policy manual 10 2015

City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał

Sick and Sick-Family Leave Number: F-3 Revision: 13 Effective Date: 03-01-14

Table of Contents A B C D E F H I J K L TableofContents G 1.0 POLICY T he City of Greensboro provides Sick Leave benefits to all benefit eligible employees. Sick Leave benefits are a privilege granted by the City, not a benefit earned by employees. 2.0 PURPOSE T he City recognizes that occasionally an employee is unable to work due to a personal illness or injury or the serious illness or death of a family member. In these circumstances the City allows employees to use Sick or Sick-Family Leave, as outlined in this policy, so they may be paid while away from work. Sick Leave is a privilege granted by the City, unlike annual leave which is earned by the employee. For this reason, the use of Sick and Sick-Family Leave is more restrictive than the use of annual leave. 3.0 SCOPE This policy applies to employees in all benefit eligible positions. 4.0 DEFINITIONS 4.1 Sick Leave - A pay continuation privilege granted to benefit eligible employees during periods of personal illness or injury except as provided in Policy F-7, Leave for the Birth of a Child and Policy F-19, Leave for Adoption or Foster Care Placement of a Child. See the Leave for the Birth of a Child policy on page 207 for more information. See the Leave for the Adoption or Foster Care Placement of a Child policy on page 243 for more information. 4.2 Sick-Family Leave - A pay continuation privilege granted to benefit eligible employees, in limited situations as detailed in this policy, for the death or serious illness of family members except as provided in Policy F-7, Leave for the Birth of a Child and Policy F-19, Leave for Adoption or Foster Care Placement of a Child. Sick-Family Leave is a specialized use of Sick Leave and is subtracted from the employee’s Sick Leave balance. See the Leave for the Birth of a Child policy on page 207 for more information. See the Leave for the Adoption or Foster Care Placement of a Child policy on page 243 for more information. 4.3 Benefit Eligible - Full time (FT) and part time (PT) employees who are eligible for coverage and participation in the City’s benefit programs in addition to legally mandated coverage. See the appendix document, Position Types on page 414. 4.4 Immediate Family - For the purpose of this policy, immediate family is defined as wife,

F - Leaves of Absence

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