Sick Time with Pay. All regular full-time employees covered as of July 1, l986, shall be entitled to twelve (12) sick days with pay at their straight time rate during each benefit year (July l - June 30). All regular full-time employees hired after July 1, 1986, will earn, during the first contract year in which they are employed, one (1) sick day with pay for each 1.0 month of service commencing with their date of hire. Employees who are off probation will be given 12 days of sick time on the books effective July 1 of each year; however, if that employee leaves the University before the end of that fiscal year, the sick time will be applied at a pro-rated basis and if the employee has used more than the allotted pro-rated amount, then that time will be deducted from that employee's last check. An employee that does not use sick time in the fiscal year, July 1 to June 30, will receive one compensation day on July 15. Employees shall not be entered into the Guardian Tracking system for using sick time; provided, however, that a clear pattern of excessive tardiness and/or absenteeism may be documented. Any employee who has not used the sick days to which he or she is entitled by the end of the contract year will have all unused sick time "banked" as follows:
Sick Time with Pay. To the extent possible, employees should schedule dental or medical appointments during off duty hours. However, when this is not possible, the employee should schedule the appointment for the beginning or end of his/her work shift, thus limiting the time off need for the appointment. If more than four (4) hours of sick time is requested for a medical appointment, the employee may be asked to explain in writing the need for the extra time and may be asked to supply a written confirmation from the doctor’s office verifying the date and time of the appointment. During the period of absence from work because an employee suffered a no compensable illness or injury or to keep an appointment with doctor, dentist or other medical personnel, the employee will be paid from and to the extent of his paid time-off credit. In order to be entitled to such payment, an employee must follow departmental procedures concerning notification of and gaining approval for expected time off and must promptly make claim for sick time charge against his paid time-off credit on a form available in the department. Also, the CITY may require a medical doctor’s statement to support the necessity for sick time off of three (3) or more consecutive working days and/or to certify that the employee is physically and/or mentally fit to unrestricted or unlimited duty at the conclusion of such illness or accident-related injury.
