time of their intention to be on sick leave. Essential employees shall make the necessary
notifications at least one (1) hour before their normal scheduled duty time.
Use of Leave:
The appropriate supervisor will complete NPD Form #19-2, "Notice of Sick Leave,"
upon notification of an employee's requesting sick leave.
Doctor’s Slip Required:
Notwithstanding the frequency. in all cases a doctor's slip is required for employees
taking three or more successive sick days within five (5) days after returning to work.
Loss & Reinstatement of Sick Leave:
1.
Except in the case of death. accrued sick leave shall be lost if the
employee resigns, is discharged, or released. If full-time employees leave
employment with the Nashua Police Department, but return within three
(3) years of your date of termination, their accrued sick leave will be
reinstated.
Full and part-time employees who have reached their sick leave cap, 1080
hours for full-time employees and 612 hours for part-time employees,
shall be allowed up to an additional year’s sick leave accrual; however,
said days shall not be allowed to carry into the ensuing year. At the start
of every new calendar year, the sick leave balance shall be brought back to
the employee’s maximum accrual amount. Employees wilt be able to
again accrue sick days as outlined in this Article beyond their cap up to an
additional year’s accrual for that year, and the process will begin again.
Full-time employees who abuse sick leave, shall forfeit 10 days (for 40-
hour-a-week employees), of accrued sick leave for a first offense. (If the
entire 10 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 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_Employees:
