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194 F - Leaves of Absence
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
C. In the event that it is essential for an employee to transport a member of the immediate
family who is ill to fulfill a medical or dental appointment, the time away from the job will be
counted as Sick-Family Leave or PTO. When an employee takes a member of the immediate
family to a medical or dental appointment that is considered routine, the time spent away from
the job will be deducted from available (PTO) balances.
5.5 Sick Leave Accounting
A. Sick Leave used will be subtracted from an employee’s accrued balance at the following rates:
1. Employees, except for sworn Firefighters on 24-hour or greater shifts, will be charged for the
actual number of hours away from work on Sick Leave.
2. Sworn Firefighters on 24-hour or greater shifts will be charged eight hours of Sick Leave for
every one-half duty day used.
B. Should an employee who is out of work on approved annual leave become sick or injured,
he may request a change of the affected time to Sick Leave, subject to all appropriate rules for
approval of Sick Leave.
C. Sick Leave to cover the illness of an employee beyond five (5) working days will be granted
only upon the presentation of a certificate from a licensed physician. If the responsible
supervisors suspect abuse of Sick Leave privileges, a physician’s statement may be required for
any length of absence.
D. Upon termination, no payment will be made for unused Sick Leave. Upon retirement
from active service as an employee in good standing, unused Sick Leave will be used to
determine additional retirement credits in accordance with rules of the North Carolina Local
Governmental Employees Retirement System. If an employee is in the process of being
disciplined for termination or is terminated, no City benefits will be credited.
5.6 Departmental Provisions
A. If an employee’s Sick Leave balance is zero (“0”) additional Sick Leave may be advanced to
benefit eligible employees, with the approval of the Department Director, to a limit of 80 hours
for a full time employee. part time (PT) employees may be advanced additional Sick Leave with
approval of the Department Director as follows: PT 20, 40 hours; PT 25, 50 hours; or PT 30, 60
hours.
B. Advanced Sick or Sick-Family Leave will create a negative Sick Leave balance which must
be repaid by the employee. Departmental advanced Sick Leave that has not been repaid upon
separation (except for disability retirement) must be repaid (both the salary and benefits
portion) by the employee at the time of separation. It is the responsibility of the Department
Director to see that any Sick Leave used but not accrued is deducted from the final earnings
record.