Education Leave If required by the Hospital, an employee shall be entitled to leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority and benefits to write examinations to upgrade his or her employment qualifications. Where employees are required by the Hospital to take courses to upgrade or acquire new employment qualifications, the Hospital shall pay the full costs associated with the courses. Subject to operational requirements, the Hospital will make every reasonable effort to grant requests for necessary changes to an employee's schedule to enable attendance at a recognized up-grading course or seminar related to employment with the Hospital."
Annual Leave Each employee of this Unit shall accrue and accumulate annual leave at various rates as set forth below based on length of continuous service of such employee. Annual leave shall be used to provide for paid time off on legal holidays which are normally scheduled work days and for other forms of personal paid leave including, but not limited to, employee development leave. Less than 2 years 30 days Two (2) years less than six (6) years 33 days Six (6) years less than eight (8) years 35 days Eight (8) years or more 40 days Employees may carry over a maximum of twenty (20) unused leave days from one fiscal year to the next succeeding fiscal year. For the term of this agreement, only the maximum carry over leave balance shall be increased by five days. Employees who begin to work after the beginning of the fiscal year shall receive a proration of the annual accrual based on their start work date. Employees who leave prior to the end of the fiscal year shall receive an adjustment in their annual accrual based on their length of service in their final year. Employees who separate during the year and who have used more than their annual accrual, shall have a proportionate adjustment from their final paycheck. Any employee leaving prior to the end of the first full year of employment shall have no vested accrual. Employees who reach the maximum leave balance, inclusive of any carry over, shall cease to accrue any additional paid time off. Employees who now are provided with paid legal holidays or other supplemental paid time off benefits established by mutual agreement may continue to receive such benefits. However, in no case shall maximum annual accrual exceed 40 days. Any employee hired after September 24, 2002 shall be limited to the accrual rates as provided in this section, and will not be eligible for additional paid time off. For Obstetricians/Gynecologists and Anesthesiologists who are in-house when taking call, in any pay period in which a county recognized holiday falls, if the employee works a minimum of 80 hours in that pay period, and takes in-house call the employee's leave accruals shall not be deducted if the employee is not scheduled to work on that holiday. Inversely, if the employee does not work a minimum of 80 hours in the pay period a holiday falls and the employee is not scheduled to work on that holiday, then the employee's annual leave accrual shall be deducted the total number of hours needed to complete 80 hours for that particular pay period. This section shall not affect the paid legal holidays or supplemental paid time off benefits established by mutual agreement defined in the paragraph above.
Special Leaves An employee who is on an approved FMLA leave or on a Voluntary Reduction in Hours as provided elsewhere in this Agreement maintains eligibility for an Employer Contribution.
Medical Leave of Absence Where you have a medical leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, and you have not returned to employment with the Company or an Affiliate, a Separation from Service has occurred on the earlier of: (A) the first day on which you would not be considered “disabled” under any disability policy of the Company or Affiliate under which you are then receiving a benefit; or (B) the first day on which your medical leave of absence period exceeds 29 months.
