D. The City will furnish each employee with approved protective
clothing and any special protective clothing and equipment as required in the
opinion of the Chief or his/her designee to safely perform their duties. The exact
specifications for the equipment will be discussed with the safety committee and
must comply with limits set by the budget.
D. — Employees hired after July 1, 2005 shall not be eligible for Longevity
Bonus.
Article 26 - CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
A. — The City will give an initial issue to each new employee of three sets
of work clothing (pants, shirts and jackets).
approve applications for leave of absence for the purpose of allowing or permitting
an employee to obtain and/or engage in employment with another employer or for
purposes of self-employment. Applications for leaves of absence will not be
granted when granting such leaves will negatively impact the Nashua Fire Rescue
operations. The Board of Fire Commissioners may consider the cost to the Nashua
Fire Rescue of granting such leave.
B. No leave shall be permitted under Paragraph A above in the event that
by taking that leave, the employee will miss training which is not scheduled to be
repeated within the fiscal year during which the leave is sought. No more than two
days-ofHleave shifts under Paragraph A above may be taken consecutively, except
for leave required to attend out-of-town fire service education. However, four (4)
consecutive shifts may be taken once per calendar year. Additional consecutive
Deputy Chief or division supervisor seven (7) days in advance of the requested
leave date. This leave cannot be scheduled on days excluded under Article 21 H.2.
Article 23 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
No sick time used in the calendar year - seventy-five percent
(75%) of one week's pay;
Fifteen (15) hours or less of sick leave used in the calendar year
- sixty percent (60%) of one week's pay;
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.
| NL. A program of light duty work shall be made available within the Fire
Department for Fire Department personnel who have sustained a work related
disabling injury. Light duty assignments shall conform to New Hampshire law.
Any variation to the work schedule set forth in Article 14 for such light duty work
shall be mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Chief of the Department,
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
shall be paid to the surviving spouse. If no spouse survives the employee, this
payment shall be paid to the surviving children through the legal administrator of
the estate of the deceased. If no spouse or children survive, the sick leave is
cancelled and no payment shall be made.
LJ. 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.
required to determine the extent of the injury. The injured employee who is sent to
a hospital, as provided above, will obtain a certificate from the doctor indicating
the extent of the injury and the date by which the employee can be expected to be
able to return to work. This certificate is to be provided to the Deputy Chief or
Superintendent, depending on work group.
DB. In the event of a prolonged absence because of illness in excess of
thirty (30) calendar days, sick leave accumulation will be allowed only for the first
thirty (30) days of such an absence. There will be no accumulation of sick leave
during absences covered by the Sick Bank.
