12.4     Personal Leave

 

a.)                Full time employees shall be entitled to personal leave with pay each year and based upon the following schedule: 

 

                        Length of Full Time Service with Township                    Personal Leave

                                                                                                                     Days

                                                                                                                                   

                                    Less than 1 full year                                          .75/month         .58/month                                             1 full year but less than 10 years                        1.5/month         1.33/month

                                    Greater than 10 full years                                  2.0/month        1.83/month

 

            b.)        Personal Leave checks will be issued during the regular pay period at the employee's rate of pay at that time.  Direct deposit is available for employees who will be on vacation on a scheduled pay day, but must be arranged in advance.

 

            c.)        Any personal leave accumulated over 20 days will be lost as of December 31st, 2006.  Any personal leave accumulated over 20 5 days will be lost as of December 31st, each subsequent year.  All eligible employees must arrange for their leave in advance of the date.  All vacations must first be authorized by the Township Supervisor or his/her designee.

 

            d.)        No compensation will be paid for personal leave not taken. 

 

            e.)        Any employee who was terminated because of work rule violations or for poor job performance would not be eligible to receive any of their accrued personal leave.

 

f.)                  Absences for illness, injury, funerals, doctor, dentist and other personal appointments shall be charged to personal leave. 

 

12.4A  Sick Leave

 

            a.)        All full time employees shall start each calendar year with a total of eight (8) sick days following their first year of employment

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            b.)        Up to five (5) days of unused sick leave may be carried over to the next year.

 

            c.)        Sick leave is to be used for legitimate, non work-related personal illness or injury.  Sick leave may also be used for illness or injury of a member of the employee's immediate family, or illness or injury of a permanent member of the employee's household provided all vacation and personal time has been used first.  Sick leave may not be used for vacations, holidays, or for any other paid time-off purpose.


 

 

            d.)        The Township shall have the right to require medical substantiation for sick leave used and for the employee's ability to return to work.

 

            e.)        In case of incapacitating injury or illness for which the employee is or may be eligible for disability benefits under the Worker's Compensation Law of the State of Michigan, such employee shall be allowed such wage payments which, with his/her compensation benefit and weekly disability benefits, equal his/her regular wage, his/her sick leave days shall be cancelled proportionately to the Township's contribution.  Upon exhaustion of his/her sick leave bank, the employee shall draw only those benefits as are allowable under the Worker's Compensation Law.

           

12.4B Holiday Pay

 

            a.)    In addition to the above accumulated personal leave, full time employees will be paid for the following holidays:

            New Year’s Day                                  Memorial Day

            4th of July                                             Labor Day

            Thanksgiving                                         Christmas