APPENDIX C
SICK LEAVE BANK OPERATIONAL RULES
The purpose of the Sick Leave Bank as provided for in the contract between the Union and
Library Board of Trustees is to offer income protection to contributing members who must
be absent because of prolonged or continuing illness bey ond their control, or incapacitating
accident.
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Examples:
To be eligible to withdraw from the bank, an employee must be enrolled as a
donor.
An eligible member is entitled to a maximum of 15 prorated sick days, plus 2
prorated sick day s for each prorated sick day donated.
a) A 25 hrAweek employee donates 2 days (or 2 x 5 = 10 hrs.) to the
bank. He/she is entitled to a maximum of 15 + (2 x2) = 19 days (or
19 x 5= 95 hours).
b) =A. 30 hr/week employee donates 5 days (or 5 x 6 = 30 hrs) to the bank.
He/she is entitled to a maximum of 15 + (2 x 5)= 25 days (or 25 x6 =
150 hrs).
c) A 40 hréveek employee donates 10 day s (10 x 8 = 80 hrs) to the bank.
He/she is entitled to a maximum of 10 + (2 x 10) = 30 days (or 30 x
8=360 hrs).
An eligible member requesting sick leave time from the bank must have
exhausted his/her normal sick leave time, at which point he/she must fill out an
ap plication for withdrawal, to be obtained in the Administration Office.
The Sick Leave Bank committee shall render a decision on an application for
withdrawal within ten (10) working days of the date all medical documentation
and information requested by the Committee has been submitted. All decisions
by the Sick Bank committee shall be final and not subject to the grievance
procedure.
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