Sick leave control

70/30 cutoff

Available sick balance/max possible sick balance = percent balance.

All on sick control list must provide medical documentation. If employee is placed on the sick control list then they will lose first day pay for sick until removed from list. 

Sick on vacation - vacation not interrupted. Sick time interrupted for scheduled vacation. Sick on holiday (less than 30 days) pay holiday (8 hours). 

Sick on holiday (more than 30 days) pay sick (run pay) deny holiday.

Sick off run on holiday - pay straight time for actual time worked plus (8) hours for holiday - medical documentation required for all sick on holiday.

Sick leave III

In addition to regular sick leave each employee has the following 60% sick leave determined by length of service. All are computed from beginning of sick year.

Less than four (4) years of service 0

From (4) years up to but not including (8) years 15 days

From (8) years up to but not including (14) years 30 days

From (14) years up to but not including (20) years 60 days

(20) years or more 90 days

60% days are not accumulative.

You must be absent without sick time for more than 9 days to be eligible - an employee must be eligible for 12 sick days in previous sick leave year. Employee may request to use AVA or vacation balances before applying for 60% sick leave. If towards end of vacation year sick leave will be interrupted to pay balance of vacation time.

Sick leave II

New employees are not paid first day sick until they reach their first anniversary. If they are placed on the sick abuse list or absentee control list they lose first day sick pay until they come off.

Employee must call in sick at least one hour before commencement of tour. If he fails to do so he is late sick - loss of pay for day. Sick forms must be turned in within three (3) days after return to work. If more than three (3) days then medical proof is required. No sick leave granted due to indulgence of alcohol.

Employee must give notice as to change of location if this cannot be done during time frame then it must be done when circumstances permit. If employee is not on sick abuse he/she does not have to call. 

Employee must give notification at least one hour before return to work for any subsequent tour.

No sick leave granted for less than ¼ of a day.

Work 0 - 59 minutes charged 1 full day.

Work 1 hour to 2 hours 59 minutes charged ¾ day.

Work 3 hours to 4 hours 59 minutes charged ½ day.

Work 5 hours or more charged ¼ day.

If you work first half of run meal period then it is considered work time for computing time worked. No sick leave granted if you are unfit for work because of an accident/injury incurred while working for another employer.

Retirement sick bonus

When an employee retires he will be paid for half of his sick balance. He must have at least half of his potential sick leave. Potential sick leave is computed as in the example of the sick leave previously described.

Advance days are deducted.

Example: employee retires in October - since sick days are given in advance, days for October (if he works less than half month), November, December, January, February, March and April are deducted.

Sick leave I

The sick year begins on May 1st

New employees earn one sick day for each month of employment provided they work the better part of the month (at least half). Sick time is given in advance - every May 1st each employee is given twelve (12) sick days which are accruable.

When a new employee reaches his first anniversary, appointment date he/she is given the balance of that years sick day (prorated). Every May 1st after this he gets 12 days per year. These days are not guaranteed. For leaves of absence without pay, sick days will be deducted.

Example: employee hired June 17th 2011 - what is his/her potential sick balance as of November 2013?

Answer: days earned

June 17 2011 - 0 January 2012 - 1 2011       6 days

July - 1                      February - 1 2012       4 days

August - 1 March              - 1 2012 12 days

September - 1 April - 1 2013 12 days

October - 1                                            4 34 days

November - 1 May 1st 2012 -12

December - 1 May 1st 2013 -12

                   6

Terminal vacations

Terminal vacation is vacation that is earned for next year that is used this year (retirement, resignation etc)

It is earned at the same rate as regular vacation (for full month work)

Less than three (3) years - one day per full month worked

Over three (3) years - two (2) days per full month worked

Over 15 years - two and half (2½) days per full month worked

Terminal vacation pay on any holiday - run pay - no AVA accrual & no extra eight (8) hours pay.

Vacations

The vacation year begins January 1st. New employee in their first year they earn1 vacation day for each full month worked (maximum of 10 days). Vacation is earned for the following years vacation.

Employees earn two (2) vacations week for their first three (3) vacation years. 

After three (3) full vacation years (January 1st) earns four (4) weeks.

After fifteen (15) full vacation years (January 1st) earns five (5) weeks.

Less than three (3) years - earns one (1) day per month.

More than three (3) but less than fifteen (15) earns two (2) days per month.

Fifteen (15) or more - earn two an half (2½) days per month.

Vacation time is not earned if an employee is on a leave of absence, sick unpaid, suspended, awol etc, any unpaid absence.

Military leave is counted as active employment time. 

It is earned on a maximum of any ten (10) out of twelve (12) months during the year.    

Any leave of absence or break in service less than one (1) year will not be considered an interruption of employment, except when an employee leaves the employment of Transit. He/she is considered a new employee.

Employee get run pay for vacation.

Extra list employee get run pay for vacation days if hold down.

Extra list employee get division pay if floating (work assigned daily)

Vacation time is not accruable and cannot be carried over to the following year.

Vacation pay on pick holiday - eight (8) hours (accrue or eight 8 hours extra pay)

Vacation on non pick holiday - run pay (accrue or eight 8 hours extra pay)