ARTICLE 14
HOLIDAYS
Part-Time Employees:
Part -time employees will receive a day’s pay at their regular straight time rate for the
below holidays. For accrual purposes, a "holiday" for part-time employees means a day
of their normal weekly work schedule. The holidays are:
NEW YEAR'S DAY LABOR DAY CHRISTMAS DAY
MEMORIAL DAY VETERANS DAY
FOURTH OF JULY THANKSGIVING DAY
Full-Time Employees:
Responsibilities of Supervisors: Potential workloads, manpower
requirements, or any possibility of an emergency situation are
considerations of a supervisor before approving usage. Upon receipt of
the vacation request, supervisors will respond as soon as possible, but
within two (2) weeks of receipt of the block week vacation request. Due
to the limited time frame of individual vacation days, supervisors will
respond to the vacation request prior to the date of the requested use,
Requesting use of vacation time:
A.
Employees must complete six months of continuous service before taking
any accrued vacation time unless otherwise designated in this Article.
Employees will have the appropriate time accrued before use of vacation
time is approved. An employee may be allowed to take vacation time if it
has not yet been accrued if authorized by the Chief of Police or designee.
Requests for the use of vacation shall be in 5-day (40 hours, 37 1/2 hours
or 35 hours per week) blocks.
Any regular employee who is laid-off, retires, or resigns is entitled to
receive accrued vacation pay prorated to the date when active employment
ceases. Upon retirement a maximum of 2 times the annual amount of
vacation accrual will be paid at that time. When calculating accrued
vacation time, fractional hours shall be rounded up to the next full hour.
Union feels that the grievance has merit and that submitting it to arbitration is in the best
interest of the Department, the Union may submit the grievance to the Public Employee
Labor Relations Board within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the grievance from
the grievant.
SECTION A
Expenses incurred under STEP 5 will be shared equally by the Commission and the
Union.
SECTION B
STEP 4. Failing a settlement at STEP 3, the grievant may present in writing within ten
(10) calendar days after the reply in STEP 3, the grievance to the Board of Police
Commissioners which is the final step of the grievance procedure. The Board of Police
Commissioners will receive all grievances at its regular monthly meetings or a special
hearing will be scheduled. The Board of Police Commissioners will reply in writing to
the grievant within fifteen (15) calendar days after the grievance is presented at a hearing.
SECTION B
This grievance procedure shall not limit the normal process of discussions between
employees and/or the union and management in which minor issues are easily resolved.
If settlement occurs between the parties, such discussions shall not be considered
"grievances" and, as such, shall not need to be documented. If settlement does not occur
between the parties, such discussions, if deemed necessary by the union, shall be
considered a "grievance" and shall begin at STEP 1, unless otherwise noted below.
area is severely short-handed that particular day, he shall not attend the negotiation
meeting until the condition no longer exists.
The designated representatives of the Union shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
meet with the Commission or its representatives during working hours without loss of
compensation unless any of the conditions above exist.
H. Determine the standards of selection for employment and the standards of
service to be offered by the Nashua Police Department;
1. Exercise managerial policy as set forth in RSA 273-A:l, XI, and other
pertinent laws.
None of the rights, responsibilities, and prerogatives that are delegated to the
Commission by virtue of statute and Charter provisions and ordinances shall be subject to
the grievance procedure hereunder.
