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.
2. 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.
3. 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).
Sick Bank:
l. All 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.
2: A Sick Leave Bank Committee appointed by members of the Union shall
establish the rules and procedures of the sick leave bank.
ty 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.
4, 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.
ARTICLE 18
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
Definitions:
For the purposes of this Article:
A. The term “bereavement leave" means "a leave of absence granted to an
employee upon a death occurring in the employee's Immediate Family".
B. The Chief's "designee" is the Deputy Chief of Operations or the Bureau
Commander. In the absence of the Deputy Chief of Operations or the
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