G. Payment of Accrued Vacation Leave to Beneficiary or Estate: All accrued vacation time 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 the employee
designates no beneficiaries, the accrued vacation leave will be paid to the employee's estate.
H. Vacation Credit for Previous Experience at the Time of Hire: (sidebar approved 9/17/18)
For the purpose of calculating yearly vacation time, at the time of hire, the Chief of Police or
his/her designee is authorized to credit the employee for previous experience up to a maximum
of nine (9) years. In consideration for this change in the contract, the following adjustment will
be made on this one-time basis: Existing employees on September 17, 2018, with fewer than
(8) years’ experience, shall for vacation time calculation only, be deemed to have (8) years’
experience.
TRANSFERS FROM ANOTHER CITY BARGAINING UNIT OR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENT:
A. Full-Time Employees: If a full-time employee transfers from another City bargaining unit or other
City Department, he/she shall be paid for all accrued vacation leave by the appropriate City
Department and shall not transfer any vacation accruals. The full-time anniversary date of
continuous City employment shall be used to calculate a full-time employee's length of service for
accrual purposes.
B. Part-Time Employees:
1. Part-Time to Part-Time: If a part-time employee transfers from another City bargaining unit
or other City Department and remains a part-time employee, he/she shall be paid for all accrued
vacation leave by the appropriate City Department and shall not transfer any vacation accruals.
The part-time anniversary date of continuous City employment shall be used to calculate a
part-time employee's length of service for accrual purposes.
2. Part-Fime to Full-Time: If a part-time employee transfers from another City bargaining unit or
other City Department and becomes a full-time employee, he/she shall be paid for all accrued
vacation leave by the appropriate City Department and shall not transfer any vacation accruals.
The full-time anniversary date of continuous City employment shall be used to calculate a full-
time employee's length of service for accrual purposes.
LOSS OF ACCRUED VACATION TIME:
A. Probationary Employees: (If a probationary employee resigns, is laid-oif, or is discharged any
time before completing his/her probationary period not exceeding one (i) year, he/she shall lose
all accrued vacation time.
B. Unpaid Leave of Absence: During an unpaid leave of absence, an employee does not earn any
vacation time.
C. Maximum Accrual: A vacation balance of not more than two times the annual accrual can be
earned by the member's “anniversary date.” On the “anniversary date,” should ihe vacation
balance be over the two times maximum accrual, the balance will be decreased to two times the
annual accrual. The employee will then be allowed to accrue vacation for that month and the
following months up to the “anniversary date.”
