ARTICLE 39
PERSONAL ILLNESS

Permanent, full-time employees shall earn sick pay credit hours as follows:

39.1     Twelve (12) hours per month of continuous employment with a maximum accumulation of eight hundred sixty-four (864) hours.

39.2     All full-time employees asking for credit for sick leave must notify the Chief or designee by phone at least one (1) hour, if possible, before the start of the day for which credit is asked.  Failure to timely notify the Chief or his designee will result in lost time unless the failure to so notify is excused by the Chief because of extenuating circumstances.

39.3     No employee shall be eligible for, or accumulate, paid sick leave during a leave of absence, nor will sick leave credits accumulate during layoff.

39.4     Sick leave may not be used for vacations or to extend vacations, nor can it be used to extend holidays or weekends.

39.5     The Chief or his designee shall be responsible for reviewing and approving employee's requests for sick leave.  A doctor's report may be requested and submitted by the employee if the Chief or his designee believes such leaves are being abused.  Otherwise no paid sick leave will be granted.

39.6     Should an employee be unable to report for work after a two (2) working day period, then the employee must report for work following the illness with a certificate by a doctor or other proof of adequate reasons for absence on such sick leave.  Otherwise , such leave pay shall be denied unless excused by the Chief.

39.7     An employee will be required to submit a report from a doctor following a prolonged illness or injury indicating that he/she is physically able to return to work without limitations or restrictions.

39.8     The Employee will receive payment for one year's accumulated sick leave credit for each year the total accumulated credit exceeds the maximum allowable accumulation for the employee. For regular full-time employees hired after January 1, 2005, the employee shall receive payment at the rate of 50% for one year's accumulated sick leave credit for each year the total accumulated credit exceeds the max allowable accumulated for the employee.

39.9     Upon retirement, voluntary termination or death, an employee or beneficiary will be paid for the total sick time accumulated at the time of such retirement, termination or death, subject to the maximum allowable accumulation set forth in this Agreement. For regular full-time employees hired after January 1, 2005, the employee shall receive payment at the rate of 50%.

39.10       In the interest of the safety of the individual employee, the fellow employees, and the Township, an employee may be required by the Township to undergo a physical examination by the Township's designated physician and at the Township's expense.

39.11       The Township reserves the right to layoff or terminate an employee found by examination to suffer from any physical or mental condition which may make continued employment hazardous to himself or others.

 

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