Agenda

DEMOTIONS:

Demotions may be voluntary or by administrative directive. Compensation shall be determined by

crediting the employee with the number of years spent at the higher grade and the new grade assignment

(if any), and considering the wages of other Department employees in the same labor grade.

CROSS-TRAINING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, SCHOOLS, & TEMPORARY

ASSIGNMENTS:

A. Cross-Training/Temporary Assignments: An employee may be transferred to assume the

DISPUTES:

Disputes concerning Personal Time shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure.

ARTICLE 22: WAGES

WAGE HIRING / PROMOTIONAL RANGES:

A.

Wage Hiring / Promotional Ranges: The grade and status as exempt or non-exempt employees
is set forth in this article. Schedule A. The Hiring / Promotional range for each employee by grade
and position range is set forth in this Article. Schedule B.

D. When Sick Leave is Not Available: If no sick jeave is available, the employee is not eligible to
receive an emergency leave day, unless the employee opts to take an available accrued vacation
day.

E. Part-Time Employees: Only upon the discretion of the Chief of Police (or a Deputy Chief in the
Chief's absence) will a part-time employee be allowed to take a day off for emergency leave without

Pay.

APPROVAL OF LEAVE:

In the first year of employment, employees hired after July 1° are entitled to two (2) personal days
{not deducted from sick) and one (1) personal day (deducted from sick) and those hired on between
October 1*' and December 31* are entitled to one (1) personal day (not deducted from sick).

Personal days cannot be carried over from one calendar year to another.

APPROVAL OF PERSONAL LEAVE:

D.

Health, Dental & Life Insurances: The City will continue to pay its share of health and dental
insurances for an employee who is on an approved leave of absence. The City will continue to pay
its share of health and dental insurances up to six (6) months for an employee who is on an
approved unpaid leave of absence.

ARTICLE 19: LEAVES OF ABSENCE

MILITARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE:

3. With whom the employee had an intent to remain in a long-term relationship.

every year, employees will be able to again accrue sick days as outlined in this Article over and
above their cap during the applicable calendar year, and the process will begin again.

2. Said accrued sick leave days over the specified cap shall at no time be allowed to carry into
the ensuing calendar year.

® Anemployee will receive 100% of the employees’ sick leave accrued balance; however, the
total payout will not exceed a total of 720 hours. {Payable to the beneficiary in case of
death.)

Employees hired on or after 9/16/03:

¢ An employee will receive 20% of the employees’ sick leave accrued balance; however, the
total payout will not exceed a total of 720 hours. (Payable to the beneficiary in case of death.)

LONG TERM DISABILITY (LTD)

Employees who are covered by this Agreement may be eligible for Long-Term Disability under the City’s
Long-Term Disability Plan in accordance with the provisions thereof as the same may be amended from
time to time. There shall be no cost to the employee for this benefit.

SHORT TERM DISABILITY

The City of Nashua will offer Short Term Disability coverage to all employees covered under this CBA.
Participation in this program will be completely optional and funded entirely at the employee's expense.