granted request. Employees who are on such leave shall continue to pay their
portion of the premiums during that period and thereafter shall pay 100% of the
cost to continue coverage.
D. Leaves of absence shall not exceed ninety (90) days for any single
request. Employees may submit consecutive or non-consecutive requests for leaves
of absence not to exceed the ninety (90) day cap for any single request.
Article 25 - LONGEVITY BONUS PAY
C. Forty-eight hours notice, except in emergencies, is required to be
given to the Chief or designee for leave to be taken under Paragraph A above.
Those taking the leave will provide a substitute who 1s qualified in the opinion of
the Chief or designee.
D. The Deputy Chief in charge of the platoon, or designee, may grant
emergency leave with pay to any subordinate employee who requires such leave
for urgent reasons. Such emergency leave shall not exceed one hour in any duty
shift.
Article 23 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
A. — Four (4) duty shifts (not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours) paid leave at
the employee's regular straight time rate will be granted for absence from
scheduled work necessitated by death in the immediate family. For purposes of this
section, immediate family shall mean employee's spouse, children, step-children,
brother, sister, and parents and step-parents of employee or spouse. By definition,
child includes the loss of the fetus, after the second trimester of the pregnancy.
Thirty hours or less of sick leave used in the calendar year - fifty percent
(50%) of one week's pay;
Forty-eight (48) hours or less of sick leave used in the calendar year - forty
percent (40%) of one week's pay.
consistent with the physician’s work restrictions. An injured employee who is
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 and improve this program. Light duty assignments shall be temporary, and
J. Whenever an employee retires, he/she shall receive his/her accrued
sick leave pay up to a maximum of seven hundred twenty (720) hours in a lump
sum at the rate of pay in effect at the date of retirement.
F. | Any member ofthe Nashua Fire Rescue who is temporarily unable to
perform his/her duties as the result of personal injury or illness contracted in the
discharge of his/her duties shall so inform the Nashua Fire Rescue on the day of
the injury on the required forms or as soon as the employee is aware of the injury
or illness, and shall also comply with the State's Worker's Compensation Law.
Upon qualification for worker's compensation benefits, the injured or ill employee
not incurred as the result of day-off work in which case no sick leave will be paid.
In the case of sickness or injury incurred as the result of working for another
employer, the employee shall receive no sick leave with pay.
1. At no time in any division shall the division supervisor and the senior
assistant to the division supervisor take the same vacation period without the
permission of the Chief of the Department.
2. In the Mechanical, Traming Divisions, and Fire Alarm only one
employee shall be eligible for each vacation period.
3. In the Fire Marshall's Office, only two employees shall be eligible for
each vacation period.
4. In the Dispatchers Division only two (2) dispatchers in any vacation
period.
H. | Employees who earn leave may utilize such leave on a "day at a time"
basis, subject to the following requirements:
