When Taken. Sick leave with pay must be earned before it can be used. Employees can take sick leave for the following reasons:
1. Personal illness;
2. Non-compensable bodily injury;
3. Pregnancy;
4. Disease or exposure to contagious diseases when the health of other employees or the public would be endangered by attendance on duty; and,
5. Medical or dental appointments. When an employee finds it necessary to utilize sick leave, the employee must notify his supervisor or his commanding officer or the duty command officer. If sick leave is utilized for more than two (2) consecutive days, the employee must keep the Department Head informed of his condition, and may be required by the Department Head to submit a medical record of the illness. If so required, the employee will be notified in writing. Failure on the part of the employee to fulfill these requirements may result in denial of sick leave. Employees may not utilize sick leave for an illness incurred while on vacation leave except upon documented hospitalization of the employee.
When Taken. Except as provided in 17.2.1.3, sick leave need not be accrued prior to taking such leave by the unit member and such leave may be taken at any time during the fiscal year.
When Taken. A. Vacation shall be taken at the time the director or his designee shall designate. In designating vacation time, the seniority and preferences of employees shall be followed unless absence of the employee will impede the operation of the department.
B. Vacation leave must be taken in increments of 15 minutes or more, unless less than 15 minutes of vacation is available in which case the employee must take the remaining vacation in a single increment.
C. Employees may schedule vacation prior to its anticipated accrual, but may not use vacation until after it has been accrued as specified in this Article.
D. Vacation time shall not be scheduled or used in any manner for purposes of extending an employee’s official date of separation from the City.
When Taken. Except as provided in 13.2.1.3, sick leave that will be allocated on July 1st, need not be earned prior to the unit member taking such leave and such leave may be taken at any time during the fiscal year.
When Taken. Xxxx leave with pay must be earned before it can be granted, and advancing sick leave is prohibited. Employees may utilize their allowances of sick leave when unable to perform their work duties by reason of actual personal illness, non-compensable bodily injury, compensable bodily injury after the exhaustion of injury leave for those employees with a six (6) month injury leave benefit, pregnancy or disease, exposure to contagious disease under circumstances in which the health of other employees or the public would be endangered by attendance on duty, or to keep a medical or dental appointment.
When Taken. (a) Vacations shall be set by the Employer in calendar weekly increments with due regard to desires and preferences in accordance with the seniority of the employees consistent with efficient operations. In line with the above, employees may bid to take their vacations in separate weekly increments, adjacent weekly increments, or a combination of both. Vacation bids must be submitted by the employee by March 1, preceding the vacation year (June 1st to May 31st). Once the vacation schedule is established, there shall be no modification unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee’s vacation check will be given to such employee prior to leaving on his vacation except as otherwise provided in local agreements.
(b) In order to reduce absenteeism, employees will be allowed to take one (1two (2) weeks of vacation one
(1) day at a time. In order for an employee to be eligible he/she must satisfy present eligibility requirements in addition to the following:
(1) Employees must be eligible for two (2) or more weeks vacation.
(2) Employee must give three (3seven (7) days written notice to his/ her Employer. The Employer must respond in writing within forty-eight (48twenty- four (24) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or holidays. Up to five (5) of such days, however may be taken without prior notice.
(3) The number of employees, if any, entitled to be off on any given day shall be in accordance with the seniority of the employees consistent with efficient operations.
(4) A vacation day may not be used the work day prior to or after a holiday or in a workweek in which the employee has not worked at least one (1) day unless mutually agreed in writing by the Employer and employee.
(5) An employee will be allowed to use only one (1two (2) weeks of vacation (one day at a time) during the vacation year.
(6) Employee must notify his/her Employer in March (Article 50, Section 3(a)) of his/her intent to use vacation one day at a time. The employee does not have to select the days he/she wishes to use at that time.
(7) Full week vacations shall have preference over single day vacations.
(8) The Local Union and Employer will use this section unless mutually agreed otherwise.
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a) above, when the employee takes the first segment of such segmented vacation, he/she will be paid for a full week’s vacation in the payroll period prior to the employee’s first scheduled segment. The remainder segments shall be taken without pay.
When Taken. A. Vacation shall be taken at the time the captain or officer in charge shall designate. In designating vacation time, the seniority and preference of officers or employees shall be followed unless absence of the employee or officer will impede the operation of the Division. Requests shall be approved or disapproved on the day submitted to the officer having authority.
B. Employees may schedule vacation prior to its anticipated accrual, but may not use vacation until after it has been accrued as specified in this article.
C. Vacation time shall not be scheduled or used in any manner for purposes of extending an employee's official date of separation from the City.
D. Of the hours that may be carried over, shift employees may be permitted to use 24 hours of vacation to replace lost hours due to a snow emergency declared by the City. After a snow emergency has been declared by the Mayor, the Chief Officer in Charge shall have the discretion to approve the use of the 24 hours of carry over vacation for purposes of a personal snow day.
When Taken. Whenever due to exceptional circumstances of the case it is in the interest of justice that the testimony of a prospective wit- ness of a party be taken and preserved for use at trial, the court may upon motion of such party and notice to the parties order that testimony of such witness be taken by deposition and that any designated book, paper, document, record, recording, or other material not privileged, be produced at the same time and place. If a wit- ness is detained pursuant to section 3144 of title 18, United States Code, the court on written mo- tion of the witness and upon notice to the par- ties may direct that the witness’ deposition be taken. After the deposition has been subscribed the court may discharge the witness.
When Taken. A. Vacation shall be taken at the time the Fire Chief designates. In designating vacation time, the seniority and preferences of officers or employees shall be followed unless absence of the employee or officer will impede the operation of SFFR.
B. Management reserves the right to black out a minimal number of days throughout the year in order to support special events or project needs of the department. Vacation and holiday selection will be limited or unavailable on those dates.
C. Employees may schedule vacation prior to its anticipated accrual, but may not use vacation until after it has been accrued as specified in this Article.
D. Vacation time shall not be scheduled or used in any manner for purposes of extending an employee’s official date of separation from the City.
When Taken. Sick leave with pay will be granted for absence from duty because of actual personal illness, non-compensable bodily injury or disease, exposure to contagious disease, to care for an ill or injured member of the employee’s immediate family, or to keep a doctor’s or dentist’s appointment. Sick leave shall not be granted in cases where regular or disability retirement has been approved, or for absence due to injuries resulting from employment in a position other than that held in the municipal service. Employees injured in the course of other employment shall be eligible for leave of absence without pay. For the purposes of this Agreement, immediate family members shall include, husband, wife, domestic partner as recognized in a legal civil union, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, xxxxxx child, mother, mother-in-law, step mother, father, father- in-law, step father, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, step children and grandparents of the employee or his/her spouse.
