Sick Time Bank Clause Samples

Sick Time Bank. A “Sick Time Bank” shall be established in lieu of a policy that may grant light duty to employees injured off duty. Contributions: Any member of the union may donate up to forty-eight (48) hours of his or her personal sick time to the bank per year. Donations must be made in writing and must be in blocks of twenty-four (24) hours. The maximum donation may not exceed twenty-four (24) hours per member per year. A donation of sick time shall in no way count against an employee earning their attendance/sick leave use bonus.

Sick Time Bank a) Sick leave shall be earned on the basis of one and one quarter (1¼) days for every month of service. b) Sick Time shall only be used for when employees are sick or injured. c) The Employer agrees where employees have exhausted their sick bank the Employer agrees to cover the one (1) hour required for EI sick leave benefits. d) Accumulation and Payment of Sick Leave Accumulation of sick leave shall be to a maximum of ninety (90) days. The unused portion of an employee’s sick leave shall accrue for his/her future benefits. If an employee ceases to be an employee, the value of the employee’s sick time bank as well as a payment for unused sick credits shall be paid to the employee or estate at hundred (100) % its monetary value. The Employer shall provide, to each employee, once a year, the total of their sick leave accumulation.

Sick Time Bank. An employee who is suffering from a serious medical condition as defined by the FMLA; who has exhausted all of his/her sick, furlough, compensatory and holiday time; and who is not on any step of the sick-abuse policy, may submit a written request for sick leave donations from other members of the bargaining unit. Employees on a step of the sick abuse policy may seek an exemption from this restriction from the Chief. The Chief may then, within his sole discretion, allow for sick leave donations to the individual. Donating employees must have a minimum balance of one hundred-twenty (120) hours of sick leave immediately following the donation. Employees cannot contribute more than one hundred-twenty (120) hours of sick leave in total donations per calendar year. The Union will indemnify and hold the City harmless from any action emanating from sick leave donations. Unused sick time will be refunded.

Sick Time Bank. 1. For employees hired after January 1, 1992, a Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank shall be in effect. Under the Catastrophic Sick Time Bank, an employee may carry forward up to forty (40) hours per year. The hours will be valued at one half of their original value. Any employee with eighty (80) hours of sick time remaining at the end of a year may carry over forty (40) hours. Any employee with seventy-two (72) hours of sick time remaining at the end of a year may carry over thirty-six (36) hours, etc. A maximum of one hundred twenty (120) hours may be held in the "Catastrophic Sick Time Bank". 2. At the end of three years an employee may have accumulated one hundred twenty (120) hours. At the end of the fourth year of the program an employee may carry over unused sick time from year four. However, the time contributed in year one of the program will expire. Any days accumulated in the Catastrophic Sick Time Bank have NO CASH VALUE upon date expiration or employment termination. 3. A letter from the employee’s physician certifying the need for an extended absence will be necessary to access the "Catastrophic Sick Time Bank". The employee must use all available Sick, Vacation, Personal and Comp time prior to being eligible to use the "Catastrophic Sick Time Bank". ALL days used during the "Catastrophic" event will be charged against the bi-annual Family Leave Act allotment. The employee must request use of the "Bank" in writing to the Public Safety Committee and the Committee will respond to the request in writing. This must be done within a reasonable period of time. In the event that the employee is unable to make written notice on his own behalf an appropriate representative (Parent, Spouse, Union Representative) may provide written notice. 4. The BOROUGH reserves the right to have an independent Physician review a case in the event that questionable use of the time should occur. 5. The employee may use the time accumulated in the event of an emergency or catastrophic event involving themselves or an immediate family member (mother, father, spouse, child, sibling). The employee must still provide a Physician's certification in the event that the leave is due to an illness or injury of a family member. 6. The BOROUGH reserves the right to discontinue the benefit at the end of any expiring contract period without the permission of the UNION. 7. Decisions made by the appropriate committees regarding use of the time accumulated in the "Bank" are not grievable or s...