2015 GNYADA Employee Handbook

Sick Leave

To provide continuity of income during absences due to illness or injury, GNYADA provides up to six (6) days of sick leave to all full-time employees in each calendar year. Full-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 1/2 day for each month worked. An employee may carry forward up to six (6) days of sick leave from one year to the next provided that at no time may a full-time employee's sick leave entitlement exceed twelve (12) days. Part-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour of paid sick leave (capped at 40 hours per calendar year) for every 30 hours worked. Part time employees may carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick leave to the next calendar year. However, employees may only use up to 40 hours of sick leave per calendar year. Sick leave accruals will begin on the first day of employment with GNYADA and sick leave will be available for your use beginning 120 days after your first day of employment. Sick leave may be used in increments of four (4) hours and greater. Sick leave may be used for: (i) your own injury, illness or need for preventative medical care; (ii) for care of a family member (child, spouse, domestic partner or parent, or the child or parent of your spouse or domestic partner) who needs medical diagnosis, care or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury or health condition or who needs preventative medical care; or (iii) closure of GNYADA by order of a public health emergency or you need to care for a child whose school or childcare provider has been closed by order of a public official due to a public health emergency. Sick leave may not be used for any other purpose, including personal business or vacation. GNYADA may require documentation from a licensed health care provider if you use more than three (3) consecutive workdays as sick leave. GNYADA may also require an employee to provide written verification that sick leave was used for sick leave purposes. Sick leave is to be used for absences due to illness or injury and not for personal business or vacation. GNYADA reserves the right to request proof of illness from any employee who requests sick leave.

An employee may not receive pay in lieu of sick leave, nor will an employee receive pay for unused sick leave upon resignation, retirement or discharge.

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