Agenda

ARTICLE 17
SICK LEAVE

Part-Time Employees:

For the purposes of this article, sick leave deductions during one workday shall be the
employee’s normal workday. Part-time employees shall receive prorated sick days and
reach maximum accrual caps based on full-time accruals for employees hired prior to the
signing of this contract. (Examples below.)

32 hours = 8 Hours each Month or 96 hours a year, cumulative to a
maximum of 576 hours.

34 hours = 8.5 Hours each Month or 102 hours a year, cumulative to a
maximum of 612 hours.

For the purpose of illustration, the City would make the following contributions effective
upon approval of this collective bargaining agreement:

One person plan: $575.51 + $52.77 = $628.28 per month
Two person plan: $1,161.70 + $99.63 = $1,261.33 per month
Family plan: $1,553.98 + $99.63 = $1,653.61 per month

Employee shall be responsible for the balance of any premium not covered by the City’s
contributions.

from official representatives and public contacts, police headquarters is often open to
outsiders. it is the policy of the Nashua Police Department that its employees project a
professional image in their grooming and dress.

Uniforms/Specialized Apparel:

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Floating Holidays:

Three (3) holidays are determined by the Board of Police Commissioners or the Chief of

Police in January of each year. Fhese-+eplacethe-traditional Fast Day, President's Day
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Holiday Policies:

Part-Time Employees

M. Changed/Canceled Approved Vacation: Once a vacation is approved
and the dates are to be changed or canceled by the employee, the
employee must reapply. The employee must complete the appropriate
form canceling the vacation and the entire process began again.

this process. The appropriate Bureau Commander or designee may extend
the one-week limit due to the unavailability of the senior employee(s).
The only valid reason for a senior employee not to sign off the vacation
request is due to a conflicting vacation usage by the senior employee. If
not completed previously, the senior employee must complete a vacation
request within one (1) week. If the senior employee does not complete his
vacation request or sign off the less senior employee’s vacation request,

If a probationary employee resigns, is laid-off, or is discharged any time
before completing his probationary period not exceeding one (1) year, he
shall lose all accrued vacation time.

During an unpaid leave of absence, an employee does not earn any
vacation time.

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Length of service shall be measured from the employee's most recent full-
time date of hire with the Department.

Vacation time is accrued for any month in which the individual has been
employed prior to and including the fifteenth (15) of any month. The
accrual rate is based upon the years of full-time, continuous department
employment on the fifteenth of every month.

Paid sick leave and absences for jury or military reserve duty are
considered time worked for vacation accrual purposes.

employee will then be allowed to accrue vacation for that month and the following
months up to the “anniversary date.

Full-Time Positions:

STEP 5. Failing a settlement at STEP 4, the grievant may present the grievance in
writing to the union within thirty (30) calendar days after the reply in STEP 4. If the
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.

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