Common use of Time Donation Clause in Contracts

Time Donation. It is the intent of the City and Union to provide a sick leave/compensatory time donation program to allow employees to voluntarily assist their co-workers who have exhausted all their paid leave and are in critical need of leave due to serious illness or injury of the employee, a member of the employee’s immediate family up to a total of one thousand forty (1,040) working hours. On a voluntary basis, employees may donate leave to a fellow employee who is otherwise eligible to accrue and use sick leave. An employee may receive donated leave, per pay period, equal to the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work each pay period. Donated leave will be subject to the conditions in this article. In no way may donated leave be converted into a cash benefit. Leave will be donated and used on an hour for hour basis and employees using donated leave will be considered on sick leave and will accrue leave and be entitled to any benefits to which they otherwise would be entitled. If an employee exhausts all his time off, he may apply to the Union for the number of hours needed to cover the employee’s upcoming payroll period, and the estimated date he will be able to return to work. The Union will then verify with the Chief that the employee is eligible for sick leave but for the fact that he is out of paid time off. If any members wish to voluntarily donate leave, the Union will supply the Chief or his designee with a schedule, in a form agreed to by the donating individuals and their number of hours to be applied as donated sick leave. Employees desiring to donate leave will certify the name of the employee for whom the donated leave is intended, the number of hours to be donated and that the leave is donated voluntarily with no provision that the leave will be returned. Neither donating employees, receiving employees, nor the Union, shall have the right to grieve/arbitrate any or all issues regarding the application of this article/section. Further, the Union releases the City of any and all liability that may arise from the application and utilization of this Article.