| . A program of light duty work shall be made available within the Fire
Department for Fire Department personnel who have sustained a work related
disabling injury. Light duty assignments shall conform to New Hampshire law.
Any variation to the work schedule set forth in Article 14 for such light duty work
shall be mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Chief of the Department,
consistent with the physician’s work restrictions. An mjured employee who 1s
judged to have a light work capacity by his/her treating physician may be given a
light duty assignment consistent with Fire Department functions, the employee’s
physical capabilities and any limitations imposed by the treating physician. The
Department may promulgate policies and procedures from time to time in order to
update andimprove this program. Light duty assignments shall be temporary, and
will be calculated to facilitate the employee’s recovery and resumption of his/her
normal duties. Participants shall receive the difference between thei Worker’s
Compensation benefits and any wages received, and their regular full pay while
serving in this light duty capacity.
| . Anincentive shall be paid for the non-use and accumulation of sick
leave. It shall be administered as follows:
1. Any individual employed for an entire calendaryear whouses no sick
time during that calendar year shall receive sixty percent (60%) of one
week's pay. Any such employee who uses less than twenty-four (24) hours
of sick leave shallreceive thirty percent (30%) of one week's pay. Any such
employee who uses less than forty-two (42) hours of sick leave shall receive
$100.00. Payments to be made hereunder shall be made in the January next
succeeding the calendar year in question.
2. The first payment for this plan shall be made in January, 1995, based
on sick leave accruals for the calendar year 1994.
| 3. All computations referred to in this Paragraph shall be performed
by the Fire Department based upon tts records.
4. This benefit shall cease for any calendar year in the event that total
department sick leave use exceeds eleven thousand five hundred (11,500)
hours in that year. In the event that total department sick leave use 1s less
than eight thousand (8,000) hours in any year, the benefit described in
| Paragraph .l above shall increase as follows:
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