accrual amount, the negative balance will be carried over until the entire
time can be deducted.)
For the second offense, full-time employees shall forfeit 12 days (for 40-
hour-a-week employees) of accrued sick leave. (If the entire 12 days
cannot be deducted from the accumulated total due to the accrual amount,
the negative balance will be carried over until the entire time can be
deducted.) For the third offense, the employee will be immediately
discharged.
| Death/Retirement Payments for Full-Time Employees:
1.
Sick Bank:
1.
Accrued sick leave, up to the designated amount listed in the following
paragraphs, shall be paid in a lump sum to the employee’s beneficiary, as
specified in writing by the employee on an approved form, if death occurs
while employed by the Nashua Police Department. If no beneficiaries are
designated by the employee, the accrued sick leave will be paid to the
employee’s estate.
Upon retirement under the NH Retirement System, an employee will
receive payment for the accrued sick leave balance in his account (up to
720 hours for 40-hour-a-week employees), calculated at the current rate of
pay on the day of retirement.
Upon layoff due to reduction in force, an employee will be paid 25% of all
accrued sick leave calculated at the employee’s then current rate of pay.
If the employee has 15 or more years of service they will be paid for the
accrued sick leave balance in their account, up to 720 hours (90 days).+
Ail employees covered under this Collective Bargaining Agreement may
maintain and contribute to a sick leave bank on a voluntary basis from
their unused sick leave credits.
A Sick Leave Bank Committee appointed by members of the Union shall
establish the rules and procedures of the sick leave bank.
A copy of the rules and procedures under which the sick leave bank
operates must be provided to the Chief of Police by the Union.
The Sick Leave Bank Article or the procedures and standards established
by the Sick Leave Bank Committee shall not be subject to the grievance
procedure.
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