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Section 5: Vacation Leave In Lieu Of Sick Leave <br /> In using sick leave, only those days on which the employee would be required to report for work <br /> shall be considered. Upon the request of an employee who shall be absent for personal illness <br /> or injury and with the concurrence of the department head or his/her designee, days off may be <br /> charged against the vacation to which he/she may be entitled and such employee shall be paid <br /> therefore and the vacation allowance reduced accordingly. <br /> Section 6: Sick Leave While On Vacation <br /> It is understood and agreed that sick leave is to be used only in circumstances where an <br /> employee is scheduled to work and is unable to do so because of personal illness or injury. <br /> Therefore, if an employee becomes ill or injured once his/her vacation has commenced, <br /> vacation time will be deducted unless the employee provides certification of overnight <br /> hospitalization for which sick leave will be substituted for a regularly scheduled vacation day <br /> (one day for each night of hospitalization). However, if the employee notifies the Department <br /> Head or his/her designee prior to the commencement of the employee's vacation that said <br /> employee is ill or injured, sick leave may be used for any days which the employee would have <br /> been scheduled for vacation. In such cases, the vacation will be canceled and rescheduled if <br /> possible, at a time mutually agreeable to the City and the employee. <br /> Section 7: Sick Leave and Vacation Accrual While Receiving Industrial Insurance Benefits <br /> It is understood and agreed that for the period in which an employee is receiving benefits <br /> pursuant to the Industrial Insurance Act, he/she shall not be entitled to accrual of sick leave <br /> and/or vacation time as set forth in Articles 11 and 13 of this Agreement. This section shall not <br /> prevent an employee from using sick leave or vacation benefits which have previously been <br /> earned to supplement the payment of industrial insurance benefits. For those hours of sick <br /> leave and/or vacation used to supplement industrial insurance benefits, the employee shall be <br /> entitled to accrue additional sick leave and/or vacation hours. <br /> Section 8: An employee's ability to work regularly and as scheduled is a requirement for <br /> continued employment. The City has the right to take corrective action to deal with abuse of <br /> sick leave or situations where the employee has prolonged and/or frequent or regular absences <br /> which hinder the performance of the employee's job duties or the efficiency of the department. <br /> Such corrective action may include medical consultations, physician's statements, disciplinary <br /> action, including suspension or dismissal. <br /> Section 9: Subject to the Civil Service rules, the head of any department may discipline <br /> (including suspension or dismissal) any employee who uses sick leave under false pretenses. <br /> The City may request a doctor's statement for any sick leave provided there is evidence of sick <br /> leave abuse. The request for the doctor's statement will be made following a determination of <br /> the possible sick leave abuse by a department head. <br /> Section 10: Employees who have successfully passed probation shall be allowed, upon <br /> separation, to receive in cash an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the value of their <br /> then existing sick leave accrual balances. <br /> Page 31 <br />