Full-time employees must be employed for at least 15 calendar days, beginning the first of any
month, or on approved sick or vacation leave, to accrue sick time for that particular month. A
newly hired employee is not entitled to payment for sick leave until completion of six (6)
continuous months, and such payments may not be applied retroactively.
Employees must have the appropriate time accrued before use of sick time is approved. At no
time shall an employee be paid sick time if it has not yet been accrued. During an unpaid leave
of absence, an employee does not accrue any sick time.
Sick leave shall not be considered a privilege which an employee may use at his discretion. It
shall be allowed only in the case of necessity and actual sickness or disability of the employee, or
to take physical and dental examinations or other sickness prevention measures, or under the
Family Medical Leave Act.
SECTION Ill- PAYMENTS & MAXIMUM ACCRUALS
Maximum Accruals: Sick leave for full-time employees (averaging 37’ hours a week or more)
on the active payroll covered by this Agreement shall accumulate as listed below:
1. Employees hired July 1, 2000, and After: Employees are allowed to accrue a
maximum of 180 days.
2. Employees hired before July 1, 2000: Employees are allowed to accrue a
maximum of 90 days.
Loss & Reinstatement of Sick Leave: Except in the case of death, accrued sick leave shall be
lost if the employee resigns, is discharged, released, or laid off. If an employee leaves
employment with the Nashua Police Department, but returns within three (3) years of the date of
termination, the employee's sick leave accrued up to the date of termination will be reinstated.
1. First Offense: Employees who abuse sick leave shall forfeit 52 hours (6.5 days)
for full-time employees averaging 37’ a week of accrued sick leave for a first
offense (65% of the normal annual accumulation). (If the entire 52 hours as
specified previously cannot be deducted from the accumulated total due to the
accrual amount, the negative balance will be carried over until the entire 52 hours
can be deducted.)
2. Second Offense: For full-time employees averaging 37’ hours a week, the
employee shall forfeit 60 hours (7.5 days) of accrued sick leave (75% of the
normal annual accumulation) for the second offense. (If the entire 60 hours as
specified previously cannot be deducted from the accumulated total due to the
accrual amount, the negative balance will be carried over until the entire 60 hours
can be deducted.)
3. Third Offense: For the third offense, the employee will be disciplined up to and
including dismissal.
Transfers from another Bargaining Unit: Employees who transfer from another bargaining unit
(outside of the Department) or from another City Department will be permitted to transfer their
sick leave accrual balance to the maximums provided under this Article. Such transferred sick
leave accrual balances will be allowable for use as sick leave days under this Article; however,
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