5210610S Payroll PPM v1

CITY OF RALEIGH, N.C. SUBJECT Human Resources Leave Policy

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EFFECTIVE DATE 06/29/18

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300-9A

3.0

Procedure – Sick Leave

3.1

Annual Sick Leave Earning Rates

3.1.1 After an employee has worked with the City for 30 days, regular fulltime employees shall earn sick leave credit at the rate of one (1) workday on the first day of each month, following the first month of employment. Accrual will continue on the first day of each month, thereafter.

3.1.2 Police Department sworn personnel holding the rank of Captain and below earn sick leave based on an 8.4 hour day regardless of the schedule worked. Police Majors, the Deputy Police Chief, and the Police Chief earn sick leave based on a 7.75 hour day, regardless of the schedule worked.

3.1.3 Fire Department personnel assigned to Fire Suppression Division shall earn sick leave credit at the rate of 12 hours per month, provided that sick leave used shall be charged at the rate of two days for each 24- hour tour of duty missed. If only part of a 24-hour tour is missed, the employee shall be charged in proportion to the time missed in amounts not smaller than quarter hour units.

3.1.4 A day of sick leave for other regular full-time employees will be either 7.75 hours or 8 hours depending on their schedule but shall not exceed 8 hours.

3.2 Sick leave used will be charged based on the number of work hours missed due to sickness

3.3 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave for:

3.3.1 Personal illness, injury, or temporary disability resulting from pregnancy, childbirth, or any other physician certified temporary disability

3.3.2 Exposure to contagious disease

3.3.3 Medical appointments and dental appointments during working hours

3.3.4 Illness, medical appointments and dental appointments for spouse, child, or parent living in the same household or in another household; or illness, medical, and dental appointments for other members of immediate family living in the same household

3.3.5 Death in the employee's immediate family requiring the employee's personal attendance is limited to five (5) workdays per cause, or five

(5) calendar days per cause for members of the Fire Service. If additional sick time is needed due to a death in the immediate family, the time requested may be approved by the Department Director.

3.4 No sick leave shall be taken in excess of that earned. Exception: Persons injured on the job and eligible for Worker's Compensation will be advanced

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