd offense – termination 6. If it is established that an employee has taken sick leave under false pretenses, the time off shall be presented processed as Leave without Pay. The employee may also be subject to disciplinary action. 7. To receive leave, the employee shall notify his or her immediate supervisor or department, division, or office director prior to or within ten one hour after time in which employee normally begins work. Except in unusual circumstances, which shall require approval by the department director, failure to notify the supervisor or department, division, or office director as required will result in the denial of sick leave. An employee in a department, division, or office operating on a twenty-four hour basis must notify his or her department, division, or office director within ninety (1090) days of minutes prior to the beginning of his or her shift. These provisions may be waived by the absence and appointing authority if the Superintendent employee submits evidence that it was impossible to give such notification. Sick leave may require further certificates not be granted for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available a period in full at the commencement excess of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on amount of leave the first day employee has accumulated. In the case of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from an extended illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon when an employee has exhausted his/her requestsick leave, annual leave must be advised once each school year used until it is exhausted and/or in accordance with Article 30. The employee may then be placed on leave of absence without pay. Section 5: Employees covered by this Agreement may participate in the Section 6: Except where amended in this Agreement, the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused provisions Section 7: Employees whose sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.leave accrual balance exceeds 500 hours

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members A. Sick leave credit shall begin to accrue after an employee completes his or her probationary period at which time the employee shall receive sick leave credit computed from the day of initial employment. B. Sick leave credit shall accrue to employees hired through and including August 31, 2001, quarterly, on a pro rata basis, as follows: 1. Any employee hired before March 2, 1995, twelve days per year during the first year of employment; any employee hired on or after March 2, 1995 through and including August 31, 2001, ten days per year during the first year of employment. 2. Twelve days per year during the second and third years. 3. Thirteen days per year during the fourth and fifth years. 4. Fourteen days per year during the sixth and seventh years. 5. Fifteen days per year during and after the eighth year C. Sick leave credit shall accrue to employees hired on or after September 1, 2001, quarterly, on a pro rata basis, at the rate of ten days per year. 1. Unused sick leave may be allowed fifteen accumulated up to a maximum of fifty (1550) working days except that any employee who has thirty years of employment or more can begin to accumulate up to a maximum of seventy-five working days. 2. Any employee who has accumulated the maximum of 50 or 75 days of sick leave, as may be applicable, is entitled thereafter to accrue additional sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of ("Excess Sick Leave"), subject to the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulateunderstanding, however, that to the extent the Excess Sick Leave is not usedused during the Sick Leave Year in which it is accrued, without limitationit shall not be accumulated or otherwise counted for any other purpose. E. After the first five days of an illness covered by New York State Disability Law, each employee who has accrued and unused sick leave who has six or more years of continuous service shall receive a disability supplement for up to twenty-five weeks for any extended illness covered by New York State's Disability Law ("Covered Disability") by charging the allowable absences employees accrued and unused sick leave in an amount equal to the difference between the employee's gross pay and seventy-five percent of that amount ("Supplement"), subject to the understanding that any year to be such employee who either has no accrued and unused sick leave during the number period of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate Covered Disability or who exhausts his or her accrued and unused sick leave during the period of Covered Disability shall be required eligible to receive the Supplement during the period of Covered Disability in the same way as if he or she had accrued and unused sick leave. F. At retirement, an employee shall receive payment at his or her then current wage rate for any all unused accumulated sick leave up to a maximum of fifty (50) days. G. Sick leave may be used only for absences due to actual illness of the employee. Notification of absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of due to illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating shall be made by telephoning the nature and continuance of disability Voice Mail Box which will be required if established for Facilities employees and leaving a message relating to the absence continues for on each scheduled workday that the sixth employee will be absent from work. Employees must call the Voice Mail Box and leave a message not later than two (6th2) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of hours before the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent Employee's shift. The College may require further certificates for any continuing employee to substantiate the event of illness after three (3) or more consecutive days of absence or questionable on the first regular workday before or on the first regular workday after a holiday or if an employee has a pattern of absences. The sick leave allowable for College may also require a medical certificate or other similar evidence to substantiate that the employee is physically fit to resume work. The College also may require substantiation of any year shall be available in full at the commencement event of the year provided that if any member shall not be present illness which occurs on the first day regular workday before or after an employee's scheduled vacation. In addition, the College reserves its right to have an employee who is actually working and who appears to be ill to be examined by a physician of work in September he/she shall not be entitled its own choosing, without cost to any the employee, and this physician may send the employee home. H. It is understood that employees will use sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one legitimate illness, however this does not supercede the provisions of Article 17 (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterG).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 25:01 It is agreed by both parties that sick leave may be granted by the Employer where an employee is unable to work as a result of illness or injury. 25:02 Sick leave credit shall accumulate at a rate of: (a) During the first four (4) years of calendar service at the rate of three point six two five (3.625) hours for each seventy-two point five (72.5) hours of accumulated service; and (b) After the first four (4) years of calendar service at the rate of seven and one-quarter (7.25) hours for each seventy-two point five (72.5) hours of accumulated service. 25:03 Sick leave credit shall not accumulate beyond two hundred and eight (208) working days (1508 hours). 25:04 Commencing from the first day of each absence due to illness or injury, an employee shall be allowed fifteen (15) days eligible for sick leave with pay. 25:05 Sick leave shall not be taken in advance of when it is earned. 25:06 An employee’s sick leave credit shall be reduced by the amount of sick leave in each year paid by the Employer for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. absence. 25:07 Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number accumulate during periods when an employee is: (a) Absent on sick leave and/or absent on Workers Compensation for a period of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days consecutive working days, or (b) Absent without leave, or (c) Absent on leave of absence without pay. 25:08 Where an employee is to be absent because of illness, the beginning employee shall endeavour to notify the employee’s immediate supervisor of the absence due to illness at least one hour (1) prior to and not more than thirty (30) minutes after the Superintendent may require further certificates normal hour of beginning work, or as soon thereafter as the means of communication permit. 25:09 An employee who has been absent because of sickness for a period of more than three (3) consecutive working days shall furnish, when requested by the Employer, at any continuing absence time during this period of sickness, a medical certificate certifying that the employee is or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall was unable to be available in full present at the commencement work because of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on illness. Where an employee fails to produce a medical certificate acceptable to the first day of work in September he/she Employer, the employee shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable be paid for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account the period of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she . 25:10 An employee who has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease been absent because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years sickness for a period of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.three

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work classes in September September, he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. Effective September 1, 2013, sick leave shall be granted on the first day of work instead of the first day of classes. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15a) An employee is eligible to accumulate sick leave with full pay at the rate of two (2) days for each month of service. (b) The maximum number of days of sick leave in each which may be awarded to an employee during any consecutive twenty (20) year for absences resulting from illness or accident period of service shall not exceed four hundred and eighty (480) days. (c) An employee may anticipate sick leave to the end of the member or of a member period of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, authorized employment or to the extent not usedend of the year concerned, whichever is the shorter period. 22.02 For the purpose of Xxxxxx 22.01, an employee who receives full salary or wages in respect of fifty percent (50%) or more of the working days in the first or last calendar month of his/her service, computed in full or half days shall, in each case, be deemed to have had a month of service. (a) When an employee has reached the maximum of sick leave which may be awarded him/her, in accordance with this Article, he/she shall, if he/she is still unfit to return to duty, proceed on annual leave (including current, accumulated and accrued leave) if he/she is eligible to receive such leave or special leave without limitationpay at his/her option. (b) Employees on special leave without pay shall continue to accumulate seniority except where they would have been otherwise laid off. 22.04 The permanent head may require an employee to submit a medical certificate during any period that an employee is on sick leave. In any event, sick leave in excess of three (3) consecutive working days at any time or six (6) working days in the allowable absences aggregate in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled awarded to any sick leave allowable for such year an employee unless he/she shall report for has submitted in respect thereof a medical certificate satisfactory to the permanent head. 22.05 Where, in the opinion of the permanent head, it is unlikely that an employee will be able to return to duty during such year. If heafter the expiration of his/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthher accumulated sick leave, he/she may apply be required by the permanent head to undergo a medical examination. If it appears from such examination that in writing for sick leave allowance on account the opinion of a Medical Doctor in the earlier absenceDepartment of Health, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must it is unlikely that the employee will be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of able to return to duty, then the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon employee may be retired effective when his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused accumulated sick leave which has expired or at retirement age and paid such pension award as he/she has may be eligible to his/her credit. If receive and the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, employee shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full given notice in accordance with Article 35. 22.06 Periods of special leave without pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year or periods when an employee is under suspension, shall not be reckoned for sick leave purposes. 22.07 Xxxx leave shall not be granted to an employee who is on maternity leave or any other type of leave without pay or during periods of suspension. 22.08 Where an employee has a break in service in excess of forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days not caused by layoff, his/her service for the purpose of this Article shall be deemed to commence from the date of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterre-employment.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members SECTION 1 The Employer agrees all Lodge member shall be allowed fifteen accrue eight (15) days 8) hours of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulateper month, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall employment, but is not available to be used within the first six (6) months of employment. Sick leave need not be entitled used within a specific duration, but may be accumulated up to any a maximum of eight hundred (800) hours at the end of the fiscal year. Sick leave will not be utilized unless the employee has accumulated said leave. Sick leave with pay shall be granted for the following reasons: (A) Personal illness or physical incapacity resulting from causes beyond the employee's control; (B) Enforced quarantine of the employee in accordance with health regulations; Or; (C) Anyone who falls under the City of Harrah's "Family Medical Leave Act" definition of immediate family member becomes, or is currently, ill or injured, and requires the employee's attention. SECTION 2 Employees absent from work because of illness must notify the Chief of Police, or designee, prior to the start of the actual work period; giving a minimum of two (2) hours advanced notice except in cases of extreme emergencies. SECTION 3 Any employee who has accrued a total of two hundred (200) hours, or more, of sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one may donate up to, but not to exceed, one-half (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (201/2) of his/her accumulated total amount accrued to any employee who has sustained a prolonged injury or illness. Such donations can only be made after the recipient has exhausted their own vacation, holiday, and/or sick leave and unused compensatory time. Final approval must be granted in writing by the City Manager. No employee shall be allowed to donate as much leave as to reduce their own accrued sick leave. Effective September 1leave below one hundred (100) hours. (A) An Employee who continues to be physically unable to perform his/her normal duties for a period of three (3) consecutive working days, 1991or more, increase twenty (20) days shall be required to provide a physician's written statement to the Chief of Police, or designee, and every subsequent thirty (30) days day period of such absence, which confirms the employee's continued inability to perform his/her accumulated normal duties. Additionally, an employee may be placed on "proof status," requiring an employee to bring medical certification for any future sick leave occurrence when; (1) The employee has frequent sick leave usage, defined as nine (9) sick leave occurrences without a physician's written statement within a twelve (12) month period; (B) Proof status" shall be for a six (6) month period. Any sick leave occurrence while on "proof status" without a physician's written statement will automatically extend the period by an additional three (3) months and the Officer may be subject to disciplinary action for sick leave abuse. The City shall advise the employee, and designated FOP representative if applicable, of being place on such status, or any extension thereof. SECTION 5 For the purposes of this Agreement, a "physician's written statement" shall be defined as any printed, or written, notice to employer, which directly states the employee cannot, or should not, engage in work related activities, the basic nature of the employee’s illness and/or injury, and when the employee will be deemed by the physician to have sufficiently recovered from his illness in order to be able to return to his/her normal duties without limitations or restrictions. SECTION 6 The Lodge agrees the City shall no longer pay employees for any unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterleave upon retirement.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members ‌ 8.1 Sick leave with pay shall be allowed fifteen granted to employees covered by this Agreement. Sick leave with pay is hereby defined to mean a necessary absence from duty due to illness, injury, or exposure to contagious disease and may include absence due to illness or death in the immediate family of the employee or necessary attendance upon a member of the immediate family who is ill. 8.2 Employees shall accrue four (154) days hours for each bi-weekly period of service; the initial accumulation of sick leave in to each year employee’s credit shall be calculated from prior consecutive state service. When the total accumulation shall amount to 875 hours (125 days) for absences resulting from illness a thirty- five (35) hour employee or accident 1000 hours (125 days) for a forty (40) hour employee, no further credit shall accrue until the total shall have been reduced to less than the maximum. 8.3 When the service of the member an employee shall be terminated by retirement (mandatory, voluntary, or of a member of involuntary), or death, such employee or his/her immediate family. Sick leave estate shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any receive full pay for each hour of accrued sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If credit as of the employment by date of termination according to the Quincy School System following formula: (a) A thirty-five (35) hour a week employee or a non-standard employee shall be entitled to receive a full pay for fifty percent (50%) of all accrued sick leave over three- hundred and ninety (390) hours up to and including six-hundred and thirty (630) hours and seventy-five percent (75%) pay for all accrued sick leave over six-hundred and thirty (630) hours up to and including eight-hundred and seventy-five (875) hours. (b) A 40-hour a member week employee shall cease because be entitled to receive full pay for fifty percent (50%) of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed all accrued sick leave over four-hundred and sixty-eight (468) hours up to and including seven-hundred and twenty (20720) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full hours and seventy-five percent (75%) pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of all sick leave over seven-hundred and twenty (20720) of his/her accumulated hours up to and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty including one-thousand (201000) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterhours.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Credits 20.01 An employee shall be allowed fifteen earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (15) days of sick leave in for each year calendar month for absences resulting from illness or accident of which the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, employee receives pay for at least ten (10) days. (a) Subject to the extent not usedremainder of this Article, without limitation, the allowable all absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness on a normal working day shall be charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave credits except: (i) when the period of absence is two (2) hours or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating less there shall be no charge; (ii) when the nature and continuance period of disability absence is more than two (2) hours but less than six (6) hours, one-half (½) day shall be charged; (iii) when the period of absence is six (6) hours or more, one (1) full day shall be charged. (b) An employee shall make every reasonably effort to call in or sick leave will not be required approved. 20.03 Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, an employee must sign a statement stating that because of this illness or injury they were unable to perform their duties: (a) if the absence continues period of leave requested does not exceed three (3) working days; and (b) if in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted sick leave of more than nine (9) days wholly on the basis of statements signed by him or her. 20.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that such employee is unable to carry out their duties due to illness: (a) for the sixth sick leave in excess of three (6th3) consecutive school day and may be required working days; (b) for any repeated absence. This certificate additional sick leave in a fiscal year when in the same fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on more than nine (9) days wholly on the basis of the statements signed by him or her. 20.05 Where leave of absence without pay is authorized for any reason or an employee is laid off because of lack of work and the employee returns to work upon expiration of such leave of absence or lay-off, the employee shall be presented within earn sick leave credits for each month in which they worked at least ten (10) days and shall retain any unused sick leave existing at the time of lay-off or commencement of leave without pay. 20.06 In circumstances where sick leave would be authorized but the employee has insufficient or no sick leave credits, at the discretion of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The Employer, they shall be granted sick leave allowable for any year in advance to a limit of eight (8) days which shall be available in full at charged against future credits as earned. If the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any employee dies before authorized unearned sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she has been liquidated, no recovery shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing be made from the employee's estate. 20.07 An employee is not eligible for sick leave allowance with pay for any period during which they are on account leave of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness without pay or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused under suspension. 20.08 When an employee is granted sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of with pay and injury-on-duty leave is subsequently approved for a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemconcurrent period, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, there shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at no charge against the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, employee’s sick leave credits for the number period of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterconcurrency.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members A. Each teacher certified by the State Board of Education and employed by the Board, shall be allowed entitled to sick leave with full pay for fifteen (15) school days in each school year. Such portion of sick leave which is unused shall be accumulated and shall become available for future use, but the total accumulation shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) school days. Sick leave shall be granted when an employee is incapacitated from the performance of duty by any of the following reasons: (1) Sickness or Injury - substantiation by a note from the physician treating the teacher for the illness that caused the absence(s) may be requested by the Superintendent or by the Board through its administration. B. Teachers shall be informed in September of each teaching year as to the disposition of their accumulated sick leave. C. When a teacher must be absent from work for any reason, the matter shall be reported to his/her respective school as soon as possible (notification shall be given the evening previous to the absence). If this is not possible, notification shall be given no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of the absence and shall estimate the duration of the illness. D. A written lesson plan covering the day of absence shall be provided the substitute. A more extended outline of work shall be prepared when it is known that there will be a prolonged absence. E. Upon retirement at age fifty-five (55) years or later, and after twenty (20) continuous years of service in North Stonington, teachers will be reimbursed for unused, accumulated sick days at the rate of forty ($40.00) dollars per day. The Board and the Association agree, for the purpose of this Section, that a teacher who has accumulated one hundred eighty (180) sick days shall, in the school year prior to retirement, first deduct any used sick days from a separate fifteen (15) days of annual allotment rather than the 180 day accumulation. Consequently, a teacher who has accumulated one hundred eighty (180) sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness days and has utilized all or accident a portion of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave additional fifteen (15) day allotment, shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five receive retirement compensation based on one hundred eighty (5180) school days, minus any sick days on account exceeding fifteen (15) days. F. If a teacher is absent for medical reasons for an extended period of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and time, the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence a statement from the teacher's physician about the nature of the illness or questionable absencesinjury and the anticipated date when the teacher may return to work. The sick leave allowable for any year Superintendent may require a second opinion. Such second opinion shall be available in full by a Board- approved physician at the commencement Board's expense. The teacher will have the option of seeing a Board-approved physician of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, same sex as the case teacher. G. A teacher may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty use twenty-five percent (2025%) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1leave to provide necessary care to an ill or injured spouse, 1991child, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1parent, 2013 parent-in-law, or thereafterrelative having been domiciled in the household.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members DETAILED INFORMATION ON SICK LEAVE PAYOUTS HAS BEEN ARCHIVED BY THE BOARD AND THE UNION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. a) For employees who were employed in former School District No. 55 (Xxxxx Lake) prior to February 1, 1987 and who have frozen sick leave credits, will be entitled to carry these frozen sick leave credits over to the new School District Xx. 00 (Xxxxxxx Xxxxx). The entire provisions of Clause 10.02 of the collective agreement covering former School District No. 55 (Xxxxx Lake) employees shall continue to apply to these employees. b) Effective October 1, 1999, these employees will be allowed fifteen (15) days credited with an amount of sick leave credits which will be equivalent to the amount of sick leave credits each employee would have earned (under the collective agreement of former School District No. 56) between February 1, 1987 and September 30, 1999 minus the amount of sick leave credits each employee would have utilized between February 1, 1987 and September 30, 1999. This number of credits shall be recorded. The employees may utilize these sick leave credits under the collective agreement of former School District No. 56 (Nechako); however, these sick leave credits will not be eligible or apply to the sick leave pay-out stipulated in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident Article 8, Section 1, part g, h and (i) of former School District No. 56 (Nechako) collective agreement. c) Effective October 1, 1999, employees of former School District No. 55 (Xxxxx Lake) will fall under the sick leave provisions of the member or collective agreement of a member of his/her immediate familyformer School District No. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five 56 (5Nechako) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable credits earned after this date, remaining and which meet the requirements of Article 8, Section 1, parts g, h and i of the collective agreement of former School District No. 56 (Nechako) shall be eligible for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1the pay-out under this clause. d) month, he/she may apply in writing for When sick leave allowance usage requires the deduction of sick leave credits, the sick leave credits will first be deducted from the accrual transferred and calculated on account October 1, 1999 until such time as the balance of the earlier absencetransfer is reduced to zero; thereafter, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, deductions shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at from the time his/her employment terminatesaccrual earned after September 30, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter1999.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen (15A) days Employees with less than one (1) year of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she service shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such with pay. (B) After one (1) year unless of service has been completed, each employee shall be eligible to receive twelve (12) working days of sick leave with regular pay. At the end of the fiscal year in which the employee completes one (1) year of service, he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve be credited with additional days of sick leave at the rate of one (1) day per month, hein which the employee works at least one-hundred forty (140) actually worked hours, (credit will be given for previously scheduled vacation and contract holidays at the rate of eight (8) hours per day with the exception of shift workers who will be credited with twelve (12) hours for vacation only) from his/she may apply her anniversary date to the end of the fiscal year, and shall be eligible to receive twelve (12) working days of sick leave with a regular pay accumulative for each twelve (12) month fiscal year thereafter, to a maximum accumulation of one-hundred (100) working days. Persons credited with over one-hundred (100) days as of September 30, 1995 shall retain such numbers in writing excess of one-hundred (100) in their bank but will not earn sick days until that person's balance falls below one-hundred (100) days whereupon the one-hundred (100) day cap will apply. If the Commission's fiscal year changes, a conversion and proration of sick leave will be made to the new fiscal year. Employees on extended illness exceeding thirty (30) working days who have used all accumulated sick leave will be allowed to use earned sick leave days which normally would not be available until after the end of the fiscal year. (C) When it becomes necessary for any employee to be absent from work on account of illness, the employee shall suffer no loss of regular pay until his/her accumulated sick leave has been exhausted. The time lost on each occasion will be deducted from the employee's total accumulation. With the exception of the Power Plant, which has separate procedures, employees desiring sick day pay for an absence must call their department head’s designated number and either speak with the department representative or leave a voice mail at least one (1) hour prior to that employee’s starting time. (D) The twelve (12) days sick leave an employee normally becomes entitled to on October 1st of any year will be reduced one-twelfth (1/12) for each full month of continuous absence, excluding personal disability absences, in that year. (E) It is contemplated by the parties hereto that claims made by employees for sick leave allowance will be made in good faith. When it becomes necessary for any employee to be absent from work on account of the earlier illness before or after any paid absence, if such absence resulted from illness as holiday, vacation, jury duty, personal business, funeral leave, etc. or accident. Any such application must after a denied request for time off, the employee will be accompanied by required to submit a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of certification for such illness at the next preceding paragraph. Each member shallemployee's expense, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year regardless of the number of undocumented sick days credited to the employee or the employee will not be paid for the day. Unless an individual can demonstrate that the Penn-View Clinic is that employee's family physician, excuses of unused any kind, including medical excuses will not be accepted from the Penn-View Clinic, twelve (12) 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX. All Penn-View Clinic Medical excuses will be on US DOL Form WH-380 with original signatures. (F) Any employee found to have abused sick leave which he/she has provisions of this article shall be subject to his/her creditdiscipline by either or both the Commission and the Union. (G) Any employee who is absent five (5) days in a single fiscal year and fails to provide documentation for such absence will suffer loss of the day’s pay for the sixth (6th) through the twelfth (12th) undocumented day’s absence. The thirteenth (13th) day of undocumented absence within a fiscal year will result in a three (3)-day suspension (including the undocumented day). The fourteenth (14th) undocumented day in a twenty-four (24) month period will result in the employee being dismissed. (H) If the employment by the Quincy School System it is necessary for an employee to be absent because of serious illness or injury to a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty immediate family the employee shall be allowed one (201) years day of professional service eight (8) working hours to a limit of three (3) days during a fiscal year. The time lost shall be deducted from the employee's sick leave accumulation. Immediate family for the purpose of this paragraph is defined in the systemprovision for death leave, he/she or his/her estateArticle XIV, Section 2, of this Agreement. In order to qualify as a documented absence, the case may be, shall be paid employee must provide documentation from an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterattending physician.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members A. All persons holding any office, position or employment in all school districts, regional school districts or county vocational schools of the State who are steadily employed by the Board or who are protected in their office, position or employment under the provisions of sections 18A:28-4, 18A:28-5, 18A:28-6, 18A:28-6.1, 18A:28-9, 18A:28-10, 18A:28-11, 18A:28-12, 18A:28-13, 18A:28-15, 18A:6-10 of the Revised Statutes or under any other law shall be allowed fifteen sick leave with full pay for a minimum of ten (1510) school days in any school year. If any such person requires in any school year fewer than this specified number of days sick leave with pay allowed, all days of such leave not utilized that year shall be accumulative to be used for additional sick leave as needed in each year subsequent years. All employees employed on a twelve (12) month basis shall be entitled to twelve (12) sick leave days for absences resulting from personal illness or accident injury each year. Part-time employees shall receive a pro rata number of sick days in accordance with the member above. B. Sick leave is hereby defined to mean an employee's absence from his/her post of duty because of personal disability due to illness or injury, or because he/she has been excluded from school by the school district's medical authorities on account of a contagious disease or of being quarantined for such a member of disease in his/her immediate family. Sick household. C. In case of sick leave shall accumulateclaimed for a period of three days or more, it is required that a physician's certificate be filed with the Secretary of the Board upon return to work. D. The superintendent may request a physician's certificate be filed with him/her for absence claimed for a period of fewer than the extent not usedthree days, without limitationas provided in section B. above. E. When absence, as set forth in section B of this Article exceeds the annual leave and the accumulated leave, the allowable absences Board may, upon written request, pay any employee with three years or more service in any year to be Keyport, one day’s salary, less the number salary of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed a substitute, for such each year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absenceservice over three years. This certificate shall be presented within may not exceed ten (10) days in any one school year. A day's salary is defined as 1/200th of the beginning annual salary. F. The Board may at its discretion grant additional sick leave. G. The Board shall provide a list accounting the accumulated sick leave days and personal days for each teacher during the month of September of each school year. H. 1. Any certificated employee who has completed a minimum of ten years in Keyport School System and retires or terminates employment with the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates Board for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at reason other than the commencement result of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment charges brought by the Quincy School System Board, and if appealed and sustained by the Commissioner of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may beEducation, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates$40.00 per day in 2008-09, exclusive $40.00 in 2009-10 and $45.00 in 2010-11 for all accumulated sick days for all employees with a cap of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty two hundred (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20200) days to thirty (on all employees hired after June 30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave, 1988. This provision is not applicable increase only applies to any member those employees hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterafter 1988.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 18.1 An employee who, after not less than three months' continuous service with the employer, is unable to attend for duty during their ordinary working hours by reason of personal illness or incapacity, including incapacity resulting from injury within the Workers' Compensation Xxx 0000, not due to their own serious and wilful misconduct, shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year entitled to be paid at ordinary time rates of pay for the number time of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such yearnon-attendances. No doctor's certificate Provided that once an employee has had three months' continuous service with an employer, they shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues paid for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days time of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on such non-attendance during the first day of work in September he/she 3 months. Provided however, that they shall not be entitled to paid leave of absence for any period in respect of which they are entitled to workers' compensation. 18.2 The employee shall, prior to the commencement of any absence or as soon as possible, inform the employer of their inability to attend for duty, and, as far as possible, state the nature of injury or illness and the estimated duration of the incapacity. 18.3 The employee shall not be entitled to payment unless the employee provides proof, satisfactory to the Company, that the employee was unable on account of such illness to attend for duty on the day or days for which payment under this clause is claimed. 18.4 The employee shall not be entitled to sick leave allowable in excess of the following: In the first year 40 hours In the second year and successive years 80 hours The rights under this clause accumulate from year to year so that any part of a week which has not been allowed in any year, may, subject to the conditions prescribed by this clause, be claimed by the employee and shall be allowed by the employer in a subsequent year of employment. 18.5 An employee who is absent without leave on a working day, before or after any period during which the employee is not rostered to work, shall be liable to forfeit wages for the working day except where the employee produces medical evidence that is satisfactory to the employer, to the extent that his/her absence was caused through personal illness or injury. 18.6 No employee shall be retired on the grounds of ill health until their accumulated sick leave credits have been exhausted or unless the cash value of the accumulated sick leave credit has been paid to the employee on termination of employment. 18.7 Entitlements within this clause do not extend to an employee when they are not rostered to work. 18.8 In the case of an employee who claims to be paid sick leave, in accordance with this clause, for an absence of one day only, such employee if in the year he/she has already been allowed paid sick leave for two separate single days, shall not be entitled to payment for the day claimed unless he/she shall report produces to the employer a certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner that in his/her opinion the employee was unable to attend for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of personal illness or on account of injury by accident. Nothing in this sub-clause shall limit the earlier employer's right under sub-clause 18.3 of this clause. 18.9 All other sick leave shall be subject to proof as provided in subclause 18.3 of this clause. 18.10 All employees shall when returning to work after an absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements report to their respective Supervisor and where necessary inform the Supervisor of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, reason for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated absence. 18.11 Provided that where a Company has reasonable proof to suspect that an employee has abused their entitlements under this subclause the Company and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated the Union shall investigate and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterdiscuss the matter.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Enterprise Agreement

Sick Leave. Members Employees absent from work due to claimed illness and to qualify for a sick day shall be allowed fifteen (15) days inform the employer of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate familysuch absence by telephone prior to starting time. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to days will be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed used for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of legitimate illness or accidentdisability only. A doctor's certificate indicating The employer may require and will receive a statement from the nature and continuance of disability will be required employee’s personal doctor concerning the employee’s illness or disability, if the absence continues for illness or disability re-occurs frequently so as to raise a question about the sixth employee’s general state of health. (6tha) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled For bargaining unit members who were Local 1059 members prior to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one July 1, 2008: (1) Employees that became members of Local 1059 prior to July 1, 2008 shall accumulate eight (8) sick leave hours per month, he/she may apply not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours per year, with a maximum accumulation of 720 hours. A bargaining unit member who is a regular full-time employee at retirement shall be paid in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days cash fifty percent (50%) of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of days upon his/her retirement or death to his/her estate in the case of death. The amount of payment for the fifty percent (50%) of unused sick days shall be calculated at the employee’s retirement or death. (2) During the life of this agreement, employees that became members of Local 1059 prior to July 1, 2008 who have accumulated sick days in excess of the 720 hours maximum shall receive payment for fifty percent (50%) of all said excess unused sick leave accumulated during the current fiscal year. Payment shall be made during the month of July immediately following the end of the current fiscal year. (3) Employees hired prior to July 1, 2008 will have the option to accumulate up to 960 sick hours as a safeguard toward the maximum 720 hour accumulation. However, should the employee choose this option, he/she will not be eligible for the 50% cash-out of unused sick days until after he/she has completed twenty (20) years accumulated 960 hours; then the employee would be eligible for the 50% cash- out of professional service accumulated sick days over 120, in the system, he/she or his/her estate, same manner as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty paragraph (202) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty above. (20b) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on For bargaining unit members who became Local 1059 members after July 1, 2013 or thereafter2008: (1) Employees who became members of Local 1059 after July 1, 2008 shall receive a bank of forty-eight (48) sick leave hours per calendar year.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 22.1. At commencement of service with the Employer an employee shall be allowed fifteen entitled to five days sick leave. The employee shall be entitled to five days sick leave for each six months thereafter. Unused sick leave may be accumulated up to a maximum of 50 days in total. Unused sick leave will not be paid out on termination of employment. The Employer may, at its discretion, allow additional sick leave. 22.2. Sick leave payment is calculated at the relevant hourly/daily rate of pay. 22.3. Sick leave is available where the employee is unable to attend work in the following instances: (15a) days When the employee is sick; or (b) The spouse/partner of the employee is sick; or (c) A dependent child or dependent parent of the employee or of the spouse of the employee is sick; or (d) The employee is absent due to a nonwork- related injury. (e) Other situations not covered by (a), (b), (c), (d), above, will be considered in the light of the individual circumstances and paid sick leave may be granted, on a case- by-case basis, at the discretion of the Employer. 22.4. Where an employee is sick on a public holiday, which would otherwise be a working day, that day’s sick leave shall not be deducted from the sick leave entitlement. 22.5. The granting of sick leave in each year for is conditional upon: (a) The employee ensuring that, wherever possible and with the exception of emergencies, all absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, are notified to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year Employer at least four hours prior to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on shift. (b) The Employer may require the first day provision of work a medical certificate, but will only do so in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account accordance with the provisions of the earlier absenceHolidays Act 2003 and subsequent amendments. 22.6. In the event that the employee has no entitlement left, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must they may be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused granted additional sick leave. Effective September 1In considering the granting of leave under this clause, 1991the Employer shall recognise that discretionary sick leave is provided to ensure the provision of reasonable support to the employee having to be absent from work where their entitlement has been exhausted. (a) Requests should be considered at the closest possible level of delegation to the employee and in the quickest time possible, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.taking into account the following:

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Employment Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen A. All full-time employees, following successful completion of probation, will accrue seven (157), eight (8) hour days annually and such accrual will continue from year to year up to a maximum of thirty (30), eight (8) hour days. Employees working ten (10) days hour shifts will receive a total of fifty-six (56) hours annually and such accruals will continue year-to-year up to a maximum of two hundred and forty (240) hours. Employees working twelve (12) hour shifts will receive a total of fifty-six (56) hours annually and such accruals will continue year to year up to a maximum of two hundred and forty (240) hours. All part-time employees, following successful completion of probation, are eligible to receive a pro-rated amount of sick time, which is computed based on the previous pay period. X. Xxxx leave in each year may be taken only when employees are ill or unable to perform their duties due to health reasons. Use under any other circumstances is not permitted. C. An employee who must go home due to illness will receive regular pay for absences resulting from illness or accident time worked and be eligible for sick pay if accrued, for the remainder of the member day or vacation pay, if applicable. D. All sick time accrued prior to November 4, 2011 will be placed in a separate accrual bank and can be used pursuant to this policy. Any use of a member such time will be paid at the employee’s rate of pay on November 4, 2011. Unused sick accruals prior to November 4, 2011 will not expire if not used and will not be paid out upon termination, resignation or lay off. X. Xxxx pay is payable only on scheduled working days in an amount equal to an employee’s base rate plus any regular differentials provided the criteria listed herein are met. Sick leave payments will include shift differentials for employees permanently assigned to the evening and night shifts. F. To be eligible for these accruals an employee shall notify his/her supervisor following departmental policy at least four (4) hours before the start of the scheduled shift. In addition, the employee shall reasonably keep his/her supervisor informed of his/her immediate familyprogress while absent. Sick The Employer may request from the employee who has been absent on sick leave shall accumulate, for three (3) days or more a certificate from a licensed physician certifying to the extent not usedemployee’s illness. X. Before returning to work, without limitationfollowing an illness of three or more days, the allowable absences in any year to be the number a doctor’s certificate of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed fitness for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall work must be presented within ten (10) days of to the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absencesemployee health nurse. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full Employer may also require an examination by a doctor of its choice, at the commencement Employer’s expense, of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted an employee returning from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1In cases where there is an attendance problem, 1991a Department Head or manager, increase prior to the employee’s returning to work may ask for a doctor’s certificate or examination for any illness. H. There will be no accrual of benefits during unpaid periods of leave of absence, layoff, disability or sick leave. (Receipt of payment through the State disability program are considered unpaid leaves for the purpose of accrual, however, employees will accrue benefits for supplemented paid time.) I. When the Employer directs an employee to the emergency room, it shall pay the resulting emergency room bills. J. When an Employee goes on disability leave, the Employer will supplement their state disability benefit with accrued sick time, at the employee’s option, at a rate that will reflect the employee’s regular weekly paycheck until the sick time has been exhausted. Full-time employees may utilize accumulated sick leave up to twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days before going on disability. K. Once an employee has given or been given notice of his/her accumulated and unused termination, resignation or lay off, no sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftertime will be payable.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 21.01 An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-quarter (1¼) days for each calendar month for which he/she receives pay for at least ten (10) days. 21.02 Subject to (a) and (b) below, and to the remainder of this Article, all absences on account of illness on a normal working day, exclusive of General Holidays, shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of charged against an employee's accumulated sick leave in each year credits. (a) There shall be no charge against an employee's sick leave credits when his/her absence on account of illness, or for absences resulting from an employee’s medical appointment, is less than one-half day and the employee has been on duty for at least two hours; (b) Where the period of absence on account of illness or accident of is at least one-half day but less than a full day, one-half day only shall be charged as sick leave. 21.03 Unless otherwise informed by the member or of Employer an employee must sign a member statement describing the nature of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature injury and continuance stating that because of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence this illness or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September injury he/she shall was unable to perform his duties: (a) if the period of leave requested does not be entitled to any exceed three (3) working days; and (b) if in the current fiscal year, the employee has not been granted sick leave allowable for such year unless heon more than seven (7) occasions wholly on the basis of statements signed by him/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one her. 21.04 An employee is required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner, certifying that the employee is unable to carry out his duties due to illness: (1a) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused more than three (3) working days; (b) for any additional sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of in a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service fiscal year when in the system, hesame fiscal year the employee has been granted sick leave on seven (7) occasions wholly based on statements signed by him/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall her. The Employer agrees to give an employee advance notification that a medical certificate will be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterneeded.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members An employee (other than a casual employee) who is absent from work on account of personal illness or on account of injury by accident, other than that covered by workers’ compensation, shall be allowed fifteen entitled to leave of absence, without deduction of ordinary time pay, subject to the following conditions and limitations: a) An employee shall, as soon as reasonably practicable and other than in extraordinary circumstances, within four (154) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident hours of the member commencement of such absence, inform the Employer of the employee’s inability to attend for duty and, as far as practicable, state the nature of the injury or illness and the estimated duration of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave said absence. b) The employee shall accumulateprove, to the extent not usedsatisfaction of the Employer, without limitationthat the employee was unable, on account of such illness or injury, to attend for duty on the allowable day or days for which sick leave is claimed. Proof may include, when requested by the Employer in writing, a medical certificate, provided that a medical certificate is required if absent for more than two (2) days or absent for more than two single day absences in any twelve month period. Entitlement to payment shall accrue at the rate of one day at the beginning of each of the first ten (10) calendar months of the first year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such yearemployment. No doctor's certificate Provided that an employee who has completed one (1) year of continuous employment shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within credited with a further ten (10) days of sick leave entitlement at the beginning of the absence employee’s second and each subsequent year, which, subject to this sub-clause, shall commence on the Superintendent may require further certificates anniversary of the engagement. Leave not approved as sick leave by the Employer shall be regarded as unauthorised and unpaid. On termination of employment for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The reason other than misconduct, an employee with sick leave allowable for any year which has accrued during the course of employment on the project, and that has not been taken, shall be available in full paid the amount of outstanding sick leave hours at the commencement ordinary rate of pay for the year employee’s classification provided in Section 3 of this Agreement. Provided that if any member payment for unused sick leave in the second and subsequent years shall not be present on the first day basis of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthday per month worked, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account to a maximum of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty ten (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (2010) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to in any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafteryear.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Union Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members a. An employee shall be allowed fifteen (15) days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for day of paid sick leave allowance per rronth of service, beqiIming on account his initial day of errploynent with unlimited accumulation. A bonus of one (1) day will be given for each three (3) lTOnthperiod no sick ti.Ire is used. b. While on pal.d sick leave, an employee shall be entitled to all fringe benefits.‌ c. In the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness event an employee retires or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the systemdies before reti.renent, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, survivors shall be paid an amount equal receive canpensation in a sum equivalent to one-half (1/2) of a maxinun of two hundred (200) days of his accunulated sick leave credit at his/her prevailing hourly rate according to his/her full pay classification. d. Sick time shall be canputed at the rate of time his/her employment terminatesused, exclusive in units of stipends not less than one (1) hour • e. Wherenecessary, an employee shall be granted time off for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of sick leave. Within his/her accumulated and unused sick leave, such time off will be charged to paid sick leave. Effective September 1Where00 sick leave time remains, 1991such time off shall be carried as sick leave without pay, increase twenty except where the sick list systan has taken effect as referred to in this Pqreenent, then said sick list shall go into effect according to its constitution at no cost to the City. Wherean snployee uses his/her sick leave and thus int:erferes with the operation of the department, a doctor's certificate maybe required. SUchaction shall not constitute a penalty, but shall be for the purpose of praooting efficient and econanic q:>eration. In case of illness, an employee shall notify the officer in charge of the station at least one-half (201/2) days hour before the time in which he/she is to thirty report for duty. f. Five (305) days of accumulated sick time per calendar year may be used by the errployee for family sickness (family being defined as spouse or children Ii vinq at hare) • g. Wherean errployee chronically abuses his/her accumulated sick leave and unused sick leavethus interferes with the operation of the department, he/ she maybe assigned and/or transferred. This provision is SUchaction shall not applicable to any member hired on July 1constitute a penalty, 2013 or thereafterbut shall be for the purpose of prarotinq efficient and ~conanic operation.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members shall be allowed fifteen 23.01 A regular employee accumulates, retroactive to his date of hiring, one (151) day of sick leave per month of service, until an amount of thirty (30) days has been accumulated. 23.02 One (1) month of service means one (1) calendar month during which the employee worked at least one (1) day. Vacation days are considered as days worked. Upon return from a prolonged illness, the employee who used up his sick leave may, upon authorization of the Employer, absent himself from work without loss of salary for the necessary duration of his medical examinations or treatments. In this event, the Employer may demand a medical certificate from the attending physician. 23.03 In the case of an apparent abuse, or in the case of absence for ill- ness exceeding three (3) consecutive days, the Employer may xx- xxxx a medical certificate. 23.04 Any employee wishing to benefit from sick leave has the right to receive his full salary only during the period corresponding to the number of days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident accumulated to his credit, at the time of his absence. 23.05 The Employer, at its discretion and its cost, may have an employee on sick leave examined by a physician of its choice. 23.06 A sick employee is required to notify the Employer as early as pos- sible, whatever the duration of the member or of a member of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitation, the allowable absences in any year to be the illness. 23.07 The number of days of sick leave accumulated from prior years plus those allowed to the credit of an employee on the date of the signing of the agreement is not re- duced by the Employer. 23.08 When an employee is eligible for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required benefits of the salary insurance plan, the Employer, upon request, pays the indemnity envisioned in the salary insurance plan for any absence all pay periods that the employee was absent, on the condition that the employee has provided the COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT • SEPTEMBER 1st, 2019 to August 31st, 2023 appropriate form within ten (10) working days following his xxx- gibility. 23.09 The employee reimburses the Employer the sums that the Em- ployer paid to him by virtue of not paragraph 23.08 once payment is made by the insurer. 23.10 Where an employee has worked more than five (5) school days on account hours of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating his assigned shift and he becomes ill, the nature Employer shall grant leave with pay and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The without deductions to his sick leave allowable for any year shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftercredits.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. Members 17.01 Effective January 1 of each calendar year, Full-time Employees shall be allowed entitled to fifteen (15) days of sick leave credit for that calendar year. Part-time Employees shall be entitled to sick leave credits in each year for absences resulting from calendar year, based on the proportion of time worked in relation to full-time. 17.02 Sick leave benefits shall be applied to maintain a Regular Employee’s regular earnings in the event of illness or accident of injury not covered by Workers’ Compensation or other benefits provided by the member or of a member of his/her immediate familyEmployer. Sick leave benefits will not be paid for self-inflicted injury or injuries received while in the employ of another Employer. 17.03 One (1) day of credit is deducted from accrued credits for each sickness leave day paid. 17.04 On any occasion that an Employee is sick more than seven (7) days, short-term disability benefits shall accumulateimmediately become operative on the eighth (8th) day. 17.05 At the end of each calendar year Employees shall be offered the election to receive fifty percent (50%) one hundred percent (100%) of their unused sick benefits in payment or in time off to be taken not later than their next annual vacation. In the case of termination, Employees shall receive payment of 50% one hundred percent (100%) of their unused sick benefits using an accrual calculation of one and one- quarter (1 1/4) days of sick benefits for each completed month of employment from the preceding January 1. 17.06 Sick leave shall not carry over from calendar year to calendar year. 17.07 In any circumstance that an Employee is absent from work for more than three (3) consecutive working days, or if the extent not used, without limitationEmployee returns to work on the third consecutive day and is absent within a twenty-four (24) hour period following their return, the allowable absences in any year to be Employee shall provide the number Employer with a proper medical certificate. The cost of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's obtaining the medical certificate shall be required for any reimbursed by the Employer. 17.08 The Employer may require an Employee to be examined by a medical doctor; (a) in the case of prolonged or frequent absence due to illness; or (b) when it is considered that an Employee is unable to satisfactorily perform his duties due to disability or illness; (c) the report of not more than five (5) school days on account of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature and continuance of disability will be required if doctor to the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate Employer shall be presented within ten (10) days limited to the conclusions and recommendations of the beginning of medical information leading to those conclusions and recommendations. 17.09 Pursuant to 17.08, the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year Employee shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall have his personal physician or other physician of his choice report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report to the Employer on his conclusions and shall thereafter serve one (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account recommendations of the earlier absencemedical information leading to those conclusions and recommendations. 17.10 Pursuant to 17.08 and 17.09, if such absence resulted from illness or accidentthe Employer shall pay all expenses incurred under these clauses. 17.11 Where the a physician has provided a recommendation that the Employee is fit to return to work in a modified capacity, the Employer shall make every effort to accommodate the Employee. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has to his/her credit. If the employment Failure by the Quincy School System Employee to recognize his duty to accommodate, may lead to termination. 17.12 Notwithstanding the forgoing, while; (a) on lay-off; (b) in receipt of a member shall cease because compensation from the Workers’ Compensation Board; (c) on unpaid absence during which the Employee is in receipt of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty weekly indemnity as provided by the disability insurer; or (20d) years on any other leave of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not absence in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) calendar days of his/her accumulated and unused for any reason, an Employee shall cease to accrue sick leave. This provision leave entitlements. 17.13 Employees are required to apply for Short-Term Disability or Long-Term Disability when they become eligible. 17.14 An Employee who is on sick leave is not applicable permitted to be gainfully employed during the period, or to use approved time off for personal financial gain of any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereaftersort.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

Sick Leave. (a) Members shall be allowed fifteen entitled to sick leave in accordance with the following schedule: (15i) During the first twelve (12) months of service: one (1) day being eight (8) working hours for each completed month of service commencing upon satisfactory completion of three (3) months of continuous service. (ii) Upon completion of one (1) year of service and up to and including the fifth (5th) year of service: twelve (12) days per year being ninety-six (96) working hours. (iii) Upon completion of the fifth (5th) year of service and up to and including the fifteenth (15th) year of service: eighteen (18) days per year being one hundred forty-four (144) working hours. (iv) Upon completion of the fifteenth (15th) year of service and each completed year of service thereafter: twenty-four (24) days per year being one hundred ninety-two (192) working hours. (v) The yearly sick leave entitlements set out in Subsections (ii) through (iv) above shall be advanced to employees on January 1st of each year of service. However, should the employment of such employee terminate for any reason before the yearly sick leave entitlement advanced on this basis has been earned in that year, an adjustment shall be made to the employee’s final cheque to repay such advance. (vi) In no case shall a maximum of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from illness or accident of the member or of taken by a member exceed one thousand forty (1040) hours in any twelve (12) month period. (i) Where a member has not had sick leave or used only a portion of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulate, to the extent not used, without limitationtheir entitlement as set out above, the allowable absences in any year unused sick leave entitlement shall accrue and be available to be employees at the number rate of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed for such year. No doctor's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than one hundred percent (100%) during the first five (5) school days on account years of illness or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating employment; at the nature rate of sixty-six and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for two-thirds (66 2/3) from the sixth (6th) consecutive school day year to and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate included the fifteenth (15th) year; however in the sixteenth (16th) year and each year thereafter the amount of accrual shall be presented within fifty percent (50%) of the unused entitlement. (ii) It is understood by the parties that in the event of a member attaining the maximum accumulative sick leave, such unused sick leave shall accrue to the fifty percent (50%) rate, but in no case shall the maximum benefits exceed one thousand forty (1040) hours in any twelve (12) month period. (c) Any member having accrued sick leave to his credit at retirement will receive a salary grant in lieu thereof equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of such credit; PROVIDED that in no case shall the said salary grant in lieu of accrued sick pay exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum accumulative sick leave of twenty-six (26) weeks. (d) After ten (10) days years' continuous service, any member covered by this Agreement whose employment is terminated (whether by reason of his dismissal for cause or for any other reason whatsoever, except retirement as aforesaid) shall receive a grant equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of any accrued sick leave acquired by him prior to his release or resignation; provided that in no case shall the said grant exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the beginning maximum accumulative leave of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence twenty-six (26) weeks. (i) Where a member having at least ten (10) years' continuous service dies, his dependants or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year executors or administrators shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled to any sick leave allowable for the benefits accrued under Subsection 5(d) or to the benefits accrued under Subsection 5(h), whichever is the greater amount. (ii) All members of the Department covered by this Agreement shall, on accepting employment, indicate in writing the dependent to whom the monies referred to in Subsection 5(e)(i) above shall be paid, or, in default of such year unless he/she dependent the member shall report for duty during such name, from time to time, another dependent. (i) Twenty-six (26) weeks" wherever mentioned heretofore shall be interpreted as the number of working days, or shifts in a calendar period of time of twenty-six (26) weeks, or six (6) months or one-half (½) a year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one . (1) month, he/she may apply in writing for sick leave allowance on account of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctor's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has The salary grants referred to his/her credit. If the employment by the Quincy School System of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20under Subsections 5(c) years of professional service in the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may beand 5(d), shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full at the current basic rate of pay of the member at the time his/her employment terminatesof his termination or retirement. (2) If the Board deems that sick leave has been abused during the last twelve (12) months of service of a member, exclusive the Board shall have the right to institute and proceed with the grievance procedures as contained in Article 14 of stipends for extra services, for the number this Agreement. (g) A member may be required to produce a medical certificate covering a period of longer duration than three (3) days, and the Chief Constable may require a medical doctor selected by the Board to report on any such case. (h) In the event of the death of any permanent member of the Department, the Board shall grant to the immediate dependants of such member a sum equal to an additional six (6) weeks salary or wages, computed from the date of his death and calculated at the rate to which he was entitled at the date of his death. (i) The Employer is subrogated to the rights of a member who has received sick leave payments pursuant to this Article against any third party liable to that member for damages, and may bring an action against a third party in the member’s name to recover the wages and/or benefits paid or payable to the Employer. The member shall not in excess enter any agreement for payment of twenty (20) legal fees relating to the wage or benefit portion of his/her accumulated a claim for damages without the prior written consent of the Chief Constable. Where a claim for damages is made to the courts, the member or their representative shall request the presiding judge, or judge and unused sick leave. Effective September 1jury, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days specify the amount of his/her accumulated any award plus interest which is attributable to recovery of wages and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterbenefits.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sick Leave. Members (1) The EMPLOYER agrees that an ARTIST upon engagement shall be allowed fifteen entitled to sick leave with full pay for not less than twenty-one (1521) days during any twelve (12) month period. (2) In the event that the said ARTIST shall fail to appear for rehearsals or performances for a continuous period of twenty-one (21) working days owing to illness or injury (as to which the EMPLOYER may have an examination by a doctor designated and paid by it), whether or not the same be caused by, or suffered in the course of, the ARTIST’S employment the EMPLOYER shall have the right, at its election, either (i) to terminate the employment of the ARTIST by giving written notice of such termination to the ARTIST, provided that the ARTIST shall be paid his/her full compensation for the said continuous period of twenty-one (21) working days (plus return transportation to the city of origination) whether or not the ARTIST has theretofore received twenty-one (21) working days of sick leave in each year for absences resulting from with full pay, or any part thereof, prior to said continuous period of twenty-one (21) working days, or (ii) consider the ARTIST on leave without pay during such illness or accident suffering from injury, provided the twenty-one (21) working days payments provided for in (i) hereof are made, in which event this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all other respects. (3) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Paragraph 22 (j), the EMPLOYER agrees that where the cause of the member ARTIST’S absence is any injury or illness received during the course of a member any performance or rehearsal, he shall be entitled to sick leave (whether separate, or partly or wholly continuous) with full pay for not less than twenty-one (21) working days during the term of his/her immediate family. Sick leave shall accumulatethis Contract, inclusive of the twenty-one (21) working days provided under sub-paragraph 22 (j) (2) above. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the extent not usedcontrary, without limitationin the event ARTIST receives time-loss benefits under the applicable worker's compensation, disability and/or unemployment compensation laws simultaneously with the allowable absences in any year to receipt of sick leave pay as provided herein, then EMPLOYER will pay only the difference between the benefits received and the sick leave pay specified herein. It shall be the number of days accumulated from prior years plus those allowed individual ARTIST’S decision as to when to apply for such year. No doctoreither worker's certificate shall be required for any absence of not more than five compensation or sick leave. (5) school days on account The EMPLOYER may demand a certificate of a doctor as to the illness of the ARTIST and an examination by a doctor designated and paid by the EMPLOYER as a condition precedent to sick-leave or accident. A doctor's certificate indicating the nature disability leave pay under sub- paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (9), and continuance of disability will be required if the absence continues for the sixth (6th) consecutive school day and may be required for any repeated absence. This certificate shall be presented within ten (10) days of this paragraph. (6) Upon application to the beginning of the absence and the Superintendent may require further certificates for any continuing absence or questionable absences. The sick leave allowable for any year EMPLOYER, a female ARTIST shall be available in full at the commencement of the year provided that if any member shall not be present on the first day of work in September he/she shall not be entitled excused for up to any sick leave allowable for such year unless he/she shall report for duty during such year. If he/she shall so report and shall thereafter serve one (1) monthfull day during her menstrual period, he/she may apply which day shall be other than the free day of the ARTIST and shall be in writing for addition thereto, and shall not be deemed sick leave, but shall be entirely separate and apart from, and in addition to the sick leave allowance on account provided above. (7) The EMPLOYER will not raise any provision of the earlier absence, if such absence resulted from illness this paragraph as a defense to or accident. Any such application must be accompanied by a doctorto reduce recovery for any claim ARTIST may have under any worker's certificate meeting requirements of the next preceding paragraph. Each member shall, upon his/her request, be advised once each school year of the number of days of unused sick leave which he/she has compensation law or for negligence. (8) If an ARTIST is physically unable to his/her credit. If the employment perform as required by the Quincy School System Standard Artist's Contract for Employment, the ARTIST should request a medical leave of a member shall cease because of his/her retirement or death after he/she has completed twenty (20) years of professional service in absence from the system, he/she or his/her estate, as the case may be, shall be paid an amount equal to his/her full pay at the time his/her employment terminates, exclusive of stipends for extra services, for the number of days, not in excess of twenty (20) of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. Effective September 1, 1991, increase twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days of his/her accumulated and unused sick leave. This provision is not applicable to any member hired on July 1, 2013 or thereafterEMPLOYER.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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